Alina Court is the name in almost every popular article relating to the MLB. Being the first female baseball player is a big deal, but being a starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and having one of the highest batting averages in the league makes her the interest of everyone. Born and raised in Russia, Alina never experienced a real baseball or softball game. Not until her father moved them to the United States when she was fourteen to leave her abusive mother behind. Even before coming to the US, Alina practiced throwing a baseball from a young age. Her father was her only coach, and he taught her well. At age fifteen in her new american high school, Alina became one of the starting pitchers for the boys varsity baseball team in Arizona. That's when her name spread to colleges. Alina was accepted into every college she applied to for a full ride because of her talent in sports. She went to Pennstate with no future debt and a possible career in baseball with the major leagues. Her name was ink spreading across a wet piece of paper, and it stuck to a few very important people. Her pitching had brought the team to their championship game where recruiters from four different MLB teams watched: the Cubs, the White Sox, the Diamondbacks, and the Yankees. Now Alina is known for being the saving grace of the Cubs. She's the starting pitcher with a one hundred-five mile per hour fastball and unbelievable stats. Going to the All Star Game had always been a dream of hers, and now she can say she played in it and won the Home Run Derby over other incredible players. She is growing and maturing by the day in baseball, and as the trading season quickly comes to a close, Alina discovers there are big names out there begging for her to be on their team. Being traded to the New York Yankees is a blessing and a heartbreak. But she may find her new family her own saving grace.

Tobias and Talia are complete opposites, yet thrown together in an arranged marriage. Can they navigate married life in the wake of a terrible tragedy? ***** After being pressured into an arranged marriage to merge their families' companies, Talia and Tobias are stuck living together as husband and wife. Although they are both unhappy, neither tries to make the best of it. Tobias is too busy, and Talia is too distraught by the tragic death of her former fianceé, Jason. But as time goes by and they spend more time together, an undeniable attraction develops between the two. Despite this, Tobias can't seem to see past his jealousy of Jason and accept Talia - and Talia, plagued by guilt, is unwilling to let Jason go. Are the two heading for better - or are they headed for far worse? [[word count: 50,000-100,000 words]]

❝Meet me on the battlefield, even in the darkest night. I will be your sword and shield, your camouflage, and you will be mine.❞ . . .in which nothing and no one can take away their love for one another. [CA: THE WINTER SOLDIER/AGENTS OF SHIELD] [Highest ranking: #9 in fanfiction as of 5/26/18]