Miranda, a curious mermaid forbidden from exploring the surface, saves Ben after an accident leaves him injured near the shore. Stranded on land with human legs and unable to return to the ocean, Miranda must navigate a new world with Ben's help.

Dr. Miranda Bailey, a renowned surgeon and fiercely independent woman, has always prioritized her career. But a yearning for motherhood unexpectedly takes hold.

Commander Miranda is a skilled medical officer and researcher on a starship on a mission to explore the galaxy's distant reaches. When her team discovers a damaged planet, the ruins of a once-thriving civilization, they locate two survivors. As unexpected bonds grow between the survivors and the ship's inhabitants.

As a government scientist, Ben is tasked with investigating a series of bizarre anomalies. Captured by the agency he works for, Miranda, a shapeshifting alien, becomes the subject of his scientific study. However, as he attempts to understand her abilities, Ben finds himself increasingly drawn into her world, blurring the lines between observer and observed.

• 𝐀 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 • 𝐎𝐧𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧.

A collection of Benley stories

a series of interconnected one-shots counting down the christmas season with miranda bailey and ben warren. enjoy, frens!

• 𝐀 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 • 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐎𝐧𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐧𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐭.

Miranda and Ben meet senior year of highschool. what is it ? it's uncertainty of how long it will last, a risk you both are willing to take, even if it means you will have a broken heart. it's not yet true love, not like, nor lust, nor infatuation. it's teenage love, here to stay, here to play with your heart and never go away.

During his annual summer visit to his cousin's house in Baltimore, Ben crosses paths with Miranda leading them to discover shared interests and vulnerabilities, forging a connection that defies social expectations and shapes their futures. Used elements from my oneshot Sitting in a tree kissing and Under Your Window