When Everly Reed collides with the cynical and devilishly handsome Mason Valdez, she knows trouble is ahead, but she never could have guessed how much she would be drawn to the storm. ***** Nineteen-year-old Ever Reed likes when things make sense. Which is probably why she excels at math, enough to secure her a spot at an Ivy League school out of state. Sheltered by her mother and older brother Asher for most of her life, Ever hasn't experienced much of the world, but she knows New York will be an adventure. Enter Mason Valdez: cynical, arrogant, and undeniably attractive-exactly what Ever doesn't need. But as their paths keep crossing, Ever finds herself intrigued by Mason, and eager to know the boy behind the bitter mask. As secrets, scars, and painful pasts rise to the surface, Ever knows one thing for sure: they can only make it through if they face their storms together. [[word count: 150,000 - 200,000]] Cover designed by Frances Louise De Ramos Spinoff to The Hoodie Girl Book One of the A Thousand Storms series [[The Fiction Awards 2018 Best Overall Story and Best Romance Winner]] Content/trigger warning: This story mentions sexual assault and childhood abuse

"Jeez Caddell, do you always wear that much perfume?" Oliver asked, smirking. I turned around to glare at him. "Was it not your brilliant idea to avoid harassing each other outside of the pitch?" I shot back in the same tone. ********************************************************************************** Oliver Wood and Ivy Caddell have maintained an ongoing quidditch rivalry for the past five years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. For most of their time at Hogwarts, winning and out-competing one another was all the Gryffindor and Slytherin captains thought about. In their sixth year, however, things start to change as the two develop feelings for each other. Follow Ivy and Oliver throughout their sixth and seventh years at Hogwarts. I do not own any rights to the Harry Potter franchise. All characters are J.K Rowling's except for my own. Best rankings: #1 in "oliverwood" out of 2.2k (4/1/21) #1 in "quidditch" out of 3.3k (3/7/21) #1 in "keeper" out of 1.3k (2/26/21) #1 in "ivy" out of 2.1k (2/25/21) #1 "wood" out of 2.1k (3/14/21) #1 "rival" out of 2k (4/14/21) #1 in "oliver" out of 5.5k (8/1/21) #2 "rivalry" out of 8k (4/10/21)