𝜗ৎ Love is a gentle thing. Yours is thicker than a velvet ring. 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 Gwendolyn Downey, daughter of Robert Downey Jr. and Monica Bellucci, has lived her life in the glow of fame-but behind the scenes, her heart has been quietly breaking. After being cheated on, she swore off love for good, until someone unexpected walks into her life. He's gentle where the world was harsh, patient where she's guarded-but no matter how kind he is, Gwendolyn isn't sure she's ready to love again. ❝ She's my idea of an angel. ❞ ⋆˙⟡ ❝ he calls me beautiful like it's my name.❞ VELVETRING 🀢 © lluila Mason Thames / Original Character

⊱✿⊰ if i love you less, will you love me more? ⊱✿⊰ fem!oc x rob rausch traitors-based fic love island, survivor, misc reality tv mentions

paige bedard learned early that loving something meant sacrificing for it. the early mornings, missed birthdays, and the quiet pressure of carrying a last name hockey already knew. but, there was always one place she didn't have to be paige bedard: connor bedard's little sister, captain of the wisconsin badgers, alternate captain for Team Canada, and star forward of the vancouver goldeneyes. it was the place she could just be paige and that place was wherever macklin celebrini was. they met at thirteen, two north vancouver kids with dreams too big for their bodies. he stayed on the ice after everyone left. she stayed with him. driveways became rinks, summer nights became promises, and somewhere between shared playlists, lake days, and silent understanding, paige fell in love with him. she just never told him. he was macklin, her best friend. her almost. because almost was safer than losing him completely. then, came the leaving- he went to boston to chase the NHL. she went to wisconsin, where she became captain and one of the most dominant players in college hockey before returning home as the face of the goldeneyes. phone calls became texts and texts became nothing. years passed, but feelings didn't. now, at nineteen, paige stands at center ice in milan with a silver medal around her neck and an "A" over her heart. a loss she can't escape. hockey, for the first time, doesn't feel like enough. until she sees him... across a city thousands of miles from where they began, macklin stands there and suddenly she's thirteen again. macklin was never just her first love, he was her unfinished one and some people, no matter how far you skate or how much time passes... you always find your way back to them.

Valentina Addington: the Goddess of England. Alexia Putellas: La Reina of Spain. Two formidable midfields that has shaped a generation of football. On the pitch, they were unstoppable, reading the game with impossible clarity, bending matches to their will, and meeting each other time and time again. They know each other's strengths and weaknesses. But what happens when the boots come off and the stadium lights fade? What happens when Valentina and Alexia are no longer icons, no longer leaders, no longer legends just two women sharing a single night where nobody expects perfection? Stripped of the pitch, the pressure, and the personas the world demands of them, they discover something neither ever anticipated: a connection that feels startlingly real. A bond that doesn't care about borders, rivalries, or the weight of a nation's hopes. A bond that might just be stronger than football itself. For one night, they aren't the Goddess and the Queen. They're simply Valentina and Alexia.

Being a University of Michigan student meant two things: fierce school spirit, and an undeniable crush on hockey star Rutger McGroarty. You were content watching him from the stands, dreaming from a distance. But when he skates right up to you after a game and hands you his stick, your quiet fantasy turns into a very loud, very real whirlwind. Now, you're navigating the thrilling, terrifying journey from being just another fan in the crowd to the girl he fights for on and off the ice.

Marketing student Domi needs an internship to graduate. A summer on the road with a rising indie artist? Dream opportunity. Except the artist is Tucker Pillsbury-mysterious, moody, and allergic to letting anyone in. She's supposed to capture the chaos of the tour. He's supposed to ignore her. Neither of them is doing a very good job. There's tension. There's banter. There's a boyfriend back home who stopped caring months ago. And somewhere between Amsterdam and Milan, backstage silence turns into something neither of them is ready for. A slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers tour romance full of late nights, viral moments, cigarette smoke, and all the things they're trying not to feel.

"I'm yours to keep and i'm yours to lose. you know i'm not a bad girl but i do bad things with you, so it goes..." social media x real life

❝ I GAVE YOUR NAME AS MY EMERGENCY PHONE CALL. HONEY, IT RANG AND RANG, EVEN THE COPS THOUGHT YOU WERE WRONG FOR HANGING UP. I DIAL DRUNK, I'D DIE A DRUNK- I'LL DIE FOR YOU.❞ outerbanks | season one - season five jj maybank x oc description & warnings inside. slow updates (sorry!)

Iyonna Wright packed her whole life into two suitcases and left Georgia behind with one goal-make it in Hollywood. For two years, she's been hustling for background gigs, commercial cameos, anything that might get her noticed. Every casting call feels like another gamble, every rejection another reminder that dreams cost more than she ever imagined. But everything changes when she lands a background role in a brand-new blockbuster film-her first real shot at something big. The lead actor, Tyriq Withers, is Hollywood's next obsession: young, magnetic, and unpredictable. His rise is meteoric; hers hasn't even begun. Their chemistry on set is undeniable. Off camera, it's explosive. What starts as a casual connection-born from shared ambition and long nights under studio lights-quickly spirals into something deeper, messier, and harder to define. Tyriq's fame grows faster than either of them can handle, and Iyonna begins to question whether she's falling for the man or the myth the world is building around him. When rumors, secrets, and jealousy collide, Iyonna is forced to choose between her dream and her sanity.

When you have a famous sister that is performing in the spotlight every weekend, you get used to all eyes being on her and living in the shadow. The most interesting thing about you is your sisters success, and the crazy stories people hear about her. Not to mention, anytime someone begins a conversation with you, it's about your sister; the wild, beautiful, and talented Phoebe Rhodes. It wasn't much of a bother to Iris, until a certain band started to show a certain interest in her. Now she doesn't know if her connection to the band is genuine or if it is purely for her connection to her sister. (neil crosby x fem oc)