Aidan Feely. One of the most mysterious lads I've ever come across. He's got this quiet, brooding energy, like he's always a step removed from the chaos around him. Tall and lean, with that messy, dark hair that always seems perfectly tousled, as if he's just rolled out of bed and still somehow looks better than half the school. His green eyes - God, those eyes - sharp and intense, like he can see straight through you. I know boys are meant to be handsome, rugged, all that, but Aidan is just... beautiful. Long, dark lashes that half the girls in school would kill for, and a jawline that looks like it was carved from marble. He never says more than he has to, rarely smiles, and when he does, it's this rare, fleeting thing that makes my heart skip a beat. And I'm falling. Hard. But there's a problem. A massive one. I have a boyfriend. And he's nothing like Aidan. *** Sophie Quinn. The girl I've been losing my mind over for the past year. She's this whirlwind of chaos and laughter, the type of girl who lights up a room just by walking into it. She's got that wild, curly hair that never quite does what it's told, a laugh that echoes around the halls, and these eyes - bright and full of life - that catch the light in the best possible way. But here's the kicker - she has a boyfriend. Some tosser who doesn't deserve her. I see him around, loud and arrogant, one of those lads who thinks the world owes him something just because he can kick a ball straight. And it grates at me. I catch him throwing his arm around her, whispering in her ear, and it takes everything in me not to pull him off and tell him to keep his hands to himself. Not that I'd ever say it out loud, but I want her. More than I should. And I know she's starting to notice. The way I lean in a bit closer when she talks, the way my gaze lingers when she brushes past me. She's catching on, I can feel it. And I don't care about her boyfriend, not even a little. Because in the end, I'm going to have her.

Finn Gibson. Number seven on the rugby team. A gentleman, proper like. Always opening doors and saying things like "after you" and "you alright there?" in this soft voice that somehow makes you feel seen. He's funny too - not the show-off type of funny, more the kind where you're halfway through laughing before you realise it was even a joke. Real clever wit, quiet like. It's not fair, honestly. And he drums, like actually properly drums, not just tapping out rhythms on the school desk like every other lad in Tommen. He's in a band and all. Do I like him? Yeah. I like him loads. More than I should. But this isn't that kind of story. I come from a house where everything's heavy. Where things crack and break and no one says sorry. Where nice things don't last, and if you want something - really want something - it gets used against you. You don't let your heart out in a place like mine. You learn to nod and keep quiet and do what Da says, even when you hate it, even when it's wrong. That's just how it is. So when Finn looks at me like I matter - really, properly matter - I want to believe it. I want to tell him I think about him when I fall asleep. So yeah. I like Finn Gibson. But liking someone like him... it feels like trying to hold light in your hand. Beautiful. Impossible. *** Mina O'Neill. Jesus, I don't even know where to start with her. She's the most beautiful human being I've ever seen in my life, and I mean that with my whole chest. She moves like she doesn't even touch the ground. A ballerina, and not the stuck-up kind either. She's always working, always rehearsing, and when she talks about dance, it's like watching someone light up from the inside. And me? I'm just... me. Watching her from the side of things. Hoping. I think she knows. I know she knows. She's not daft. But there's something holding her back. I don't know what. Maybe it's me. Maybe it's something in her life I don't see. But I'm not giving up.

I quickly wiped my eyes making my way back into the auditorium, we had to finish blocking Romeo and Juliet. "Oh Haley?" "Hmm?" "Want to go out later? I mean so I can monitor you." Aiden asked sticking his hands in his pocket and shifting his weight. "Monitor me?" "Yeah no relapsing right? " He said giving me a grin. " Sure. I'll just text my mom to let her know, that I'm getting food with you to do lines, and to contact my therapist. Well maybe not in that order, I don't want her to worry." "You're handling this really well." "Well it's happened before, and this time I'm not going to lose anybody." "You got this,stay strong." "Sometimes I think I'm a loose brick on a castle. I feel like I'm expected to be perfect and if I'm not the whole castle will collapse." "So you're like the cement?" "Sure?" "That was an awful attempt at a deep conversation, just saying." "Gee thanks. Once a jerk always a jerk." "You're still going out with me right? " "Of course this is a sappy teenage romance novel. So the naive girl always goes with the jerk." I said rolling my eyes. "I would not be that. I was thinking something like Prince Charming or a star crossed lover." "Well if we would hurry and go in, you would be able to play one." "Oh right." ~*~ Haley Willaims was the girl everyone wanted to be, Student Council president, head cheerleader Valedictorian,you know everything. Until one night everything comes crashing down. But that wasn't the first time. Aiden Hartford had it all, money,good looks, and a huge house to himself. But there had to be a reason why he is an A Class Jerk and someone who is now afraid to get attached. Their relationship? It broke apart everyone and everything in it's path. It shouldn't have happened. They knew that from the start. But there was something about him she couldn't shake off. As time went on, the saying proved to be true. They were built to fall apart. But in the end would we fall back together?

Mike Biggs-the most handsome boy in Tommen. Bit of a gentleman, but he knows how to shut people up when needed. Never thought we'd be close, but after what happened with Sinead-his little sister and my best friend-things shifted. Do I like it? Can't say for sure. He's different when it's just the two of us. Softer. Kinder. But right now, I don't have time for love. I need to focus on becoming like my ma, playing in the orchestra. That's what matters. Not Mike Biggs and whatever this is between us... right? Bridget Feely-shy, sweet, and has this quiet kind of beauty that sneaks up on you. We've been friends for a while, and maybe-just maybe-I've thought about her as more than that. But I never let myself dwell on it. Until I heard her play the violin. Christ, I had no idea she could play like that. Now? Now I can't stop thinking about her. The way she looks when she plays, the way the music seems to carry her somewhere else. And just like that, I'm completely gone for the girl.

✷ ━ 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗐𝖾𝗅𝗏𝖾 ◞ ⌞ ❛ 𝗉𝖺𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖼𝗄 𝖿𝖾𝖾𝗅𝗒 ❜

𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚: 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨. josephine (josie) callaghan was never supposed to end up in ireland. after losing her biological mom, josie was adopted by her mother's best friend-an icy, calculated woman with a sharp tongue and colder hands. her new family, full of arguments and deceit, gave her a new last name, a new older brother, and no real place to belong. years later, after her father's sudden death, she's dragged from california to the rainy hills of cork, ireland-with nothing but a small voice, too many secrets, and a nervous system that never learned how to settle. while her brother slips effortlessly into the rugby crowd at bcs-popular, confident, untouchable-josie's sent to tommen, where the boys are brutal and big, the girls are scary and beautiful, and everyone seems to be watching for weakness. josie doesn't talk about her brother. doesn't talk about the way he never really saw her. or how years of being invisible to the boy who was supposed to protect her made her flinch around loud voices, rough hands, and boys who look too much like trouble. especially older ones. and then there's johnny kavanagh-untouchable, unreadable, and more broken than he looks. he sees her. maybe too much. but josie callaghan has learned the hard way: love isn't safe-especially when the first boy you were ever supposed to trust barely looked at you. and trust? that's a game she never figured out the rules to.

Journee Lynch has always lived in the shadows-of her siblings, her twin Joey, and the trauma she's quietly carried alone. In a family bursting with strong personalities and loud voices, Journee is the one everyone forgets. Quiet, scarred, and painfully overlooked, she's learned to expect invisibility. Hughie Biggs, on the other hand, can't afford to go unnoticed. The golden boy of Tommen, he's the picture of perfection: top of his class, star on the field, and the pride of his family. But the pressure to be flawless is suffocating, and mistakes are not part of his reality. Their worlds collide when Hughie stumbles upon Journee-the girl no one sees but who captures all of him. In her, he finds something real. Something raw. And as he begins to uncover the layers of the girl everyone overlooks, he finds himself captivated by the very imperfections she's been taught to hide.

❝ do you ever think about us? about me? ❞ ❝ even after all this time, i still don't think i've ever loved anything as much as i loved you. ❞ matt and julieta were inseparable high school sweethearts, deeply in love and full of dreams. but as graduation loomed, their futures pulled them in different directions-matt headed to los angeles to pursue a career on youtube with his brothers, while julieta left for france to begin her journey in computer science and fashion. they ended their relationship, believing parting ways was the mature choice to chase their dreams. five years later, their worlds collide again at a high-profile launch event. matt is now a successful online creator, and julieta has built a thriving career in fashion and influencing. as they reconnect, they're faced with old emotions, unresolved feelings, and the question of whether love can find its way back into their lives. while both have grown and changed, they must decide if they can overcome the compromises that once separated them-and if their love is worth the risk this time around. ❝ guess i'm just making sure you know you're all i'm living for, i can't forget ya how could i? ❞ STARTED 10 / 20 / 2024. MATT STURN X FEMOC

𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 Stephanie Ellekaris, forms a tight bond with three triplets... but when will she find out one of them is 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 with her? ⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆｡ ﾟ☾ ﾟ｡⋆ Matt sturniolo x fem!oc 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃!! much love, Tahlia ✿

𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱, 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴. 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲. Ember had it rough. Taking care of her mother, at the young age of only 4 years old. While having to watch said mother get tortured by her husband. It's terrifying. Fortunately and unfortunately for her, her and her mother get into a bad car accident. One, where her mother does not survive. Ember is sent to live with her 5 brothers. Can her brothers adapt to taking care of a sassy 4 year old? Is there more to the story? Find out, by reading Emmy ! ---------------------------- Inspired by literally every other brother book out there lol ----------------- Started: March 5, 2022 Completed: Ongoing... ------------------------ 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒: #𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝟒 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐥𝐝 (2/24/22) #𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐲 (2/24/22) #𝟒 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐲 (2/24/22) #𝟑𝟓 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫 (2/24/22) #𝟓 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐠𝐬 (4/17/22) #𝟏𝟖 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 (4/17/22) #𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐃𝐨𝐠 (4/17/22) #𝟗 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐫 (4/17/22)