Slowburn friends-to-lovers dark romance set in the 1990s Seattle grunge scene. Take a look at the Before You Read chapter for trigger and content warnings. Contains dark and explicit content. Features special guests from Seattle grunge bands! I won't say who, but some of them are in the tags. Summary: Amidst the explosive grunge scene in 1993 Seattle, Riley Brooks finds herself broken after an abusive relationship with her first love comes to an end. Struggling to put the pieces back together, she has a chance encounter with the friendly, but enigmatic Landon Cross one night at a bar, oblivious to his burgeoning career as a rockstar. Despite being warned about Landon, she can't help but feel drawn to him, repeating the toxic patterns from her past. Complicating matters, Landon is entangled in a toxic relationship with Meadow, his girlfriend. Riley finds herself torn between her friendship with Meadow and her secret love for Landon, who represents everything she desires, but is also battling a dangerous heroin addiction. In the midst of a chaotic mix of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, Riley experiences danger and loss, unsure of her own limitations. As she invests in Landon's tumultuous journey, she must decide if she can save her own shattered soul before it's too late.

Demri Parrott passed away in October of 1996, one of the worst things to ever happen to Layne Staley. They seemed happy in most of the photos taken of them back when they were together. But why DID Layne break it off with her when they were engaged? What was their relationship REALLY like? And, most importantly, can Layne make it out alive after losing one of the only people he truly loved?

CONTINUED in That Blue Gibson: Another Round 📷 IG: thatbluegibson "I'm in love with you." "Don't... don't tell me that right now." "Why not? Right now is when you need to hear it the most." Dave took one look at her from across the green room and wondered who she was. When their mutual friend introduced them, he wanted to know more about her. When he finds out that she's not only beautiful, intelligent, funny and beyond complicated, he knew he was screwed. This started on Tumblr, so it's a bit of a slow burn. Thanks for sticking with me!

erin had no interest. kurt was persistent.

l.c ♡'s k.c forever