Malcolm Carter never imagined raising four daughters alone. Three years after losing his wife to a brain tumor, his life is loud, messy, and filled with ponytails, homework, ballet recitals, and late nights trying to make sure his girls are okay. He loves them more than anything, but some days it still feels like the heart of their home disappeared when Aaleah did. Celeste Moore lives the opposite kind of life. A disciplined ballet instructor who thrives on routine and quiet, Celeste spends her days teaching children grace, focus, and confidence before returning home to peaceful nights with her cat. Her world is calm, structured, and carefully balanced. For four years, Malcolm's daughters have danced in Celeste's class. She watched them grow. She watched them grieve. She watched Malcolm do his best to be everything his daughters needed. But Celeste has one strict rule she refuses to break: She does not date the parents of her students. Especially not a single father with four daughters and a life full of chaos. Yet somewhere between late pickups, quiet conversations, and watching Malcolm braid his daughters' hair before class, the line between professional and personal begins to blur. Malcolm never expected to love again. Celeste never expected to want the kind of life he lives. But sometimes healing comes in the form of loud houses, messy kitchens, and one unexpected seat at the table. sometimes love looks like The Sixth Chair.

𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐦 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮? ✵ IN WHICH, 𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐞 wishes she never agreed to be the equipment manager for the yellowjackets or gotten on lottie matthews' shitty plane for nationals. [lottie matthews x fem!oc] [natalie scatorccio x fem!oc] [slight shauna shipman x fem!oc] ✵𝗒𝖾𝗅𝗅𝗈𝗐𝗃𝖺𝖼𝗄𝖾𝗍𝗌 𝗌𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝟣－ © zooksri, 2025

"See I'm a killer, but I got feelings. I catch you with him, I just might kill him." - Von. "Fuckin' on someone else and textin' like you want me, disrespectful." - Kentrell. *very old & cringy don't read omg*

BOOK 4 IN MY TBP SERIES 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 Quinn gets sent off to live with her brother, and soon realises that his strict curfew won't stop her from hanging out with the boy she would eventually fall for. [mason thames x fem!oc] [started: 20.09.22] [ended: 04.10.22]

Many people believe that certain clothes are for certain genders but Ollie Berry didn't think that way. Ollie was raised by two men who showed him at a young age, the only way to be you is to express yourself. If wearing a dress was his way of expression, then he would be the Prince in the Dress.

√ 𝐳𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐦𝐜𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐬𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐦𝐜𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭. 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲-𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧. 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐲𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝. [𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐞𝐦 𝐨𝐜 𝐱 𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐞]

In which Faith Beaumont wins a contest that scores her an Oscars date with Chris Evans, setting off a chain reaction of events that leads to her being thrust into the spotlight, and them falling in love. STARTED: January 3, 2021 ENDED: August 19, 2022 CHRIS EVANS X BLACK!OC HIGHEST RANKING(S): #1 in "chrisevans" #12 in "friendstolovers" #7 in "interracial" [2022 Wattys shortlist selection] ©2021-22

"Thanks for not treating me like a weirdo..." "I don't think you're a werido, you actually seem pretty cool to me..." Ray reassured Addy and reached out his hand to hold hers. •• where the new recovering druggie in town falls for the soon to be pro skater.