[The Ambys 2025 Favorites] Bullied and bruised, Adam Winters has survived high school by keeping his head down. Those bothered by his quiet, eccentric nature? They are the 'pretty' ones. The ones with comfortable backgrounds. The ones at the top. When an attractive transfer becomes his seat neighbour for the rest of the semester, Adam is naturally wary-- partly because of her brawny sibling in senior year, and partly because she checks every box on his list of people to avoid: pretty, rich, and popular. With an angelic smile, twinkling sapphire eyes and ribbons in her blonde hair, her persona screams perfection. A level he won't be able to achieve even in his quirkiest of daydreams-- not like he'd ever want to. After all, despite her odd choice of friends, her playful teasing, and her persistent efforts to win his trust, isn't she just another heartless bully? ••• Featured on: @humor - DiverseLit Humor (Sept 2025) @Ambassadors - Slice Of Life (Sept 2025) @humor - Ambassador's Monthly Pick (Oct 2025)

read my jiara fanfic 'automatic love' to understand this story! _____________ jj furrows his eyebrows. "voicemail? what.. what voicemail?" he says. the all look at him with confusion. "the one kie left you after you broke up with her?" john b says. jj pulls out his phone. "oh my god. you didn't know!?" sarah says. jj gets to the voicemail and sees it was sent just after the accident. after the phone call. he clicks on it and they all listen in silence. "hey, jj. i know you don't wanna talk to me right now but you can just listen to this and call me back when you're ready. i don't wanna fight with you and i sure as hell don't wanna break up. you've been through something unimaginable today and what you said was right, having us isn't gonna help fix what happened today. but we're all here for you and we will support you through all of this. i know you probably didn't mean what you said about me not being enough or whatever but it's totally fine, i'm not mad at all or anything. please just give me a call back okay? i don't wanna break up. i... uh.. i love you" they all look at jj as he sits in silence, staring at his phone. "shit" he says.

Some connections are more than coincidence. In a college world full of noise and chaos, two students feel a pull they can't explain. Glances linger, words remain unspoken, and every encounter sparks something neither of them can ignore. How far will they go before curiosity turns into something undeniable?

"You can be just what I want, my True Disaster." A lot happened the year Kiara went to Kook academy- the year she left the Pogues, or so most think. After all, there's a reason why Pogues don't mack on Pogues. That's a thing JJ said himself that he knew too well. Here's their past... *Based on Netflix's "Outer Banks"*

The Pogues are broken following the presumed deaths of John B and Sarah. With Pope and his chances of a scholarship ruined, Kiara and any trust her family had left for her gone, and JJ dealing with his dad's rage following him stealing the boat, is there really any hope for them ever getting past this? Or will the trio be forever stuck in the past?

after the pogues find out about the terrible news of John B and Sarah's "death", everyone is heartbroken and don't know how to move forward in their life. Kiara being confused and frustrated about her feelings for pope, and goes to JJ for comfort. JJ then feels something he's never felt before for kie, will he express his feelings or hide them in order to keep his friendship ?

"i'll change.. for you, kie. i will" _________________ the new, sweet and pretty girl, kiara carrera, falls for the island's bad boy, player, jj maybank. jj likes kiara but kiara has been warned by many people that he will just break her heart, like he does with every girl. will this time be different?

when kiara lies about having a boyfriend to get out of her parents' plans, she never expects jj to be the one who has to play the part. will things get a lot more real than either of them planned? jj maybank x kiara carrera outerbanks intentional lowercase started: 11/07/25

jj and kiara hook up when they're both drunk, but they decided to never let it happen again and not tell their friends. what do they decide when kiara ends up pregnant? _________________ "so when are you gonna tell him?" sarah says. "tell him what?" i say. "that you love him"

this story has a sequel: cruel summer 2, so make sure to check that one out when you finish this one! "it's a cruel summer, with you" (live laugh love taylor) ______ "and you decided to keep it from me?" he says. "what was i supposed to do?" she says. "tell me! talk to me, you should've talked to me kiara!" he shouts. she shakes her head. "i knew you'd be like this"