𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙍𝙇𝙊𝙏𝙏𝙀 𝙃𝙀𝘼𝙍𝙏 𝙆𝘼𝙑𝘼𝙉𝘼𝙂𝙃 - bailarina nata, coluna ereta, sorriso treinado, a filha que nunca reclamava, a menina que parecia ter nascido para brilhar sob os holofotes. Mas ninguém via o preço: o joelho destruído por um acidente que ela mesma acredita ter causado, a culpa antiga plantada por uma pessoa que deveria protegê-la e só a feriu, e a sensação sufocante de que seus pais a deixaram quando ela mais precisava. Ela volta para Cork mais magra, mais silenciosa, mais forte do que percebe - e mais quebrada do que admite. E ele era... 𝙅𝙊𝙀𝙔 𝙇𝙔𝙉𝘾𝙃. O garoto que nunca teve a chance de ser um. Criado dentro do caos, moldado pela violência do pai, marcado por vícios e por um temperamento que faz todo mundo recuar. Todo mundo menos 𝙀𝙇𝘼. Porque Charlotte, mesmo tentando odiá-lo, enxerga demais. E Joey, mesmo tentando mantê-la longe, sente demais. Mas o destino não liga para o que eles querem. E é no encontro entre a perfeição rachada dela e o caos contido dele que algo começa - devagar, teimoso, insistente. Não dependência, não cura mágica, não salvação romântica. Só duas pessoas tentando cicatrizar as próprias feridas... e percebendo que, às vezes, o amor não cura tudo - mas muda tudo. É sobre tocar o que dói... até deixar de doer. 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝟔

Vivienne Monroe may live in a beautiful house now, but she knows what it's like to feel unwanted. Adopted at nine after surviving a childhood of neglect, she's learned to keep her past buried beneath perfect smiles and quiet grace. No one at her elite school knows where she really came from - and Vivienne plans to keep it that way. Joey Lynch never had the chance to hide his scars. With an abusive father and a mother too scared to leave, Joey carries the weight of his five siblings on his shoulders. His escape? Drugs, alcohol, and fleeting hookups - anything to feel something other than anger. When Vivienne and Joey's worlds collide, their connection is undeniable. She sees the pain behind his sharp edges, and he finds comfort in her soft presence. But Joey doesn't know the truth - that Vivienne isn't the rich girl he thinks she is. And Vivienne is terrified that if he finds out, he'll see her the way she's spent years trying to forget. Two broken hearts. One chance at love. But some secrets are too heavy to stay hidden forever. ----- joey lynch x fem!oc ©liawrit3ss

Edel doesn't do soft. She doesn't do safe. And she definitely doesn't do sober. She walks into BCS with sharp eyes, dirty secrets, and an addiction she pretends she controls. A dead father. An alcoholic mother. A home that never felt like one. Until John Kavanagh. John has money, a future, and a family that still works. A life Edel was never meant to touch. Different worlds. Same school. She doesn't need saving. He doesn't know he's trying anyway. Some girls don't run because they're reckless. They run because staying would kill them.