[2025 Wattys Shortlist] After getting cut off by her wealthy, business-obsessed parents, Emily Grayson finds herself broke, stranded in a small town, and working at a boba café, something she never imagined in her wildest dreams. Her first days on the job are a disaster, her patience (and Jake Sherlind's) running thinner than the tapioca pearls she keeps burning. Jake, the charming yet hardworking guy with big dreams, has no patience for entitled rich girls who don't know how to hold a job. But when Emily starts proving him wrong, their tension brews into something neither of them expected. Between spilled drinks, late-night confessions, and an orange stray cat that won't leave the back door, Emily begins to wonder... maybe losing everything was exactly what she needed to find herself. A small-town rom-com about growth, second chances, and love that's better steeped with time.

"be a part of the love club everything will glow for you" or ricky bowen finds the help that he needs within the love club and their leader shiloh molina [ ricky bowen x fem oc! ] high school musical: the musical: the series: season one - four

No one ever said high school was easy. Try having a horrible half brother, one leg, and the last two of your brain cells in the form of your best friends. Oh, and you might join a Glee Club? --- Santana X Fem OC

Calliope never imagined falling so hard, so fast. That was her biggest mistake. --- Quinn Fabray X Calliope Casper Autistic FMC in a religious overachieving family. Trigger Warning for family issues, domestic violence, and medical ignorance. --- I wrote this YEARS ago. I was going to transfer it to my Patreon, but it's already put together here and I'm way too busy right now to change formatting. Sooooo here's a gift from me!

❛ we'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when. but I know we'll meet again some sunny day. ❜ A story in which Spider-Man lost the love of his life and they happen to meet again under the worst circumstances. 【 ©-silverheartz | 2022 】 marvel / peter parker spider-man: no way home extended summary inside. completed.

She was the daughter of head of the "Ravens" the Spanish mafia which was in the control of most of the Southern Europe. She was in no sense weak or reckless. Her eyes were colder than ice and words dipped in strongest of poisons. Ethereal. she was absolutely ethereal. But behind her intoxicating smile, there was something dangerous, something absolutely chilling. He was the son of head of the "Hemlocks" the German mafia in control of the Western Europe. He was arrogant, and why wouldn't he be? He had it all. Money, power, fame, and to top it all, looks. But there was his demeanor, so cold, so indifferent, so calculating, that no one dared to anger him. He had built around him a wall, not of bricks, but of steel. He was not aggressive unnecessarily, unlike how one might imagine a mafia leader to be. He never killed more than he needed to, but he never failed to strike those he once caught upon. She hated him. After all, he was the one who caused her so much misery throughout her life. He hated her. After all, he had to suffer at the hands of her family, because of her. What could go wrong- no. What couldn't go wrong if they have to be under the same roof?

"heard the risk is drowning, but i'm gonna take it. i'm gonna bend till i break, and you'll be my favorite mistake." IN WHICH, peter parker's best friend, pieces together spider-man's true identity. or IN WHICH, cecilia roberts falls for the boy behind the spider-man mask. spider man: homecoming - spider man: no way home (peter parker x fem! oc) completed until spider man: brand new day

What if...your soulmate is from another universe, and you didn't know? Due to a certain incident that brought her false hope, Y/N swore off the soulmate concept forever. However, when a certain Spiderman from another universe arrived to hers, she couldn't help but feel this pull towards him and maybe - just maybe, she'll change her mind about the whole soulmate thing. Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) x fem!reader Soulmate AU. Set during Spider-man - No Way Home A relatively short story, but hope you enjoy! Highest rankings: #1 in #nowayhome #1 in #peterparkerxreader #3 in #tasm #3 in #soulmateau #4 in #andrewgarfield #4 in #readerinsert #7 in #peterparkerfanfic

Luna Russo has spent her life balancing two worlds-half Italian, half Russian, and never quite belonging to either. When she lands a job as a chef at a high-security military compound, she expects long hours, demanding work, and a team that barely acknowledges her existence. What she doesn't expect is him. Roman Caputo is everything she can't stand-arrogant, disciplined, and completely insufferable. A decorated soldier with a reputation for being cold and ruthless, he sees Luna as a distraction, an outsider who doesn't belong in his world. And she? She sees him as an obstacle, a walking storm cloud determined to make her life hell. From the moment they meet, sparks fly-though not the good kind. Their clashes are sharp, their arguments explosive. But as tensions rise within the compound and unexpected dangers lurk in the shadows, Luna and Roman are forced to rely on each other. And the more they fight, the closer they get-until hatred turns into something neither of them is prepared for. She was supposed to be nothing more than the cook. He was supposed to be nothing more than a soldier. But in a world where duty and desire collide, can enemies ever truly become lovers?