His expression shifted, a storm of emotions flickering across his face. "Cassia... how long have you been planning this?" "Years," she admitted, her voice breaking. "Ever since Lydia passed, it's been harder and harder to stay. I love this village, I love everyone here-you most of all-but it feels like... like I'm suffocating." He stepped closer, his jaw tight. "So, that's it? You're just leaving? For how long?" She looked down, her fingers twisting the hem of her tunic. "I don't know. Maybe I'll come back, but not for a long time. I can't promise anything." Lucius's silence was louder than any words. She could see the hurt in his eyes, the way he clenched his fists as if trying to hold himself together. Finally, he spoke, his voice quieter than she'd ever heard it. "You don't want to leave, Cassia. Not really. You want to escape. There's a difference." "I know that," she snapped, her voice sharper than she intended. "But it doesn't change the fact that I need to go. I need to figure out who I am outside of this place." Lucius turned away, running a hand through his hair. "And what about us? What about everyone here who depends on you?" "I'm not abandoning anyone," she said, stepping closer. "Finn is stronger than he looks. Brutus and the others-this village is their home now, too. They'll protect it. And you... you don't need me, Lucius. You're strong enough without me." He turned back to her, his eyes blazing. "That's not the point, Cassia. It's not about needing you. It's about..." He trailed off, his voice catching. Meant to be - #2 out of 1.65k stories True love - #78 out of 39.9k stories Maximus -#1 out of 279 stories

CAECILIA was the daughter of the Roman General, Marcus Acacius. She knew her father's love from the first day she was born, despite the premature death of her mother. LUCIUS VERUS AURELIUS was the lost prince of Rome. He knew rage from a young age. He fought to protect Numidia, but he lost. He lost his home, he lost his friends and he lost his wife. He would kill General Marcus Acacius in revenge. But he never tought of falling in love with his daughter. SHE was raised with love. HE was raised with rage. (gladiator ii) (lucius v. aurelius x fem!oc) STARTED: 12/14/2024 FINISHED: 5/30/2025

When animals became his only allies, everything changed. Sergei Kravinoff, known as Kraven, a hunter who had mastered every inch of the wilderness, had sunk deeper into his obsession. His mind, once focused solely on the hunt, was now filled with the beasts he had conquered. But not all creatures were his enemies. Some, he would soon realize, could be unexpected allies. In the same world, there was someone else with a connection to the wild-Lili Novak. She seemed ordinary, but inside her lay a power she was only beginning to understand. Nature, animals, the will of the land and forests-these were all part of her essence. Her abilities were a secret she kept from the world. But when their paths crossed, nothing would ever be the same.

𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 tangerine believed his wife was at home sleeping and safe. oh, how wrong he was. ❦ tangerine x fem!oc bullet train happy ending

"I'll be off the train at Ueno Station. Don't worry." When Bronte takes the mysterious snatch and grab job, she expects to be on and off the train with the asset in no time. But when she realises that the bullet train is full of others with the same agenda, it becomes much more difficult than she ever anticipated. It doesn't help when Bronte runs into two old friends that once betrayed her; leaving her for dead on their last mission. They also happen to be assigned the same job as her. Is it possible for heartless psychopaths to restore a relationship that was ripped to shreds years ago? "I never should have let you go in the first place. It's my biggest regret." _______________________________________________________________________________ STARTED: 22/09/2022 FINISHED: 22/10/2022 _______________________________________________________________________________ 🏆ACHEIVEMENTS🏆 1 in #bradpitt 1 in #tangerine 1 in #bullettrain 1 in #aarontaylorjohnson 1 in #atj 1 in #tangerinexreader 1 in #briantyreehenry 1 in #ryangosling 7 in #pietro _______________________________________________________________________________ ⚠️WARNING⚠️ mature themes, language, violence, weapons, sexual references and death. If you are uncomfortable with the themes in the film and the book then you SHOULD NOT read this book. Reader discretion advised. _______________________________________________________________________________ 🏷️TAGS🏷️ #bulletrain #aarontaylorhognson #bullettrainfanfiction tangerine #tangerinefanfictionn #bradpitt #bullettrainmovie

Yuina is a nineteen-year old girl who doesn't know what to do with her life. She struggles with the harsh expectations of her parents, who are disappointed in their daughter for being different than what they want. They threatened her to join the people she occasionally hangs out with at a music festival, resulting in her to board a bullet train that would take her there. She there meets Tangerine, after which she starts to get tangled up in a series of thrilling events. One thing is for sure: she wasn't prepared for anyone to make her feel something, and she surely wasn't prepared for Tangerine to be the one to do that. Although he tries to deny it, it's the other way around as well. What will happen when Yuina being on the train endangers the mission Tangerine and his brother Lemon assigned themselves to?

Her husband killed his wife. He killed her husband. Can two broken people get along after such tragedy? In which, Marcella Cornelia Medicus, the emperors daughter and a General of the Rome Empire Wife...meets Lucius Verus Aurelius.