In the cutthroat world of American politics, every smile hides a secret, and every handshake masks a betrayal. Governor Gavin Newsom has everything a candidate for president should-charisma, influence, and a polished image. But behind closed doors, he battles addiction, self-doubt, and a crumbling marriage. His closest confidante, Michelle, is more than just an aide; she's his fiercest critic, his fiercest protector, and perhaps the only person who sees him as human. Together, they wage war not only against his political opponents, but against relentless journalists, ambitious insiders, and the darker shadows of his past. Every debate, every headline, every whispered rumor becomes another battlefield in a war he cannot afford to lose. But as the campaign escalates, Gavin must confront a brutal truth: the greatest enemy threatening to destroy his rise to power isn't in the Soviet Union, the White House, or even the press-it's within himself. In a nation divided, one man's private collapse threatens to reshape the future of American democracy. Cold War is a razor-edged political drama of ambition, loyalty, betrayal, and the price of power-where hearts break as easily as promises, and survival means walking the line between truth and illusion.

Boston, 1998. Dinah "Dizzy" Wilson is a 19-year-old audio engineering major at a scrappy community college somewhere in the middle of the city, spending her days buried in pawn shop soundboards and lyrics no one's heard. She doesn't believe in fame, only in music-the kind that means something. Then she meets John Mayer, a 20-year-old soon-to-be Berklee dropout with a guitar, a relentless confidence, and a dream too big for this city.

A trip to New York, something Sophie dreamed about since she was little, and John Mulaney - a dorky comedian rising slowly in the industry. A combination made in heaven. Right?

Y/n just got accepted as a writer on America's most famous late night show: Saturday Night Live. Everything is perfect but a drunken mistake with one of SNL's most famous cast members Colin Jost risks y/n's entire career. Once Colin starts showing mutual interest in Y/n, she has to decide if she wants SNL or Colin. Not a slowburn, 18+ for mature contents like drug and alcohol abuse, smut, cursing,.. (other topics will be mentioned in the chapter itself with a trigger warning) This is an age gap workplace romance. Colin Jost is 42, Y/n is 28. If age gap is not your thing, don't read it.