He wasn't just my best friend. He was my architect. Ela Miller is "clumsy." She's the girl who loses her keys, fails her bio-labs, and relies on her genius best friend, Liam Vance, to keep her world upright. When their parents leave them alone for a month during a record-breaking storm, Liam offers to teach her the "lessons" she's missed out on-how to kiss, how to touch, how to know a man. But as the rain pours, the "puppy-eyed" boy-next-door starts to slip. Every touch is too practiced. Every "accidental" encounter feels like a trap. And the security cameras in the house? They aren't for her protection. They're for his viewing. Ela thinks she's the teacher. She has no idea she's the prey. By the time the sun comes out, Liam doesn't just want her heart. He wants her name, her future, and every breath she takes. He's been planning this for twenty-one years. And he's tired of playing nice. He didn't become obsessed because he didn't understand love-he became obsessed because he thought he understood it too well. Growing up, he saw a kind of love that felt safe, constant, and complete, and somewhere along the way, he started believing that this was the only way life could feel whole. So when he met her, he didn't just see a person-he saw the possibility of recreating that same world. And slowly, without even realizing it, his love turned into something heavier... something that needed to hold on too tightly, just to feel secure. She wasn't unaware-she was just never taught to trust herself. Growing up, every decision was made for her, every mistake corrected, every thought quietly replaced by someone else's "better" way. So when he stepped in to guide her, it didn't feel like control... it felt familiar. He didn't take her independence away-she had never really learned to hold onto it in the first place. And when care starts to look like control, it becomes almost impossible to tell the difference.

Silence and Honey I talked enough for both of us. He listened like he might never let go. Runerth Castellion was the boy with the sharpest eyes and the quietest heart. He didn't talk much-didn't smile much either. But he always showed up. For me. I had known him since we were twelve. Since I decided I was going to be his friend, whether he wanted one or not. I was the chatterbox play school teacher who sings songs about dinosaurs and glue sticks. He was the grumpy heir to a mafia empire no one talks about out loud and a CEO of a heritage company. We were never meant to fit but we did and we did not at the same time. All that until the fate tested us. Tested me. In a world where healing feels impossible, our bond became a refuge, a promise that no matter how dark the night, dawn was waiting. This is a story about the strength found in vulnerability, the power of a patient heart, and the beautiful, messy journey toward a love that saves. Credit to the original owner of picture used in cover. I do not own it. 7 in comfortcharacter on 20th August, 2025.

"Aight bro" Caine waved me off "So what we done?" He looked at me with no emotion "We're done" I nodded "So am I allowed to do my own thing or what? Or is that gonna be cheating" Caine spoke being sarcastic mocking my words "Fuck you Caine" "Fuck you Tiana" *** History. Her-story. His-story. Their-story.

Starting over is hard. Starting over by moving across the country to live with your mom's new fiancé and his son? A nightmare. Rosalie Lane, AKA Rosie, was living her best life in Autumn Grove, New York. On the fast track to the National Ballet Academy, she had everything she needed to achieve a dream she only ever fantasized about. But when her dad is arrested for embezzlement, her and her mom are left with nothing. Goodbye prestigious private school and fancy dance studio, hello tiny apartment and makeshift dance spaces. When her mom reconnects with a blast from the past, Rosie's life is uprooted, again. This time in the small farm town of Blueridge, California. Enter Nolan Bradshaw. Football royalty and the town's golden boy. He had his life figured out. Football, girls, repeat. With his eyes set on a future in the NFL, there was no time for distractions. But when his dad gets engaged to a woman he barely knows, Nolan's plan gets thrown for a loop. Forced to share a space with his soon to be stepmom and stepsister opens more than just a door to his home. As hidden scars and invisible demons begin to surface, can Nolan keep his eye on the prize, or is he about to discover a whole new goal worth fighting for? *Trigger warning: The FMC struggles with her mental health, including the depiction of an eating disorder.

Seventh-grader Alexa Hart's world is defined by loss and loneliness. Her mother is gone, her brother lies in a coma, and her father offers nothing but neglect. At school, she's friendless and relentlessly bullied-especially by Blake-and at home, her father's new marriage saddles her with five stepbrothers who openly despise her. As Alexa's isolation and despair deepen, the question looms: can she ever find a path to happiness, or is she destined to remain trapped in misery? Note: This story contains swearing, abuse, self-harm, depression, and other sensitive topics.

The towns sweetheart falls for the towns drug dealer. DISCLAIMER- this book will follow the euphoria story line at times instead of adding a tw to every chapter i will make it now some chapters will have sensitive topics if you're not comfortable reading about drug/alcohol use I suggest you don't read this book because there will be a lot of that along with other things. Fezco x oc

"baby where would i be without your love beside me? baby where would i be? probably gone." - summer walker #1 in toxic 12/16/24 🫶🏽 #1 in hispanic 12/19/24-12/21/24 🫶🏽 #1 in hoodlove 02/07/24 🫶🏽 #1 in mixed 01/21/25-02/07/25 🫶🏽 #1 in urbanfiction 02/20/25 🫶🏽

There's always a thin line between love and hate🤍