Once the golden boy of the New Jersey Devils, he now walks a thin line between expectation and exhaustion. After back-to-back seasons marred by injury, he's not just losing games-he's unraveling. Confidence bleeds between shifts. Joy slips through his fingers like melted ice. He's tasted victory, stood centre ice with a city on his shoulders, felt the roar of an arena chanting his name. But lately, it's the silence that echoes-between games, between goals, after every rehab session. And then-he sees her. Alexa Lilliana Ignacio. Athletic Therapy student. Luke Hughes' best friend. And possibly the most infuriating girl Jack has ever met. She's lightning in a bottle. Brutal honesty wrapped in soft laughter. Clumsy, beautiful, guarded. She doesn't chase stars-she builds her own constellations. Jack? He's barely a blip in her orbit... which might be why she's the only person who's felt real in a long time. She's not here for fame or its casualties. But fate? It doesn't ask for permission. It starts with a stolen glance on the Jumbotron-her face lighting up the screen, stealing the breath from a thousand throats, including his. Then comes a second encounter. Then a third. She sees him-not the name, not the number. Him. And in a world where he's measured by stats and seconds, that means everything. But she's got her own game to win. Her own future to fight for. When she starts pulling away-missing hangouts, dodging texts, hiding behind "busy"-Jack notices. He misses the chaos. Misses her. Because no matter how perfect his life looks from the outside, it's her-sharp-tongued, emotionally guarded, and secretly kind-who makes him feel alive. It starts the way most storms do: quietly. With a glance, a smirk, a shared inside joke. And maybe the best plays of all? Aren't in the playbook.

Under the Spotlight follows Quinn Hughes, the dedicated and stoic captain of the Vancouver Canucks, as he navigates the pressures of an NHL season while secretly letting his guard down in front of a documentary crew filming for Face Off. Among the cameras is Nathalie Rivers, a talented and perceptive cinematographer who slowly becomes the person Quinn trusts the most. From early morning skates and candid locker room moments to quiet city walks and shared breakfasts, their professional relationship evolves into something tender and deeply personal. Through laughter, teasing, and vulnerable conversations, they discover a connection neither expected - one that balances Quinn's intense focus on hockey with Nathalie's quiet, grounding presence. As the Canucks battle through the season and into the playoffs, Nathalie captures every defining moment, while their own relationship blossoms behind the lens. From intimate candid photos and shared adventures to quiet nights reflecting on victories, Under the Spotlight is a heartwarming tale of love, trust, and the magic found in the spaces between fame and real life. It's a story about finding someone who sees you fully - on and off the ice - and learning that sometimes the most meaningful victories happen away from the spotlight.

This is a collection of reader-insert imagines/one shots centered around Clark Kent / Superman (David Corenswet's version). This book is 18+ and contains mature content. Please read at your own risk! All content is properly tagged and warned.

when superman unexpectedly visits a school to teach the kids about hope and responsibility, the last thing he expects is to fall for the kindergarten teacher. ⋆˚࿔ ⋆ ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ ✮⋆˙ ⋆˚꩜｡ ٠࣪⭑ ˚₊⊹ ˖°.࿔*:･⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ࣪ ִ ࣪𖤐. ݁ lottie bailey is the epitome of a hopeless romantic. She reads austen novels voraciously, she's watched every romcom ever made, her favourite movie is pride and prejudice. Yet, she has no luck with love. That is, until superman waltzes into her classroom and takes an interest in her.

Y/N Wayne is a creature of Gotham's shadows, her life a carefully curated performance of galas and paparazzi smiles, a legacy from her father, Bruce. All she craves is one summer of anonymity-of quiet, of realness. She finds it in Smallville, working on the Kent farm. And she finds him. Clark Kent is everything her world is not: honest, grounded, and with a warmth that feels like the Kansas sun itself. He sees past the "Wayne" name to the person she is underneath. But as a Gotham princess falls for a farm boy, the shadows of her old life begin to loom. Can something so simple and pure survive when her world is built on secrets, and his is, too?

CLARK KENT x FEM!OC A new girl from England. A boy with a secret. When Elaine heals Clark Kent with sunlight after finding him strung up in a field, they both realise neither of them is as human as they pretend to be. Rated MATURE for sex scenes and other things that shouldn't be read by people under the ages of 17 to 18. Disclaimer Statement: I do not own the original characters, settings, or storylines from Smallville or DC Comics. All rights to those properties belong to their respective owners. The only elements I claim ownership of are the original characters I have created and the portions of the plotline that come directly from my imagination. This work is a piece of fanfiction and is intended solely for creative expression and enjoyment.

ONC 2021 Fanfiction prompt 13 and Romance Prompt 71. This novella is a non-canon version of Superman, with some of the same characters and places. Lexy Logan is sent from an Earth like ours where Superman is a fictional character to one where he is a real man, Clark Kent. Clark befriends her and helps her live in his world until she has to leave. She falls in love with Clark and tries to hide her feelings to protect them both, but he falls in love with her, and can't hide his feelings, but they accept what they can share until she must leave.

He had cared about her once. But he went back to his first love. He turned her away as a result the power she kept inside took over. Clark Kent now needed to understand the feelings he still had for Lillianna Blackwell and how he could find a way to bring her back to the light from the dark path she had started

They had been friends since childhood, he met her before he even really knew Lana, but it was Lana he had wanted. But when she grew out of her awkward stage and he saw the woman. He was in love he knew her secret the one that lay beyond her deep red hair and violet eyes. But would she still love him when she knew his?

This is a fanfiction that will continue the storyline directly after the season 10 finale but before the seven year time jump at the end. This will basically be a season 11 for the TV show Smallville. I don't own any of the characters that were included in the show Smallville