this clash of personalities is like no other. but as the saying goes, what's meant to be, will be. or does fate have it wrong this time? also on A03, user joonjelly

Not Part of the Plan Six months after being humiliated and left at the altar, Olandria Carthen leaves Alabama behind for a charming vineyard town tucked away in South Carolina. Teaching preschool gives her the fresh start she desperately needs until an upcoming family reunion reminds her that moving on is much harder than pretending she already has. Nic Vansteenberghe is a devoted single dad raising his two little girls while helping run his family's vineyard. Between school drop offs, bedtime stories, and his family's relentless attempts to set him up, the last thing he wants is another blind date. His solution? A fake girlfriend. Her solution? A fake boyfriend. One simple arrangement. Six months. No strings attached. It should have been easy. Until pretend dates become real memories. Until vineyard sunsets, family dinners, and two little girls begin to feel like home. Until walking away becomes far more complicated than either of them expected. Because sometimes the best things in life... aren't part of the plan.

Two best friends in a room, they might kiss! College Nicolandria AU for those of us still deep in the sauce :P

Olandria Carthen has dedicated her life to keeping her family's beloved soul food restaurant, Tasty O's, alive in Decatur, Alabama, but mounting debt, a shrinking staff, and the fear of losing everything her parents built have pushed her to the breaking point. Across the country, TikTok food reviewer Nic Vans has built a career on one rule: always tell the truth. When his visit to Tasty O's ends with a brutally honest review, Olandria's world begins to unravel. She blames the man who put her restaurant on blast, while Nic refuses to apologize for doing his job. But as fate continues to throw them together, they soon discover that first impressions don't always tell the whole story-and sometimes the most bitter beginnings can lead to the sweetest redemption.

Paris doesnt know if she believes in love anymore. With a supermodel mother and prominent music producer father, she knows about their very public love story bringing them together. Her being the product of them, she also saw it all crumble to pieces. Now 13 years later when she catches them in bed together, she doesnt know what to think. Will she allow their story to shape her future, or maybe learn that there is more to love than she previously thought.

One villa. Too many egos. And a bombshell who refuses to play nice. Olandria didn't come to the villa to beg for attention-or to be anyone's second choice. But from the moment she steps in, lines blur, loyalties crack, and emotions spiral faster than anyone expected. Between messy challenges, jealous lovers, explosive confrontations, and connections that feel a little too real, Olandria finds herself caught in the middle of chaos she never asked for... and desire she never planned on.

Short stories of Nicolandria!!!!!!

Two seniors. One condo. Zero self-control. They're only one proposition away from ruining every rule they've set. ───────── ୨୧ ───────── Olandria Carthen built her life on control. Perfect grades, perfect résumé, perfect plans. Romance? That was always a luxury she told herself she didn't have time for. The last thing she expected going into her senior year at Palm Ridge University was to be searching for a new roommate. With her best friend bailing on their lease last minute, the straight-A business major suddenly finds herself scrambling for a new replacement... fast. Palm Ridge's fastest freestyle swimmer and poster-boy troublemaker is one late payment away from losing his housing and his spot on the team. Between early-morning practices, a BSN course load, and a chaotic modeling schedule, Nic's life is one missed deadline from collapsing. What he didn't expect? That the solution to all of it would come in the form of the girl who has her life color-coded, alphabetized, and running like a Fortune 500 company. A party, a stolen kiss, and an outrageous proposal later, the two end up as off-campus roommates for senior year. Nic wants discipline. Olandria wants experience. Together, they make a deal that feels too mutually beneficial to question. But living together blurs lines neither of them were ready to cross... and soon, the real lesson isn't in what they signed up to teach but what they're about to learn from each other.

A collection of oneshots about my favs: Nicolandria!

A NicOlandrian Love Story.