~ Three years later ~ A shared past. A complicated present. And a connection that refuses to fade.

Olandria Carthen and Nic Vansteenberghe have never gotten along. Through unusual circumstances however, they find themselves discovering that they each have much to learn. #inspiredbythedealoneofmyfavoritestoriesofalltime

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.

Olandria Carthen is finally choosing herself. Celebrating her 24th birthday with a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Barcelona, surrounded by her bestest friends and as far away from chaos as possible. Until he shows up. Nicolas Vans has a habit of showing up where he doesn't belong. He's cocky, infuriating, and way too familiar. The kind of man who blurs lines, says the wrong things, and never explains himself. One week. One destination. And too much history. This is a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers story about bad timing, off-limits desire, and what happens when the person you're falling for isn't nearly as single as you thought.

Two years after Love Island, Nic is set to marry Cierra, the woman he left the villa with. But on the night before his wedding, it isn't Cierra he calls. It's Olandria. The woman he never got over. The one he tried to forget. What begins as a meeting for closure spirals into something far more dangerous. A confession laced in lust, regret, and everything they buried under fame, pride and friendship. In a cheap motel room, the night before vows are meant to be exchanged, two people who never stopped wanting each other are forced to face the truth: sometimes love doesn't fade...it festers. A story of forbidden lust, aching what-ifs, and the kind of tension that feels suffocating.

"We're not coupled up. We're not supposed to want each other. But he keeps finding his way back to me anyway." Everyone enters the villa single. That's the whole point. Now, Olandria's back on her own, nursing a slow-burn connection that never got the timing right. Nic? He's still in his couple-with Cierra. Untouched. Uncrossed. For now. But one late-night stare too long... One step toward the stairs when the villa sleeps... And everything shifts. In this villa, cameras catch everything- But what happens when the connection they swore to ignore becomes too loud to hide? Forbidden. Unspoken. Unmatched. A Love Island AU where temptation takes center stage.

A Nicolandria fanfic that starts at their date but instead of going back to the villa they go to the hideaway like god intended. Unsure how long this will be. I'm just having fun with it. Also on AO3

Nic and Olandria navigating their new couple.

The Lumberjack challenge has concluded and Taylor, Ace and Jalen are conspiring to get Olandria's heart and body....as if it's something to be possessed. But where is Nic during all of this? Just off in the past Soul Ties winning Olandria's heart, mind and body. Not like it was a competition, right? Just a race Nicolas Vansteenberghe planned to win. Or, I wanted to write about Nic stepping up early on and we get love confessions and steamy kisses Nicolandria is know to give. * * * * * * * * QUICK DISCLAIMER: Don't Be Stealing My Shit Don't Copy And Paste My Shit Don't Decide To Create A Oneshot Collection Of Whatever The Fuck Using My Shit Don't Reach Out To Me About Adding My Shit To Other Sites; The Answer Is No Or Any Of That Shit You Have Been Warned

Our favorite couple from love island season 7. Only this time in an alternate universe where Nic is a famous F1 racer and Olandria is a female mechanic who's worked her way up from small town Alabama to chase her dreams. With a protective streak a mile wide will Olandria let class clown, playboy Nic into her heart, mind and soul? That would be a yes if Nic has anything to say about it. (Also on A03)