[a desi college romance] Vijay and Nila have only one thing in common - they take the same bus at the same time everyday. What if this mere commonality steers their life into a whirlpool of uninvited feelings, wholesome conversations and unexpected connections, taking them on a ride they don't recall buying tickets for?

The sky broke centuries ago, and the world has never truly healed. In the aftermath of the Sundering, the Veil that once separated the realms was torn apart, leaving behind a wound known as the Veilscar. Beyond its borders, corruption spreads through the land, twisting magic into something feared as much as it is revered. Kingdoms endure beneath the watch of angels and the weight of ancient faith, but the fragile peace they have built is beginning to crack. Seraphina spent her life believing the Veil must be protected at any cost. Raised to serve, to obey, and never question the truths she was taught, she has always trusted the path laid before her. Until a mission into the scarlands changes everything. When she survives an encounter that should have killed her, Seraphina begins to experience something impossible, a connection to the very force she has spent her life fearing. As strange powers awaken and long-buried secrets rise to the surface, she finds herself caught between the future king she has sworn to follow and a mystery tied to the Veil itself. What she discovers could reshape everything the realms believe about their history, their faith, and the darkness gathering beyond the Veilscar. And before it is over, Seraphina may have to decide whether the world is worth saving as it is, or whether it was always meant to become something new.

C O M P L E T E D : 24/02/22 Sienna Callum was popular - scratch that - she was the queen of high school. She had tons of gorgeous friends wishing to be her, smoking hot flings, and an unbelievably trendy fashion sense. But, she needed one more thing. Decent grades to graduate. Roman Lawrence was a nerd - scratch that - THE nerd of high school. Yet, his exceptional intelligence made him stand out among those seeking to learn. He had one problem though, the girl he'd been crushing on since kindergarten didn't like him back. One of the reasons? His lack of experience.... sexually. This isn't boy meets girl. This is mouse meets vixen. This is what happens when these two opposites strike a deal and things get hot. "So, here's my offer: you tutor me in school, and I tutor you in sex." _____ W A R N I N G T H I S S T O R Y C O N T A I N S : ❤︎ sexual/mature content ❤︎ explicit language ❤︎ alcohol consumption ❤︎ mild violence _____ H I G H E S T R A N K I N G S : 1 #virginboy 1 #goodboybadgirl 1 #nerdboy 1 #scandalous 1 #populargirl 1 #tutor 1 #badgirlgoodboy 2 #forbidden 2 #eroticromance 3 #sexy _____ S T A R T E D - 05/03/2021 C O M P L E T E D - 24/02/2022 (word count: 200,000 - 250,000)

When Jude Lockhart found out that his best friend and girlfriend were hooking up he was completely destroyed. The two people he cared for more than anything betrayed him. In truth, Jude Lockhart didn't think he would ever recover from such a massive blow, but then he does in the form of Waverly Clarke--a familiar, mysterious girl with a knack for being complicatedly beautiful in all meanings of the phrase.

All Jos Clarke wanted was to check a box on her therapy-curated bucket list -- not trip headfirst into the world's most inconvenient one-night stand in the form of Niko Costa: a witty bartender with an entirely too frustrating way of flipping the script and making casual feel anything but. (full summary inside) © j toussaint. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED achievements: #14 in adultfiction (13 september 2025) #32 in realisticfiction (29 october 2025) #17 in therapeutic (23 september 2025)

Aspen Keller has only ever known a world with her controlling, self-absorbed best friend in it. But when she receives a glittered box and is introduced to the members of an elusive club - members that claim to know some of the events of That Night - she has to come to terms with her insatiable anger, and whether protecting her secret is worth losing herself over. (ORIGINALLY WRITTEN FOR ONC 2025 - prompts 26 & 118)