This story begins with Conrad in California, detached and disciplined, carrying the familiar weight of being the responsible one-the son who absorbed pressure, grief, and expectation until love felt indistinguishable from obligation. He is older now, sharper, angrier, and more self-aware, but still haunted by his past: his mother's death, his father's failures, and the wreckage left behind with Belly and Jeremiah. Everything fractures the night he meets Valeriya-brilliant, commanding, emotionally guarded, and immediately unreadable. Their connection is instant and volatile, built on challenge rather than comfort. Valeriya doesn't soften Conrad; she exposes him. She calls him out, refuses to be managed, and meets his intensity with her own. What starts as mutual fascination quickly spirals into something obsessive, physical, and deeply binding. Their relationship becomes the emotional center of the story: fierce loyalty, constant proximity, and an intimacy that is not gentle but deliberate. They move fast-not recklessly, but with certainty-building a shared life that feels private and impenetrable. Sex becomes routine, grounding, and expressive rather than impulsive; domesticity becomes just as charged as conflict. Conrad finds himself choosing her again and again-not out of duty, but desire. But as their bond deepens, the past fights back.

Conrad and Valeriya's first year of marriage.

Mel was just an ordinary girl-clumsy, chaotic, and a little too obsessed with anime. But her world turns upside down when a mysterious stranger and a glowing vortex pull her into a place she knows all too well... the world of One Piece. Now stranded in the East Blue, Mel has to navigate a reality where pirates are real, Devil Fruits exist, and danger lurks around every corner. She's unprepared, overwhelmed, and definitely not equipped for a life at sea-or so she thinks. But fate has a strange sense of humor... especially when a peculiar Devil Fruit lands in her hands and throws her into chaos all over again. Armed with unfinished powers, embarrassing timing, and a mind full of half-remembered plotlines, Mel sets out to survive-and maybe, just maybe-find her place among the Straw Hat crew. But when fiction turns into her reality, how much of the story can she still change?

To celebrate 100,000 reads, I wanted to do something special! This bonus book is a collection of sneak peek one-shots exploring how Mel and Drama would survive (or absolutely chaosify) different fandom worlds-from curses to titans, quirks to shadows. After the main book is complete, I'll dive into one of these worlds as a full spin-off story. Got a fandom you want to see? Drop it in the comments-your wish might become Mel's next disaster arc!

Mel was just an ordinary girl-clumsy, chaotic, and a little too obsessed with anime. Her world flipped upside down when a glowing vortex pulled her into the vast, unpredictable world of One Piece. Two years later, Mel isn't quite so ordinary anymore. She's trained, grown stronger, and learned to harness powers she barely understood before. But the sea is still as wild, the threats as fierce, and the stakes higher than ever. Now, returning from her time with the Red-Haired Pirates, Mel must navigate a world changed as much as she has. Reuniting with her friends-her family-she embarks on new adventures, uncovers deeper truths about herself, and faces consequences she never imagined. With Drama by her side-not just her baby companion anymore but a mighty dragon-and a spear forged with care, Mel is thrust once again into the tempest of destiny. Unfinished business, new mysteries, and the weight of a legacy press on her. Can she control the tide, or will it sweep her away? The adventure is far from over. Thrown into the tide, Mel's journey is only just beginning. Part 2 of Thrown Into the Blue

Violet Reed doesn't have the luxury of making mistakes. At Briar University on scholarships and two part-time jobs, every grade, every shift, and every decision matters. Failure isn't an option. Neither is Dean Di Laurentis. Rich. Connected. Entitled. Everything Violet has spent her life learning to avoid. After catching her boyfriend cheating on her, Violet swears off relationships altogether. Now living with Allie Hayes and trying to put her broken heart back together, she's focused on one thing: Herself. Then Dean decides he wants her. Unfortunately for him, Violet isn't impressed by his charm, his money, or his reputation. For the first time in his life, Dean hears a word no girl has ever dared tell him. No. Most guys would've walked away. But the more Violet pushes him away, the more determined Dean becomes to prove he's not the guy she thinks he is. And the more Dean gets to know Violet, the more he realizes she's worth fighting for. But trust isn't rebuilt overnight. Especially when the last people Violet trusted destroyed her. ────୨ৎ──── ✮ Dean Di Laurentis x Female OC ✮ Dual POV ✮ Based on the Off Campus TV series ────୨ৎ──── Highest rankings: #1 in DEANDILAURENTIS #1 in PRIME #3 in HOCKEYROMANCE #4 in OFFCAMPUS

it started with flirting, which was probably their first mistake. dean di laurentis x fem!oc off campus series

i'm not touching garrett graham's sister! OFF LIMITS. © littledesireee

❝ i need 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 all the time and it's fine as long as i 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒆. ❞ (dean di laurentis X fem!oc) #1 in Zendaya #2 in HockeyRomance ੈ✩‧₊˚ 🎞 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 ─────── a fiercely independent tennis star and head RA tries to protect her scholarship by writing up Briar University's most notorious hockey playboy, only to find her carefully structured world upended when a brutal law seminar forces them into a mandatory partnership. What begins as a bitter clash of wills and intense intellectual friction quickly explodes during a heated argument into a breathless kiss, sparking a secret, strictly physical arrangement that threatens to shatter all of her iron-clad rules. (cover by swannluvr)

in which... an A+ student learns that she can't control her heart, especially when the boy she tutor starts looking at her friend. garrett graham x oc off campus (s1 au- )