Oliver Queen didn't end up on the island alone. His childhood friend and aspiring marine biologist Mia Walker accompanied him on the Queen's Gambit with a promised week for research in one of the nearby coral reefs. Three days into their journey, the Gambit sunk and they became stranded in the open ocean until they reached the island of Lian-Yu. An island designed for torture, it seemed. Five years later, they return to Starling City with their own agenda. Oliver covers his absences well, but it's harder for her. After all, a poor nobody can't just disappear with a billionaire's son and get off the hook so fast. With Detective Quentin Lance breathing down her neck about her time with Oliver and the death of his daughter Sara, questions asked of her about the scars on her face she so desperately tries to hide, how long will it take for Mia to break? There are some fates worse than secrets kept. Trigger Warning: The following story depicts graphic violence, and some brief sexual content, and sexual assault is mentioned and occurs, but is not described in detail. Other TW's: abuse, trauma, PTSD, scars, fighting. Reader discretion is advised. *** Disclaimer: this is a REWRITE of my original work and has the same title, but an updated cover. This new version adds in more scenes, fixes character ages and development, and defines them better in the long run. I hope you enjoy this story, and if you came from the original, I hope you enjoy this version so much more than the one I wrote in high school :)

𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇.. 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠.

Maria Vernova is a Russian figure-skater for Red Bull. Known for her determination, composed behavior and talent, she will not let anything - or anyone - bring her down or distract her. Max Verstappen is a Dutch formula 1 racer, 4-time world champion. But since the start of the 2026 season, his team is starting to crumble. Max's going down, desperately trying to catch onto someone who's going up. With the twist of fate, that someone happens to be Maria. Their worlds collide, bringing chaos to her world and peace to his. ༒༒ @maxverstappen1 has followed you. - A romance story about Max Verstappen x fem oc. - №1 in mv1 / 17.04.26 №1 in formula1 / 18.04.26 №1 in RedBull / 29.04.26 №1 in f1fanfiction / 04.05.26

"𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧, 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝-𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝." "𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐭, 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡." 𝗧𝘃𝗱 : 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟭_𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟴. 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲.

Summer Castelo just couldn't seem to escape Lando Norris. He was everywhere. She never managed to get herself over their tragically-ended relationship; even after all this time, the ice hadn't thawed and neither of them had made any move to fix it. It didn't help when his teammate kept watching her every move. 2025 season

Those young eyes saw too many horrors | This is a PJO AU where Percy has an older sister.

"My kindness is a choice." ---- One little girl shouldn't be dropped in the middle of CIA plots and deceptions. Children of any age were too young to understand the patriotic duty to protect their nation at any cost necessary. Except, here she was, defying orders and making sure they regret ever clawing their way into her life. She liked it that way. She didn't expect to run into Doctor Spencer Reid. ---- The BAU has a bad habit of sticking their noses in places it shouldn't be. When there's an opening to investigate an incident that left a hole in Spencer's life, the team is all-hands on deck. He let that little girl slip from his grasp once, but he'd never let it happen again. But the answers the team uncovers may be too much to bear. OR Parental! Spencer Reid with a genius adopted kid who likes to disappear on him.

She wasn't supposed to exist. Born from love and war - from Aphrodite and Ares - Lyra is something in between. Not a god. Not a demigod. Just... something else. She's shy, clingy, and soft-spoken, always hiding behind Annabeth's sleeve and smiling through the noise of Camp Half-Blood. Everyone loves her. Everyone protects her. No one knows why. But when someone hurts the people she loves, Lyra doesn't cry. She just goes quiet. And afterward... someone's missing something. Because love, when born from war, isn't harmless. Not even when it smiles. WE GO #1 IN #PERCYJACKSON

"I need you to trust me, Lia." "Then I need you to trust me, Lando." 𒀭 She tamed the lion. However, the keys to the cage were in the hands of someone else, and another lion was waiting for her capabilities in a much smaller cage. ✈︎Enemies to lovers x2 ✈︎Slow burn romance ✈︎Forced proximity 𒀭 MATURE CONTENT. 18+ ONLY. ADULT CONTENT. LANGUAGE. MINOR VIOLENCE. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. 𒀭 Started February 6th, 2026.