"I just-want to hold onto it for a second more," she said, softer now, gaze drifting past him. "Before it all slips... this, with Marty, and the team, and Cassie, and-" she hesitated, looking him in the eyes, just briefly, "everything." A beat. "Slips?" He said, leaning in the doorway. She shrugged, already reaching for something on the counter. "It sounded better in my head." He didn't move. "Did it?" Blair let out a small breath, half a smile pulling at her mouth. "Don't read into it." "Wasn't planning to," he said. "Just sounded like it mattered." She glanced at him for a second, then looked away. "It doesn't." "Yeah," he said quietly. "I don't think that's true."

𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 - a quiet, thoughtful girl who struggles to express her emotions and find trust in others. Shy by nature and cautious from past experiences, she longs for the kind of love she's only seen in movies-a deep, real connection that makes her feel safe and seen. Despite her reserved exterior, Talia has a childlike soul and a heart full of longing, hoping to one day find someone who understands her fully. As she faces the complexities of life and love, Talia must learn to trust both herself and others, realizing that true love might not be the fairytale she imagined-but something even more meaningful. 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 - the tough and cold hockey captain, hides behind a tough exterior, keeping his emotions locked away. On the ice, he's fearless, but off it, he struggles with trust and vulnerability. While most see him as the "bad boy," Grayson longs for something real-someone to love him for who he truly is, not for his reputation. As he faces new challenges, he begins to question what it means to be loved and must decide whether he's willing to risk opening up to the people who could truly care for him.

Violet Pak and Quinn Hughes don't believe in distractions. They've never met, but they move through the world the same way: focused, untouchable, unwilling to let anything pull them off course. Until one ordinary moment refuses to stay ordinary. A brief, chance encounter shifts something neither of them can explain. Suddenly, the lines they've never crossed begin to blur. And in the middle of the Olympic Games-where everything is supposed to be controlled-something unexpected takes hold. It's feeling something you never planned for.

"You're going to miss me, you know that right?" "I've never missed any fling I've had, Quinn. Don't get your hopes up." Where Scout and Quinn get off to a rocky start and make some choices that make it even rockier. ************* quinn hughes x fem!oc enemies (?) to lovers mature language CONTENT WARNING: implied sex and references to sex (no smut), drinking and drunk activities, general rowdiness vagueish timeline with a vague nhl season loosely inspired by Make You Miss Me by Sam Hunt

in which lila and jack happen to meet again, under different circumstances and notice things neither had noticed in the past

Charlotte Evans came to Vancouver for a fresh start - a new city, new career, and a chance to outrun the shadows of the past that nearly broke her. Her only rule? No hockey players. Not after the accident that took her ex's life, shattered her reputation, and made her the girl her hometown loves to blame. But she unknownlingly moved in across the hall from Quinn Hughes - captain of the Canucks and Canada's most beloved hockey prodigy - her carefully built walls begin to crack. Focused, soft-spoken, and maddeningly kind, Quinn is everything she swore she'd avoid... and everything her heart starts to want. He's at the peak of his career, with no time for distractions. She's spent years building armor she swore no man would ever get through. But as sparks fly, tempers clash, and a magnetic tension simmers just beneath the surface, niether can deny the pull between them. When unspoken attraction turns into something deeper, and a painful secret threatens to resurface, Charlotte and Quinn will have to decide whether some lines are meant to be crossed - or if the past will always be one game they can't win.

He's the NHL star with a cold reputation--she's the spark that could melt it all. All Lilah wants to do is keep her head down, finish her online college course, chase her dreams of becoming a baker, and survive. But when a photo caught at the wrong time with the NHL's newest star, Cole Becker, goes viral, she's suddenly thrust into the limelight--exactly where she doesn't want to be. And when the person she tried so hard to escape from resurfaces because of her new popularity, Lilah has no choice to run to the safety of fame and Cole Becker as his fake-girlfriend. Because no one can lay a finger on the newest sweetheart of hockey, can they? But Cole makes her feel things she's never felt before and she wants nothing but to be loved by the boy that makes her feel beautiful and safe. Cole Becker needs an out, and fast. A stupid rumor built on absolutely nothing is threatening to destroy the reputation he's barely built. He's only a few games into his rookie NHL season and already he's been nicknamed the NHL's "Ice King;" scary, domineering, and arrogant. So when Lilah crashes her way into his world, he has no choice but to fake-date her, to both help his reputation, and to help the girl who's already got him wrapped around her finger. He wants to show her she's worthy of love. She wants to be loved by him. And when the lines between real and fake start to blur, Lilah has to let go of the secrets in her past holding her down and let herself love the goalie. But someone is lurking in the shadows, ready to steal Lilah away from the life she's tried so hard to build. Past Rankings: #1: cinderellastory #1: hockeyromance #4: loveatfirstsight #2: minnesota #2: waitress #1: slowburn #1: shygirl

𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 ❝ there is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself. ❞ SHE ASKED THE UNIVERSE TO BE NORMAL BUT THE UNIVERSE SAID ❝NO❞ when the fall of shield and hydra kickstarts the world falling into turmoil once more, it's up to Diana and the rest of the avengers to stop them once and for all. but the birth of a murderous robot designed to protect the earth has different plans. and though, after every fight after fight, the causalities stacking up makes it harder for the team to believe they're doing what's right. and the bombing of the un doesn't help. but hey, flushing out the man who can't remember his name seems to be one positive out of it all. (avengers: age of ultron - captain america: civil war) COPYRIGHT © 2022 nocturnalamp

𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 ❝excuse me but when did i ask for your opinion?❞ SHE ASKED THE UNIVERSE TO BE NORMAL BUT THE UNIVERSE SAID ❝NO❞ when the world is in turmoil and handsome bad guys try to invade the earth with aliens, diana renfrey and the rest of the avengers find themselves making close calls, fighting bad guys, and all the while, doing healthy family bonding. but, when nick fury is shot down right before diana's eyes, she makes it her personal mission to find the man responsible. and who knows, maybe she'll find love in the man who can't remember his name. (the avengers - captain america: the winter soldier) COPYRIGHT © 2019 nocturnalamp | i only own Diana Renfrey, her backstory, and the Anderson family, all else goes to marvel. |

Once HYDRA's deadliest assets, Bucky Barnes and Kira Valdavia - Госпожа Смерти, the Lady of Death, are forced back into each other's orbit... two weapons, one past. He learned how to suppress the Winter Soldier but she never got the same fate