When Brie lands a spot on Cheese Whiz, a cheese-themed cooking competition, the last thing she expects is to run into Colby Jackson, the man who left her heart with more holes than Swiss cheese. ~~~ It was supposed to be simple. Enter the contest, win the prize money, open her own restaurant. Easy peasy, extra cheesy. So of course Colby freaking Jackson and his smug, entirely too sexy face just had to come back into Brie's life like an extra stinky wheel of limburger cheese. Surrounded by fierce competitors and legendary amounts of dairy, Brie and Colby exchange barbs sharper than any cheddar. Yet, as the competition heats up, Brie quickly discovers the mozzarella isn't the only thing melting. Against her better judgment, Colby is once again worming his way into her heart. Will Brie find a whey to make things work between them, or will he leave her feeling bleu? 🧀 Rivals to lovers 🧀 Second chance romance 🧀 All puns are fully intended Using prompts 29 and 89 for ONC 2026! Cover by @-DeeIsDead-

So... Riven kidnapped the magnanimous King of the Aer Folk because a magical book containing the soul of his cheating ex-boyfriend told him to, but that does not make him crazy, not at all. After all he only wants to revive Jesse, so he can kill him again. Where does Vlad land in all of this, you ask? Well he is that poor, kidnapped King who is now curse-bound to a freaking lunatic. But our wonderful King Valadrius is not sad, not at all. And he is definitely not falling in love with his kidnapper, or kissing him, no matter what the curse tells him to do. #ONC2026 Genre: Fantasy-Romance Copyright© 2026 short_flame

Welcome to The Boyfriend Hotline. Press 1 for heartbreak. Press 2 for memories. Press 3 for dreams. ⋆☆⋆ Flynn Eastwood runs a dating service called The Boyfriend Hotline. When he gets a call from a mysterious man asking him if option 4 exists - three months to befriend the cute girl at the bakery where he works at, he quickly puts the phone down. But when the man calls again offering $30,000 to do the job, Flynn knows he can't say no. ⋆☆⋆ [ glassheart chronicles : #1.6] [ ONC 2026 | PROMPT 46] [ weekly updates ] [© ataliass 2026 ]

Harper is hopeless. Her boyfriend of four years dumped her just a month before the wedding of their mutual friend, and now he's posting lovey-dovey photos with his new girlfriend all over social media. She needs a new date for the wedding. She needs revenge. Levi is frustrated. He has a successful career and great standing in his grandfather's company, but said grandfather isn't satisfied. Now that Levi is on the brink of taking over, he gives him an ultimatum: get married and settle down before he turns thirty. And the clock is ticking. It just so happens that Harper's sister is getting married to Levi's brother, and a spilled cup of coffee gets them to share their predicaments with each other. They make a deal: they'll help each other out, get married in a couple of months, and divorce after a year or so. Sounds simple enough, except for the fact that they'll have to convince their families that they've been secretly dating for a while. But when unexpected feelings get in the way, selling their fake relationship will be the least of their worries.

You will meet many people in your life. Many will come and go, but some will leave footprints on your heart. onc 2026. prompt 29 (main), 19, and 78

Moving across the country to the apartment directly across the hall from your high school best friend is either a stroke of genius or a statistical disaster. For Elizabeth Stokes and Jackson Tyler, who have spent a decade perfecting the art of "just friends," the proximity should be easy, familiar, and completely safe. But as their old rhythms collide with the adults they've become, the logic they've used to protect their friendship starts to fail, proving that love is the only variable you can't account for.

(Round One Winner) All Hima can do is practice her apologies to Afroz in her head. God knows there's so much she needs to apologize for but it feels like a death sentence every time she even think of hitting her up again. Part cowardice and part self-inflicted penance, she stays away without being able to fully forget Afroz. Until a butt-dial on a random Tuesday forces her to deal with everything she's been trying to avoid.

When Benaiah Sullivan and Lelaina Ramos meet outside of a bar one night, their chemistry is instant. However, they're both in relationships, so they say goodbye and go separate ways, but life has a funny way of causing their lives to collide. So, they decide to be friends, but over time, unspoken feelings develop as they become each other's safe space. When obstacles arise with their romantic partners, their friendship also suffers with arguments fueled by confusion and unfed desire that pushes them apart on more than one occasion. But they always find their way back to each other. Like an imaginary thread, indefinitely tying them together. **When Harry Met Sally × People We Meet On Vacation** ONC Entry 2026, Prompt 24: Staying as friends feels safe, but that doesn't mean it's the path you're meant to take.

Beckett begins to fall for his childhood best friend but refuses to admit it to himself or anyone else. Scared to loose him, Beckett acts as if everything is normal and convinces himself it's all in his head.

Oxford's golden boy doesn't date. Archie Duboïs is the university's star rugby player, top of his class, and the one guy who never settles down. Girls flirt with him, teammates bet on him, and everyone knows better than to expect anything serious. Evie O'Doyle has no interest in proving them wrong. Witty, guarded, and carrying more responsibility than anyone her age should, she has no intention of getting involved with someone like Archie. Unfortunately, one drunken lie in a crowded nightclub changes everything. Suddenly half the university thinks Evie is Archie's girlfriend. What starts as a harmless cover story quickly divulges into gossip, jealousy, and a reputation neither of them meant to create. But the more they spend time together, the harder it becomes to ignore the truth. Because Evie O'Doyle is nothing like the girls Archie usually keeps his distance from. And before he knows it, the one thing Archie Duboïs is falling for the storm he can't seem to escape. - ONC Prompts: 24. Staying as friends feels safe, but that doesn't mean it's the path you're meant to take. 28. Self-love often starts small, like planting a single seed. With time, patience, and a bit of light, it will blossom. 29. You will meet many people in your life. Many will come and go, but some will leave footprints on your heart. 46. "We love broken, beautiful people. And it doesn't get more obviously broken and more classically in beautiful than you." (A slightly modified quote from Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid) Spotify Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0athJtuCQKdpTlsEBHUltA?si=7HgDDhjIStaRQ6X4jroDpg&pi=qZo_Lrv4SIqMv