Allie has lived next door to Jon for as long as she can remember. He's always been just... there, the quiet house beyond the fence line, the man who keeps to himself, the one who never quite joins the rest of the world. Now she's freshly twenty-one, and everything feels different. He's thirty-five, a retired actor who left Hollywood behind for a quieter life, and he still doesn't belong to anyone, or at least that's what he seems to want people to believe. But distance has a way of changing shape when you've spent years growing up just out of reach of someone.

Story started through texts on TikTok, account @petal_bazooka Abigail was cheated on by the boyfriend she was supposed to marry soon, so she went to stay with her father Michael (Ryan Reynolds) at his vacation house in Miami, which he shares with a former Marine colleague, Julian Miller (Jon Bernthal), a cold and distant man she immediately finds herself falling for. Abigail's life is about to change.

She was supposed to be another Sunday dinner guest. Another face across the table. Another girl dating his son. Instead, she became the one person Shane Walsh couldn't stop thinking about.

In which Jon Bernthal is a mechanic with calloused hands, a bad habit of smoking Marlboro Reds in the cold, and a dangerous fixation on his best friend's twenty-three-year-old daughter. You were supposed to be focusing on your literature finals, finishing your last semester of college, and ignoring the subtle rot in your relationship. You definitely weren't supposed to be watching Jon's hands while he fixed baseboards in your family's kitchen. He's twenty years older than you, your father trusts him, and stepping over the line breaks every unwritten rule he's ever lived by. But when one night pushes the two of you past the point of no return, staying apart becomes a game neither of you can win. Title from "Crush" - Ethel Cain

dirty little secret. the rules were simple, don't get attached, don't get caught, and never let your dad find out. you break the first rule almost immediately. the second doesn't stay intact for long. the third? that's the one that'll destroy everything.

You never expected that working at a small bakery would somehow bring you into a weird old man's life. He's intimidating, and you're not sure if you should trust him. After accidentally seeing something you weren't supposed to, you find yourself caught in a situation far more dangerous than you ever imagined. Frank knows he can't just leave you alone, so for a while, you have no choice but to stay with him. What starts with awkward conversations, arguments and shared silence slowly turns into something neither of you expected. ❗️GUYS ENGLISH ISN'T MY FIRST LANGUAGE, I'M SORRY FOR THE GRAMMATICAL MISTAKES❗️ This is a 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻 story. I'll try to post 1-2 chapters every day! Don't forget to vote if you enjoy the story! ❤️ If you don't like it, that's totally fine you can simply leave. No need for mean comments. I hope you enjoy the story! <3

Rule number one: Don't look at her. Rule number two: Don't cross the line. Staying in her father's guest house was supposed to be simple, but Frank is finding it impossible to keep his eyes off Nora. He watches the way she hides behind her clothes and tolerates a guy who doesn't deserve her. Frank knows he's out of line. He knows he's too old to fall into this trap. He just doesn't care anymore.

Warning this is a Lori hate story don't come at me complaining about it I will just delete your comments!! What if the dead never started walking? What if the world never ended and everyone simply continued living their normal lives? My name is Alex Grimes. I'm twenty-three years old, and my life is anything but simple. My father, Rick Grimes, is overprotective and always watching my every move. My mother may be around, but she has never truly acted like a mom. Then there's Shane Walsh-my father's best friend and the one person who always stands beside me. Shane is protective, stubborn, and willing to take my side no matter who he has to argue with-even my father. Without walkers, bloodshed, or the end of the world forcing everyone together, friendships, relationships, and family bonds begin to grow in completely different ways. This is the story of what their lives could have been. No apocalypse. No zombies. Just love, family, drama, and the choices that can change everything.

Short 3 part fanfic - Ethan is Jon Bernthal You get pulled over, but the officer is your dad's best friend who's been pretending he doesn't want you.

Jay raised his son alone. He doesn't ask for much-just stability, loyalty, and the kind of life you build with your own hands. Then Sofia arrives in Nick's life, and everything becomes complicated. She's beautiful and intelligent in a way Nick doesn't appreciate. Jay sees it immediately. He also sees the danger in looking too long, in feeling too much. She's off-limits. Untouchable. His son's girlfriend. But knowing something is wrong and being able to stop it are two different things. What unfolds between them is raw, intense, and impossible to ignore-a collision of forbidden desire and the bonds that are supposed to hold a family together. A dark, gritty novella about temptation, loyalty, and the impossible choices we make when everything we love is on the line.