Vivienne Monroe may live in a beautiful house now, but she knows what it's like to feel unwanted. Adopted at nine after surviving a childhood of neglect, she's learned to keep her past buried beneath perfect smiles and quiet grace. No one at her elite school knows where she really came from - and Vivienne plans to keep it that way. Joey Lynch never had the chance to hide his scars. With an abusive father and a mother too scared to leave, Joey carries the weight of his five siblings on his shoulders. His escape? Drugs, alcohol, and fleeting hookups - anything to feel something other than anger. When Vivienne and Joey's worlds collide, their connection is undeniable. She sees the pain behind his sharp edges, and he finds comfort in her soft presence. But Joey doesn't know the truth - that Vivienne isn't the rich girl he thinks she is. And Vivienne is terrified that if he finds out, he'll see her the way she's spent years trying to forget. Two broken hearts. One chance at love. But some secrets are too heavy to stay hidden forever. ----- joey lynch x fem!oc ©liawrit3ss

♪ " you needed me, but you needed drugs more." ♪ friends to lovers/tutor trope - joey lynch x cassidy kavanagh (fem oc) face claim: madelyn cline tiktok .heartswp ✎ 𝓐s the daughter of Edel and John Kavanagh, life should be a breeze for the resident golden girl, Cassidy. She's popular, goes to a great school, and is class president. She's perfect on paper, but life isn't always that simple. Her world turns upside down when her brother accidentally hurts the new girl at school, and when Cassidy goes to apologize, only to be met by Joey Lynch. He's unpredictable and challenges everything she knows about herself. As their secrets begin to surface, Cassidy and Joey are forced to confront the pain they've kept hidden. Can they help each other heal? Or will they just make things worse?