Schon ihr ganzes Leben war Alora Spielzeug ihrer Eltern, die perfekte Tochter mit zukünftiger Karriere. Als sie endlich 19 wird , muss sie anfangen bei der Modemarke von dem Besten Freund ihres Vaters zu Modeln. Der fast zwei Jahrzehnte ältere Mann mit Wangenknochen so scharf wie Klingen und Augen so Blau wie der Ocean,war verboten und mindestens so verführerisch wie die Sünde , welche sie begehen werden. Doch nicht alles was glänzt , ist Gold...

At fifteen years old, Sloane Smith lost everything. The Battle of New York took her parents, her home, and the life she thought she'd have. Left with nowhere to go, she was found by the last person she ever expected-Steve Rogers. Four years later, she's no longer Sloane Smith. She's Sloane Rogers. The Avengers Tower is the closest thing she's ever had to a home, even if Steve feels more like an overprotective older brother than a father. She's learned how to survive, how to hide her scars, and how to pretend the nightmares don't still follow her. Then James Buchanan Barnes comes home. He barely acknowledges her. When he does, it's with clipped words, cold stares, and an attitude that gets under her skin. To Sloane, James Buchanan Barnes is the most infuriating man she's ever met. To Bucky, Sloane Rogers is a complication he never asked for-and one he wants nothing to do with. The feeling is mutual. Until one mission leaves Sloane in the hands of the enemy... ...and Bucky is forced to confront the one thing he's been running from all along. Because some people don't realize what they have... until it's gone.

He was the sheriff every person in town trusted. Calm. Respected. Unshakable. For over twenty years, he'd built his life on duty, honor, and never letting his emotions get in the way of the badge. Then one late-night call changes everything. When he's first on the scene of a devastating car accident, he expects another routine rescue-until he recognizes the wrecked car. Yours. From that moment on, he can't seem to walk away. He tells everyone he's only finishing paperwork. That he's just checking on the victim. That it's his job. No one believes him. Not the nurses who watch him spend night after night in the hospital. Not the deputies who notice he's quieter than usual. And certainly not you. What begins as concern slowly becomes something neither of you is willing to name. But in a town where everyone knows everyone, falling for your best friend's daughter isn't just complicated... It's forbidden. Some promises are made to be kept. Some lines are never meant to be crossed. And sometimes, the hardest person to protect... is your own heart.

"Some stories don't begin with love at first sight. They begin with years of knowing someone... until one day, everything changes." You're nineteen, and your dad's longtime best friend has spent years convincing himself you were just the girl he watched grow up. Then one afternoon in the kitchen, a batch of cupcakes changes everything. What begins with stolen glances and almost-accidental touches slowly becomes something neither of you knows how to ignore. Every mile of an unexpected three-day road trip, every quiet conversation, every shared coffee, autumn festival, snow-covered Saturday, and whispered "this can't happen" only makes staying apart harder. The hardest part isn't falling for each other. It's pretending you didn't. A cozy, small-town slow-burn romance about timing, friendship, and discovering that sometimes the person who has always felt like home is the one you never expected to fall in love with. Tropes: fanfic/age gap/dads best friend/sfw/forbidden/slow burn/unspoken feelings/ (this is a beau arlen fanfic I started posting on tiktok) it's my first time writing so please keep that in mind <333