Sometimes all you really need is a place to call home. *** Claire is lost and scared and utterly alone. Her family is in shambles after the death of her older sister Ina, and she's left to pick up the broken pieces of herself as her life heads into a downwards spiral of loneliness. Her heart leads her to 5:48, a little cafe by 33rd street, where she finds her new home. With a broken heart and a speech disability, Jasper has his heart and mouth sewn shut by the winding threads of hurt and fear. Painting and serving coffee in cafe 5:48 are one of his last few saving graces, but the smile he's been painting on himself will soon fade away as everything he's ever held dear slips away from his grasp. Ezra is out-of-sync and oddly cold by the way life has treated his young self. Abandoned by his single mother at an early age, he has grown up thinking that he is a mistake. His constant shaking hands are a reflection of what he often thinks of himself, but the delightful pastries he bakes for 5:48's customers are a reflection of what others see of him. Drew is a quirky rarity. He is a dash of loud, a pinch of exuberant, and a cup of eccentric - just like the meals he serves in the cafe as the only chef there. Behind his playful grins and outlandish clothes, however, are his jutting ribs, hollowed cheeks, and too-thin arms. Sometimes he cannot stomach being in his own skin as much as he cannot stomach food. This family has gone a long way from finding each other, and they'll be going a long way together too as reality comes catching up to them, threatening the newfound happiness they've found with each other. Secrets are revealed, pasts become presents, and lives are changed. Slowly but surely, they find their way back home. *** NOTE AS OF 08/2026: This is the old version of the story from 2012, posted in FULL. Another story that will be considered a reprise of this old version is in the works, and will be posted under the name "Hiraya House."

Abby Elliott and Van Taylor have been close for years. Close in friendship, close to killing each other when they disagree, and they even live across the street from each other. But one affair, a drunken kiss, and not to mention their whole group of friends that's been together for years, could really change things....

Geçmişindeki acıların külünden doğmuş zeki bir dolandırıcı; siyah kelebek. Yaşamadığı için ölmeyi bile beceremeyen hayata küskün bir kız; sudan korkan balık. Tanrının birbirlerinde çare bulmaları için bir araya getirdiği iki kişi. Peki ya bir gün ömrü olan bir kelebek yarına aşık olursa ne olacak? "Yürüyemiyorsan uçarsın dedi "Ölüme Fısıldayan Adam", ben de O'na uçtum..."

Polisiye roman yazmak için kendini tüm dünyadan soyutlayan bir kız, bir gün karşısındaki apartman dairesine taşınan fazlasıyla tuhaf olan adamdan ilhamla bir dedektif karakter yaratır ve bu sebeple adamı her gün izlemeye başlar. Ve bu, peşinden fazlasıyla ilginç, komik ve romantik olayları da peşi sıra getirecektir. "Masalın başında, zehirli elmayı onun avucuna bırakıp, kendi masalımı terk edeceğim." TÜM HAKLARI, EPSİLON YAYIN EVİ TARAFINDAN KORUNMAKTADIR. ÇALINTI DURUMUNDA, YASAL HAKLARA BAŞVURULACAKTIR.

As a child Venus had an Imaginary friend like any other kid. When she wakes up one morning to find him claiming he's not really imaginary, but her Kupid. Things take a drastic turn as he reveals he's accidentally gambled away her life for a game.