"They built The Bear out of fire, grief, and love. And she was the quiet spark in all of it." Chiara Berzatto (OC) × Luca | The Bear Premise Summary: Chiara "Chi" Berzatto - Carmy's older twin - has been working in Italy for years, where she quietly fell for Luca during their time in Copenhagen. They've kept their relationship long-distance, with scheduled calls, shared recipes, and emotional check-ins. After Mikey's death, Chi returns to Chicago to help at The Beef... but keeps her personal life private. Her return coincides with the chaos of Season 1, and she becomes the quiet, grounding presence the restaurant (and Carmy) needs. *this is an alternative universe story | non-canon compliant Disclaimer: This is a transformative, non-commercial fanwork created under the principles of Fair Use. All rights to The Bear and its original characters belong to their rightful creators and copyright holders. No copyright infringement is intended. Original characters and storylines introduced here are my own. © 2025 | madame_lize

𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐜 | 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐧𝐞 ⤷ 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 ✓ 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 ع˖⁺ ☁⋆ ୭ 🕊.⋆｡⋆༶⋆˙⊹.

She hears all the locker room talk. She helps when the guys drink too much before a game. She tapes them up when they're injured. And in return, they watch her back. While most students spend their time partying, Lily spends her free time working. But her job as the assistant athletic trainer for the PSU football team comes with the benefit of being friends with every player on the team. Except the entirely too cocky, reckless, and charming golden boy of the team: Vincent Bradshaw. When they aren't spouting insults at one another, Vincent and Lily are doing everything in their power to avoid each other. That is, until Vincent gets injured.

Wade smiled at her, and their eyes met. Aubrey held her breath as she studied his sapphire eyes, so deep and so bold. If only they didn't look as if they were piercing through her soul. "I know that I can grow to love you with all my heart, and I'm gonna make you love me right back... even if it kills me" he whispered. Aubrey Cutshall is a woman who has no idea what she wants or how she wants it, and that goes double for husbands. When a problem with her grandmother's will causes her to have need of one of them by her 21st birthday, she sets off to find one of the two-legged annoyances. What she never expected was to find a God-fearing one, let alone a good looking one. All Wade Dylan knows is that he's in a bind. He is caught between his freedom or keeping his honor, but his worries just begin when the choice is made for him. What starts out as a mere arrangement of convenience turns out to be the worst idea of his life. She thinks she doesn't fit in his world. She is his world. Can faith in their God bring them together?

Ryder is a wealthy business man, he's cunning, charming, all around American Dream but he's missing one thing, a woman. Not that he spends his night alone, or stay through the nights, but he's never met the one. He thinks he'll be fine without her, Lynn is a Foster home owner, struggling to get by in the broken down house, living with the children, and from an abusive relationship, she thinks it can't get much worse. The only thing keeping her up is the smile on the children's faces, she doesn't have time for love. When they meet one night at an event held to raise money for many places and people, including her foster home, their lives are suddenly thrown into shock. He wants to give her land for a new house, money for living, even wants to give himself to her, but she's fragile and wants to make it on her own. Their love story plays out in a way neither expected

The black wolf looked towards me after I gasped and his piercing green eyes stared into my bright blue ones. It felt as if time had stopped, and that the only people in the field were him and me. After what seemed like an eternity, I saw him shift back and then whisper, "Mine." ****** Started on 6/22/2016, Completed on 2/22/2017 Highest Rank- #16 in Werewolf on 9/25/2016

Grace Moon was just an ordinary girl. Or as ordinary as a mermaid, fairy, witch and werewolf hybrid can be. Not only that, she's also the future Queen of the mer and fairy world's, soon-to-be Alpha of the Moon pack and a member of the Witch Council. She moved to the small town of Nightly Forest when her mer and werewolf were getting restless at the age of 13. She's been home schooled to help keep her secret. But as a 16 year old senior in highschool, her parents think it's time for her to go to school. What happens when the whole school's filled with werewolves? What if the soon to be Alpha of the Nightly pack happens to be her mate? On top of that she has to hide 3 of her forms too keep her secret. Imagine the struggle.... *Just so you know, I am young, but please don't judge my book on that fact. If there are any grammar or spelling errors just let me know in the comments. Thank you -GMclean

Everyone has secrets but how long can that one secret be kept from that one person?

amazing cover by @ellebonnett #1 Fantasy 1/20/2018 *warning* completely unedited, so proceed with caution EDITED version on my profile ************************************************************************************* Elvina is the eighth princess of the elven forest. She had seven older sisters. All of them are dead. The night before their sixteenth birthday, their mother, Queen Ivy, kills them. Its is five days until Elvina's sixteenth birthday. Frantic and helpless, Elvina tries to escape, and in doing so......she changes everything

Meet Christy King CEO of King Industries, a powerful mutli billion dollar company. You might be thinking she is a woman and how can she be a CEO but let me tell you something... she is no ordinary woman... She is cold as ice known as the Icy, the queen of ice in the coporate world... cold, ruthless and shows no mercy when it comes down to business. Sure she is beautiful but you won't be thinking about that when she has her cold gaze on you, the one that can freeze the Sahara... But she was not always like this, sure she is cold, ruthless and got the respect and recognition she deserved but at least she had been that bubbly person, who's smile could brighten up a room and could make you love being in her presence but after that one event in her life... everything changed for her... Will the 5 devilishly handsome men she meets, bring her old self back or will her past come back to haunt her... This story is contains strong language and mature themes. This story is meant for a mature story. **** All Rights Reserved Copyright. The places mentioned in this book is either used in reality or apart of the author's imagination This story belongs to MistyMe15 and if anything that is a part of/ from this book is copied in any form whatsoever, will be consider as plagiarism which is illegal and you can be charged.