He was a tattoo artist by day, a painter by night. He possessed what is commonly known as an addictive personality. Perhaps inherited. He had always been like that. He liked to ink his body. He liked to coat his lungs in smoke. He craved adrenalin rushes. He certainly enjoyed hot cups of coffee. Oh, and his paintings. No one would ever understand how much he loved to paint. And then, one night, a new sort of addiction walked into his life. One that would be more detrimental than any before, and yet none had seemed quite so captivating. highest ranking- #82 in fanfiction trailer by @sweetophelias all rights reserved to @derailedthoughts

A psychologist is handed the case of an alcoholic father who is concerned for his young daughter and her abnormal shyness. The four year old has been suffering social anxiety since her mother left. The child specialist is astounded by the love that bonds the two despite his seemingly cold and heartless way of treating others. So much so, she finds herself compelled to look further into their untold story, far beyond what is required of her. And in doing so, she had no idea what she was getting herself into. completed. warning: will contain mature content of various natures. all rights reserved to @derailedthoughts.

Harry can't take what he's surrounded by anymore. It's all fake. Everything around him, everything's he's been built on. He's beginning to feel like he has become fake. He flees to get away from life for a while, escaping to a quaint coastal town in the Western Cape of South Africa that embodies 'the middle of nowhere'. His plan is to get time alone and decide what is true to him and what is not, but he soon finds himself curious about the town and all it has to offer. In particular, a peculiar but down to earth girl by the name of Avalene Swan. And perhaps she is exactly what he needs, or perhaps not. short story/fanfiction all rights reserved to @derailedthoughts

Their first meeting goes something like this: it's a Thursday afternoon, and Niall has no plans and an affection for all things eccentric.  She's dangling off the edge of an eight story parking deck and holding a bouquet of ugly weeds in one hand. They talk about air bending. She takes him by surprise, all things considered.