WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Adrift after a failed suicide attempt, golden boy Everest can't find anything worth living for - until he meets Beverly, a loner determined to prove him wrong. ***** For a boy who seemed to have it all - wealth, good looks, popularity, a wide circle of friends - Everest Finley becomes the ultimate social outcast after failing to take his own life. Dejected and alone, he starts his last year of high school by acting out, determined to ruin his golden boy reputation after his best friend and girlfriend both turn on him. But to his surprise, resident loner Beverly Davis reaches out and tries to befriend him. Ever the optimistic, her empathy and persistence eventually convinces him to spend time with her, and the two slowly bond over their complicated family lives and a love of singing. But even as their budding friendship begins to hint at something more, Everest continues to struggle with depression and unhappiness. Can a simple pact between the two truly encourage him to find something worth living for? Content and/or Trigger Warning: this story contains mentions and descriptions of depression and self harm. -SKY

Ever heard of a loan shark? No? Run. Run, and never get involved. If only Darya Fawlen's father - weak, moneyless and desperate - had been told that, then maybe they wouldn't have ended up so badly. With debts collecting higher than their hopes and loud knocks on the door every day, they constantly live in fear, waiting for the next visit. It comes, in the form of two terrifying males: Dale Baxter and James Arthur. One look at Darya, crying in the corner, is enough to make James stop and think. And, later, realise. And save. And escape with. And love. It doesn't come easy though. Just like most things in this world. ***JAMES ARTHUR FANFICTION***