A tale of romance blossoming on the bus between the reserved outsider and the girl stuck in self-doubt and going through the motions. Early morning shifts, working into the afternoon...Deidre finds herself falling for the handsome stranger who joins her bus rides to and from her job. ======================================== The prompt(s) I used: "You finally build enough courage to talk to that cute someone you see everyday on the bus." "I think that you're not as dark as you want people to believe."

What would you do if you got the opportunity to confess your feelings to your crush years after what you thought would be the last time you saw them? Two best friends have a reunion in the waiting room. One contemplates whether to finally confess his feelings to the other; he's torn between never seeing her again and her never knowing, or never seeing her again and her memory of him being forever ruined. The two have a complicated and very close relationship, but he is unsure whether it's worth the risk to tell her what he's been harboring all these years.

Welcome all quintessentials! Make yourself at home with all the best luxuries: high class gyms, healthy food made by the finest cooks, innovative cafes, secure identities, personal trainers, and so much more. The law is here to protect you, nothing besides that. Feel safe in a protected, healthy community. The only other thing keeping you quintessentials absolutely perfect is society! They used to say practice makes perfect. But perfection isn't just something to shoot for now. It's a standard. And it's created monsters who will do anything to stay perfect. Our government is run by these monsters... but what am I supposed to do about it? I have my own personal issues to worry about. For example, fitting into a society of people with perfect bodies and incredible minds with a body of skin and bones.

Highest Rank: #26 in bridge ===================================== It's been so long since I've had a real home. A real home being more than just a place to sleep. A home is the one place where you always belong; the one place you can depend on to be yours when you need space. ---------------------------------------------------------- After moving to Hawaii for the sake of her sister getting a job, Robin is losing her connection on her friends. But just as this becomes an issue, she is taken from the world she knows and loves and into a completely different world: one with dragons and magical creatures she had never even imagined to exist. A world full of light.. and darkness. A world that is losing the protective barriers on it. A world that is dying under our noses. Will the prophecy be fulfilled? Can an inexperienced Elemental prevent chaos from ensuing? ================================================ Your support is greatly appreciated! I try to respond to any comments as they come into my notifications, so feel free to leave your thoughts throughout the story. This story is currently being rewritten, but I hope you enjoy what there is! ♥TheHappyHatter