James is a brilliant but awkward guitar player in a popular local band who prefers to hide from the spotlight, content to lose himself in his playing and shying away from friendships and emotional attachments. An accidental run in with a mystery girl inspires him to reach out to her through anonymous texts. Too scared that she will be disappointed in the real him, he wants her to fall for him before she can figure out his true identity. Help from a sudden and unexpected friendship pushes him far beyond his comfort zone, but will it be too little too late? While some of this story is fictionalized, parts of it are very real, including the character of James. Our story took a different route, but this is the ending I wish it had. James, if you ever stumble upon this and recognize it.... thank you :)

Anya Banks has spent most of her life living down the street from Drew Stephens. As they grow up together, they're so closely intertwined, they can't imagine a world where they aren't together. To most of their friends and family, Drew and Anya are living out the perfect fairytale teen romance, but things aren't always as they seem. When they agree on an unusual arrangement to protect him from his oppressive and authoritative parents, what starts out as a simple plan grows more complicated over time. When the stress of the secrets and lies are on the verge of breaking Anya, Drew makes a rash decision that causes all of their plans to fall apart. Will they be able to save themselves from the fallout?

Anne De Ville is a do-the-same-thing-every-day kind of ordinary. On the one day she chooses to try and do something different, she ends up dropping her shoes down several flights of stairs, right onto the head of her crush-and her brother's best friend-Hunter Denegan. Will her Prince Charming look for the girl who lost her shoe? [This book is going to be published with Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group in the Summer 2025] [[word count: 20,000-30,000 words]]

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