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you're beautiful here by djorsumn
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something i'd love to publish one day. after some hefty editing tho aha. intercept: Felix found himself very invested in Alice's daily visits. He was spending extra time getting ready in the morning. He had only a few inches of light brown wavy hair on top of his head and very little on the sides, yet he was spending his mornings making sure it laid in the perfect spot and looked just messy enough to act like he didn't care. He was setting out his clothes at night so that his jeans wouldn't have wrinkles in them. He was brushing his teeth for double as long as he normally would. He even invested in some floss. When he would go downstairs to Mugz, he would make sure to put on the cleanest Mugz sweater he had. He started sweeping more. Especially around the time she would be in, if only to be out in the lobby with her instead of having to talk over the counter. Alice was the same as always. She was very good at not showing an effect that his words had on her if she didn't want to. Any time she would say something suggestive or bold, Felix would find himself blushing or stuttering, but on the rare occasion that Felix would try to be as bold, she would just grin and laugh. It took him a while to ensure that she was laughing with him and not at his lousy attempts at banter.
Forever Mine by daddyslittleharlot
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Christopher finds Hailey online and instantly the two form a connection. Despite her best friend's warnings, Hailey agrees on meeting her mysterious friend only to discover the harrowing truth hidden behind the screen.
Ten Reasons Not To Die by RiceLover
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"Give me ten days, and I can give you ten reasons not to die." Evan paused. "And if I can't change your mind by then, you can go jump off that cliff."
(#1) My Survey Dude  by cruise-ing
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❝Hel-❞ ❝Dad? How is she?! I would come now but-❞ ❝Chris...it's Willow.❞ ❝Oh, shit. Sorry. Wrong number.❞ + (not worth reading at all, i don't know what my 15 year old self was thinking writing this tbh, it continues to be up for me to reminisce) #26 ; short story (23/11) #17 ; short story (14/12) #8 ; short story (18/12) #4 ; short story (23/12) #3 ; short story (3/1/2016) #2 ; short story (15/1/2016) #1 ; short story (31/1/2016) cover by @ashtonlirwin + © cruise-ing 2015/6 all rights reserved
When My Shift Ends | ✓ by iwearheelys
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When former beauty pageant queen, Ellie Wilde, hears of her grandmother's sickness, she's the first to offer to drive her to her chemotherapy. What she didn't know she was agreeing to was an obnoxiously cheerful blond boy somehow nudging his way into her life. ©iwearheelys, all rights reserved.
Dear Sydney (2016 Wattys Award Winner) by katherinepowell
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**Winner of the 2016 Watty Awards in Visual Storytelling, and officially a Wattpad Featured Novel!** Two juniors in high school, each fresh out of a breakup, thousands of miles away from each other. Connor Hall and Sydney Porter didn't expect anything to happen when they were assigned to be each other's pen pals at their respective schools, yet feelings can emerge from anything, even simple letters. Written completely in notes, texts, and social media posts, Dear Sydney is a modern take on the conventional love story, proving that you don't have to be close in miles to be close in your hearts. Highest Rank: #18 in Teen Fiction on 4/12/17 Chapter 1 published 4/24/16 Last Epilogue published 8/15/16 © 2016 Katherine Powell McCafferty All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording and so on without prior permission of the author. Any unauthorized copying, broadcasting, manipulation, distribution or selling this novel constitutes an infringement of copyright, which is punishable by law.
Secrets On Tour ✔ [COMPLETED] (Sequel to Late Night Conversations)  by JasminAMiller
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{Highest Ranking: #3 in Short Story} Tyler - who is best known as superstar Jet Valentine - and his girlfriend Anna have been together now for almost four years. Anna has joined Tyler on his latest world tour, while she finishes up her college degree online. Things get a little weird between them when they both start keeping secrets from each other. Can they figure it all out and fix it, or has their relationship just run its course? Sequel to Late Night Conversations. It can be read as a standalone, but to understand the whole story behind Anna and Tyler's relationship, I suggest you read Late Night Conversations first. :) *Please be aware that this is going to be more New Adult since Tyler and Anna are a little older already. So things might be a bit more mature, nothing graphic though.*
Once Upon a Bathroom Stall by hyrule
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❝I- what? What are you talking about? Who is this?❞ ❝Well the bathroom stall says that this number is the gateway to a good time, and unless you're trying to say that a bathroom stall is lying to me, I think I need a little more information to be sold. Do you have like a yelp page I could look up? Past customer reviews? How many stars out of five?❞ ❝What are yo- oh my god, I'm going to fucking kill Marie.❞ (alternatively called: a lot of people shit with pens) written in dialogue // cover by xhemmingshugsx
Late Night Conversations ✔ [COMPLETED]  by JasminAMiller
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{Highest Ranking: #2 in Short Story} One collision. Two strangers. One unorthodox way to pay off her debt. Three weeks of late night conversations. One Date.