In 1943, Bucky Barnes had dragged his best friend Steve Rogers along on many double dates, but they never turned out well for the short and scrawny boy, especially when both girls ended up on Bucky's arm. That was until Steve met Sarah, a shy petite girl from a few blocks away. Sarah doesn't see Steve as a weak or disappointing, but as a strong, caring man who holds the key to her heart. When World War Two rolls around, Bucky enlists, and naturally Steve wants to do the same. Sarah begs him not to go, and to her relief he gets rejected numerous times. That is, until the Stark Expo Worlds Fair rolls around, and Steve is finally accepted into the United States Army..

"You know, I could show you?" Cassadee whispered sliding her long black fingernail down my torso to the tops of my jeans and tugging. She looked up at me through her beautiful long eyelashes and a smirk tugging on her lips. "Uh. I-I.." I stuttered my mouth hung open. My arms glued to my side not knowing what to do in this type of situation. "Come on. Don't you wanna know what it's like to be bad?" ************************** Cassedee Simons, she is what you would call a bad girl, trouble. Does whatever she wants when she wants. Meet Mason Stockman, he is what people call nerdy, goody two shoes, never does anything wrong and always follows the rules. But when Mason is sick of people calling goody goody, Cassadee notices and thinks it would be fun to help him out. Show him what it's like in her world.

•Currently under editing, fixing grammar/spelling mistakes• Spock is in love with Jim. His soft hair, his blue eyes, his selflessness, he's the only thing Spock can't suppress his feelings for. But how can he tell him? Jim's obviously in love with Carol....wait. Is he? Jim's future with Spock will be determined by one twisted turn of events. But, they're not the only ones with feelings. T'hy'la follows three couples aboard the Enterprise through complicated and twisted adventures. This story can be read as TOS or AOS. I would like to dedicate this story to the all wonderful actors and actresses of the original series we've lost over the years.

Ari Callahan has no idea how to talk to boys -- or how to talk to anyone for that matter. Enter Zac, the cute new guy in town who won't stop texting her. But is his interest real, or does he have a hidden agenda? ***** Found as a young child washed up on the beach, 17-year-old Ari Callahan has never uttered a word out loud to anyone -- not even her adoptive family. Psychologists have diagnosed her with a condition called selective mutism, but Ari can't help identifying with her namesake character, Ariel, the little mermaid in the fairytale whose voice was stolen by a sea witch. Mermaid-obsession aside, Ari's silence makes socializing tough. She's never had a boyfriend or been asked out on a date. Not until Zac, the confident new arrival in town, asks for her number. But Zac has his own reasons for texting with Ari. He's part of a movement to sabotage the artificial music app called SirenSong, threatening to render human singing obsolete. Zac's collaborators have scoured the globe in search of a singing voice perfect enough to break the SirenSong spell, and their search has led them straight to Ari's beachside town. Will her relationship with Zac help Ari find her voice and unlock the secrets of her origins? Or will he use her and leave her high and dry? Title: Ari and Zac (formerly The Mermaid Hypothesis) Content Warning: This story contains references to selective mutism, suicidal thoughts, and early childhood trauma.