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Baby Keeper by beautlies
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When college student Kasey Whitton takes a job babysitting for single dad Jian Li, she doesn't expect to fall in love with the newborn baby -- or with Jian. ***** Love is the last thing on Kasey Whitton's mind when she agrees to take an overnight babysitting job to help support her struggling family. But as her business relationship with single dad Jian Li slowly develops into something more, Kasey is surprised to find herself falling in love with him despite his hot-and-cold attitude towards her -- and the fact that she has a long-term high school boyfriend. Will her growing feelings for Jian and his newborn son be enough to convince her to risk everything stable in her life? Or will Jian's fear of commitment -- and his belief all the women in his life are cursed -- be enough to keep them apart? [[Best Diverse Story, The Fiction Awards]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
Worth The Fight ✓ by beautlies
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Jack is born against all the gender stereotypes and she loves to punch people for no reason. When she meets Calvin, things change -- it's not like a meeting of water and fire; however it'll burn. ✿ Evaline Green, 2015
Wayfaring Traveler by beautifultragedies
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There are cities where rain, grief, and love all coexist. . . . Ezra Banks' stays in towns across the continental United States always seem to have a short shelf life, his stays never exceeding three months. It would seem apparent that he has commitment issues and wishes to never settle down, but it's not that, he's just searching for home. The sleepless town of Seattle (and a spontaneous waitress) perhaps being the home he's been longing for since childhood.
Cupidity by beautifultragedies
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Cupid's pointed arrow struck Orion, will Orion strike the arrow back at Cupid? Orion was struck by the all-too-famous pointy golden arrow, shot by Cupid himself. But, the arrow wasn't shot to pair her with her fated one. The arrow was shot at her so she could be the next matchmaker. She's stuck to face hormonal teens and a bad attitude mentor until she finds her own love. But, is her love closer than she thinks and standing with his own set of arrows?
Bloom by raindrops_
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❝Don't let anyone bring you down.❞ Fifteen-year-old Bloom Landry loves music, but she's been unable to show what she's got since a falling-out with an ex-best friend years ago. However, due to an unexpected circumstance, she's forced to take part in a songwriting competition that will test her courage to overcome her fears and start anew, like a flower in spring. [originally titled as Spring Beauty] Book cover illustration by raindrops_
Secretive || Discontinued by Suga_Kim
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In which Hoseok's secretive part time job was discovered by a schoolmate. Start: 12/23/17 End: TBD issa short story ©Suga_Kim
The Way Our Worlds Collided by raindrops_
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Everyone has that one person they just can't quite get over even though they've moved on with their lives. For him, it's the quiet girl with red hair and forest green eyes. The Way It Was Before spin-off | Finn's POV Book cover illustration by raindrops_
When You Were There by raindrops_
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❝A story of longing for something long gone. . . like the time when you were there.❞
The Way It Was Before by raindrops_
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[Now on WEBTOON!] [SLOWLY EDITING] Introverted and awkward Autumn Lyne is content with having just books as companions--that is, until her extrovert of a sister drags her out to meet her band. But nobody has expected that this would mark the plot twist her heart has never signed up for. Her first love. *** Autumn Lyne has terrible social skills, and when her older sister has had enough of her being alone all the time, she's forced to interact with people outside of her tiny world. Meeting and befriending her sister's bandmates is only the beginning. Her growing bond with the charming Michael Summer seems unstoppable. But what if there is more to him than meets the eye? How can a girl who has barely opened up her heart handle her first love--and first heartbreak? Illustration by raindrops_
Finding Cinderella by raindrops_
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[ALSO KNOWN AS "MATCH MADE IN HELL" ON WEBTOON ORIGINALS] He's. . . hot, popular, and proud. She's. . . plain, eccentric, and persistent. There's nothing common between them except that they hate each other. Not good, right? But why is he determined to find her while she is determined to escape him? Twists get turns, fates have entangled. Life has even become harder than before. And their once-upon-a-modern-time story starts with a dance. -- Book cover illustration by raindrops_ [Old version] STARTED: Nov. 2012 FINISHED: Nov. 2013 [New edition] STARTED: Jun 2018 FINISHED: Jun 2019