Sophia Shepard has every reason to hate Gator Tillman. He's the reckless troublemaker who tore her family apart- at least, that's how she's always understood it. And Sophia has never forgiven him. While her brother left town, Sophia stayed behind to help her father keep the ranch running. She's built a life out of grit and routine, and she refuses to let Gator's smirks or lazy "Mornin', sweetheart" shake her. After all. Why would she fall for someone like him?

When your father dies owing Roy Tillman more money than you could ever repay, the debt doesn't disappear. It transfers. Roy decides you'll be sold to one of his men. Before anyone else can claim you, Gator Tillman does. Now you belong to him. Forced to live at the ranch as his property, you believe you're trapped with a man just as cruel as the others... but the longer you stay, the more you begin to notice something doesn't add up. Because Gator watches you too closely. Stops things before they happen. And treats you worst when Roy is looking. Best when he isn't. He says you're his. But he never touches you like you are. And that might be the most dangerous thing of all.

✮⋆˙ 𝘏𝘦𝘺 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘺! 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘦 𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘩! ˖.𖥔 ݁ ˖ ⊹ ࣪ ˖ Cassidy Halloway is the Mayor's daughter and Stark County's golden girl. But when she gets tangled up with Deputy Gator Tillman and the county's most gruesome serial killer to date Gator learns the Mayor's girl is anything but golden. ˖.𖥔 ݁ ˖ ⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 ✮⋆˙ ⚠️ Proceed with caution. Story includes mentions of death, gore, drug use, mental illness, psychotic behavior, sex, alcohol, weed, age gap, and domestic violence. Reader discretion Is advised. Minors do not read. #1 in #fargo 3.30.26 #1 in #gatortillman 5.15.2026

Some people become so intertwined with your life that losing them feels like losing a part of yourself. For Sofía Carter, Joe Keery was never just her best friend's older brother. He was summers spent at the Keery house when her own home felt too quiet. Late-night drives, shared secrets, almost-kisses, and years of feelings buried beneath friendship and bad timing. The boy she loved without ever really admitting it. The one person who always felt a little too much like home. For years, Sofía convinced herself whatever existed between them had faded into history. Until Joe comes home. Suddenly, old feelings begin surfacing with terrifying ease, pulling them back into the kind of intimacy that once ruined them both. What begins as lingering looks and stolen touches quickly spirals into a secret neither of them can seem to stop choosing. But falling for Joe again means risking far more than heartbreak. Because their lives have always been deeply entangled, threaded through shared friends, family dinners, inside jokes, and years of history too complicated to untangle cleanly. And this time, losing each other might cost them everything that ever felt like home.

Maggie swore she'd never be like the girls who fell for Gator Tillman, the sheriff's rotten son. But hate burns close to desire, and when old wounds and buried truths resurface, Maggie finds herself caught in a web of betrayal, control, and the one man she grew up despising. **This story uses characters and references from Fargo S5, but the events don't explicitly follow the show.**

Julie García built her career on control. As one of the most sought-after tour managers in the industry, she's known for running flawless shows, fixing problems before they happen, and never, ever, losing her composure. Her reputation isn't just important, it's everything. But control is a fragile thing, especially when it comes to Joe Keery. Because no matter how perfectly she runs his tour, there's one thing she can't seem to manage; the way he looks at her like she's something worth breaking the rules for. And in an industry that destroys women for far less, one mistake is all it takes to lose everything.

What if... Steve Rogers (Captain America) returned the infinity stones, but had a problem on the way making him choose to go back to the present right away instead of living his normal happy life next to Peggy Carter? Riley, a young lady who changes Steve's perception of love after all the years of sadness he had to go through after Endgame, is able to meet him thanks to the alternative timeline he created over his most difficult choice. To return with the same age instead of growing old with Peggy. Riley joins S.H.I.E.L.D. while secretly being an inhuman. What she did not know, was all the pain she'd cause to those she loves with her secret. That is not the end of this multiverse timeline made out of Steve's choice. Anything can happen from different events to characters. Life is made of choices, and everyone will have to make theirs. From love interests to fights, at the end of the day, they will always be Rising. ____ Warning: The story might contain very small spoilers. However, it's very unlikely as this story is situated in an alternative timeline, after Endgame, where everyone who died is still alive, older and continuing their lives. ____ Note from the author: I hope you enjoy this story! Don't forget to vote on every chapter, follow me, and share with more friends! Your support is free, but very important to help me grow as a writer💗