~ 2021 WATTY'S SHORTLIST ~ "I-well, I..." I hesitated with my response. I wanted to let go. To not worry about what would happen in the future. I'd always loved staring into fires. It hypnotized me with its beauty and danger. It was so tantalizing to look at, but one little touch could destroy. I knew the heat between Tyler and I was similar. It started off small but it had only grown in the weeks he'd been here. We'd fed it unintentionally, and it had gone from an ember to a crackling flame. Every nerve in my body wanted to reach out and touch it, even though I knew I'd get burned. *************************************************** Pia Callahan always lived a carefree life with no worries. Her only responsibilities were to attend her college classes (sometimes) and keep herself fed (on ramen). When tragedy strikes, Pia is all of the sudden thrown into a whirlwind of change. She has to grow up and take on more responsibility than she could ever imagine: the custody of her best friend's son. Pia may not believe she is the best person for the job, but she is determined to do it. She'll trade in frat parties for PTA meetings and beer-bongs for apple juice. But what happens when the ruggedly hot motocross athlete Tyler Westwood shows up in her small town? Tyler lives on the fast track, never caring too much about consequences. You can't when your job is to do backflips through the air. Sometimes, you just have to send it and hope for the best. From the second Tyler meets Pia, he knows he wants her. But she is determined to ignore their bubbling chemistry. She has priorities now and a summer fling isn't one of them. Will Pia be able to stay away from Tyler? Or will she decide to hit the throttle? ***************************************************

where two faceless and unique voiced people are ridiculously clueless. corpse husband x fem!oc [ started: 23/07/2021 finished: 25/12/2022 ]

She's a wild, free spirit who sees the good in everyone, and he's the hardened, bad-tempered loner who wants nothing to do with her-yet no matter how hard he tries to push her away, she's the one temptation he can't escape. *** He's never met someone with such a bubbly personality. Not to mention the wildness and odd phrases she says every five minutes. He hates it. He hates how he can't stay away from it. He hates what she does to him; it's not like him to chase after some girl. She gets under his skin like no other. She's never met someone with such a bad attitude. He's ill-mannered and menacing. The glare never seems to leave his face. Considering it all, she can't help but feel the attraction toward him. Dangerous attraction toward a seemingly dangerous man. Maybe it's the tattoos on his arm that gets her attention. Or maybe it's because she can tell there's hope for good under his rough exterior. And she's about to find it, whether he likes it or not. It's no secret that the two of them are complete and total opposites. *** "You like being called Sugar, don't you?" I tease, placing my toothbrush back after finishing. He does the same and gives me a side-eyed scowl. He grips my chin harshly and kisses me. My body temperature raises a good ten degrees and my right leg goes all wiggly. He pulls away. "You like it when I kiss you, don't you?" He teases the same way I did to him and I'm left blubbering. "I think both of our questions are rhetorical," I lower my voice up at him. His lip curls up into a smirk. *** #1 in Young Adult #9 in Badboy #1 in Cold #3 in Goodgirl #1 in Sweetheart #14 in Love *** *Warning* This story contains mature themes (language, scenes)

george is a sought-after model with his pale skin and dainty figure. dream is a wealthy upcoming photographer with a special eye for details. ~~~ major content warning; includes smut and other sexual themes. - word count: 46268

George is a rich heir to his family's successful technology company. Forced into an arranged marriage, he decides to leave the alter on his big day, running up to a black car he mistakes as his best friend's. The driver of the car? None other than Dream, his shady business competitor that seems to know just how to make him angry. The two don't start off on good terms, but eventually come to a deal that will help both of them get what they want. ----- cover art by: rosecoloredmax on twitter :) all trigger warnings will be listed at the start of chapters. if anyone in this story says they are uncomfortable with shipping and/or stories written about them, i will gladly take it down. milestones: 1k- 4/23 ✔️ 5k- 4/28 ✔️ 10k- 5/4 ✔️ 20k - 5/12 ✔️ 40k- 5/25 ✔️ 50k- 5/29 ✔️ 60k- 6/2 ✔️ 80k- 6/15 ✔️ 100k- 6/26 ✔️ 150k- 8/7 ✔️ 200k- 9/25 ✔️ #1 in dnf 8/7 #3 in quackity 9/4 #11 in nihachu 8/10 #55 in gream 9/13 #86 in dreamnotfound 8/25

This is the cheerleader George, football player Dream au nobody asked for... Clay "Dream" Collins is your average high school football prodigy, popular and charming. Nearly everyone at school is in love with him, most of which is from his own manipulation. George is a new transfer student that became captain of the cheerleading team. He is an optimistic boy who isn't afraid to dress feminine, and while many respect him for this, many judge him. After one eventful night at a party, Dream and George end up alone in a room, with George claiming he won't ever fall for Dream. Dream makes this his goal to change the male cheerleader's mind. How hard could it be? ----- cover art is by @pencantdraw on twitter! trigger warnings include: - alcohol/drug usage - eventual smut/spice - abuse/violence/sexual assault - eating disorder/PTSD/anxiety - self harm/suicide attempt (it's not that bad, most of the angst is in the middle chapters i promise :]) That being said, I will put any trigger warnings at the start of the chapter in which they occur. George has an eating disorder in this story so I won't always put a tw for it unless I go into detail about it, keep that in mind while reading. Sometimes I also mention previous events that have happened in the story that might be triggering so if I forget to put a tw, respectfully comment and let me know :) all of the characters in this story are simply characters, and do not represent them as real people milestones (ily guys): 1k- 3/25 ✔️ 5k- 3/27 ✔️ 10k- 3/28 ✔️ 50k- 4/6 ✔️ 100k- 4/15 ✔️ 200k- 4/27 ✔️ 300k- 5/7 ✔️ 400k- 5/13 ✔️ 500k- 5/20 ✔️ 600k- 6/2 ✔️ 700k- 6/24 ✔️ 800k- 7/18 ✔️ 900k- 8/10 ✔️ 1m- 9/14 ✔️ #1 in dreamwastaken: 4/17 #1 in dreamnotfound: 4/25 #3 in dnf: 4/29 #4 in georgenotfound 5/13 #32 in gream 6/2

Jealousy. Dream has always been a jealous person. He's spiteful and arrogant, always needing to get his own way. This only worsened when he got to college, and now he can't spend one minute without being the center of attention. Everything seems to change when the new art student, George, steals the attention from him. Even worse, the brunette seems to always pretend as if Dream doesn't exist. It's safe to say that Dream is jealous of this beautiful art prodigy, and jealousy goes a long way. ----- cover art by: grimayart on twitter! tw's/cw's: - smut & nsfw - addiction/drug abuse - recreational drug & alcohol usage - domestic violence/toxic relationships (i will be adding the tw's at the start of each chapter besides those that contain recreational drug & alcohol usage, because there are a lot of those) achievements: 1k- 6/20 ✔️ 5k- 6/23 ✔️ 10k- 6/26 ✔️ 20k- 6/30 ✔️ 50k- 7/5 ✔️ 100k- 7/14 ✔️ 150k- 7/22 ✔️ 200k- 7/31 ✔️ 250k- 8/18 ✔️ 300k- 9/27 ✔️ #1 in karljacobs- 7/17 #6 in gream- 8/10 #7 in collegeau- 7/4 #16 in art- 7/4 #20 in bbh- 6/28 #29 in skeppy- 7/3 #71 in karlnap- 6/25

[BOOK ONE OF THE BENCH TRIO TRILOGY SERIES ONE] In which a tiny American girl falls in love with the boy who saved her life years ago.. {COMPLETED} [PICTURE IN COVER IS NOT MINE] Started - Oct. 28th 2020 Ended - Jan. 31st 2021

"Fuck" I watch intently as the brunette across from me wipes the illegal evidence from his nose, flakes of the leftover white powder slowly spiral down onto the glass table before him. I've never been one to think drugs are attractive, in fact I've always despised the substance. They ruin a person, they tarnish a personality and creepily become a lifestyle. But here I am practically drooling at this mans feet. "You like what you see don't you?" He smirks, knowing damn well the feelings brewing in my stomach. I don't answer, I don't think my brain could process any words in the current situation. "Why do they call you Sapnap?" I hear a whiney voice to the left of me, suddenly very aware of how public we are. For a moment there we were alone.

a gorgeous brunet catches clay's eye under the red strip club lights. ♡ dnf strip club au major content warning: includes smut and other sexual themes. - wc: 46744