He was the boy that no one noticed. He was quiet, bland to the naked eye, a total wallflower who sat on the sidelines and lacked in eye contact with those around him though he had the type of eyes that made you feel like you could drown. He tried his best to blend into the background, but what he didn't know was that he was the only one that caught my eye. He was the most intriguing person I had ever laid eyes on even though he couldn't see me. He couldn't see anything.

❝ They watched the stars, night after night ❞ { Watty 2015 Winner Copyright © republicans. All Rights Reserved }

[Now free to read!] Scott Wilson isn't used to being corrected, and he definitely didn't expect to get his biggest dose of criticism by his coach's daughter - Elle Monroe. ***** When Scott Wilson is drafted to try out for the Marlies hockey team, it's easily the best day of his life. He's cocky and for good reason. He's spent his entire life being told that he's a hockey prodigy and he knows that he's on the path to his destiny. Then Elle Monroe shows up, and throws off his entire plan. Elle - the daughter of his coach - is loud, rude, confident, and gets a special kick out of knocking Scott down a peg or two. Scott doesn't want to accept the help she's offering, but eventually he does, and it turns into a lot more than he was expecting. Scott isn't used to a lot of things, but there's one especially that he's never prepared for: a beautiful, loud girl stealing his jersey every day before their practices. [Winner of the 2015 Watty's 'cover to cover'] [completed]

Being named after Aphrodite should have been a blessing. But knowing Dite's luck, it might have been a curse. Because with this name came the relentless need to associate herself in anything involving the trigger words "crush", "type", and "boys". With a database that she'd created using some inside sources (student council), she obtained a God-like power with matchmaking to the extreme, earning her the very original title: the Maker. But what happens when a certain curly-haired brunet decides to blackmail her in return for help? Could it be a recipe for disaster or love? Carter Rivera thinks love. Dite Everson says disaster.

Boys don't have eating disorders. Those are only for vain, teenage girls. Not for Alex. Alex Rivera doesn't know why he started counting calories or why he's addicted to stepping on the scale. He just knows it's what he needs to do. His parents don't understand, and neither does his twin brother - the hotshot player of the school. His little sister doesn't get it. His fucking pet lizard doesn't get it. None of them understand how, a family so happy and so healthy, could've festered this disorder. A disorder that's taken everything from Alex. As the heartbreaking secrets unfold and Alex's disorder is brought under the microscope, the Riveras must find a way to get by, even through the impossibility of Alex's eating disorder, a molestation charge, and the realization that pain isn't always clear-cut and obvious. Told through multiple point of views, The Way We Get By shines a light on the often ignored side of mental health and eating disorders, and it shows that with a little love, humor, and sacrifice, absolutely anything is possible. - - Highest Ranks: |#1| - ednos |#1| - disorder |#1| - mentalillness |#2| - eating |#3| - recovery

Sophie Allen is a Pre-Med student, a hard worker, and head over heels in love with her long-time boyfriend, Bryce Harrison. Bryce Harrison is a baseball jock, a lover of the movie Hairspray, and head over heels in love with his long-tie girlfriend, Sophie Allen. That is, until Bryce's world is turned upside down with the big-C. A cancer diagnosis. What does it mean to love someone unconditionally? And just how far would you go for the person that you love? Sophie is about to find out.

"beautifully dark, thought provoking, and heartfelt. moonlight is one of those rare eye-opening short stories that display just how cruel the reality really is." -archertypes ( aka officialfuryevans), author of #1 short stories cinderelliot, hate line, and miss delivery girl. he was just a boy who knew too much, who saw too much, who hurt too much. WINNER OF THE 2017 FICTION AWARDS ||cover made by @archertypes|| {highest rank: #34 s.s.}

Why do his eyes have to be so blue? Why does his smile have to be so sweet? Why is his accent so attractive? Why the heck did I let myself fall for that darn Canadian? My name is Natalie Jane Simmons and I'm in love with that damn Canadian. Hockey players Natalie and Ian have known each other since they were 12. Now, at 17, Natalie is head over heels for her hockey playing friend, even though she swore that she would never fall for anyone, she finds herself falling for a her sparkling blue eyed Canadian friend. But when Ian moves back to Canada to play hockey, Natalie realizes that it's now or never. Will she tell Ian how she feels? And will Ian feel the same?

[COMPLETED] ❝Sometimes two people have to fall apart to realize how much they need to fall back together.❞ Celeste Sawyer and Archer Rossi have been best-friends since childhood. That is until a heartbreaking event, Archer is involved in a dreadful accident that wipes his entire memory clean of everything in the past... including Celeste. Celeste watches Archer rise to popularity, watches as he befriends the popular kids, and watches as he forgets all about her. Until Celeste is tired of just watching and decides to attend her childhood best friends family barbecue, after months of ignoring the family, in hopes of rekindling their friendship. Celeste is willing to do absolutely anything possible to get her best friend back. Will he remember her? Or continue to forget? Will they continue to drift apart? Or will Celeste realize he's not only her best friend but the love of her life? Cover by: @RebellionOfALifetime Highest Ranking: #40 in Humor as of September 3, 2017

For what seems to him to be forever, he's been the personification of human fears. Every day is the same; he paints their fears according to the things that scare them the most deep down, all while remaining unseen by the humans whose fears he brings. He's known only as Fear, although he once had another name. Piper is a girl drowning in her own anxieties. Fear thought he'd left behind the human part of himself a long time ago; he's told himself never to get involved with humans. But, for some reason, Fear chooses to save Piper. (C) micah good | titanically- highest: #713 in Short Story #51 in Paranormal