Calum believes that he's got everything a guy could ever wish for: popularity, a band with his best friends, and pretty girls in his high school swooning over him. He always thinks that whatever Calum wants, Calum gets. But of course, nothing stays the same. It all started when a girl named Kristen bumped and crashed into his life and asked him to pretend as her boyfriend for a month. Calum knew it would be nothing but a stupid deal until that stupid little thing started changing every single thing about what he always believes in. He woke up one day realizing three things. One, not everything he believed in is always true. Two, he knew something in his life was missing. And lastly... He's sure as hell that he's not pretending anymore. * Published: September 2013 Completed: March 2014 Status: Major Editing

Trying to avoid the clichés in life, Maddy bumps into her childhood best friend and mates. It turns out that after hanging out for some time she discovers that adding sex to their friendship does lead to complications. [ We are forever but not all the time ]

Alex Dyar has been jumping from foster home to foster home for three years. Why? None of your fucking business! She ends up in yet another house, next to Calum Hood. The two instantly hate each other, but Calum can tell she has more than she lets out. He soon learns that she's talented, funny, and has a bright personality. Then why does she push people away? Why has she been moving from foster house to foster house? Alex wants to learn more about Calum as well. Why is everyone so obsessed with him? What's so important? But, when Alex develops a crush on Michael, Calum's best mate, what's going to happen to the two who swear they'll never be friends, let alone a couple. Never in a million years. *** A/N: Hey anyone who's actually reading this. So I know in a lot of fanfics they only focus on the girl and the boy and how they fall in love. I want you to know that what I'm writing is so much more than a fanfic to me. This is about Alex's character development as well as Calum's. There are going to be some chapters that only has Calum in one part out of the three it's divided in. If you want a cheesy, straight to the point, unrealistic fanfic this isn't for you. But if you want a real, cheesy, uplifting, and inspiring story about how a girl overcomes what's been holding her down for so long and finally finds true love, this is what you're looking for. This is all purely fictional, and I'm saddened to say this, but I know most of you can relate to Alex in different ways. I hope those of you who can relate to Alex will take back what she learns in this story and apply in to real life because we all deserve to feel happy and loved.

The sequel to Lonely Avenue. Hazel Francessca is back from her travels. It's been ten years and people have changed. But who has changed more; Calum or Hazel? Can they look past the past and get on with the future or will someone be stuck in their ways?

❝You chased me for a long time, so I figured it was time for me to chase you.❞ copyright © paradisin || 2014

"Calum?" my voice sounds around the filthy and rather empty space. Dirty containers along with endless amounts of beer cans, boxes piling with dust, broken glass, and a dull carpet stained by what I hope isn't blood is littered around the sleazy room. "Ivy?" a voice slurs from a corner. His grey long-sleeved shirt is smeared with a deep shade of red, eyes red from the alcohol, striving to stay open. Sitting on the ground, he rubs his eyes and takes another look at me, "Is that you?" he croaks. The papers I held in my hand falls as my jaw drops along with it. A forbidden tear rolls down my cheek. What?

Hazel Francessca is the nerd. The one that everyone avoids at all costs. The one that walks alone down Lonely Avenue. But she doesn't mind. She actually likes it. Hazel always goes unnoticed, untill someone notices her. A black haired boy named Calum Hood. Will Hazel be able to handle her new found friendship? Or will she fall to pieces, return to her old ways and continue down Lonely Avenue?