Lorelai Daisy Slater was a quiet girl. She worked hard for what she had, put a lot of effort into her studies, and was ready for the real world. She worked hard to transfer from a little community college to Briar U. She thought it was gonna be an easy two years, work at Malones, get a scholarship, and get a stable job once she graduates, but the Briar U boys seem to be interested in her. Rory had thought she left it all behind, but when Dean DiLaurentis recognizes her, she knows it's gonna be hard to avoid him. She sneaks around him at Malones, the Hockey rink, when she sneaks in to skate, and even on campus. But how long until the boys succeed and get Rory to finally talk to them?

Quinn Taylor has made a career out of looking calm. On the ice, she's America's favorite kind of pressure-proof-bright smile, steady answers, the skater everyone wants to root for. Off the ice, she's an only child with a perfectionist's brain and a habit of carrying too much alone. The cameras love her. The country expects her. And the one place she can't afford to fall apart is the one place she's dreamed of since she was little. The Olympics. Macklin Celebrini has always made things feel lighter. He was the new kid at a Northern California rink at twelve-Canadian, polite, a little lost-until Quinn decided he was hers to keep. He became her best friend in the cold air and early mornings, the person who could make her laugh mid-breakdown and never ask her to perform for him. Then life did what life does: seasons changed, schedules got brutal, distance widened, and the kind of friendship that felt unbreakable turned into occasional texts and quiet missing. Now they're both back where the world is loudest. At the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, Quinn is chasing the skate of her life for Team USA. Mack is carrying his own weight for Team Canada hockey. When reporters find out they grew up together, the story writes itself-childhood friends reunited, smiles caught on camera, a thousand strangers deciding what they are to each other. The only problem is... the strangers aren't entirely wrong. Between past chapters at a small California rink and present days in the Olympic Village, Quinn and Mack have to figure out what they really meant to each other then-and what they're allowed to be now, with medals on the line and the whole world watching. Because it's one thing to love someone quietly from a distance. It's another to have them show up in your life again and make everything feel possible.

The first law of tragedies: the end is already written and inevitable. Rin Nakamura is born with the taste of carrion in her mouth and the future coiled like a noose around her neck. Fate waits, patient as a butcher, sharpening its knives on her spine, and every step she takes leaves something of her behind, shreds of mercy and ribbons of doubt sloughing off like skin torn from muscle. She is hollowed slowly, lovingly, until there is more vacancy than girl, until her insides echo with the voices of things older and hungrier than gods. When the world finally splits her open, it is not a surprise. Her blood soaks into the soil as if it has always belonged there, and the prophecy closes its mouth around her bones, satisfied.

𝖎𝖓 𝖜𝖍𝖎𝖈𝖍 ── .✦ The history books say that the members of House Laecella-Moriaena received a gift from the gods the moment they were born, their resemblance to saintly figures setting them apart all the greater─ but not even Sancti can outrun the greed and fear of man. Luminara Laecella-Moriaena became the last reminder of her family's legacy since the night the Harkonnen attacked. Now that history is close to rewriting itself again, is she going to save what matters most in the end? They took everything away from her, and she'd be damned if she let them take Paul Atreides away from her too. 𝖔𝖗 𝖎𝖓 𝖜𝖍𝖎𝖈𝖍 ── .✦ Their prophecy is already written in the stars, but the world is doing everything in its power to break them apart before their love can burn Arrakis to the ground. 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖆𝖓𝖈𝖙𝖆 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖒𝖊𝖘𝖘𝖎𝖆𝖍 (paul atreides x oc) dune part one to part three © 2025, sarasotherlife

Margo Johnson knows exactly how to control a narrative as the social media manager for the New Jersey Devils. Luke Hughes, the team's quiet defenseman and her longtime college friend, knows exactly how to ignore one. For years, they've kept things strictly platonic-built on late-night phone calls, inside jokes, and off-the-record banter. Then a candid photo of them laughing goes viral, and the internet completely loses its mind shipping them. To capitalize on the hype and distract the press from a few messy team headlines, they agree to a harmless PR stunt: fake dating. But staging hand-holding for the grid and playing boyfriend for the cameras is a lot harder than Margo expected. As old, buried feelings resurface during long road trips and late-night arena edits, the lines completely blur. Now, Margo has to face the one headline she can't spin-the one where she falls for her best friend.

Quinn Hughes is used to being watched. As the stoic captain of the Vancouver Canucks, he knows exactly how to play to the cameras-until a documentary crew embeds with the team for Face Off, shattering his carefully built walls. Behind the lens is Nathalie Rivers. Perceptive, talented, and entirely unimpressed by his public persona, she starts capturing the quiet moments the rest of the world misses. From early morning skates to shared breakfasts in the city, their professional boundaries begin to blur into something deeply personal. Quinn has spent his whole life protecting his game, but Nathalie is the first person to see the man behind the jersey. When the cameras stop rolling, they'll have to decide if their connection was just movie magic-or a love worth the spotlight.

"Mack, we've all been through this before, it's normal to have a crush every once in a while when you're in a relationship. I know I've been there. The fact that it happened isn't what matters, it's normal, it's healthy. How you handle it is what matters" Coach said. "So what do I do?" I asked. "What are my options?" "Well, I've heard you talk to Ella on the phone before, no offense by this, are you really happy with her? Because that girl seems like she has no respect for you." Lee said. "I love her." I said. "Not what I asked," Lee said. "What did you do in this situation?" I asked coach. "You don't want my answer right now if you're still reflecting on all of this" He said. "I do." I said. He paused. "I reflected, made the decision to end my relationship. But, I had genuine feelings for the other girl, you just met Cubbie, you're not there yet" Coach said, offering me a smile. "Well, how'd it all work out for you?" I asked. "Ask her yourself, she's standing behind you cooking dinner for our kids as we speak" Joe said. Wow that was a lot. I looked back at the door she had just walked out, then looked back at Coach and Lee. "Had a feeling that one would scare you a little bit. "He's not scared, he's reflecting." Lee said, putting emphasis on the word. ⋆˚࿔ TW mentions of: drinking, mental health issues, family issues, and lethal amounts of sarcasm & dark humor

This story is a slow-burn, emotionally charged romance set against the backdrop of the NHL world and public spotlight. It follows Tereza Pastrňáková, a former Olympic figure skating champion turned NHL reporter, and Juraj Slafkovský, a rising Slovak hockey star, as they navigate their complicated past, unresolved feelings, and the challenges of love in a high-profile sports environment. Their relationship is filled with playful banter, lingering tension, and unspoken emotions, shaped by their history-an almost-love that once slipped through their fingers. Now, with their paths intertwined again, they must confront old wounds, outside pressures, and their own insecurities while figuring out what they truly mean to each other. English is not my first language!

｡°✩ | ˗ˏˋ ☆ ˎˊ˗ | 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 "but you always really knew i just want to be with you" ❝ i love her but she won't forgive me ❞ ❝ i think she will ❞ quinn hughes x oc irl x social media © blond43d 2023

A world in which there is a fourth Hughes... Lya Hughes is the younger sister of Luke, Jack and Quinn. Her full name is Rosalia, but she doesn't like it, so she goes by Lya, and always has. The Hughes siblings have always been close, and having three older brothers certainly made Lya's life a rodeo. So let's get into it.