Zee just wanted to survive high school quietly - no drama, no attention. But fate had other plans in the form of Essen, the notorious campus bully who seemed to have made it her life's mission to ruin Zee's peace. What everyone didn't know was that Essen's teasing wasn't fueled by hate, but by something she couldn't admit - not even to herself. Between playful jabs, stolen glances, and a growing ache she couldn't shake off, Essen starts realizing that maybe she isn't trying to break Zee... maybe she's already falling for her. Meanwhile, Zee battles the confusion of hating the one person her heart seems to soften for. A story of chaos, affection, and everything that blurs the line between love and hate - "Essen & Zee" proves that sometimes, the loudest kind of love starts with a shove. ⸻ 📓 Author's Note (2025): Hey there! 💌 Thank you for checking out Space Between Our Silences. I'll be uploading new chapters every Wednesday and Saturday, just enough to keep you guessing, screaming, and maybe even falling in love with these two the same way I did. Also, I want to give special credit to my partner, most of the story came from her dreams, ideas, and her own beautiful mind. She's the biggest reason this story keeps going. I'm just the one typing it all down and shaping it into words, but the heart of this story? It's hers. My Aji💫 Stay tuned, stay thrilled. 🌙✨

"Love." "A four letter word that everyone is bound to feel someday in their life. For me, those four letters could be spelt out as hell and it still wouldn't compare to how it made me feel. Why couldn't cupid shoot someone else instead of me? Why did his stupid arrow have to pierce my heart and wound it? Why did he curse me to love someone and why did that someone have to be her? If I could have one wish, I'll wish that I never met her, because maybe if I never met her, my life would have been different. Maybe, I would have been whole." Brooklyn is a soccer playing, hardhead, out going girl who so happens to be bisexual as well. Coming out of the closet in 8th grade she is now in her senior year without a care in the world. She has also be called a player; playing with people feelings and just moving on when she gets bored of their company. But where there are effects there is a cause to them. Brooklyn thinks she got her head screwed on right, only to find out, her world will be turned upside down when Emma comes to her school. Emma, however, is quite the opposite. She only speaks when spoken to and when she does, she talk very little. All Emma wishes to do is complete her senior year without complicating her life with all the drama high school brings with it. If only Emma knew, going to this high school wasn't the best idea and just spelt out drama. Will Emma get caught up in the webs of Brooklyn's wicked schemes or will Brooklyn finally realize that playing with people's heart will just bring her to her own path of destruction when her own heart is on the line. Guess there's more secrets in paradise than anyone ever thought there were. _________________________________________ Started this book around: April 2014 Edited by: @shapeshiftinggoddess from the chapters: Honest and so on.

Riley Sawyer... Shes that girl that everyone knows but isn't a close friend to anyone. She's known to be bisexual as she dated both girls and boys. When her entire life falls apart when her house catches on fire and she loses her parents. Although she has to stay strong for her little brother Parker. She was taken custody by her uncle who happens to be gay and happily married. Anna Shumate...captain of the soccer team finds out about Riley her teammate that she barley knows. She's apart of a friend group and is known to be a lesbian and kind of a player when it comes to dating. Unexpected things happen as Riley is going through a tough time she inherits a lot of money from her parents. Start date: August 9th End date: November 23

Maeve is what people call, a troubled teen. Living with her mother after a rough divorce between her parents, Maeve does whatever she wants whenever she wants. If that's going to party's, skipping school, or breaking rules, if it's not allowed, it's her cup of tea. She masks her struggles with a rude attitude, snapping at anyone who gets to close with her. Her bigger plan; distract from the emptiness that envelopes her. That's until she meets the girl she wants to be gentle with, the girl who gets to see the other side of the mask. June is a bright girl, with lots of friends and a popular statues. The one thing no one understands is her own struggle, living every day with severe undiagnosed ADHD. Her grades are dropping rapidly, and if she doesn't pull it together soon, she'll have to repeat junior year. Her friends and family don't notice her difficulties, or they choose to ignore the signs. She finds unhealthy ways to self sooth, anything to get her through the year with a clear and focused mind. As Maeve discovers new feelings she doesn't accept, June continues on her downward spiral. People are hurt, lives are changed, and all through it? Love is blooming.

"Damn she's so fucking hot, I'm glad I came down when I did" A girl and her best friend's sister can't seem to live without each other now that they've met. They are super attracted to each other, especially on Friday nights. Her best friend is all about the two of them, evwn though they are 4 years apart. A hot age gap, 18 and 22. What will happen between them?

"You dropped this idiot," she spoke, holding her hand out with my timetable in it. I went to grab it off her, but she pulled it away from me with that stupid smirk on her face. "Pull me up and I'll give it to you" she said smirking as if knowing how much her presence annoys me I sighed loudly but that only made her smirk grow wider almost sadistic who am I kidding this bitch is definitely a sadist she loves making my life hell. ___ Rebecca Jones is a girl who just wants to feel loved for once and not a burden, but her enemy, who secretly is in love with her, made her feel worthless, and now she believes it. Each snide remark from her cuts deeper than she lets on, reinforcing the belief that she's unworthy of affection. Yet, beneath the surface of her pain lies a flicker of hope and a desire to break free from this cycle of negativity. Isabella Diaz is someone who doesn't know how to express their feelings in a healthy way or how to control her anger. Her emotions often bubble over at the slightest provocation, leading to outbursts that leave her feeling isolated and misunderstood. Isabella sees Rebecca as someone who carries an invisible weight. She recognizes the sadness in Rebecca's eyes but struggles to find the right words or actions to reach out. Instead, Isabella's frustration pains Rebecca more.

Being forced to transfer to a new school because of your ex-girlfriend is never easy, especially when you are the only one that isn't part of the 1% when it comes to money. But what Riven Dagger doesn't know is that she soon will be part of the popular group when she falls for the most popular girl in school (again). Collins Frost is the richest girl in town, the best player on the basketball team, and the popular girl. Her life is seen as perfect. But her breaking up with her boyfriend she no longer has the 'perfect' relationship. However, she finds the perfect girl when she least expected. ..................... "Oh so you are just sexually frustrated?" I tease. "Because of you. I mean have you seen yourself. How could I not be?" "Collins Frost, are you just trying to get into my pants?" I ask with dramatics. "If you want me to" she winks.

Phoenix LeFlore: She is alive. Her brother is dead. People are moving forward. She is standing still. He was everything. Now she has nothing. Aza Ainsworth: She is a soft girl who acts tough. She is a warm girl who was treated coldly. Someone made her heart beat faster, then broke it. Can a broken heart help a broken soul? _____ Girl meets girl. Girl doesn't like girl. Then girl likes girl. Could she like her back? Two girls. One story. _____ "I like: The soft side underneath her tough side. Her mind. Her wit. Her cute awkwardness. The way she bites her nails. The way she dresses, like a 90s character, like someone in a movie. The way she smells, like mint, spicy but sweet, like her personality. Her green, serious, sexy eyes. Her laugh. Her name. Her hand in my hand. The stars on her face. The X on the back of her neck. I want to make her laugh all day, want to say her name, whisper it, scream it. Phoenix. I want to hold her hand, want to kiss all the stars on her face, and want to cherish the X on the back of her neck. I want to cherish her. I don't like: Phoenix."

College is supposed to be about nothing but partying and preparing you for the rest of your life, right? Meeting the love of your life and your lifelong friends, it'll be smooth and easy, correct? Wrong. Well, wrong for 20-year-old Hazel Bridgette. Not only is her love life going in flames, she also got a rival. Natalia Hansley. A woman who wants nothing but to annoy Hazel. To break her under her own fingertips. Watch her suffer when she gets a better score. She hates her. They hate each other. Until proved otherwise. A tragic accident reveals hidden feelings that both of them have kept a secret.. Behind Closed Doors.

Madison and Hannah hooked up once in highschool they had never talked before that graduation party Hannah finds out she's pregnant and can't go to college so she keeps her pregnancy to herself until Madison finds out somehow