"I can't love you... if you can't even love yourself." After a family tragedy, Genevieve, Genna, is forced to leave her sunny state of California and move to Chicago, Illinois. Automatically, she clicks with the quarterback, Grayson. Although their relationship seems unconditional, Genna's insecurities tend to get in the way. With everything going on, the one constant in Genna's life is Blake. He just so happens to be Grayson's best friend and teammate. Genna feels as if her anxiety and insecurities constantly ruin her chances at a normal life, so she hides them and waits for someone to realize she isn't always, "not hungry".

❝hi this is Panda Express, how may I help you?❞ ❝can i have one order of general tso's chicken? hold the chicken, double the vegetables.❞ ❝how in the world is that general tso's chicken?❞ ☂ lowercase intended. story inspired by many others. ☂ -- just a pinch of love #1 -- #339 in humor 1/2/15

k e r o s e n e hearts (n phr.): hearts ready to catch fire; fall in love *** of stories and of love past // present *** she was only staying for a year- she never saw it coming if you insist on a summary, this is about: the story of an unconventional and somewhat rebellious (actually just uncontrollable) exchange student from Hong Kong staying in the US for a year; the story of those who she interacts with; stories of love, of all kinds of love. (check tags for more info) ***

Wattys 2019 Winner! "So when is it a problem? Oh, when you're in love." ----- Simon St. John is a liar, a cheater, a fraud -- but only because he has to be. Born with the ability to shape shift, his childhood was mostly spent learning to control his many faces in a world where most people only wear one. In fact, it was almost fun, in a way, until he met Valerie Love. Valerie Love is a college student fresh out of luck. For years she has watched her friends fall in and out of love, test the waters of relationships, earn their stripes in the wondrous field of romance. Valerie, however, has watched from the sidelines, passing face after face, meeting person after person without forming many connections. She has mostly given up on the idea of searching for love, until Simon lends her a new hope. Follow the strange story of college students Simon St. John and Valerie Love as one finally discovers the true definition of identity, and the other questions what it really is to be known.