"Call off the search for your soul, or put it on hold again." A private booth, a broken heart, a girl dressed in red, at a strip club. because sometimes love isn't what it was ever supposed to be. ••• This story has a lot of more mature themes than my other works, incl. addiction, dr*g use, s*x work and toxic relationships, please avoid reading if any are subjects you don't feel comfortable with, please put yourself first <3

"If it's insanity, brand me infatuated." Leah Greene doesn't think much about the trip to California with her best friend until a hotel room mixup with the Arctic Monkeys and hollywood drama chasing her tail for it. Alex doesn't think much about the next few gigs in California after his recent breakup with Arielle. But after a rather awkward meeting between him and a fan, things are going to be changed between him and the band forever. [THIS IS NOT A SEQUEL. THIS IS A BETTER VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL.] IMPORTANT NOTE I left Wattpad years ago because suddenly I had a lot more pressure from school, and looked back on this story. I cringed so fucking much, but it brought back so many memories so I wanted to completely fix it. It won't get as many reads as the original but I wanted to put this out here anyways. Better version complete with: - NEW scenes - Foreshadowing - Realistic pacing - Grammar! - Better dialogue - Imagery - A standard (past) tense - Cut filler scenes - American spelling since Leah is American (even though I'm not) - Edited storyline - No confusing POV's - Fixed plot holes - Prior research - Actual common sense Thanks for all the support!

Jessica Driver, the girl with a big heart and and open mind. Damon Albarn, the boy with irresistible charm and wit. He was tough, she was tender. A blooming romance forms between record stacking Jessica and britpop star Damon. Their romance grows, after plenty of interferences, but can they keep up their relationship that comes with stress as long as Damon stays in the public eye? Or will their tender hearts screw up their lives? [Also this is dedicated to my trash bae because she's lovely ❤️]

"Flicking through a little book of sex tips Remember when the boys were all electric?"

"You're drunk. You're always drunk. You can't keep coming here." "I didn't know where else to go."

Lily has been best friends with Alex Turner since age eleven, and has been in love with him since age fifteen. When he returns to London to do some writing with Miles, their friendship is set on fire once more. But does Alex love her back, or is he just happy to have a best friend with benefits?

"Secrets I have held in my heart are harder to hide than I thought..." AM AU