He was supposed to help her get the guy. She was supposed to help him get the girl. That was the deal. John Logan swears he only notices the things that matter because he's trying to help her. The way she twists rings around her fingers when she's nervous, the way she pretends not to care about things she actually cares about too much, the way she always looks over at him first after saying something funny like his reaction matters more than everyone else's. Madeline Blake tells herself Logan is just easy to be around. Easy to fight with. Easy to want attention from. But somewhere between fake dates, late night drives, and almosts that start feeling dangerously real, the line between pretending and something worse begins to disappear. Because the problem with teaching someone how to fall in love.. is accidentally doing it yourself. John Logan x FEMoc Off Campus ✎ᝰ

Aurora Potter had once believed that surviving the darkest wizard of all time would be the greatest challenge of her life. Little did she know how mistaken she was; navigating the tumultuous waters of adolescence proved to be a far more daunting task. In a world where magic and wonder awaited around every corner, Aurora quickly discovered that sorrow and darkness could be just as difficult to confront as any foe she faced with a wand. Life didn't magically become easier simply because she learned she was a witch. Leaving behind an old life filled with misconceptions only opens the door to new struggles. And nothing complicates matters quite like meeting "the one." Yet, as Aurora soon discovers, not every change brings joy only. Beneath the enchantment lies a darkness tied to their past and future, forcing her to confront the reality that even in the world of magic, challenges can arise. *** Multiple characters × OC I own nothing but Aurora Potter, my other OCs and my storyline, the rest belongs to that b*tch JKR.

Valerie Rodriguez is the quiet girl no one really notices-shy, awkward, and happiest staying out of the spotlight. But beneath the nerves is a girl who's loud, funny, and full of life once she feels safe enough to show it. John Logan is Briar University's star hockey player-charming, sarcastic, and effortlessly confident. He's the guy everyone knows, the one who jokes his way through life and avoids anything too serious, even when there's more going on underneath than he lets anyone see. When a humiliating first interview brings them together, neither of them expects it to turn into anything more than inconvenience and embarrassment. But between late-night calls, reluctant second chances, and a connection that keeps pulling them back together, Valerie starts to see the real John-and John starts to realize Valerie might be the only person who sees him for who he truly is. A college hockey romance about opposites, emotional walls, and the kind of love that changes everything without warning.

When does the need to excel stop being a motivation and become a denial of the other? When does admiration become a demand? When does wanting to "help" become wanting to impose? When does competition stop being respect and become annihilation? When does admiration stop being trust and become possession? FIRST CHAPTER OUT 11/06

Ella Grace Graham has spent her entire life learning how to survive pressure. As the younger sister of Garrett Graham, Briar University's hockey golden boy, expectations follow her everywhere. On the ice, she's one of the fiercest forwards in women's college hockey. Off the ice, she's exhausted from carrying the weight of a last name tied to talent, perfection, and a father who only knows how to love conditionally. Control is the only thing keeping her together. Then there's Beau Maxwell. Briar's star quarterback is everything Ella avoids: charming, reckless, social, impossible not to notice. She's known Beau for years through Garrett and the hockey house chaos. He's always been there in the background of her life, all easy smiles and late-night parties and sarcastic comments thrown across crowded kitchens. Until suddenly he isn't background anymore. Somewhere between shared classes, early morning practices, brutal family expectations, and conversations that stretch too long after midnight, Ella starts realizing the most dangerous thing about Beau Maxwell isn't his reputation. It's how safe he makes her feel. But friendships like theirs come with rules. Don't stare too long. Don't touch too much. Don't wonder what kissing your best friend would feel like. And definitely don't fall in love with someone capable of ruining you. As Briar's hockey and football worlds collide, relationships deepen, secrets unravel, and the line between friendship and wanting becomes impossible to ignore. Ella and Beau find themselves trapped in the terrifying space between almost and actually. Because some people become part of you quietly. And some loves arrive like a car crash: fast, beautiful, and impossible to survive unchanged.

"Dude." Garrett kicked his shoe under the table. "You're staring." "I'm not." "You absolutely are." Logan ignored him and looked back over anyway. ---------- In a city full of noise, Logan's life has always been simple-hockey, friends, routine, no distractions he can't control. And then there's Melina. At first, she's just a face he notices sometimes. A girl in passing, in cafés, in lecture halls, always just out of reach of anything real. Nothing he acts on. Nothing that should mean anything. But somehow, it does anyway. What starts as a quiet, unimportant crush slowly becomes something that lingers longer than it should-something he can't quite ignore, even when life moves on around it. And when she finally starts to step into his world for real, it changes everything he thought was simple.

To be loved is to be seen. Gemma Graham is high fashion, pastel pink, and perfectly curated-a striking contrast to the sea of sweatpants at Briar University. But beneath her flawless eyeliner lies deep-seated anxiety and a severe panic response left behind by her volatile, emotionally abusive father, sports mogul Phil Graham. To keep her cracks from showing, Gemma keeps everyone at arm's length. Especially her hyper-protective older brother, hockey captain Garret. Beau Maxwell Briar's star defensive lineman and a projected top-five NFL draft pick, he's a 260-pound mountain of pure muscle, effortless charm, and locker-room banter. He's also Garrett's friend, making Gemma strictly off-limits. But when Beau witnesses Gemma freeze during a severe panic attack, his protective instincts completely take over.

Mya Kingston has spent her entire life fighting to be enough. As the first girl ever recruited to Briar University's elite men's hockey team, the entire world is waiting for her to fail. Her teammates don't trust her, the media watches her every move, and her father demands nothing less than perfection. Because to Richard Kingston, love is something that has to be earned. On the ice, Mya is cold. Aggressive. Untouchable. But off the rink, she hides bruises, sleepless nights, and a secret love for music that nobody is supposed to know about. Especially not John Logan. Logan notices too much. The fear behind her silence. The pain hidden beneath her anger. And the way she flinches whenever someone gets too close. The longer he stays around her, the harder it becomes for Mya to believe he only wants friendship. But falling for someone was never part of the plan. Neither was learning what it feels like to be loved without fear. In a world full of pressure, expectations, and secrets, Mya must decide: Will she keep fighting for her father's approval- or finally start living for herself? #HockeyRomance #OffCampus #CollegeRomance #SlowBurn #SportsRomance #EmotionalRomance

Mattheo gripped her wrists, not to pull her closer, but to hold her at bay. His knuckles were white. "Consider me dead." He whispered, his eyes swimming with a pain so deep it looked like drowning. "Because I would rather you hate me and be alive than love me and be buried. Next year... there is no 'us.'" He let go of her wrists as if her skin had burned him. The silence that followed was heavier than the shouting, the kind of silence that happens right after a fuse has run out, but before the world actually ends. "You're a coward." She whispered, the word hit him harder than the shove did after he had let go of her wrists. Her eyes were burning with unshed tears. "You're so fucking afraid of losing me that you're willing to get yourself killed." Mattheo flinched as if she'd slapped him. For a second, the boy she loved flickered in his eyes, longing, desperate, and terrified. Then, his expression went dead. The shutters came down, leaving him looking like a marble statue of a prince who had already lost his kingdom. "Call me whatever you want." He said, his voice terrifyingly calm. "But stay away from me. If you see me in the corridors, turn around. If I look at you, look away. From this moment on, I don't know you." He turned to leave, his cloak billowing behind him like a funeral shroud. The explosives had gone off, just like they always did between them. But this time, there was no smoke to clear, no thrill in the aftermath. There was only the smell of burnt air and the realization that Parker was standing in the middle of a ruin he had built as an attempt to keep her from harm. Ranking #1 mattheoriddle 24-02-2026 #1 riddle 19-04-2026 #2 slow burn 01-04-2026

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?