in which a girl finds her faith rekindled through a priest whose devotion is heavy with desire, and where they both find themselves drawn to the intensity and intoxication of the relationship

I forgive it all as it comes back to me. knives out: wake up dead man fem! oc x jud duplenticy

Oh dilute me, little angel / Water down what I call being grateful.

For a long moment, he said nothing. Then, quietly, almost ashamed of the sound of his own voice, he spoke. "Please," he whispered. The word cracked. "I didn't mean to go there again." His breath shuddered. He swallowed hard, "I know what I am. I know what lives in me. I thought I had buried it. I thought You helped me bury it." His eyes burned now. Tears slipped free and he didn't wipe them away. "I didn't stop," he went on, voice breaking. "I didn't stop when I should have. I wanted him to hurt. I wanted it." He closed his eyes, forehead lowering. "I know that's not You," he said. "I know that wasn't You moving through me." This story remains faithful to the characters and narrative established in the film, carrying forward their defining traits and conflicts. Into this fragile equilibrium enters Maeve; a new presence; calm, quietly confident, and emotionally literate, walking on thin ice, whose quiet doubts and choices begin to fracture what was meant to remain sealed. Author's Note The first two chapters are deliberately slow and atmospheric, meant to establish the setting and emotional undercurrents of the story. (Might seem dry and nothing really happens there, so I made them as short as possible). The main plot begins to take shape from Chapter Three onward. Based on the film Wake Up Dead Man: A Knive Out Mystery.

(A 'Wake Up Dead Man'- Fanfiction) After her father dies following a failed brain operation due to cancer, Jia honors his final wish: to visit a small Catholic church in the quiet town of Chimney Rock, upstate New York. But the church's imposing pastor, Monsignor Wicks, is determined to keep outsiders at bay. He doesn't realize Jia isn't here for faith or leadership-she's here to fulfill her father's last request, even if she doesn't believe in God. When a shocking murder rocks the tiny parish, long-buried secrets begin to surface-and Jia soon realizes that Chimney Rock hides far more than she ever imagined.

He burned for control. She was born of chaos. Together, they'll shatter the laws that broke them-and forge a love fierce enough to change everything. - In a kingdom where magic is law and the powerless are sold like cattle, survival is a coin few can afford. Every season, the poorest are swept from the streets and auctioned off as Familiars - living mana batteries to feed the ambitions of greedy sorcerers. Forgotten. Disposable. Erissa expected pain when she was claimed by Lord Kaelen Carmentis - the coldest sorcerer in the court, and heir to one of the oldest bloodlines in the realm. She didn't expect the bond to awaken something inside her. And she certainly didn't expect that, in the silence between them, she would feel safe. But Familiars aren't meant to be felt. And whatever is growing between them... is breaking every rule. Because she was never meant to survive the system. She was meant to rewrite it - and burn the old world down in the process.

𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟. . . . . . . . . . . We've all heard the tales of good and bad, the tales of innocent deceit and her hero, the tales that despite their nature, show us the beauty in contrast. But it's the tales of pure evil that get swept under the rug. The tales of deception, where cruelty is rewarded. The tales that have you questioning who the real villain of the story is. There's a simple philosophy to most thing in life; two wrongs 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 make a right. So what ensues when you put two of the worst kinds of people together? Loyalties transfer, lines blur, and hatred ignites complete chaos. She's cunning. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴. She's dangerous. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴. She's evil. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦. Or so that's what we're told. The devil is always worse. But maybe, just maybe, she's the devil in disguise, playing his advocate... . . . . . . . . . . - 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 - 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 - 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. - 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧. - 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞.

ON HOLD// Mandy Donnelly was feeling stuck. She lost her passion for football years ago, but a trip to visit her 'Uncle Ted' might be just what the American needs. She originally was just stopping by for the visit, but Ted and Rebecca had other plans for her. au season 3 OC x Jamie Tartt i only own my original characters IN PROGRESS UNEDITED

LEGENDS ; WE'RE GONNA BE LEGENDS. This wasn't the homecoming that Addy Fleming expected, but truthfully, she didn't know what to expect. But it wasn't this. A fractured AFC Richmond. A club under new ownership. All Addy wanted to do was keep her head down as a personal trainer, but the new, American manager was insistent on her fully buying into the new team moral. Claiming that it'd only work, if everyone bought into it. And unfortunately for Addy that included her. And the arrogant, self assured star striker was slowly but surely burying himself under Addy's skin. Much to her annoyance. *~*~*~* [ jamie tartt x original character ]

Harry never knew his Father James Potter had a little sister. That he had other options besides living with the extremely vile Dursley family. Where Eleanor Potter becomes a professor at Hogwarts, beginning her journey in protecting her nephew.