2000snostalgia Stories

Alex has a crush on Elias - the guy his best friend, Victoria, is dating - and over time, he starts to suspect it might not be as unrequited as he thought. The lingering glances and awkward tension between them are getting a little too obvious to ignore. Over the course of three days - from a confusing house party to an emotional, rain-soaked night - the truth finally pushes its way to the surface, and everything Alex thought he understood about himself, Elias, and his closest friendship begins to blur. Set in 2008 Oregon and soundtracked by Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys, Interpol, The Strokes, The Shins, and more, "All I Need" is a nostalgic, romantic story about loyalty and honesty, wanting someone you shouldn't, and the moment everything finally gives way. Official "All I Need" Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/792TzmmuECq9glH41guevf

In 2008, the last thing anyone expected to see inside Roc-A-Fella Records was a shy, small-town Canadian girl with an acoustic guitar. But when Carly Rae Jepsen walks into Kanye West's studio with nothing but her voice and a notebook full of heartbreak, everything changes. Kanye hears something raw, something that doesn't fit, but feels. He signs her on the spot, making her the label's first pop act in a world built on 808s and ego. Thrown into the chaos of New York's late-2000s hip-hop scene, Carly learns fast: genius comes with pressure, and fame comes with a price. Between studio sessions, long nights, and trying to hold onto herself, she finds comfort in someone unexpected, Scott Mescudi, a rising producer and rapper everyone's just starting to call Kid Cudi. Together, they turn late-night beats and broken dreams into something that sounds like healing. But love is tricky in a world built on power, and as the music gets louder, Carly has to decide what kind of artist, and woman she's brave enough to be.

Edward Cullen obviously lives his second life the best and most fulfilling he can. His life seems perfectly normal until Alice has the most dangerous vision. The most vivid. A new girl standing between his family and the Volturi! Why are they coming? Who was she? All Edward knew, was that he didn't have much time to find out.

Mechanic is a coming-of-age novel set in early 2000s Oakland, following sixteen-year-old JayJohnson as he returns home from juvenile detention and tries to rebuild his life under the reluctant mentorship of Reggie, his late father's old friend and the owner of a neighborhood auto shop. With one foot still tangled in the streets-friends chasing fast money and reputations-and the other stepping toward GED classes, honest work, and an emerging connection with Maya, an aspiring artist, Jay finds himself at a crossroads. As his world tests whether he can change, Mechanic explores the quiet resilience it takes to break cycles, build trust, and become the kind of man you weren't supposed to be.