Californa Stories

Daisy Henderson never expected to see Hawkins again. After one too many parties, too many broken promises, and a reputation that followed her across California, her father has finally had enough. Sent back to Hawkins in a last-ditch effort to straighten out her life, Daisy finds herself trapped in the town she spent years trying to escape. But Hawkins isn't the same place she left behind. A fiery redhead named Max Mayfield and her dangerously unpredictable stepbrother, Billy Hargrove, have just rolled into town, turning heads and stirring up trouble wherever they go. As strange events begin unfolding once again, it becomes clear that Hawkins is about to change forever. For Daisy, though, the biggest complication isn't the new arrivals or the secrets lurking beneath the town. It's Steve Harrington. Before California. Before the parties. Before everything fell apart. There was Steve. And despite the years, the distance, and the reasons they swore they'd stay away from each other, some flames never really go out. As old feelings resurface and new dangers emerge, Daisy must decide whether Hawkins is the place that will finally save her-or destroy her. Because in Hawkins, secrets never stay buried for long.

AURELIA ALVAREZ has been best friends with Eddie Diaz since birth. With their mothers being close, Lia and Eddie grew up knowing just about everything about the other, but there was always one thing Eddie didn't know about Lia, and that was that, since the age of fourteen, she's been hopelessly in love with him. But he, at the same age, met another, and years later, when reunited, Lia watched from the sidelines as her best friend married a woman she cares for, but also a woman she's envious of. Even when he became a father at nineteen, Lia's feelings never changed, but she always remained at his side, always remaining his "best friend". She was there when his wife left, when his son was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, when he was in the army, when he struggled to make ends meet, and was even there when he makes a decision to move to Los Angeles. Taking a job at LA County Hospital as a nurse, supporting her best friend in his decision and journey to move, she consequently puts herself in a far worse position, her feelings only growing stronger the more time she spends with him, the more time she takes care of his son, and the more time she gets lost in this idea of hope. After all, he'd never, ever feel the same about her, not when his heart belongs to somebody else. ( eddie diaz x fem!o.c ) ( best friends to lovers ) ( 9-1-1 seasons 2 - ? ) © 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐛𝐲𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

"He definitely wants to sleep with you," he taunts. "Excuse me?" I look at him weirdly, "What are you even talking about." "The way he touched your arm. That's what people do when they wanna fuck someone." He looks down at his paper and continues to sketch his patterns. I get an idea and scoot my chair closer to his. I lean forward and bring my lips up to his ear, very gently. "Well, that's what you do." He snaps his head towards me like he knows what I'm going to say next. "Do you wanna fuck me?" I whisper, making sure to look at him in awe. I hope it has an even better effect since our faces are closer. He opens his mouth to say something but hesitates. His eyes are everywhere but mine. When he finally catches my stare, he pushes my chair back to where it was before with his foot. "You are such a smart-ass. Would it hurt to swallow your ego for two seconds? Not everything's about you," he argues. "Maybe. I mean- I've swallowed worse," I shrug with a petty smile. *** Lavender Quinn has always struggled with her mental health but somehow managed to always stay at the top of her class... until her senior year. After competing with her since middle school, Elijah Rivera finally manages to beat her whole grade average by one. They can't stand each other (or so they think). What happens when they keep getting grouped together in projects before their big school Paris trip? Is it a coincidence or is it fate? ~ To everyone who feels like they're not deserving of love. started november 10th, 2022 ended ??? *** RANKINGS: 9/21/24 • #2 IN FRENEMIES 3/27/25 • #3 IN LAVENDER

(Previously known as The Lost) Betrayal is nothing new to the Łabanowski siblings. Neither is abandonment. So when the eldest two disappear on the triplets' tenth birthday, it really shouldn't take them by surprise. Five years later: the remaining eight are all grown up and trying to move on with their lives when, suddenly, it is announced that the family will be reuniting. No one will be welcoming the brothers home with open arms, that's for sure, but when threats become reality and lives are at stake, they will be forced to put aside their differences once and for all.

From best friends to strangers in the blink of an eye. Maia Davis never expected to end up on the same team as Juju Watkins-the girl she once knew better than anyone. With the past still unresolved and feelings that never fully disappeared, being strangers might be the one thing they can't pretend to be anymore.

[ 𝟏𝟐:𝟑𝟑𝐩𝐦 ] 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳. [ 𝟏:𝟑𝟑𝐩𝐦 ] ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ? [ 𝟖:𝟓𝟓𝐩𝐦 ] 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘱. 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳. [ 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 ] 𝟗:𝟎𝟓𝐩𝐦. "𝘠𝘰𝘶 the only one who got me like this" His familiar drawl pierced the barrier of a door. The only thing that was hindering him from reaching her physically. Emotionally, she built a strong wall of defense based on a foundation of lies told by friends, media, family, you name it. She believed lore instead of the 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 23 year old male who thought the world of her. "Swear. Open the door before I act a 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘭 outside this bitch and wake the whole neighborhood up"

Some secrets are best kept in the dark. This is something that Wendy Case has always personally believed. After all, she herself has her own share of secrets that she's kept for years. One of those secrets being the fact that she has not only a daughter but also an older sister. Wendy had known when she first got involved with Jax Teller that due to the world he lived in that both her daughter and sister could be put in danger at any time which is part of the reason why she kept their existence a secret from nearly everyone involved with SAMCRO. The only person that actually knew about her daughter and sister was Gemma, the queen and beloved matriarch of the mother charter. Now, everything that Wendy has worked so hard to try and protect for so long could come crashing down around her because of a stupid mistake. Will Wendy's worst fears actually come true or will everything end up actually being okay? •READ TO FIND OUT HAPPENS•

"it's really not, he's someone I could write about for years" "what are you saying about me, Adler?" in which a gold Ferrari feeds an ambition, which in turn leads to an American popstar meeting a special racing driver for a second time introduction.

"is that why you like art so much? because you can feel the lives of others?" started 6/18/26

Written as the unfiltered inner monologue of a Bay Area girl who thinks too much and feels everything. Simran has it figured out- or at least that's what everyone thinks. Soccer, school, a solid friend group: from the outside, she's killing it. But being the youngest in a Punjabi family where the parenting ran out before she got there means she's mostly been raising herself, quietly. There's a specific kind of loneliness that comes with that: too young for her sisters, too Americanized for her parents, too much of a girl for a world that keeps trying to put her in a box. She's learned to outrun it. She's good at that. But some things catch up. Everybody Wants to be Loved follows Sim through the friendships, crushes, and family moments that slowly add up to something like an answer- and the quiet work of figuring out who you are when no one's really watching.

S/n Hansen e Sabrina Carpenter, inimigas, mais será que só inimigas?

Sandy Beach. A cozy, affluent slice of paradise nestled on the sun-drenched California coast. This is home to Alita and her tight-knit crew of lifelong friends. As they head into their senior year of high school, their lives revolve around the rhythm of the tides, chasing the perfect swell, and preparing to step into the unpredictable wilderness of adulthood. Here, life cruises along at a relaxed, effortless pace, while the Pacific gently polishes the pristine shores. But sometimes, a storm rolls in from the deep, and a violent swell threatens to tear the coastline to shreds. Now, a different kind of tempest is gathering over the friends. To survive their final year, they will have to navigate a brutal storm of raw emotion and an unhinged vortex of events. In a world where the lines between true friendship and deep-seated rivalry, pure love and devastating betrayal are about to blur, some will stand strong - and others will snap. When the tides turn and the secrets of Sandy Beach wash ashore, will the crew hold their ground, untangle their feelings, and find their way? Or will they be swept away and scattered like grains of sand in the surf?

For Fourteen years, TJ Reynolds believed he knew exactly who he was. He was just a normal teenager living in Florida with his dad. He loved working at the local marina, hanging out with his best friend Kade, and refused to let spina bifida-or the wheelchair he occasionally needed-define his life. Then one ordinary afternoon, everything changed. A devastating accident at the marina leaves TJ fighting for his life. As doctors race to repair his failing VP shunt and save him from catastrophic injuries, a routine review of his medical records uncovers a secret buried for fourteen years. TJ Reynolds doesn't exist. His real name is Tate Russo. At just two years old, Tate was abducted by his own father during a court-approved visit and vanished without a trace, leaving his young Australian mother, Lori, searching for the son she never stopped believing she'd find. Now, with the truth finally exposed, Tate is forced to question everything he thought he knew. The man who raised him is also the man who stole him. The mother he's been told abandoned him has spent sixteen years waiting for the chance to hold him again. As long-hidden lies unravel and impossible choices loom, Tate must decide who he is, where he belongs, and whether a family shattered by one terrible decision can ever be made whole. Some people spend their whole lives searching for the truth. Tate never imagined the truth was searching for him.

This is a copy from my other account I can no longer get into NCIS Special Agent Elizabeth McGarrett comes home for a little bit after a long time away for work, she thinks she might be able to spend some time with her dad Steve McGarrett, when they find out her grandmother was still alive, she has to decide for herself whether or not to trust or like her she also has to decide whether or not she wants her grandmother in her life after all her grandmother faked her death Being an NCIS agent has it's perks when she finds out she can go undercover and leave all her problems, she also doesn't have to see her grandmother ever again if she doesn't want to. Will she take the risk of going undercover when she knows her grandmother is trying to track her down to talk to her to explain things to her?

Camilla Huang had been lost in the undercurrents of her life. It had been nearly a year since her world was knocked off kilter, nearly a year since she lost her best friend to the waves. Camilla was left behind in the foamy wreckage, scrambling to make sense of the tragedy, scrambling to make sense of her life as it was now. There was one thing that her best friend loved more than anything else in the world: the precious sea turtles found at their favorite beach in Malibu. Camilla realized she had to follow her best friend's footsteps in the sand and help save the sea turtles. She teamed up with a local college student and petitioned the city of Malibu to give them an office and a platform -- and they were given it! They soon got to work in the same building as Malibu Junior Rescue, both groups working to save the people and animals that flocked to Malibu Beach. After she found her best friend's bucket list, Camilla knew she had to do one thing: complete everything on the bucket list, no matter how hard it was. With the help of her new friends at Malibu Junior Rescue, she knew she could tackle each and every dream and actually live again, just like her best friend would have wanted. And maybe, just maybe she would fall in love with this crazy thing called life -- and even with a cute boy named Tyler -- in the process. Camilla Huang had a borrowed dream. She lived a borrowed life. It was up to her to keep those dreams afloat above the waves. It was up to her to live life for the two of them.

Raffy Moretti, An Italian Professor who came across countries to pursue the only thing he ever loved Education Teaching Sharing Knowledge to curious kids What started as a normal journey soon intensifies as he meets her a new student that transfered from France to California A French Girl that was in love with poem and it's artistry, Valentina Seraphine Auclair The challenge he never knew he would face The Past he willingly walked into The Forbidden Romance he got into ~~~ " Leave, Wisdom! " her mother hurried her " But, Mom- she was cut off before she could form a full sentence " Leave, this immediate hour, before they come for you, I'll handle your father! " Her mother reassured Unwillingly, she vanished from France after hugging her mother a goodbye and thanking her one last time ~~~ "Hi!" A girl greeted her "Hello!" She greeted back smiling "I'm your new roommate, the girl informed her, What's your name? " the girl asked " It's Valentina, Call me Val!" she told the girl ~~~~ And just like that the story of Yes, Professor! following a teenage girl's life as she navigates through her academic journey began to unfold ~~~~ Age Gap Forbidden Romance Tension Mysterious Girl Stoic Guy ~~~ Raffy Moretti Valentina Seraphine Auclair ~~~ A tale of unveiling, obsession, forbidden romance and acceptance of each other ~~~ Let's dive into the story of Yes, Professor! Curious readers - lavendernoir Read on Wattpad

What would you do if you met your celebrity crush? Alyssa meets Leonardo DiCaprio while she is working as a waitress at a restaurant. Their lives cross again several years later, and a friendship develops. Alyssa meets the real Leo as well as wonders if he is the right guy. She also has to deal with the cameras and everything that comes with being around a celebrity.

Promoted By: By: Erwin Frederick L. Galgo "To the world, she is a flawless Blade Angel. To him, she is his Sweet Honeybee." For twenty-six years, Miles lived in the quiet corners of Oakland, California, hiding behind his sketchbook. Born with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), he spent his life being called a "weirdo" and a "freak," constantly crushed by the pressure from his peers and parents to be normal, find a job, and fit into a neurotypical world. He believed he was completely undesirable. Then came February 2026. Watching the TV broadcast of the Milan Winter Olympics, Miles is transfixed by Alysa Liu-the vibrant, bubbly figure skater who just ended America's gold medal drought. When Alysa returns home to his neighborhood to escape the suffocating glare of fame, a chance encounter on a front porch changes everything. Swept up as the official artist for her nationwide tour, Miles is thrust into the high-stakes, glittering world of elite figure skating. But the ice isn't always graceful. Facing intense bullying, cruel whispers, and exclusion from Team USA's elite skaters like Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito, Miles finds himself ready to retreat into the dark. But Alysa isn't just an Olympic champion; she is his fierce protector. Ready to risk her own career to defend her "Soldier Bee," Alysa shows Miles that his unique mind isn't a flaw-it's a masterpiece. Set to a soundtrack of late-night disco, shared noise-canceling headphones, and the quiet comfort of cartoons during midnight thunderstorms, this is a heartwarming Gen Z romance about finding a safe haven when the rest of the world gets too loud. DISCLAIMER NOTICE: All book covers and text are prompts created by artificial intelligence. Furthermore, all characters are purely fictional, and any resemblance to real persons, places, or events is purely coincidental.

☆☆-Leon Cashmere has his own mafia, doing what he needs to do.He's also the CEO of the fashion industry, Gaze, owned by his aunt, Anya. Previously, he fell in love with a girl whom he loved, she died trying to protect him. One sudden morning, someone hired him his personal bodyguard, Noel Rodriguez, to protect him from being killed by EXCEED, a dangerous mafia group plotting to take his inheritance from his grandfather. With this sudden change, Leon has a dislike against Noel. What happens when he realizes he's having chemistry with his bodyguard regardless of the risky situation he is in? -☆☆ WARNING: SA Swearing Gun violence Murder Violent scenes Gore 18+ Smut SH Suicide attempts And more... (Book Status: Completed!) Well I hope you guys enjoy this journey with me!! :)) I've been inspired to write this, and I'm a beginner at writing so please dont hate on me for having spelling mistakes. :( Well enjoy I guess :DD First book of the Unknown series! {Credits to my friends, Shadow_0315 and cucumber_22222, along with dear readers for helping me finish this book!}