California 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.

"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

Vishal Singh. I left India after my graduation to build my life in USA. My dreams were never that big but I always wanted small , simple things in my life. So I left my house in Shimla to buy my own apartment in California, left my childhood at shimla to build my dream of being a millionaire. And when all the things were settled, my life was on that track i always wanted , then a beautiful passanger came into my life. And I want to travel whole world with her. Mehtab gul. My only weapon to fight my fate was Vishal. He was a good man, a nice man, a great man. Always caring for others, always putting other's need before his. And I was going to trap this man for my own freedom, i didn't have any idea that telling a lie everyday to him that I love him, will become biggest truth of my life.

Nadine, a travel nurse, takes a two week assignment in Encino, expecting routine care. But when she meets her clients grandson ---Michael---things take an unexpected turn. Romance, mystery, and secrets await in this tale of what happens when you're warned not to get attached #2 in Iconic 11/28/2025 #2 in kingofpop 1/24/2026 #1 in Iconic 2/11/2026 #1 in iconic 2/17/2026 &2/18/2026 #1 in controversy 2/17/2026 & 2/18/2026

After Ella gets sent to summer camp for summer she quickly learns where it got the nickname "Camp Virgin"

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?

A strange childhood memory in Greece. A wolf that may never have existed. A road that leads through San Francisco, old wounds, freedom, and the restless fire of Sagittarius. Inspired by true events, The Road Under Sagittarius is a raw spiritual travel story about memory, escape, and the places that bring us back to the parts of ourselves we thought we had left behind.

Callie Mae Jefferson; born and raised in Kokomo, Indiana. Until one day her family locks up and moves up to Gary. She ends up becoming the one and only childhood best friend of the one and only Michael Jackson. To the world, he was the King of Pop. He was the most famous man in the world. But to Callie, he was just Michael. He was the boy she grew up down the street from. The only girl whose family was allowed over for dinner, the only girl who captured his heart as they grew up. To Michael, she was the light in his life that motivated him to keep doing one thing. Live. As they grow up, the Jackson family moves to LA to work with Motown, but Michael and Callie always kept in touch. Until one day, she moved to California to see what the world had to offer. Will she be able to compete with the fame that follows Michael wherever he goes? Will she be able to fit right in? Or will it come crashing down on them both, and rip them apart forever, ripping them away from a most special and almost spiritual bond? In an alternate universe where the King of Pop had a long time love. A love he needed. A love he deserved. In this world, she is the muse of some of his most iconic songs, but also she is the one who keeps him grounded. Keeps him happy. Keeps him alive. In this world, no one would ever know what it's like to not have Michael Jackson living in it.

For ten years, Airlie De Rossi has searched for her son. On a winter day at Six Flags Over Texas, five-year-old Tate De Rossi vanished without a trace. Despite endless searches, national attention, and thousands of leads, nobody ever found him. While the world moved on, Airlie never did. Now fifteen, Tate Bennett believes he knows exactly who he is. He lives in Houston with his family, plays sports with his best friends, dreams about his future, and has a crush on the girl who's always cheering him on from the sidelines. Born with spina bifida, Tate has spent his life overcoming challenges, refusing to let anything slow him down. Then a devastating accident lands him in the hospital. What begins as routine treatment quickly uncovers a web of secrets buried for over a decade. Medical records don't match. Questions have no answers. And the boy everyone knows as Tate Bennett may not be Tate Bennett at all. As detectives reopen a case that never stopped haunting them, a mother who never gave up hope receives the phone call she's dreamed of for ten long years. But finding Tate is only the beginning. Because when your entire life is built on a lie, the hardest question isn't who you were. It's who you are now. A gripping and emotional story of family, identity, loss, and the extraordinary power of never giving up.

KELSEY FIELDS has been a hard worker since before she could remember. The straight As student country club girl all through high school had always thirsted for the warmth of her uncle's home of Palo Alto the day she graduated, and she stopped at nothing to achive her only goal. MACKLIN CELEBRINI is a hockey prodigy, the new face of the league, breaking records in his sophomore season. He's still not used to the rhythm of the NHL, but he knows exactly what he's doing as soon as he hits the ice. It's hockey, same as it's always been, and he knows he's good at it. Both KELSEY and MACKLIN know that they have bright futures ahead of them. They're standouts for their age. But maybe what they both need is a little work-life balance and who better to learn with than someone who's in the same dilemma?

HEAL THE WORLD, MAKE IT A BETTER PLACE . ╱ june ' 26 › mjj og story （ 🩺 ） ― post 2009 AU ༄.°

ʟɪᴇꜱ, ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪᴅᴅᴇɴ ᴅʀᴀᴍᴀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏꜱᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ... ꜱᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ ᴜɴᴛᴏʟᴅ? 𝓈𝑜𝓇𝓇𝓎, 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝓈𝑜𝓇𝓇𝓎.

I'll just pour all my random stories here about them states. This varies from incorrect quotes, to shitposts, to songfics, then to one shots. there will probably be a lot w/ ny in it. And I do accept requests too!

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The Summer We Returned Ji-Hyuk never planned to return to Korea. Years ago, he left behind his hometown, his memories, and the four friends who once meant everything to him. Now, at seventeen, a summer visit forces him back into a world he thought he had outgrown. Ji-won. Minji. Taeyang. Si-eun. Five friends who promised that no matter where life took them, they would always be five. But summers don't last forever. As old memories resurface and long-buried secrets begin to unravel, Ji-Hyuk realizes that some truths were never meant to stay hidden. One accident changed everything, leaving behind guilt, unanswered questions, and wounds that never truly healed. Between the familiar streets of Korea and the life he built in America, Ji-Hyuk must face the people he left behind-and the truth he's been running from. Because some goodbyes aren't meant to be forever. And sometimes, returning home changes everything. One summer. Five friends. One truth that could break them all.

"I'm fine being alone." Was all that came out of Nico's mouth whenever asked about having friends, a girlfriend, or whatnot. That was until he met the sweet, adored, enthusiastic Gracie-who just moved in next door. "Hello, I'm Gracie Wagner." Who knew that one simple phrase could change Nico's stance on many things, especially... Love? 🌼 This story was inspired heavily by the Justin Bieber song of the same name, "DAISIES". Each chapter title is a lyric from the song; and the themes in the storyline also follow the ones in the song. ⚠️ WARNING: Contains strong language and a brief physical altercation.

AU. A collection of ficlets featuring a young Buffy Summers with the ethical daywalking vampire trio of Eli 'Hawk' Moskowitz, Demetri Alexopoulos, and Kyler Park.. **************************************** Disclaimer: Geniuses Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg own Cobra Kai, and Joss Whedon (also a genius) owns Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I own the fanfics I cook up from time to time.

☆☆-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!}

In a world obsessed with egoist strikers and brute physical force, one boy decides to dominate the game without even needing to run. Carson, California. The beating heart of North American soccer. To most, Mark Howard is just the "lucky son": the heir to a British supermodel and David Howard, a legendary goalkeeper on the brink of retirement. Rich, talented, and bored, Mark spent 13 years ignoring his father's trophies, preferring music to the roar of stadiums. But on a stormy afternoon in 2022, destiny changed the score. While watching a forbidden archive of the 2006 Champions League, Mark witnesses the impossible: Jonas Almeida, the "Brazilian Maestro," destroying Royal Madrid's perfect defense with a single touch of pure art. In that moment, the sky tore open, and Mark's hazel eyes burned into an Electric Yellow. The "Shadow Maestro" has awakened. Now, Mark has a problem: he is nearly 14 years old and has never trained a single day in his life. He is years behind the prodigies of the elite academies. With no physique, no stamina, and no basic technique, he enters the cruel world of competitive soccer armed with only one thing: a supernatural Game Vision that allows him to see the field like an orchestra. While his rivals chase the ball, Mark Howard plans how to make it obey. From a clumsy novice to a tyrannical conductor, follow the rise of the boy who doesn't just want to score goals... he wants to control time, space, and the will of everyone on the pitch. The symphony of chaos is about to begin.

« 𝑺𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝑰'𝒎 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒏'𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆. 𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒂 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒚𝒐𝒖. » It was the cruel summer of 2020. There wasn't much going on at the moment. Or at least that's what Emma thought up until meeting Bobby-a boy she never expected to meet, let alone fall for. But you know what they say-the heart wants what it wants, and sometimes that involves challenging everything you thought you knew about the world, especially when Emma believes that her world should be golden. She's got goals-Grammy winning kind of goals, that don't involve the kind of complications Bobby brings. And falling for Bobby was never part of the plan. Emma's weekends at her cousins' neighborhood was supposed to be carefree and simple. Not lying to sneak off elsewhere. What starts as something unexpected quickly becomes something she can't ignore... even when the secret slips. Because when feelings get involved, so do opinions, expectations, and the people who aren't afraid to make theirs known. Suddenly, growing up isn't as simple as it seems... especially when you're fifteen. « 𝑰 𝒔𝒏𝒖𝒄𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒆. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒅, '𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒂𝒊𝒏'𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅?' »