Childhood-friend Stories

"You wanna try?" Said the curly-haired boy with a helmet in one hand and Oscar's fate in the other. They were supposed to make it to F1 together. And technically? They did. But now Lando can't stand to look at him. And Oscar? He's still trying to fix something he never meant to break. Or: the one where Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were childhood best friends, maybe something more, until everything exploded-and now they're stuck side by side, pretending they don't remember every second of what they lost.

In the beating, chaotic heart of Mumbai, the Thakur twins-Agastya and Aarav-are two halves of a single soul. Agastya is the fierce, unbreakable soldier training for the Special Forces, a wild storm hidden beneath sharp sarcasm. Aarav is the gentle, empathetic medical intern, a calming sea who heals everyone around him. For twenty-seven years, nothing has ever come between them. Not their career paths, not their differing natures, and certainly not the unbreakable bond they share. Until the night their parents drop a sudden bomb that changes everything. To honor a decades-old family friendship, a double marriage alliance is announced. Aarav is betrothed to Ananya Mehta-their loud, vibrant childhood best friend and the only girl Aarav has ever gently loved. Simultaneously, Agastya is promised to Purvi, a quiet, mysterious artist who prefers the silence of her canvas to the noise of the world. To the families, it is a dream come true. To the world, it is a perfect match. But behind closed doors, a silent tragedy unfolds. Agastya has been secretly, deeply in love with Ananya for as long as he can remember, masking his raw adoration under childish bickering. Now, trapped between his fierce loyalty to his brother and the agony of a breaking heart, Agastya chooses to suffocate his own feelings to protect Aarav's happiness. As wedding preparations begin, a web of unspoken words, hidden glances, and sudden guilt begins to tighten around the four leads. In a game where loyalty costs a lifetime of misery and love feels like an act of betrayal, can the twin brothers survive the ultimate test? Or will the ties that bind them finally be torn apart by the girl they both love?

Five years after leaving Queens without a goodbye, Olivia "Olive" Williams unexpectedly returns to New York with nowhere else to go. Taken in by May Parker, she's thrown back into the life and the friendships she left behind. As Olive settles into Midtown School of Science and Technology and finds herself becoming part of Peter, MJ and Ned's friendship group, she's determined to rebuild the bond she and Peter once had. But earning back his trust won't be easy, especially when he's hiding more than just his feelings. Set between Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home, Back to Queens is a slow-burn childhood friends to lovers story about second chances, found family, and discovering that home isn't always a place it's the people waiting for you when you return.

Some daughters inherit empires. She walked away from one. At eighteen, Aarna Rajoria, the only daughter of the legendary Rajoria family, made a decision that shook India's most influential business dynasty. Overnight, the beloved heiress vanished from society, leaving behind unimaginable wealth, a family legacy spanning generations, and a life most people could only dream of. No interviews. No explanations. No looking back. Seven years later, Aarna has built a life that belongs entirely to her. An award-winning architect known for restoring heritage landmarks, she has earned every achievement without the Rajoria name opening doors for her. To the world, she is simply Aarna-a woman who values her independence more than privilege. But when she's offered the opportunity to lead the restoration of the historic Rajoria Palace Hotel, she faces a choice she never thought she'd have to make. Go home. Waiting behind those grand gates are the people she left behind-parents who still hope for forgiveness, brothers who never stopped missing her, a grandmother who has kept her room exactly as it was, and memories she's spent years trying to forget. And then there's Reyansh Kothari. The composed, infuriatingly charming CEO of Kothari Infrastructure. Her childhood friend. The man who watched her leave without trying to stop her. The man who never stopped waiting for her to come back. As old wounds resurface, family loyalties are tested, business rivalries intensify, and buried truths threaten to change everything Aarna thought she knew. Because sometimes the hardest journey isn't walking away. It's finding the courage to come home. A heartwarming and emotionally charged contemporary romance about family, forgiveness, second chances, and discovering that the strongest foundations aren't built from marble or money-but from the people who choose to love you anyway.

ˇI have this story in Czech on my account :)ˇ When she was younger, everyone just thought of her as Louis' weird little sister. Now Isabella Tomlinson is coming back home after years. And Harry Styles can't take his eyes off her.

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION. The past always resurfaces . . . Five years after almost drowning, Olivia Cathart returns home to Caldwell Beach determined to face her fears and take some risks-not just by swimming but by opening her heart. Hoping to rekindle her friendships, she's excited about a carefree summer with her best friends Keely and Miles. But life in the sleepy town has changed, and no one and nothing is as it seems. When a series of startling crimes threaten Olivia's fragile state, she is plunged into a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Her only solace from the chaos is West, Miles's disowned and ruggedly handsome brother, but even he can't answer the question on everyone's minds-is Olivia really in danger or is it simply all in her head?

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION When a summer of fun turns upside down, Olivia must figure out whether her paranoid imagination is playing tricks on her or if she's being followed - and by who. ***** It's been years since Olivia nearly drowned in Caldwell Beach, and after moving away, she's back for the summer to reconnect with old friends. However, not everything-or everyone-is the same. Her childhood best friend, Miles, is still sweet and carefree, but his older brother West is not. Disowned and working at the local garage, he's distanced himself from everyone, until Olivia accidentally uncovers the reason why. But as the two grow closer, strange things begin happening to Olivia. She can't stop seeing shadows and hearing voices, but as she slips into a downward spiral of obsessiveness and paranoia, she must fight to uncover the truth behind who is after her, and why. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]

Rowan Brookes is what you'd call a wallflower-quiet, sarcastic, and perpetually stuck in the background. Since the dawn of time (aka freshman year), she's had the biggest crush on Nathan Hall: the golden retriever of boys. Kind, reliable, smart, and completely out of her league... mostly because he doesn't even know she exists. No matter what Rowan does, she freezes up every time he's near. Enter Nico Rivera. The cocky, infuriating, way-too-hot-for-his-own-good wide receiver... and Nathan's best friend. Nico has a plan to help Rowan finally win Nathan's heart. There's just one catch: She has to pretend to be Nico's girlfriend. Rowan hates him. He knows it. But when the line between fake and real starts to blur, what will Rowan do? READ TO FIND OUT!!! Updates on Saturday's and Wednesdays.

you make me shiver with the fire you got.... this thing we started, i don't want it to stop. lip gallagher x fem! oc shameless us/ season one-five childhood friends to lovers trope book one ©-WAVRIV3RA, 2021

!!!SPOILER ALERT!!! PLEASE DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU'RE READY FOR SPOILERS REGARDING ONE PIECE FILM RED OR ANY FUTURE CHAPTERS! Wanting to walk alongside her childhood friend, Luffy, as equals, Uta vows to become stronger and be the strongest diva. However, when the little girl sings the cursed music sheets in the Kingdom of Music, her whole life is turned for the worse. Despite falling into despair, Uta's will is strong and she will not wither into despair. She will get back on her own two feet and enter her own adventure. Just like her idol, she will grow up and forge her own New Genesis. This is the grand story of what happens if Uta decided to takes the path to become one of the strong. (Cover art by Standreamy. Unless you are an avid reader of my fic, I won't accept commissions from readers.)

Shane and Ilya know how to handle pressure, but they've never faced anything like Madeline. She's Shane's oldest friend and the one person Ilya can't seem to rattle-until he does. When the cracks in her "neutral" facade reveal a secret she's spent a lifetime hiding, the '' rivalry'' takes a backseat. Madeline didn't want their help, and she certainly didn't want them to see her at her most vulnerable. But Ilya is observant, Shane is protective, and neither of them is letting her run away this time. or Madeline is a star-a former NFL cheerleader, a gymnast, and Hollywood's newest "it" girl. She's spent her life being exactly what everyone needed her to be: perfect, polished, and unbreakable. But underneath the grey eyes and the spotlight, she's drowning in a past she was never protected from. When she retreats to the cottage with Shane and Ilya, the walls she's built finally begin to crumble. She's terrified of being small, but with the two most competitive men in the NHL acting as her unplanned guardians, she's about to learn that she doesn't have to be "big" to be loved.

"ငါ့ကိုယ်ငါ ပြန်ရှာတွေ့ဖို့ မင်းကို လိုအပ်ခဲ့တာ အခုမှပဲ သိတော့တယ်"

『kaeya x f!reader』 ❝ you've always been here for me. i couldn't thank you enough. ❞ ❝ it's... it's my job, master kaeya. ❞ ❝ oh... so cold. ❞ started: 05/08/22 finished: - © dilucious

Hestia is one of many unfortunate children born during the war. Her parents were also victims of the war. At nine, Hestia is orphaned with no known family to claim her. When she thinks she's all alone and will grow up to be nothing, the Fire Lady Ursa, also an old friend of her mother's, suddenly appears, takes her under her wing, and promises her a life that will be better than it ever was. (Angst, heartbreak, drama)

"This is the story of two souls who loved each other enough to make the same promise but spent twenty years expressing that love in completely opposite ways." ... Twenty years ago, Caleb Hayes promised seven-year-old Evelyn they would escape the orphanage together. Instead, he left her waiting in the freezing dark. Now, fate throws them back into each other's lives in the last place either of them expected. She can't understand why the boy who once smiled through every hardship has become a man who avoids her eyes. He can't risk letting her get close enough to discover the truth. "What happened to you?" I whispered, the words slipping out lower, sharper than I intended. He flinched. "This isn't like you," I said, studying the harsh lines of his profile. "Where's that annoyingly optimistic Caleb who used to drive everyone crazy with all that hope?" "Don't act like you know me," he gritted out, his jaw locking so hard a muscle twitched beneath his skin. I rolled my eyes, letting out a dry, humorless laugh. "Give me a break, Caleb. We are way past the stage of pretending we don't know each other." As buried memories begin to surface, Evelyn discovers that the story she's believed for twenty years may have been built on lies, and that the boy she thought walked away... never truly did. Some people leave. Some people are left behind. And some stay exactly where the past trapped them, carrying wounds no one ever bothered to see. The Boy Who Stayed is a slow-burn, emotionally charged romance about trauma, guilt, sacrifice, and two broken souls trying to find their way back to the promise that neither of them ever forgot.

After a marital conflict led Lyla's father to accept a transfer to New Zealand, five-year-old Lyla was left to grow up with her mother. Not long after, her mother's old school friend, Diana, moved into their neighbourhood with her son, seeking a fresh start away from a home filled with memories of her late husband, not knowing how their arrival would quietly change the course of Lyla's life. New chapter every Wednesday and Saturday!

╰┈➤ "Promise me you'll never leave me?" "I promise." In which a girl named Kang Jiyeon is childhood best friends with Ahn Keonho. Slowly she drifts away from him. Their friendship soon grows distant. started.24/04/2026 completed.

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In the years they've known each other, Katsuki Bakugou and Mizuki Hoshikawa have never agreed on a single thing-except that one day they'll surpass everyone else. Raised together but constantly at war, their rivalry has always been louder than their feelings. But after a villain attack leaves Mizuki unable to awaken her fire Quirk again, Bakugou becomes more determined than ever to drag those flames back out of her... a part of Mizuki keeps waiting for him to be the one who sets her heart on fire again. Mizuki Akamori has spent her entire life trying to keep up with Katsuki Bakugou. Bakugou has spent his entire life making sure she never falls behind. TROPES: childhood friends to enemies to lovers, slow burn, secret feelings,found,always choosing each other, opposite attract,yearning. Blaze Bakugou Katsuki x Oc My hero academia series

man idk i just got bored