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  • Saltborn: Waves. Heat. Us. by Saltline
    Saltline
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    She's the outsider who shows up with questions she won't answer. He's the surfer who knows every break, every current, every secret the ocean keeps. Their first encounter on the water hits harder than the waves-charged, sharp, and impossible to shake. Suddenly every surf session feels like a dare, every glance pulling tighter, every sunset heavier with something neither of them has the nerve to name. This summer feels different: the swells bigger, the nights louder, the tension rising like a tide no one can stop. And whatever is happening between them... it's coming fast, and it's not letting either of them go.
  • Ashford of Camelot by Ryan2112
    Ryan2112
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    Edward never meant to belong in Camelot. Magic exists here-but it is controlled. Freedom exists-but only by permission. Bound by a ring and watched by the Crown, Edward learns that survival is quieter than rebellion. Some bonds are forged without words. Some powers should never be used. And some choices, once made, cannot be undone. Update schedule: Monday & Thursdays at 2 PM (GMT)
  • Chapter 12 - A Whole New World by Carid33
    Carid33
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    Lyla steps beyond the safety she's built with Kenneth and into the world that knows him well - polished, confident, and already in motion. A world that asks her to consider where she fits.
  • Harmony in Chaos  by Yalniz02
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    From quiet moments backstage to the dazzling lights of the stage, Harmony in Chaos follows the journey of Alice, a talented soloist discovering her voice, and Sim, a composed performer whose heart gradually softens for the one he loves. Through laughter, teasing, and unspoken confessions, their bond grows amidst the chaos of the entertainment world. When love is finally recognized-both privately and publicly-they learn that some secrets are meant to be cherished, some moments to be held close, and some hearts to beat together forever.
  • Fresh Gracia: Colliding Fates  by omigiedivine
    omigiedivine
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      Parts 10
    she loses her memories lost in a garden she doesn't know how she even got there she meets a guy named Justin. Will this encounter help or hinder her from finding answers.
  • LINES WE PRETENDED NOT TO SEE by Merit_whispers
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      Reads 21
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      Parts 5
    Sometimes, the wrong person feels like home. Nmesoma comes to the gym to escape grief, to move, to breathe. Daniel notices. Quietly. Patiently. It starts as kindness. Then glances linger a little too long. Hands brush for just a heartbeat. Words are spoken softly, carrying more than they should. Every moment with him feels like a promise she shouldn't want, a pull she can't resist. And in the spaces between what is said and what is felt, hearts begin to cross invisible lines. Lines We Pretended Not to See is a story about loss, longing, and the quiet tension between Nmesoma and Daniel - where desire whispers, and the heart can't help but listen.
  • Kayla and Jack by arcticwolf1414
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    She didn't mean to cry in front of him. But when Kayla twists her ankle and collapses into the dirt, the last person she expects to find her is Jack-the popular boy with hazel eyes, messy hair, and a laugh that echoes through the hallways. He's never really noticed her before. But Jack shows up-again and again-and Kayla begins to wonder if this moment, this injury, this boy, might be the start of something real.
  • Moment In Time by nqabayezizwe_zikode
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    He came for coffee. For routine. For quiet. But some moments don't ask for permission. When a familiar stranger walks back into his life, silence becomes louder than words, and time... begins to fold in on itself. In a single moment, choices are made. Not out of need but out of knowing. Because not every meeting is new. Some are simply... overdue.
  • The Space Between Us by Soojin046
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      Parts 13
    The first time I realized I loved him, I was fifteen and he was laughing in our kitchen. My brother had brought him home again - like always. He didn't look at me. Not really. He ruffled my hair and said, "Still a kid, huh?" I hated him for that. Because I wasn't a kid. Not when my heart skipped every time he walked into the room. Not when I memorized the way he rolled up his sleeves. Not when I stayed awake at night replaying the sound of his voice. Years passed. I grew taller. Quieter. Prettier. But to him? I was still just his best friend's little sister. Until the day he saw another boy holding my hand. And for the first time... He stopped smiling.
  • 𝓃𝓸𝓉 𝓢𝔂 π’»π’Άπ“Šπ“π“‰ by SmutByS
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      Parts 21
    She's twenty and impossible to ignore. He's older, controlled, and trying way too hard to pretend she means nothing. But she leaned in first. She started the spark ✦ And he's the one losing control now. Every look is a warning. Every touch is a mistake ✧ Every moment feels like crossing a line they'll never come back from. She fell first. He's falling worse. And none of this was supposed to happen... But then again, it's not her fault. β˜…
  • The Quiet Between Sirens by TheEngineer
    TheEngineer
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    When small-time salvage jobs begin tightening into something more dangerous, a young couple must decide whether loyalty means protecting each other-or choosing to stop before they lose everything.
  • After the Smoke Clears | K. Bakugo by ykmeidk
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      Parts 33
    The war changed everything. People. Heroes. Futures. Y/N never expected her hero exchange from America to land her in U.A.'s third year right when Japan was still picking up the pieces. She definitely didn't expect Bakugo Katsuki. Loud, explosive, impossible to ignore, and far more complicated than he lets on. They clash. They argue. Somehow, they understand each other in ways neither of them are ready to admit. Then the program ends. Life moves on. Years pass. When a pro-hero mission drags Bakugo across the ocean and straight into Y/N's agency, old sparks don't just return. They explode. Because some connections don't fade with time. They just wait.... Until the smoke clears. ------- Top Rankings so far: #1 in proherobakugo #6 in dynamight #10 in bakugokatsuki #4 in bakugoslowburn
  • Strangers Now by HyunlixShipper4Eva
    HyunlixShipper4Eva
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    We used to mean everything. Now we walk past each other like we're strangers. This is the story of how I learned to live with a heartbreak that never said goodbye. *Events are inspired by what happened to me in real life
  • A Dress, A Glance and Him by Nyah_tofu
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      Parts 43
    Some silences speak louder than love confessions. Lune didn't wear dresses. Endri didn't ask questions. Until one morning changed both. Set in the quiet corridors and shadowed classrooms of a university , when Lune shows up in a black dress she wouldn't normally wear, and Endri crosses the street just to walk beside her, something shifts. What starts as casual teasing and coffee turns into something heavier-silent glances across classrooms, prose that sounds too personal, bruises that don't have stories, and a past that doesn't want to stay buried. It's about the unspoken things. The mornings that mean more than they should. The friend you never meant to fall into. And the distance you keep... just to feel safe. A soft, emotional slow-burn about friendship that might be something more-if only someone were brave enough to say it.
  • Still, You  by FujiBal
    FujiBal
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    He was her high-school headache. She was his favorite distraction. Years later, he's a CEO. She's sitting across the table-still arguing with him. Still, You. is a slow-burn CEO AU about unfinished sentences, private banter, and the strange way some people never really leave your life-no matter how hard you pretend they did. No grand confessions. No dramatic transformations. Just two people who never stopped recognizing each other.
  • LAURENT HEIR JEWEL by Afialy
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    Among old-money families, daughters like Virelai Laurent were dangerous things. Not because she was loud. Not because she was rebellious. But because softness like hers made powerful men reckless. She was raised inside marble halls and summer estates where love sounded like protection and control looked elegant from far away. Her father bought her pearls before she learned algebra. Her mother taught her which smile belonged at charity dinners and which silence belonged during negotiations. By nineteen, half the elite world already knew her name. Some wanted her beauty beside them at galas. Some wanted the Laurent fortune tied to theirs. Some wanted her gently. Others wanted her too much. And somewhere between candlelit dinners, whispered gossip, ballroom dances, family expectations, and aching glances held too long- Virelai Laurent would learn something dangerous: Being adored by everyone did not mean being free.