Are you fan of This Is Us? Of stories that follow the lives of multiple characters and connect them in new and exciting ways? Then this story is for you! Step into the voyeuristic world of New York City's most exclusive apartment, where secrets are aired like dirty laundry.
The Watley building in New York prides itself on charm, appeal, and exclusivity. But its Fifth Avenue address comes with a slew of tenants carrying their own peculiar baggage.
Madeline Mills, young, ambitious, and nearly penniless, leaves every morning through the service entrance to avoid the building manager.
Elena Margova, blonde, overextended, and whip smart, prays to the gods that her children will one day accept potty training.
Brian Cooper, nervous, lanky, and analytical, avoids answering his phone and owning up to missed deadlines.
David Finlay, balding, tired, and vigorless, lumbers through the park, wondering where his life has gone.
Agatha Newman, wrinkled, cynical, and shrewd, sits atop her penthouse balcony and sneers down at the passersby.
Phineas Watley, blotchy, high-strung, and enthusiastic, dreams of shaping his ancestor's estate into something wonderful.
They watch each other's lives unfold from behind the curtains of their windows, each their own special star in the Watley building's galaxy. But sometimes those stars collide, and either something new is born, or the entire universe crumbles into dust.
These are their stories.
| 𝟭𝟲𝘅 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 · [EDITORS' CHOICE -- NOVEMBER 2020] [ONC 2020 Winner] Two strangers on separate trains, divided by uncaring glass.
A bond forms between them.
But will it hold when their trains are bound for different destinations?
Evan's heart has been bleeding since his little family was torn apart by divorce, and his nose runs with a cold. Trying to pick up the pieces of his life, he has changed cities, and he's about to change jobs. And he has run out of tissues.
A woman's blue hair catches his eye at a train station. And her smile, fortified by braces, catches his heart.
Sitting in her train, Iris revels in her future perfect. Her work is finally getting published and she has found Mr. Right. Nothing could go wrong now.
Gazing out of the window, she sees the stranger. He looks miserable and sneezes, but her hands want to tousle his bed hair.
A random encounter at a subway station. But both of them are caught in their tracks and when their trains pull apart, they don't expect to meet again.
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This is a slow-burn, peculiar romance; an expanded Open Novella Contest Entry based on Prompt #61 in the Romance section:
"After being jilted, you move to the city to hide your embarrassment, lick your wounds, and start afresh."
Cover illustrations by @EvelynHail.
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