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The Merry Men Masquerade

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Ronan Hastings thought in lists. 

Depending on who you asked, this might be called a strategy, a shortcoming, a merit, or a crutch. Maybe even a coping mechanism. If he had to make a list to sum up his life at the moment, it would look something like this:

1. He was one of six in a group of thieves, and a good one at that.
2. He only had four friends in the world.
3.  He was probably in love, and it didn't feel good.
4. Stealing didn't feel too good anymore, either, but he didn't have anything else.
5. He was the type of person others cared for enough to make promises to, but never enough to keep them.
6. There was something about the newest member of their team that he couldn't bring himself to trust.All Rights Reserved

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I Blame Wattpad for My High Expectations of Men by authornn2018

She wanted to test a theory. He wanted to win a bet. What could possibly go wrong? ------------------------------------------------- Why was this shit so much easier in the books?! The Macy Anderson in me would spit out the alternatives to every curse word known to man. The Ruby Buchannan in me would knee him in the groin. The Mia Hastings in me would lunge at him first, taking him on that table right there and now. The Haley Geller in me would confuse the fuck out of him by asking way too many questions. Hell! Even the Tessa Young in me would do something, like beg him to come at me with her desperate but wild ass... But the Lola Dino in me -aka the me, me- just stands there frozen, contemplating a very important decision in her head: fuck, fuck, fuck! Who do I act as next?! Um, how about yourself for a change? My conscience decides NOW to be a smartass. Yeah, right? Like that's ever worked before. Not even having the slightest clue of what to do, I wait for him to make the first move instead, and then I'll just go from there. So, I wait. And I wait. And I wait. And I wait. I wait as we remain staring at one another -I like a deer in headlights and he like a predator stalking his prey- for what seems like forever. But when his ripped, muscular frame finally charges at me, his strong tattooed hand instantly meeting the back of my head, he crashes my lips onto his so forcefully that I'm now just left with one thought and one thought only: Lola Dino, what the hell did you just get yourself into? ------------------------------------------------- *WARNING: Contains mature content including language, sex, violence, and drugs. Reader discretion is advised.*

If I Stay✔️ by ShanLivx

BOOK 2 L E O Two years have passed for Leo and his siblings and yet his heart breaking secrets remain hidden, lost in the same shadows in which they continuously neglect to realise they've left him in. Will any of them notice before it's too late? (can be read as a stand-alone, though some parts may be a little confusing) - CHECK TW'S - #1 in #FindingYourself #1 in #boyxboy #1 in #bxblove #1 in #abused #1 in #gaylove #1 in #mentaldisorder #1 in #Numb #1 in #mentalillness #2 in #Depression #2 in #brothers #2 in #ProtectiveOlderBrothers #2 in #LittleBrother #2 in #twins - S T A R T E D O4|O4|2O22 C O M P L E T E D O6|O6|2O23 - C O P Y R I G H T ALL RIGHTS RESERVED @ShanLivx

The Heartbreak Prince (18+) by xosamantha13

"𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆. 𝑵𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑰 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅. 𝑰'𝒎 𝒔𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆." 𝑭𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒙𝒂 𝑲𝒚𝒍𝒊𝒆 𝑺𝒄𝒐𝒕𝒕 has been in love with one of her brother's best friends for a year. She never sees herself as good enough for him. She's been comparing herself to all of his past girlfriends. Her toxic best friend makes everything worse.She says that Felixa will only end up with another broken heart. She shouldn't be making things worse. She should be supporting her. Right? 𝑨𝒙𝒛𝒆𝒏 𝑱𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒔 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒌 has broken many hearts. He's never cared about any of those broken hearts. He's lied and said things that he's never meant. He overheard a conversation in the cafeteria during lunch that crossed a line for him. He's watched a heart that shouldn't be broken end up broken. He absolutely hates it. Fixing that broken heart....did something unexpected to him. He started caring about someone. Started: January 10, 2024 Completed: Completed: March 16, 2024 *Language, Mature Themes, Trigger Warnings*

Finding Home || bxb by flawed-pariah

【INCLUDES MATURE SCENES, READ AT OWN RISK】 'There is always some madness in love. But there is also some reason in madness.' - Friedrich Nietzsche After losing his family, Alden had lost a lot of himself too. Years later he still hadn't been able to make himself whole again. Maybe he never will, but with a new foster family, a loving purple haired friend, and a crush he might finally act upon, Alden's life might finally be getting better. That doesn't mean there are no more bad days, for him or the people around him, but maybe those bad days will become a little easier to get through. TW: - trauma, grief, sexual abuse related issues mentioned

Of Love and Lanterns || 5SOS by DaughterofMagic3

"Why Nora? Why did you leave?" He asked. "Why did you disappear with no goodbye or see you later, or even a note explaining everything or even a phone call from you once you got to where you left to?" I didn't answer right away. I didn't know how to explain this to him, and having his new friends around made it all the harder. I knew I had to think carefully about my answer, so I wouldn't give too much away. Just like some things were better left unsaid, there were also those things that could only be said at the right moment, so as not to ruin everything. I had to choose my words carefully and be sure to not get angry like he was trying to make me. I hate to admit it, but he still knew me better than I knew myself. And that meant that he knew that if he angered me enough, everything I was hiding would come spilling out. And that...that couldn't happen. Because if it did...If that did happen...well...He would regret his actions more than anything else he had ever done or could ever do, and it would also likely end our friendship...or what was left of it anyway. And that was the one thing I just couldn't let happen. Right before her 6th birthday, Nora was forced to move. When she was 12 she got her first phone. When she was 16, she moved back. But through it all, the hardest part, was definitely loosing her best friend. So when she gets the chance to get him back, of course she tried. But repairing their broken friendship is proving much harder than she thought it would be.

Billionaire's Revenge by sleepytinker__

"What do you want Xavier?" I said getting irritated. "For you to give me a chance to explain myself." "There's no need to explain anything to me, we are-" "Say friends, I dare you." I scoffed "We aren't friends Xavier." "Right. We are not." Happy that you too believe the same. "Exactly, we are not friends, we are nothing to each other so you do not owe me any explanations." "We are not friends, I agree but if we mean nothing to each other then why were you jealous today." I am not a bit shocked because I know I made it pretty obvious. "And do not deny it Viviana, I saw you." ************** Viviana Knight had a crush on Xavier Quinn when both were in college. They both had something in college but things ended up really bad. 8 years later, they collide with each other again at Viviana's best friend's wedding that's when Xavier forces her to marry him. For Xavier it's pure revenge but he's scared to fall for her again. Let's find out in the story...

Dangerous Games by LouisaDiamond

She couldn't love him. His heart didn't belong to her. It belonged to another woman; one that had loved him for years. And in her heart, the heart that he was slowly stealing with each sweet word and every act of kindness, she knew he loved that woman still. Maybe she would have hated him longer if he had been anything like his mother. The woman who forced her into this marriage by threatening her sister's future. But he wasn't. Samuel Madden was everything she dreamed of ending up with but settling for him might mean settling for half. Half of his heart, half of a family, half of a husband. He had everything planned. The ring, the house, the way he'd ask the woman he loved to marry him. But with one word from his mother, threatening to ruin her life, he found himself at the altar, saying void vows to a woman he met only a month ago. He was ready to settle and wait until he was free again, but Kali Hastings wasn't an easy woman to dislike. Sure, she had flaws, but they were nothing compared to her tender heart and perky personality. Now, he was falling for a woman who was daily conquering more and more of his heart. But at what cost? There was more connecting them than even she knew. A truth that had been buried in his family since he was born. Would she still want him when she found out the truth?

Everythingship! by ishqbooks

"When you have to go through EVERYTHING, to get that EVERYTHING." It's so hard to be someone when you're confused about who or what you're. Tarun is never 'Who' he thought he would be. He has a secret which he is claimed of hiding from everyone. Neither his mother knows, not his brother and not even his friends. Hell, neither his dead father. A chance encounter, at a normal night out with his friends, leads him to his 'super' crush who Tarun thought he won't see ever again. He's walls are breaking. He's freaking out. He's falling in love. What Tarun wasn't expecting that everyone is holding a secret. Everything seems to fall apart suddenly, as it wasn't in the first place. Tarun wants everything to be normal. How? That he needs to figure out. [70,000 to 80,000 words] (Not edited)

The ways we lost him(completed) by Komorebi_00

I always believed that my group of friends were resilient enough to withstand anything. But then that day happened and I watched it helplessly crumble. I wasn't aware it had to crumble to build itself back up again. It was a painful process But I learned so much, I overcame so much. Here is our story. -/ Imagine the most awful thing you're mind can conjure up, in the darkest crevices of your conscience. Well for me, that was made a reality. My entire world was collapsing. I thought I knew myself, I thought I knew others, I knew nothing.

Matchmaker (18+) by xosamantha13

"𝑯𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒓. 𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒆 "𝑪𝒖𝒑𝒊𝒅" 𝟭-𝟴𝟬𝟬-𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆." 𝑨𝒍𝒊𝒙𝒂 𝑱𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒊𝒏 decided to attempt to turn into Cupid. The goal was to set her best friend and her best friend's crush up. She's dedicated and believes that her imaginary heart shaped arrows will hit the right spot on the right person. Her entire plan backfires and she accidentally ends up playing Cupid for a different person. Herself. 𝑺𝒌𝒚𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝑩𝒐𝒍𝒕 𝑮𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒓 was supposed to fall for her best friend. He had a feeling he knew what she was trying to do. He always doubted it. He knew he'd never fall for her best friend. He played along since he never knew how to tell her. He also didn't want to ruin their friendship. He's okay with breaking her best friend's heart. He's not okay with breaking hers. Started: February 10, 2024 Completed: February 20, 2024 *Language, Trigger Warnings, Mature Themes* 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑻𝒘𝒐: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒔

Rumours [BxB] ✔️ by redxstorm

↞↞↞♛↠↠↠ Everyone makes at least one mistake in their life; if you don't, you're not human. I just happen to be one of those people who make a lot of mistakes. To start with, there were the Rumours. You know, those things that only powerful people can make up? Yeah. Those. They were the beginning of everything that ever went wrong in my life, but also the thing that led me to the end. Although, I didn't know that at the time, so a few bruises and kisses down the line, I found myself faced with a big problem. I had to choose between three people, all of whom had been lying about everything for months. That wasn't an easy task for someone like me, but the biggest issue? The one who made me cry the most tears was the one I couldn't help but love. ↞↞↞♛↠↠↠ "I never meant to hurt you, River." "Then why did you do it? Why did you do all of those things? I'm not some toy for you to use when you feel like it and then throw away when you're done." ↞↞↞♛↠↠↠ Completed ✔️ Started: 15/03/19 Finished: 18/08/19

Everything Changes by Upallnight19

Aria had a simple life, she had her friends, her brother, and her parents. At the time she thought life couldn't get any better; minus the guy she was in love with was having a hard time noticing she's the one. But when tragedy strikes, she doesn't know how to deal with it. Losing someone close to her and the guilt that eats away at her heart. How do you deal with it? The life she had known was gone. The pain feels like drowning. Though putting your life together is hard when you keep finding out people aren't who they say they are. Who could possibly help her keep her head above water? Someone she least expected? Could he be the one to save her, before it all becomes too much? Ryder didn't leave much falsehood to rumors. A complete playboy. He didn't have much he cared about in life anymore, at least, other than his friends. They were the only ones who knew his dark secrets, the mystery that hid in his eyes. That's the way he liked it, usually keeping to himself, not giving a shit what anyone thought about him. When Aria walks in his life, things get shaken up. Now, life starts getting a little more interesting.

Quiet Boy in a Noisy World by xplrrsolby

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The cut that always bleeds by tatelangdon4321

I was what they called a perfectionist. I had everything planned out and wanted a simple straightforward life. Things at home were hectic, disturbed, painful and heart-breaking. I decided that I wanted to stay away from all people that could possibly hurt me. For example, friends, extended family, judgemental neighbours and worst of all, the one I dreaded the most... love. But of course, as any normal story goes, I was unable to steer clear of love. I was unable to steer clear from him. I let myself drown in merciless water, drown so deep, the surface was out of the question. I let myself escape and wonder in his inequitable love, so blinded, so foolish. I thought I could no longer drown. But that day. That one day. That day ensured my belief. That I would forever drown alone.

A Second Chance by lisaaaaa1616

Clay's life seems fine, but is everything except from fine due to bullies ruining his happiness day by day. His grandpa is the only one who knows everything about him, but when he gets really sick and passes away, Clay's life completely collapses. To regain his control, he starts developing obsessive behaviour, getting so bad that it turns into OCD. The control he tried to regain gets lost even further with the day. But when the only place, his sport, he finds peace also gets ruined by bullies and his OCD, George is suddenly there to stick up for him when everyone else isn't. At least... that's what it seems like. TW's: -Suicide attempt and thoughts -Death (due to sickness) -Betrayal (fake love) -Homophobia -Self harm -Bullying -Abuse -OCD

MISERIES by Kamsyegwu

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Shell Of A Man by ryanaureoholt

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Written Fate. by CloverCharmm

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She wanted to test a theory. He wanted to win a bet. What could possibly go wrong? ------------------------------------------------- Why was this shit so much easier in the books?! The Macy Anderson in me would spit out the alternatives to every curse word known to man. The Ruby Buchannan in me would knee him in the groin. The Mia Hastings in me would lunge at him first, taking him on that table right there and now. The Haley Geller in me would confuse the fuck out of him by asking way too many questions. Hell! Even the Tessa Young in me would do something, like beg him to come at me with her desperate but wild ass... But the Lola Dino in me -aka the me, me- just stands there frozen, contemplating a very important decision in her head: fuck, fuck, fuck! Who do I act as next?! Um, how about yourself for a change? My conscience decides NOW to be a smartass. Yeah, right? Like that's ever worked before. Not even having the slightest clue of what to do, I wait for him to make the first move instead, and then I'll just go from there. So, I wait. And I wait. And I wait. And I wait. I wait as we remain staring at one another -I like a deer in headlights and he like a predator stalking his prey- for what seems like forever. But when his ripped, muscular frame finally charges at me, his strong tattooed hand instantly meeting the back of my head, he crashes my lips onto his so forcefully that I'm now just left with one thought and one thought only: Lola Dino, what the hell did you just get yourself into? ------------------------------------------------- WARNING: Contains mature content including language, sex, violence, and drugs. Reader discretion is advised.