(One Direction Model AU) Harry, Louis, Niall, Liam, and Zayn are among the numerous contestants, along with ten other girls and five other guys, to set their goals on winning "One For the Model," the most rigorous modeling competition in the world now seeking fresh new faces that have never before been discovered.
They all come from seemingly normal backgrounds, but all that is about to be forgotten as the rules of the competition are set: no contact with the outside world until the end, no backing out from the challenges, no more-than-friendship relationships with the other contestants, no arriving late, ever.
The competition allows them to tour the world, but in the end, only one will win. Boundaries are tested, comfort levels are broken, and the prize--$250,000--seems farther and farther away with each elimination.
Who will get disqualified? Who will break the law? Who becomes too much too handle, and who just wants to go home already?
Most importantly, who will win, and at what cost?
She was never meant to be noticed.
For three seasons, Cecily Featherington has played her part-smiling when required, curtsying when expected, and pretending she doesn't hear the whispers that call her forgettable. But when she vows this season will be her last, fate takes an unexpected turn.
He was never meant to fall.
Viscount Anthony Bridgerton is the model of propriety-until she walks into the room. With paint on her hands and wit sharper than any gentleman's, Cecily defies every rule he's built his life upon. She is the one woman who unsettles him, challenges him, and makes him question everything he thought he wanted.
What begins as rivalry and restraint turns into stolen glances, near confessions, and nights spent wondering if love can survive the weight of reputation. Because in a world where every feeling is a scandal, and every choice has a consequence, Cecily and Anthony's connection is anything but proper.
It's fierce. It's forbidden.
And it's utterly, irrevocably, out of the ordinary.
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Pre Bridgerton Series - Anthony Bridgerton x Cecily Featherington
Standalone
Cecily is my creation, and I own all rights to her. The Bridgerton books are owned by Julia Quinn, and the tv series is owned by Shondaland and Netflix.