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The Ex Files

Reads 510
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Parts 68
Time 6h 18m

Reads 510
Votes 27
Parts 68
Time 6h 18m

Hector O'Halloran looks like the ideal catch, but he can never keep a romantic relationship on track for long.   Women quickly tire of his self-centred style.  They need to move on, find someone who does not confuse love with exploitation.  But no matter how much they try, they cannot shake the compelling desire to transform needy, demanding Hal over into someone they can love.

Is it love, or co-dependency?  Is Hal beyond redemption, or does his inner child need more TLC?  When he tells the woman of the moment that he can't live without her, is he expressing his need for deep connection, or is everything he says pure manipulation?

Four very different women discover that they have one thing in common -- Hal-itosis.  The past cannot be re-set, but is there hope for the future.

Rankings April 19, 2022:
#! disillusionment (of 136)
#2 reality check (of 195)
#3 antiromance (of 142)
#3 healthy relationships (of 56)
#4 codependency (of 213)

This story is an anti-romance of sorts.  Romance is the icing on the cake, not the whole meal. The tale of Hal and his exes includes sexual situations and mature themes.  If you are looking for a blow-by-blow account of frenzied sexual activity, you will be disappointed.  If you are interested in life and love and how sexuality fits into them, you might find this a refreshing read.

Disclaimer:  Edmonton and Calgary are real cities in Alberta.  The Muttart Conservatory is a well-known landmark.   Gananoque is a small picturesque community in Ontario. All else is fiction.  Any resemblance to actual organizations, businesses, people, or situations is purely coincidental.All Rights Reserved

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DIVORCED OR MARRIED (F.H) by Avengergirl99

"I will find you in every timeline, until we can be together" True love never dies or disappears. In which two ex-lovers is trying to save the world. You try living the life that was taken away from you. But everything changes when someone who you thought would never reappear shows up and now you have to save the world with your ex and his family. Sometimes all people need is a second chance and sometimes you get a second chance at love. If two hearts are meant to be together, no matter how long it takes, how far they go how tough it seems, fate will bring them together to share their love forever. So if you're truly meant to be together, life will find a way to make it happen. Who would have thought that saving the world while trying not to get killed and fighting the urge/avoiding killing each other could be so romantic. In which two people stumble upon each other more than once. First as strangers and then later as enemies. Two teens stumble upon each other in a broken world, falls in love and get married. As adults they join a place called the Commission, trained as assassins and killers, but this drifts them away from each other. And what was once two lovers has now turned into two people who hate each other. In which the world is ending and Five Hargreeves, having no other choice, seeks out help from someone who is not only the most dangerous assassin and deadly killer in the world but is also his ex-wife, who hates him. Or does she? Or in which, you, a retired assassin gets a big surprise when someone who you thought you would never see again, your ex-husband Five Hargreeves, knocks on your door, wounded and desperately in need of your help in saving the world. Despite your hatred towards each other, you and Five have to put the past behind you both to work together to save the world. There is only one problem, he never fell out of love, but you did. Or did you? Five Hargreeves x femreader A hate to lover to hate to love story Season 1-4

TEMPTING FATE (F.H) by Avengergirl99

You never knew that the boy you bump into on the street of Dallas would end up changing your life forever. "Sometimes you meet a person and you just click, you're comfortable like you're know them your whole life and you don't have to pretend to be anyone or anything" It can be dangerous when two people from different timelines gets too attached to each other. He was supposed to save the world, but he end up falling for you instead. In which you, Y/n Gussman, daughter of Elliott Gussman who are living a normal life in Dallas Texas, but you never thought that you would meet a certain person that end up changing your life forever when you bump into the guy of your dream and Five Hargreeves bump into the girl of his dreams. OR In which while trying to stop the apocalypse Five bump into a girl who made him feel less broken, cold and alone. Who is actually bringing out the soft and kind side of him, bringing out his humanity. And who somehow finds a way into his heart. In which you bump into a young guy that is desperate in saving the world. The two of you two get into more mess than any normal human could, of course Five's family is far from normal to begin with. Now you must help him stop the apocalypse and help him and his siblings back to that timeline they belong in. But what happens when the more you and Five spend time together, feelings between the two of you start devolve, will Five be ready to tempt with fate when it is about love? 'Cause it can cause problems when two people from different timelines catch and develop feelings for each other. As the clock ticks down to an uncertain future, you discovered that some choices echo across time, and that even the smallest actions can far-reaching consequences. Five Hargreeves x reader!fem The umbrella academy fanfic Season 2 to season 4 Thanks to @XCX_Stories_V who helped me with the plot and titel

Insane Desires by Angelwrits_

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i see you by Reader11226

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Four Walls (Book One) ✔️ by neurotick

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The Billionaire's Ex-Wife by Enjoy_Little_Moments

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DIVORCED OR MARRIED (F.H)

"I will find you in every timeline, until we can be together" True love never dies or disappears. In which two ex-lovers is trying to save the world. You try living the life that was taken away from you. But everything changes when someone who you thought would never reappear shows up and now you have to save the world with your ex and his family. Sometimes all people need is a second chance and sometimes you get a second chance at love. If two hearts are meant to be together, no matter how long it takes, how far they go how tough it seems, fate will bring them together to share their love forever. So if you're truly meant to be together, life will find a way to make it happen. Who would have thought that saving the world while trying not to get killed and fighting the urge/avoiding killing each other could be so romantic. In which two people stumble upon each other more than once. First as strangers and then later as enemies. Two teens stumble upon each other in a broken world, falls in love and get married. As adults they join a place called the Commission, trained as assassins and killers, but this drifts them away from each other. And what was once two lovers has now turned into two people who hate each other. In which the world is ending and Five Hargreeves, having no other choice, seeks out help from someone who is not only the most dangerous assassin and deadly killer in the world but is also his ex-wife, who hates him. Or does she? Or in which, you, a retired assassin gets a big surprise when someone who you thought you would never see again, your ex-husband Five Hargreeves, knocks on your door, wounded and desperately in need of your help in saving the world. Despite your hatred towards each other, you and Five have to put the past behind you both to work together to save the world. There is only one problem, he never fell out of love, but you did. Or did you? Five Hargreeves x femreader A hate to lover to hate to love story Season 1-4