Keeping Up With Appearances
DictatorForLife
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DictatorForLife
Ongoing, First published Feb 01, 2015
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Brooke Reeves is one of the most popular girls in school. She has looks, talent, and the reputation to match. Everyone wants to be her or be with her.

And Gabe is no exception.

For five years, he has held his peace: keeping his crush on Brooke a well-kept secret. This isn't hard, seeing as he's never had to talk to her before.

But everything changes for Gabe and Brooke their Junior year when they're thrown together in an unpredictable relationship neither were quite prepared for. Now, Gabe, who knew very little about his crush before, holds her greatest and most sensitive secret. Brooke has to put her reputation into the hands of a near stranger and trust him to come along side her and support her in ways her other friends can't.
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Clearer Skies

9 parts Ongoing

Hanna Stevens has just turned 18 and she lives a normal life. She is an average girl at school with good grades but the only thing she seems to have problem with is her bestfriend, Noah. Noah has been her bestfriend since kindergarten. He is an handsome guy that most girls at school wish to date but he does not care about that. Hanna has long been crushing on him but never for once has he known or paid attention. Will Hanna finally let out a feelings for me before College? Or will she keep it camouflaged forever? Wait, will someone maybe, perhaps a hot guy enter the picture? If he does, will he be able to turn her head? One of the two guys went missing, will he be rescued on time and why did he go missing?

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