"Are you going to stop this now that's it's real?" As his beautiful lean arms snaked around Rome's waist he wondered, in a weirdly frenzied panic, if any pleasure in life could compare to 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴.
Rome's always been this way. One moment he's studying for finals and next, walking down the streets of New York at midnight trying to find cheese fries for his best friend, Elowen. Despite the chaos he attracts, he likes everything in its perfect place, nothing changing and sticking to the plan. In fact, to make sure things stay the same Roman and Elowen made the 'Totally, Definitely Mistakes' list:
1. Having sex before turning 18.
2. Falling for the popular kids, those heartbreakers and troublemakers.
3. Touching anything that remotely resembles drugs (yes, even your grandfather's potent cough syrup, Romeo, that thing is infused with more whiskey than a party night).
4. Falling for anyone. Emotions are dangerous, after all.
5. Staying out past the acceptable curfew.
6. Engaging in any creative endeavours outside of school, except for the graphic novel that's a secret
7. Skimping on studying; good grades are paramount.
8. Attending parties where alcohol flows freely, and double points if there's a whiff of drugs in the air.
9. And just to reiterate, never, EVER fall for the popular kids, no matter how tempting.
But all that changes when Rome wakes up hungover and naked next to Benjamin and Hikari, the most richest and popular students of Cypress High who bring nothing but broken hearts and trouble in their wake. What's even worse is both boys refuse to say what happened that Friday night! What will Rome find in his pursuit for the truth? Does he even want to know...?
A parody... except it slowly gets less satirical as I get way too attached to the characters and turn the story into a shipping-fest
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"Why are you doing this?" I whispered.
He slammed me against another locker. I could see anger, sadness, envy, happiness and lust in his teal green orbs. "Because you're mine." He smirked, gnashing his teeth against mine.
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Brynn Winters is a 17 year old good girl. She is sweeter than sugar. She is also sarcastic and quirky and innocent and naive and snarky and is a bookworm and not like other girls. She also has trauma to (barely) compensate for her lack of personality. She believes in love but she has never experienced any, until she met him.
Ryder Daniels is a 18 year old bad boy. He is sweeter than sin. He is dark and mysterious and plays football (not shown in book). He smokes and drinks beer. He is a ladies' man and a player. He has walls around his heart and some dark secrets that is definitely not spoiled in the title. He does not believe in love.
Brynn and Ryder are opposites. So what happens when they meet? He is not who she thinks he is. Will it end in disaster? Or will it end in love? Will it end in flames? Or will it end in a different kind of flame? As disasters come their way, will they choose love or not love? Will their secrets drive them apart? Or will they trust in each other?
Join them on their journey of love. There will be love, annoying sluts, conversations that doesn't pass the Bechdel test, cliche tropes, glaring plot holes, subtly glaring plot holes, socialism, orbs, humor, secondhand embarrassment and the tiniest hints of homoeroticism.
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Reviews (aka criticisms that I'm too lazy to correct):
"From a horribly done parody to horribly done leftist propaganda."
"Brynn and Ryder are the most frustrating couple I've ever read."
"Where humor"
"You can't use parody as an excuse for bad writing, you know."