The Last Fix
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Last published Tue, Nov 18, 2025
Slowburn friends-to-lovers dark romance set in the 1990s Seattle grunge scene.
Take a look at the Before You Read chapter for trigger and content warnings. Contains dark and explicit content.
Features special guests from Seattle grunge bands! I won't say who, but some of them are in the tags.
Summary:
Amidst the explosive grunge scene in 1993 Seattle, Riley Brooks finds herself broken after an abusive relationship with her first love comes to an end. Struggling to put the pieces back together, she has a chance encounter with the friendly, but enigmatic Landon Cross one night at a bar, oblivious to his burgeoning career as a rockstar. Despite being warned about Landon, she can't help but feel drawn to him, repeating the toxic patterns from her past. Complicating matters, Landon is entangled in a toxic relationship with Meadow, his girlfriend. Riley finds herself torn between her friendship with Meadow and her secret love for Landon, who represents everything she desires, but is also battling a dangerous heroin addiction. In the midst of a chaotic mix of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, Riley experiences danger and loss, unsure of her own limitations. As she invests in Landon's tumultuous journey, she must decide if she can save her own shattered soul before it's too late.
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"Bella, you can't keep doing this to me. I can be real fucking patient, or I can be really fucking unkind." He grabbed her hips and skimmed his fingers down the chunk of her outer thighs. "I'm sorry, but I didn't ask for him to kiss me. And I told you, you and I-we're over." He placed his hand over her mouth. He let his tears stream down his nose, his lips quivered with the words she'd just used to curse him. "I don't like it." He let out through his teeth, his glasses fell low on his nose and she could tell he was in agony. "I'm sorry." She declared before pulling him in for an embrace. Her arms wrapped around his neck and his hands drove up and into her hair, guiding her face to look up. His mouth parted over hers, she opened her lips and kissed him slowly, enchantingly. Brandon was sure she wished him to die. As she swallowed his breath, and fed him her own-she gave him no gaps to breathe. Almost as if his siren had come up from her watery throne just to drag him back under. He started pounding his fists against the wall behind her, careful not to hurt her in any way. His mouth moved over hers like he had no choice but to kiss her back. He laid no hand to her body, because he knew in that moment-he'd go too far. He didn't want to hurt her. But he did want to burrow into her body and command her soul. She was the sole reason for his jealousy, the only person who held the switch to all of his desires. Bella had been born to be the woman who would subdue the demons inside his soul. She was created for him. He felt it long before he accepted it. But now-he couldn't bear the consequences of denying the gift in which God was giving him in her. His redemption was a direct result of having her in his life. Both cursed and blessed-Brandon couldn't afford to lose her anymore. She was his. Forever. She chased him-so in full circle. Perhaps it was his turn now. "Bella... say you'll be mine. Please."
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