Half Luck And Half Whiskey (Mad Sweeney x (F) Reader)
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Luck has never been kind to her. Every win comes with teeth marks, every good day ends in smoke. Running from a past stitched together with loss, drugs, and betrayal, she drifts through life expecting nothing but pain-until a roadside bar on the edge of nowhere offers something she's never had: a drink without judgment, a bed without strings, and a strange red-haired man who seems to live in chaos as naturally as breathing.
As the night unspools, she discovers that maybe, just maybe, luck isn't entirely against her. But in a world where danger follows like a shadow and kindness is a gamble, she must decide whether to trust this fleeting streak-or let it slip away before it can truly begin. Half-Luck and Whiskey is a raw, darkly witty tale of survival, improbable fortune, and the fragile chance at finding a place to belong.
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