River of Pearls

River of Pearls

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Fanfic
Alternate Universe (AU)
Famous Figure: Actor
LGBTQIA+
Gay
​Gemini and Fourth were supposed to be an absolute constant-childhood neighbors turned university roommates, bound by an unbreakable bond that their friends envy and their families take for granted. But one sweltering, alcohol-hazed night in their tiny Bangkok apartment shatters fifteen years of innocent friendship, pushing them across a line they can never uncross. ​Driven by repressed longing and reckless impulse, they yield to a physical passion that changes everything. But when the blurred fog of that night clears, it leaves behind an undeniable reality-and a sudden, life-altering pregnancy that Gemini is utterly unready to face. ​Panicked, terrified, and forced into a corner by hidden burdens, Gemini reacts with a cruel, cold rejection that breaks Fourth's heart and drives him to a desperate edge. Rescued by their closest friends, Fourth disappears without a trace, fleeing Thailand to rebuild his shattered life in the quiet hills of Luang Prabang, Laos. ​Five years later, Fourth returns to Bangkok as a renowned artisan jewelry designer, determined to protect his quiet world and the young daughter who shares her father's eyes. But when his dream contract places him directly beneath the roof of Gemini's luxury empire, the past collides with the present. ​Gemini spent half a decade haunted by regret, searching fruitlessly for the boy he lost. Now, faced with a man who guards his heart behind icy walls and a secret that threatens to undo them both, Gemini must confront the hidden truths of his past-or risk losing his second chance at the only family he ever wanted. ​Key Tropes & Themes: ​Childhood Friends to Lovers to Estranged ​Accidental Pregnancy / MPREG ​Exile & Five-Year Separation ​Second Chance Romance & Mutual Healing ​Dominance Shift / Complex Dynamics ​Content Warnings: Contains explicit sexual content, accidental pregnancy/MPREG themes, severe emotional distress, heavy angst, and past suicide attempt/crisis (handled wit
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Quinn Taylor has made a career out of looking calm. On the ice, she's America's favorite kind of pressure-proof-bright smile, steady answers, the skater everyone wants to root for. Off the ice, she's an only child with a perfectionist's brain and a habit of carrying too much alone. The cameras love her. The country expects her. And the one place she can't afford to fall apart is the one place she's dreamed of since she was little. The Olympics. Macklin Celebrini has always made things feel lighter. He was the new kid at a Northern California rink at twelve-Canadian, polite, a little lost-until Quinn decided he was hers to keep. He became her best friend in the cold air and early mornings, the person who could make her laugh mid-breakdown and never ask her to perform for him. Then life did what life does: seasons changed, schedules got brutal, distance widened, and the kind of friendship that felt unbreakable turned into occasional texts and quiet missing. Now they're both back where the world is loudest. At the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, Quinn is chasing the skate of her life for Team USA. Mack is carrying his own weight for Team Canada hockey. When reporters find out they grew up together, the story writes itself-childhood friends reunited, smiles caught on camera, a thousand strangers deciding what they are to each other. The only problem is... the strangers aren't entirely wrong. Between past chapters at a small California rink and present days in the Olympic Village, Quinn and Mack have to figure out what they really meant to each other then-and what they're allowed to be now, with medals on the line and the whole world watching. Because it's one thing to love someone quietly from a distance. It's another to have them show up in your life again and make everything feel possible.

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