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𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜. 𝐋𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬. 𝐍𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬. 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 - 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧. 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐚. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐚. 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝... 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐚'𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐩, 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 - 𝐈𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝.

Maria Noelle Arcilla has everything-prestige, a legacy, and a surname that opens doors. But beneath the pressure of her family's medical empire, she feels like she doesn't belong. Leander Velasco, on the other hand, built himself from nothing, fighting for every step he takes in the hospital. Forced to work together, their rivalry turns to something more-until betrayal rips them apart. Years later, fate brings them back together, but some wounds don't heal easily. Enemies to lovers. Enemies again. And maybe, just maybe, lovers once more.

"You know what? Mujhe hamesha pata tha that you two are perfect for each other. I'm so glad that you finally decided to date! Tumhe yaad hai, jab tum Kasauli mein the, for medical school, I'd tried to set you up with a friend of mine, who was also studying medicine in Mumbai?" - Dia Bhushan, ILYLTF Chp105 Or, what if, Armaan & Riddhima had dated in med school.

Joining the Indian Women's Cricket Team as their wellness officer was supposed to be Maya Bharadwaj's greatest professional achievement. A new role. A new team. A chance to help athletes survive the pressure of international cricket. What she didn't plan for... was Ameena Shekhar. The team's 25-year-old star player. Fearless on the field. Unstoppable with a bat in her hands. And the same girl Maya had quietly fallen for years ago. Ameena has no idea. To her, Maya is simply the calm presence in the dressing room the one person who always seems to know when someone is struggling, when someone needs support, when someone is about to break. But the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore the quiet connection growing between them. A connection Ameena has never felt before. Because liking a woman was never something she allowed herself to think about not with a cricket career, a national team, and a society watching her every move. The only person who notices the tension long before anyone else is Ameena's captain and best friend, Kriti Seth. Protective. Observant. And fiercely loyal. At first, she warns Maya to stay away. But when she realizes how deeply Maya cares for Ameena... and how confused Ameena is about the feelings she can't explain... Kriti begins to wonder if some boundaries are meant to be crossed. Even if the whole world is watching. Sometimes the biggest risks aren't taken on the field. Sometimes they happen Beyond the Boundaries. Author's Note: I have just started writing so please ignore if i made any mistakes . Please vote for my story and leave a comment on every chapter. Whether you loved it or didn't, I'd really appreciate your honest feedback. Updates will come every Friday and Sunday.

Thea came to Halcyon Sound to work. To learn. To stay invisible. Ethan doesn't believe in easy chances. He pushes people until they either break or become something better. She wasn't supposed to stand out.She definitely wasn't supposed to matter. But one night changes everything. Now she's caught between ambition and something far more dangerous, a connection she doesn't understand, with someone who never lets anyone get close. Because in a place where pressure builds people and destroys them just as easily, caring might be the one mistake neither of them can afford.

He is known for one thing : control. In his company, mistakes aren't forgiven, rules aren't broken, and emotions don't exist. Then she joins as his secretary. She's late, messy, and completely unpredictable, everything he avoids. From the very first day, she gets on his nerves. But instead of firing her... he starts noticing her. Watching her. Getting affected by her. And that's where the real problem begins. Because in a world built on power and strict boundaries, getting close to her could destroy everything he's worked for. Yet somehow... he can't stay away.

When her office burns down an editor must work together with the most infuriating man alive or risk the promotion she's been working her entire career for. **** Chielozonam 'Elo' Williams is doing great. All things considered. It doesn't matter that the job she loves as editor at PerfectRomance, the publishing imprint she's been working at for the past five years has started to feel more like a chore these days. It doesn't matter that her judgemental father might be right about her wasting her life away by not using her full potential. What really matters is getting her dream promotion and enjoying the prime years of her youth. That is until the unthinkable happens. After Elo's office building burns down overnight she's forced to share an office with the one person that makes her blood boil: Connor Price. Archenemies since their days at college Connor makes getting under her skin an art form. He's brash and rude and irritates her like nobody else can with his scathing looks and contemptible behavior. It's not long before they're locked in a battle of wits, neither willing to back down or give up. When they have to work together to acquire a potentially lucrative manuscript, they are forced to put aside their long-standing animosity for an adventure that will blur the line between hate and desire until neither of them can tell where the fighting ends and the falling begins. PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION meets ANYONE BUT YOU meets THE HATING GAME in this contemporary rom-com about resilience, self-discovery and two sworn enemies who can't tell the difference between wanting to kiss or kill each other. An ONC 2026 story inspired by prompt 40. THIS NOVEL IS ONLY AVAILABLE ON WATTPAD AND INKITT. IF YOU ARE READING THIS ANYWHERE ELSE, PLEASE INFORM THE AUTHOR VIA WATTPAD, AS YOU MAY BE READING FROM A MIRROR SITE WHERE IT HAS BEEN PLAGIARIZED AND YOUR DEVICE MAY BE SUBJECTED TO A MALWARE ATTACK.

Arithmetic fails where chemistry begins. Lukas measures his life with a brass ruler. To this rigid Northern boy, baking is pure thermodynamic science, and passion is just a lack of discipline. Siena measures her life in handfuls of flour and dashes of honey. To this fiery Southern girl, bread needs a soul, and rules are meant to be broken. When both are hired as apprentices at the legendary Bicolor Bakery, located squarely in a duty-free neutral zone between their warring nations, the owners issue a challenge: whoever can run the shop without burning it down wins the deed. What starts as a bitter rivalry over oven space quickly spirals into a fight for survival. Forced to navigate absurd bureaucratic audits, illegal salt-explosions, and a high-stakes baking exhibition, Lukas and Siena must learn to merge the 'Steel' of the North with the 'Fire' of the South. But there's a problem. Lukas's perfect logic is crumbling under the weight of Siena's chaotic charm, and the 21 millimeters of distance he carefully maintains between them is starting to feel like a canyon begging to be crossed. Get ready for a high-stakes culinary rom-com about surviving bureaucracy, perfecting sourdough, and the thermodynamic physics of falling in love. Now also on Royal Road as itsCarl!

Some love stories are written in destiny. Theirs was written against it. In the ancient kingdom of Aryavansh,a king touched by divine power and a woman chosen by the gods fell in love. It wasn't forbidden. It was dangerous. Because if they stayed together-the world itself would lose its balance. Centuries later, in Chennai... He is a man who controls everything. She is a woman who feels everything. They are strangers. But their souls-refuse to forget. When memories begin to return in fragments When a name feels familiar on unfamiliar lips When a place they've never seen feels like home Will they walk away like before? Or will they choose each other- even if it means breaking fate itself?

Julian Vane and Clara Reed have been at war since orientation. He thinks her teaching style is "unstructured chaos"; she thinks his tie is tied too tight for his own good. They are locked in a ruthless battle for the "Highest Class Average" trophy, but they've overlooked one thing: their students. Tired of the bickering, the junior class starts a viral "ship" campaign. From "accidental" lunchtime encounters to fan-fiction in the school newspaper, the kids are determined to turn their teachers' rivalry into a romance. Julian and Clara are horrified-until they realize that pretending to date might be the only way to get the students to actually focus on their exams. But when the fake smiles start feeling real, the lesson plan goes out the window. ONC 2026 ENTRY 🍁PROMPT 55🌸

She was his personal assistant-professional, composed, invisible to gossip. He was power, authority, and a line she refused to cross. When silence becomes heavier than truth, love must be chosen without losing dignity.

Jiyoung's life is a carefully balanced act. Ambitious, driven, and determined to prove herself, she's worked her way up from nothing-until one unexpected email changes everything. Assigned to Jungkook's team, the last person she ever expected to work with, Jiyoung's world is turned upside down. Forced into close proximity with the charming yet enigmatic star, the two constantly butt heads, clashing over everything from creative ideas to personal boundaries. But as the tension rises and their arguments get more heated, Jiyoung starts to wonder if there's more to this prickly relationship than she's willing to admit. Can she keep her walls up long enough to protect herself, or will Jungkook be the one to break through?

He lives for the noise. She's fine-tuned for silence. Saffira Arboleda is a Sound Architect who treats audio like surgery. She doesn't do mistakes, she doesn't do "vibes," and she definitely doesn't do messy. Her life is a perfectly calibrated playlist, until she meets Caleb Joshua "CJ". CJ is a human glitter bomb. As the new producer of 101.5 The Frequency, he's loud, disorganized, and currently the proud owner of a $5,000 soundboard he just fried with an iced caramel macchiato. One coffee disaster. One ultimatum. One mustard-yellow van. After the "Great Caffeine Catastrophe," Riven de Leon gives them one last chance to save their jobs: A forty-day nationwide road trip in the Vibe Van. Their mission? Boost the station's signal from the mountains of Sagada to the shores of Baler. The catch? The van is the size of a walk-in closet, Saffira has a label maker, and CJ has a ukulele and zero sense of personal space. Between gas station snacks, "Only One Bed" emergencies, and live broadcasts that go hilariously off-script, Saffira's icy exterior begins to melt. She's spent her whole life trying to drown out the noise, but she's starting to realize that CJ's chaotic heart is the only frequency she wants to tune into. In a journey across the Philippines, they'll discover that love isn't about finding the perfect signal, it's about learning to enjoy the static. Buckle up. The road to 88.5 BPM is about to get loud.

In the chaotic halls of Toronto Memorial, Dr. Liam Vance lives for the adrenaline of the ER. He heals what he can see: bleeding wounds and broken bones. But when a trauma case brings him face-to-face with Dr. Elara Sterling, the hospital's most enigmatic psychiatrist, he realizes some wounds don't bleed. He races against time; she masters the art of waiting. He saves lives; she saves souls. Between late-night shifts under the Canadian snow and the high-stakes tension of the trauma ward, two worlds collide. Can a man who fears losing control fall for a woman who reads every thought he tries to hide?

Jiwon's life is built on deadlines, coffee, and color-coded Excel sheets. Heeseung's life is built on stage lights, perfect high notes, and being annoyingly perfect. When Jiwon gets assigned as the last-minute business intern for a top K-pop group, she's determined to keep it professional but the group's ACE boy has other plans. They argue over everything - timing, creative direction, even snack choices. But late-night editing sessions, stolen glances, and unexpected moments have a way of turning enemies into something dangerously more. In this battle of egos and banter... The real question isn't who's right. It's who falls first.

A 25 year old university graduate, finds herself in the peculiar situation of getting hired for a job that has nothing to do with the degree she actually learned for all those years . But what can you do when the pay is great? The only catch ? Well you have to play secretary for the most well known heroschool in the world, fully aware that the headmaster could do all the paper work himself ,but simply just is too lazy to do so. As a non hero, who just seeks the thrill of being ordinary, and not having to risk your life on the daily , this job might just be perfect. Or is it ? In between having an eye out for her best friends sociallyweird little brother, the paperwork , a teacher that keeps on expelling students , and every staff member being a pro hero without a concept of planning, this job is everything but the ordinary she was looking for. Needless to speak of the villains constantly trying to invade the school ... but maybe there is more than the pay keeping her from quitting. And maybe it is more than just ordinary. A very descriptive story, chapters are around 4000 words each. Slow start but picking up the pace after a few chapters. Mentioning off children being abused . Explicit language and content. Main character is an adult. Self- insert story, use of (Y/N). Takes contants and inspiration from Kōhei Horikoshi's work,my hero academia, i do not own any of the characters or storylines. ( This is my first time writing a story, so please have a bit off mercy on me ^-^. I am always open for Ideas or suggestions. English is not my first language so I apologise for any spelling and grammar mistakes, i will be correcting them as i upload feel free to point things out. Thank you so much for reading. Have a great day, night or evening. Lots of love chan.^-^) Reader x Aizawaa Slow burn and long chapters Smut warning ( not for you little kiddies)

Cindy knowns how to keep people at a safe distance - a sharp tongue, a dry joke, a well-timed deflection. Working in a research lab in the middle of chaotic, sun-drenched Sydney, she built her world exactly the way she likes it: controlled, quiet, predictable. Rick is none of those things. A surgeon with no filter and too much presence, he's been her colleague for years. She knows his voice before she sees his face, knows the way he opens doors as the world owes him space. She knows him, or at least she thought she did. When something shifts between them, neither of them is ready for it. He's carrying a past he doesn't talk about. She's carrying walls she doesn't acknowledge. And somewhere between late nights at the hospital, a scent of magnolia that won't leave the room, and two words neither of them planned to say - they'll have to decide whether looking away is still an option. Or whether it's time to look again.

‎At twenty five, Melissa lives quietly, carrying the weight of a broken past and a brother who vanished without an explanation ten years ago. ‎When she loses her job and runs out of options, she accepts a caretaker position that feels too good to be true. The pay is good. The rules are strange. And something about the house feels... wrong. The man who owns it is impossible to read.. Liam. He is calm and controlled. He speaks little, watches closely, and always seems to be holding something back. Raised in a powerful and secretive family, he learned early that emotions are weaknesses and loyalty is survival. ‎And Melissa realizes the most terrifying truth of all her life was never simple, and she was never safe. Somewhere between fear and danger, she falls in love with Liam. Liam is guarded. He watches more than he speaks. And it's clear he's not just protecting the house... he's protecting something far bigger. Torn between defying his powerful family and keeping Melissa alive, he is running out of time. And when Melissa secretly investigates the house, she uncovers a secret that was never meant to be found... A truth that could finally explain her brother's disappearance... Or cost her everything, including her life.

Cole Jennings lost his father at fourteen and spent the next eighteen years making sure no one he loved would ever feel that kind of loss again by never letting anyone close enough to try. He built a music event company in Nashville, a life that works, and an ironclad rule about keeping his heart out of it. Nadia Farouk-Mitchell has a beautiful house, a successful husband, and nothing to say about either. Her marriage isn't bad. It's just empty. And she's only beginning to notice. When a chance meeting leads to a job at Cole's company, what starts as professional chemistry becomes the most honest connection either of them has ever had. They don't cross the line. But they get close enough to know exactly what they're resisting. If she follows what she feels, she blows up her life. If he lets someone in, he risks becoming everything he's afraid of. If they resist, they lose the only thing to make them feel alive in years. Damned if you do. Damned if you don't.

In a world where people have powers, superheroes and villains are born. Cara has healing powers and always dreamed of being a superhero, but her abusive boyfriend, Randall prevented her from perusing her dreams. That all changes when he's mysteriously murdered. She finally has a chance to become a beloved hero, and fight alongside the ones she idolised her whole life. Cara will have to battle vile villains, while navigating her growing feelings for Sam, Alex, Sofia and Pablo, the superheroes she works with.