Florida Stories

𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐢 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝...𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰

𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻', 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗳𝘄𝘂

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Ja's toxic NBA lifestyle collides with an IG model's come-up story. She's 21, built her following from nothing, gets pulled into his world of groupies, drugs, and NBA drama. He's 24, freshly single, with a baby mama and reputation for wilding out.

"The best blessings are right in front of you."

𝗶 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆, 𝗶𝗺 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿✰

☆ dual POV • forced proximity • slowburn • celebrity romance • angst ☆ Kai Laurent has never had to fight for his dream. As the son of a world-famous filmmaker, every role he books comes with whispers and side eyes. Everyone assumes his career was handed to him. Maybe they're not wrong. Aiyana Love has spent years fighting for a chance at hers. What started as a solution for her shyness quickly became the only thing she's ever truly wanted. After years of small productions and fruitless auditions, she has finally made it to the final callback of a network television show. When their paths cross at a final callback, the chemistry is undeniable. Studio executives are more than ready to use it to their advantage. And so are they... But the longer they act, the harder it becomes to break character. updates @ midnight EST

Leonardo "Leo" Lombardi is Miami's most eligible bachelor-charming, ruthless, and heir to one of the most powerful Italian mafia families in Florida. As the eldest son of Francesco and Rosa Lombardi, Leo has spent his entire life preparing to inherit his father's empire. Power, loyalty, and blood are the only things that matter in his world. Serafina "Sera" DeLuca lives a completely different life. Alone in the world with no family to lean on, she works as a stripper just to survive. She keeps her head down, trusts no one, and dreams of escaping the life she's trapped in. But when fate throws Sera into Leo's dangerous world, sparks fly instantly. What begins as an unexpected encounter quickly turns into something far more complicated-passion, obsession, and secrets neither of them can outrun. In a world ruled by violence and loyalty, can love survive... or will it destroy them both?

"Honestly, i just think he's just mean" I spat out, munching on the popcorn in front of me, waiting for Kai to return from downstairs where he was getting his best friend-who i've yet to meet- so we could start the movie. "And where did this happen again?" Margot asked me, searching for the perfect movie to watch, even though Kai and I were already set on The Amazing Spiderman. "During tennis tryouts," I huffed. " He took his service when i felt the ball hit the back of my head with a loud ass thud, and the fucker even started laughing!" i exclaimed. "And he was already on the team?" she asked. "Think so, maybe you know him?--" i shifted towards her. " blond-ish hair, kinda tall, wore a t-shirt with a picture of Sidney Australia on the back?" "Is there a possibility this might have been-" My head snapped to the commotion on the stairs, Kai happily chatting away with his best friend. "Ollie, this is Sally, my cousin!" Kai exclaimed, pointing to me. I stared in disbelief. Of course my luck hasn't gotten any better since I got here, because standing behind Kai was the exact boy I had just ranted about. "And Sal, this is my best friend, Oliver Jones." This ya romance story follows Sally Morgan, an American immigrant in the Netherlands who's world collapses around her when her parents tragically die in a car crash. She's forced to move back to her father's home town to try and navigate her new life with her family.

For 17-year-old high school senior Evan Brooks, life could be better. He's a social outcast at school, stuck in a rural Alabama small town he never wanted to move to, and he's got a secret he's desperately trying to keep: he's gay. When he embarks on a weekend vacation to the Florida panhandle with his hypermasculine brother, homophobic stepdad, and aloof mother, none of them can anticipate how much a simple 3-day trip will change their lives forever... **2025 Update: Hi! This was my very first attempt at crafting an entire story from scratch all the way back in 2020, and I'd like to think my writing has since improved. I've started working on a big rewrite project, so stay tuned for a newly enhanced story! Please visit the last chapter (2025 Rewrite Info/Updates) for more details. In the meantime, the original story will remain here in full - just know that I know some parts of it are cringe lol. I hope you still enjoy it though! :) Some details have changed between this story and Road to Rockdale in anticipation of the rewrite, so please excuse some inconsistencies if you're coming from that story. I promise everything will line up eventually! CONTENT WARNING/TRIGGERS: Please note that this story contains very strong language at times and some mature themes. Some characters face emotional abuse. There is also a small amount of physical abuse, but it is mostly implied apart from one scene which is not extremely graphic. Some characters are homophobic, and a slur is used a handful of times.

Ross and Ariana had been best friends since they met at 3 years old. They know each other better than anything or anyone, they know what every eye twitch and shift in tone means and know exactly how the other will feel before it even happens. Over the years they fell for each other, or maybe they'd always been in love, it just took them 10 years to realize it. However, after 5 years of dating, they broke up at 18 years old after the world had finally tore them apart. They loved each other enough to let go. Both stars to the world, but Ross was Ariana's moonlight, and Ariana was Ross' sunshine and it will forever be that way, no matter who or what comes between them. The promise they made to each other, to always be there when the other needs them the most will always stand, along with the love, but they're still apart. After 10 years of yearning and ache, when the universe seemingly brings them together again, will it work? Or will sun never shine next to the moon again? Ariana Grande x Male OC

It started with a booking mistake. A double-booked hotel room. Two beds. Two nights. And absolutely no plans to make this a thing. Haley McCarthy does not do chaos, and she definitely does not do football players - especially not ones like Reid Kennedy, who comes with a reputation and the confidence to match. Reid Kennedy doesn't do relationships. Or rules. Or thinking too far ahead, really. So sharing a room? Fine. Talking all night? Accidental. Catching feelings? Not happening. (That is, unfortunately, a lie.) Because somewhere between night one and night two, this stops being "just a mix-up" and starts feeling a little too real. And just when Haley starts thinking maybe he's not what everyone says - something happens that looks exactly like he is. Moral of the story? If a hotel ever tells you there's been a mistake... it's probably not the only one. • Book #1 of the UCF - series.

Haley and Reid already tried this once. It didn't exactly go well. Between rumors, assumptions, and one situation that spiraled way faster than either of them will ever admit, they managed to ruin something that was actually working. So now they're doing the mature thing: Avoiding each other. Pretending everything's fine. And definitely not thinking about it. At all. Until life starts putting them in the same orbit again. More often than either of them would like. This time, there are no big speeches. No dramatic gestures. Just quieter moments, better choices, and the uncomfortable realization that maybe it was never about starting over... • Book #2 of the UCF- series. Cannot be read as a standalone.

I guess I'm pretty - "for a black girl." And I do come off as young and naive. But my face will be the last one you see before your untimely death. And for that, I'm sorry, but it's all in my job description. The dead eyes haunt me almost as much as the guilt. Speaking of, I've got a strange case: find and eliminate a cartel that distributes a deadly hallucinogen in Miami, the birth of my sob story and the place where I met...him. And he's back; he's so sweet as if he's too good to be true. But can I afford this distraction if he knew the real me? . I'm not going to lie - I'm not a people person. Yeah, I have a small company, and I put myself out there socially, but really, I tend to do things on my own. I don't need others' help or company to survive. But I don't know why, when it comes to her, I never want to leave her side. Is it her sad eyes that see through me, her soft smile with lips that call me out on almost everything she thought about me? Or is it her dark cloud that I recognize all too well from her life history? I may have done some things that have soured her view of me, but this new opportunity may give me the chance to see why I can't help how I feel.

Skylar Blue Lagerfeld is officially done with love and the city of Seattle after her high school sweetheart dumped her in a very public, very humiliating graduation spectacle. Ready to spend her summer in a dark room with a tub of ice cream, she is instead beckoned to the picturesque Key West by her eccentric great-grandfather, Lyle Lagerfeld, who lures her with a mysterious legal letter regarding a massive inheritance. Little does she know, Lyle and his best friend Vern Busch-two retired billionaires with too much time and a penchant for expensive beer-have cooked up a scheme to match-make their great-grandchildren. Across the street, Corentin Busch, a local heartthrob and heir to a racing fortune, has been similarly bribed to 'show the city girl around.' and his backyard pool just happens to be in line with Skylar's window...because- Their granddads, The two 'Old Salty Bastards,' have orchestrated a series of hilarious, 'accidental' encounters to force the teenagers together. Skylar, a Lagerfeld cologne diva armed with sarcasm and a frizzy mop of blonde curls, initially hates the humidity and the arrogant boat-boy Corentin. However, beneath the relentless Florida sun and the meddling of two crafty old men, a genuine spark begins to flicker. ♡♡♡♡

𝑰𝑵 𝑾𝑯𝑰𝑪𝑯...Sidney Crosby's daughter makes the NHL. But not as a Crosby. She's spent her whole life building something that's hers, not his, keeping her last name quiet so no one can connect the dots. It works...until it doesn't. When the truth comes out, everything shifts. How her teammates see her, how the media talks about her, and especially how he looks at her. The one person she's started to fall for. Now she's stuck wondering if he ever liked her at all..or just the name she tried so hard to leave behind.

Ella-Mae's sister is having her wedding in two months, at the end of summer, in Florida. Everyone's invited. Including Ella-Mae's secret crush, Alexander Hannah, her best friend's, Sabrina, cousin. During a big party, Alex, Sabrina and Ella-Mae stumble across Fannar, Alex's best friend, a sweet and hopeful guy who agrees to fake-date Ella-Mae in order to give plenty of compliments about her to Alex. In reality, during their "dates" he teaches her the fine art of flirting to seduce Alex, the master of flirting. Only, with time, Ella-Mae's feelings regarding Alex fade away as she discovers that she has so much more in common with Fannar. If only she could make the difference between what if fake between them from what is real... Best ranking(s): #1 in derealization (October 28th, 2020) out of 155 stories. #2 in plussize (November 17th, 2019) out of 1.2k stories. #6 in organization (November 30th, 2019) out of 1.8k stories #3 in lesbiancouple (December 2nd, 2019) out of 200 stories

"Too Close to Stay Just Friends follows two people living separate lives when they first meet. What starts as casual friendship grows through shared moments and time spent together. Neither is looking for more, but the closer they get, the harder it is to ignore what's building between them. As their lives continue with others in the background, they start to question if staying just friends is really that simple."

Amara, a Haitian orphan ,Evicted, broke, abandoned by almost everybody she loved and with nowhere else to turn to, twenty-four-year-old Amara takes a last-minute job cleaning for the Ashfords-a family so rich and powerful, even the internet whispers about them. Their Palm Beach mansion is larger than life, their secrets even bigger. Every night, she read the story of The Princess and the Pea, a lost girl who arrives at a castle and proves she belongs but as she grew older she began to hate the idea of being judged by your status to prove you belong somewhere. Eleanor Ashford, the elegant matriarch, greets her warmly... but Amara quickly realizes there's more beneath the smile. Then there's Julian, the youngest son: handsome, guarded, and under constant pressure to marry the "perfect" girl his mother chose for him. He doesn't need Amara... and yet, something about her presence unsettles everything he thought he wanted. From three perspectives-Amara, Julian, and Eleanor-the story unfolds: ambition, desire, and control collide in a house where appearances rule, and love is never simple. Because sometimes, the girl who arrives with nothing... is the one everyone should have been afraid of.

She survived the state championship. Now she has to survive the flood. Kelsey Li has spent four years becoming untouchable in the water. State medals. College commitment. A 200 IM that makes coaches cry. Ruth Wang has spent four years pretending she's not terrified of it. They've survived high school. They've survived Stoneman Douglas. They've survived the pressure of FHSAA States and the chaos of TS Aquatics practice. But when a Category 3 hurricane traps them in a flooded Naples rental, the real test begins. The water is rising. The gators are closing in. And Ruth can't swim.