No one at all
I'm just Hardin—regular middle-class guy, no legacy, no fortune. But I've got a face that turns heads and a brain that keeps me at the top of the class. Every girl in school wants me... except the one I want. Nora. Daughter of the powerful Jaceson family. Her sisters? Nation-toppling beauties. Viola, adored by all. But Nora… she’s quiet, overlooked, and somehow, she’s the only one I see. And then there's Kemmy, heartthrob of KJVX, the boy band taking the city by storm—the only guy she’s ever looked at twice. I’m fighting a war no one else can see.My reflection in the locker mirror is flawless—chiseled jaw, tousled hair, eyes that make hearts skip. But I don’t care. All I see is her. Nora. Sitting alone under the cherry tree, sketching in that worn notebook again. The wind lifts her hair like a scene from a dream. Around her, the world moves in slow motion. Viola laughs with her court of admirers. Kemmy struts past, tossing a smirk her way—the kind that makes stadiums scream. And she smiles back. Just a little. Just enough.
I clench my fists. I’ve aced every test, won every debate, charmed every teacher. But none of it matters when she doesn’t look at me.
Then Simeon appears, draping his jacket over her shoulders. Too close. Always too close. Rumors say he watches her sleep. I don’t know if it’s true. But I know this: if I don’t do something soon, she’ll vanish into their world forever.
My phone buzzes—Kemmy’s new single drops tonight. A song rumored to be for her. The countdown begins. So does my decision.
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works: 7
Torn Between Hearts
I never asked to be wanted by everyone. But here I am—pulled in three directions, each one threatening to break me. Jordan won’t accept that we’re over. Jarvis looks at me like I’m a puzzle he’s desperate to solve. And Marvin? He grins like he already knows the answer. The truth is, I don’t know who I want… or who I should want. One wrong choice could cost me my heart, my reputation, or even my sanity.
Hearts and Hierarchies
I never asked to be here—Starling High, where wealth whispers power and every glance is a judgment. I’m Amy, the girl who slipped through the cracks of privilege because my sister Amber caught the eye of Zech Davis, heir to a empire. Now I walk these marble halls surrounded by gods in cashmere, watching Emery Alvin flaunt her silver spoon, while I try not to stare at Emerald, the untouchable king of it all. But secrets have weight. Like how Kelsea Davis watches Adrian Quin like he’s the only real thing in this gilded cage. Like how Silvia Heidvon thinks love is a trophy she can claim. And me? I just want to survive without becoming someone’s pawn.
Beneath the Surface
I can feel Lina’s breath beneath me—warm, trembling, alive. Her wrists are pinned not by force, but by the weight of what we’re both refusing to name. And yet, it’s Hazel I keep thinking about. Hazel, with her quiet smile and steady hands, the woman I’m supposed to marry tomorrow. This shouldn’t be happening. But every time I try to pull away, something in me pulls back harder.
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