Heatwave
At twenty years old, Y/N thought she knew exactly what to expect from another summer with her father.
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@ramenandrunes
Heatwave
At twenty years old, Y/N thought she knew exactly what to expect from another summer with her father.
8.5k
@ramenandrunes
Calypso
Under His Protection
Y/n grew up in the shadow of the Blackwell Syndicate—close enough to its power to feel its gravity, but never close enough to belong to it. As a child, she found her place beside Caroline Blackwell, whose warmth made the looming mansion at the end of the street feel almost like home. But Caroline’s twin brother, Zane Blackwell, was something else entirely: cold, unreadable, and cruel in ways that left bruises no one could see. For every cutting remark or humiliating prank, there was a moment that made no sense—a silent act of protection, a glance that lingered too long, a storm-weather kindness he never acknowledged. Y/n learned early that survival meant staying small, hearing without listening, and never asking questions about the dangerous world that moved around the Blackwells. That careful distance shatters the night she is drugged at one of the family’s clubs by a man who assumes she is unclaimed. From above, Zane sees her falter and realizes, too late, the mistake he’s made in keeping her outside his protection. He steps in before the night turns irreversible—but saving her comes at a cost. From that moment on, Zane inserts himself into every corner of her life: bodyguards she never asked for, rules she refuses to follow, and a possessive protection that feels less like safety and more like ownership. Y/n has spent her life orbiting power without letting it consume her, fiercely guarding the independence her quiet life affords. But Zane Blackwell has finally decided she is his responsibility—and the more she fights him, the more dangerous it becomes to pretend there’s nothing pulling them together.
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@ramenandrunes
Under His Protection
Y/n grew up in the shadow of the Blackwell Syndicate—close enough to its power to feel its gravity, but never close enough to belong to it. As a child, she found her place beside Caroline Blackwell, whose warmth made the looming mansion at the end of the street feel almost like home. But Caroline’s twin brother, Zane Blackwell, was something else entirely: cold, unreadable, and cruel in ways that left bruises no one could see. For every cutting remark or humiliating prank, there was a moment that made no sense—a silent act of protection, a glance that lingered too long, a storm-weather kindness he never acknowledged. Y/n learned early that survival meant staying small, hearing without listening, and never asking questions about the dangerous world that moved around the Blackwells. That careful distance shatters the night she is drugged at one of the family’s clubs by a man who assumes she is unclaimed. From above, Zane sees her falter and realizes, too late, the mistake he’s made in keeping her outside his protection. He steps in before the night turns irreversible—but saving her comes at a cost. From that moment on, Zane inserts himself into every corner of her life: bodyguards she never asked for, rules she refuses to follow, and a possessive protection that feels less like safety and more like ownership. Y/n has spent her life orbiting power without letting it consume her, fiercely guarding the independence her quiet life affords. But Zane Blackwell has finally decided she is his responsibility—and the more she fights him, the more dangerous it becomes to pretend there’s nothing pulling them together.
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