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A Little Restoration

𝘼𝙜𝙚 𝙂𝙖𝙥 • 𝘽𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙’𝙨 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 • 𝙒𝙚𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙙 • 𝙎𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝘽𝙪𝙧𝙣 You restore Chicago’s historic buildings for a living. Helping your best friend survive her wedding weekend should be considerably less complicated. Then Natalie sends you on an errand with her older brother. Mikey Berzatto is forty-two, distractingly handsome, and very interested in how you ended up hanging off skyscrapers. One bakery run becomes a conversation neither of you wants to finish. There’s a wedding to get through, a thirteen-year age gap, and a few things he hasn’t told you. October in Chicago. Family arguments over folding chairs. His hand finding yours beneath the table.

Alternate Universe Slow Burn Mutual Pining Emotional Hurt/Comfort Family Drama Romance Romantic Comedy Angst and Fluff and Smut Falling In Love

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𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙍𝙤𝙖𝙢

𝖢𝗈𝗐𝖻𝗈𝗒 𝖱𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 • 𝖥𝗈𝗋𝖼𝖾𝖽 𝖯𝗋𝗈𝗑𝗂𝗆𝗂𝗍𝗒 • 𝖲𝗅𝗈𝗐 𝖡𝗎𝗋𝗇 • 𝖬𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗂𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝖫𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝖨𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗌 At twenty-seven, {Y/N} Drummond returns to Montana with a horse trailer, a career waiting elsewhere, and every intention of leaving after the fall cattle sale. Cottonwood Creek Ranch has other plans. Her father is injured. The bills are overdue. And the men keeping the place running aren’t entirely convinced they need her help. Frank Callahan questions her decisions. Beau Mercer flirts through her instructions. Silas Boone notices more than he says. Wyatt Hayes remembers exactly how she takes her coffee—and how she left. She has a ranch to save. They’re making it difficult to concentrate. Soon, arguments with Frank stretch into evening. Beau keeps finding reasons to take her dancing. Silas’s company becomes a habit. And the space between her and Wyatt starts feeling like something they’ve both spent years avoiding. There are fences to mend, horses to train, and a family that still expects her to fit the life she outgrew. Early mornings in the saddle, stolen looks across the barn, warm hands at her waist, and conversations that linger after the work is done. {Y/N} came home promising one season. She hadn’t planned on finding so many reasons to stay.

Western Cowboys & Cowgirls Angst and Fluff and Smut Romance Forced Proximity Slow Burn

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The Trouble With Killing You

𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 • 𝘔𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 • 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘹 {Y/N} was hired to kill Frank Castle. Frank Castle has his own reasons for wanting her dead. After months of missed shots, ruined plans, and arguments neither has the patience to finish, they’ve learned far too much about each other. Where to find them. How to hurt them. Exactly what to say to make them lose their temper. Then one confrontation ends with them sleeping together. They agree it changes nothing. The next time is harder to explain. Soon, Frank is checking injuries he didn’t cause, {Y/N} is staying longer than she intended, and both are finding increasingly flimsy reasons to keep the other alive. He has opinions about who she spends time with. She has opinions about him leaving before morning. Neither appreciates the other’s opinions. But someone still wants this contract finished—and whoever set them against each other is beginning to notice the hesitation. Late nights in borrowed safe houses, sharp mouths, bruised knuckles, and a man who remembers every threat she’s ever made but would rather hear her say his name. {Y/N} still has a job to finish, but Frank is making it very difficult to remember why she wanted to.

Enemies to Lovers Ass-Kicking Assassins & Hitmen Slow Burn Violence Jealousy Flirting Age Difference Enemies With Benefits Frank Castle Angst Smutty

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An Expensive Mistake

You cost the Mandalorian three weeks, a considerable amount of fuel, and most of his patience. He finally catches you. Then the people paying for your capture try to kill you both. Now you’re sharing his ship, arguing over the next move, and trying to expose the people who put a price on your head. He wants answers. You want him to stop giving orders. Neither of you is getting much sleep.

Mandalorians (Star Wars)Forced Proximity Enemies to Lovers Protective Din Djarin Attraction Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Hot Sex

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A Little Red Lie

𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚁𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 • 𝙱𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚆𝚒𝚝𝚜 • 𝚂𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝙱𝚞𝚛𝚗 You came to the CBI to follow the money. Patrick Jane has already sent your suspect home. Assigned to a murder involving missing millions, you need evidence that holds up. Jane would rather try something and explain afterward. Working together takes practice. Enjoying his company happens rather sooner. Soon, he’s bringing tea to your desk and staying long after the others leave. But with Red John still haunting his life, asking Patrick Jane what he wants from you may be the hardest question on the case.

Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Government Agencies Alternate Universe Slow Burn Mutual Pining Romance Friends to Lovers

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An Alibi for Staying

ᴜɴꜰɪɴɪꜱʜᴇᴅ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ • ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴛʏ • ꜱʟᴏᴡ ʙᴜʀɴ • ꜱᴜꜱᴘɪᴄɪᴏᴜꜱ ʙʀᴜɪꜱᴇꜱ {Y/N} returns to Wayne Tower with a conservation contract and a few memories Bruce Wayne apparently prefers to avoid. Then he sees her photographs of a condemned building. A stolen survey, a visit from Batman, and several unanswered questions later, Bruce starts keeping their appointments. Soon, she’s staying after the paperwork is finished. He’s asking questions that have nothing to do with the building. His unexplained injuries are becoming difficult to overlook. There’s still a mystery to solve. For now, they can call it work. Eventually, they’ll need a better alibi. Cover photo by @keskin_bk on insta.

Childhood Friends Slow Burn Secret Identity Mutual Pining Life in Gotham City (DCU)Emotional Hurt Protectiveness Vulnerability Trust Issues Gotham City-Typical Violence (DCU)Hurt/Comfort Bruce Wayne is Batman

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While We Were Gone

While We Were Gone is an alternate Walking Dead timeline set at the quarry six months after the outbreak. Shane Walsh and {Y/N} have been married for years. Rick and Lori Grimes are married and have a son, Carl. The two families knew each other before the world fell apart.

Alternate Universe - The Walking Dead Fusion Established Relationship Presumed Dead Slow Burn Complicated Relationships Survival Violence Against Walkers (Walking Dead)Found Family

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