14 Bookmarks by AEBailey

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    Returning home after your college graduation, you expect the same sleepy rhythm—quiet nights with your dad, maybe a summer job at his firm, and that ever-present question: what now? But the heat stretches long and slow, and you find yourself babysitting your neighbor’s daughter just to pass the time.

    Joel Miller—your dad’s best friend, all calloused hands and quiet glances—is supposed to be off-limits. He’s older, steady, and familiar. But something between you has shifted. There’s tension, thick as the summer air, now impossible to ignore.

    And as the days blur and the lines between you begin to fray, it becomes harder to remember where the rules used to be—or why they mattered.

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    Chapters:
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    13 May 2025

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    You’ve known Joel Miller for years. He’s practically part of the family - always by your dad’s side with that dark, brooding frown.

    You’ve never really thought much of him. He’s just…Joel. Dad’s best friend, occasional ride home, somewhat-scowly dinner guest.

    Until you come home one summer, after graduating college, and suddenly -

    You can’t think about anything anything else.

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    Chapters:
    14/?
    Comments:
    524
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    11 Mar 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 54

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    Jake meets a woman at the Hard Deck who does not fall for his charms. He however falls for her.

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    Chapters:
    18/18
    Comments:
    16
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    265
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    54
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    6,413

    16 Feb 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 42

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    When you agree, somewhat apprehensively, to a week-long camping trip courtesy of your best friend Nat, you end up irate to discover Jake Seresin is also on the guest list. He's everything you hate, everything you want to believe you hate. Because the day you met him, he said some things he could never take back. Not to mention his nickname for you grates on your every f-ing nerve. But when the two of you get stranded in the Washington wilderness, it's not just the elements or the creepy feeling you're being watched that has you feeling trapped, it's the emotional baggage, too. Struggling to survive the wilderness is one thing, but navigating the labyrinth that is "Jake the asshole" is another beast altogether. Somehow, you've got to deal with both if you're gonna make it out of these woods in one piece.

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    Chapters:
    10/?
    Comments:
    39
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    16 Feb 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 15

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    When a massive storm shutters every airport in New York, you receive an unexpected call. Jake Seresin, the ex-boyfriend of your college roommate, is stranded at JFK with nowhere to go. Somehow you find yourself hosting Jake for a long weekend in your studio apartment. What happens when you realize that maybe your long-standing hatred for him was covering up something else?

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    Chapters:
    3/3
    Comments:
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    1,966

    12 Feb 2025

  6. Public Bookmark 21

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    Our paths never should have crossed, we have nothing in common.
    He is obscenely wealthy, cocky, self-righteous, and absolutely infuriating.
    He is the epitome of everything I stand against.
    There is no universe, no parallel dimension, in which there could be an us.

    So why, then, do my eyes find him in every room?
    Why, then, do I fantasize about his touch, when I'm enveloped by darkness, alone with my thoughts?

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    AU in which MC works at the country club owned by Lu's parents and she absolutely hates his guts, or so she says :)

    Disclaimer: everything in this story is entirely fictional.

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    Chapters:
    22/?
    Comments:
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    291
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    21
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    11,929

    24 Jan 2025

  7. Public Bookmark 11

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    Brown eyes, dark curls, thick brows,and sharp features… that’s the one frat boy who’s room is right across from you! You’ve always wondered why he doesn’t live in the fraternity with the rest of his brothers.

    “Hey!” you call out, pushing couples aside as you try to reach him. He glances towards you for a second, pointing at himself with an arched brow. “Yes, you!” Sprinting down the steps, you clutch onto his shoulder, squeezing it firmly as you catch your breath.

    “Uhh… do I know you?” he asks, pulling earbuds out of his ears and staring at you in a judgemental manner. As his eyes rake over your face, his head tilts up in recognition. “Oh, you go to Penn, right? You’re that girl who—”

    “Yes! Sorry, come with me. This’ll be quick, okay?” Before he can decline (or accept, who knows?), you move your hand from his shoulder down to his forearm to pull him towards the house.
    —————
    Or, your ex gets with your now ex-friend and hides out in a party where only couples can get in. A familiar man jogging down the streets catches your eye, and you decide he will be your date for the party, but word gets around quick. Now you're both forced to stay committed to the bit.

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    Chapters:
    4/?
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    1,599

    19 Jan 2025

  8. Public Bookmark 18

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    Luigi Mangione went to Japan to escape the responsibilities of his last name.
    Emma Garcia did it to rediscover herself.

    Neither one of them ever dreamed about finding each other.
    Their destinies collide, like two distant galaxies coming together after a lifetime of being pulled towards each other like a magnet. Every single thing up to this point in their lives has led them to this moment, but what they do next is entirely up to them.

    Note: Everything in this story is entirely fictional.

    Language:
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    125,610
    Chapters:
    26/26
    Comments:
    641
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    204
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    18
    Hits:
    9,761

    16 Jan 2025

  9. Public Bookmark 4

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    After assassinating a corrupt CEO, a man on the run turns to an unlikely ally—the girl who worked at the hostel he stayed at before the crime. She shouldn't let him in. He shouldn't trust her. In a world that's already taken too much from them both, how far can hope go when it’s built on the edge of a bullet?

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    Chapters:
    6/?
    Comments:
    32
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    51
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    4
    Hits:
    1,500

    14 Jan 2025

  10. Public Bookmark 11

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    Cate’s life is a careful balance of paint-splattered sweaters, rejection emails, and dreams too big to fit in her tiny apartment. Lu’s life is all charm, designer sneakers, and family obligations that come with impossible expectations. They’re best friends, polar opposites—and suddenly fake dating to help Lu survive a high-stakes family dinner.

    What starts as an improvised act becomes a whirlwind of tangled stories, unspoken truths, and moments that blur the line between pretend and reality. In the chaos of lies they craft together, Cate and Lu might just uncover the truths they’ve been avoiding all along.

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    Chapters:
    6/?
    Comments:
    35
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    11
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    1,959

    14 Jan 2025

  11. Public Bookmark 54

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    When Luigi Mangione assassinates the CEO of Unitedhealthcare Brian Thompson, you witness the love of your life turn into a national criminal. But things weren’t always like this: there was once a time where you were both just students at the University of Pennsylvania. You, the tortured studious type who had fallen for him, the quintessential frat bro.

    What constitutes love? What classifies a criminal? And does it make you a criminal if you’re in love with one?

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    Chapters:
    28/33
    Comments:
    715
    Kudos:
    911
    Bookmarks:
    54
    Hits:
    27,341

    04 Jan 2025

  12. Public Bookmark 19

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    "I'm sure these insurance companies have pretty straightforward protection, more than likely something I'm familiar with." The thought unfolds in your mind like a locks tumblers falling into place, each click a dangerous possibility.

    A beautiful, terrible idea taking shape in the dark.

    "Are you implying something?" Luigi asks.

    "I am." You shift onto your back, your body a contradiction of relaxed tension, like a cat before the pounce. “Any guesses?”

    _________________________

     

    Two IT students, haunted by healthcare's cruelty, find each other in a late-night coffee shop. While you carry the weight of being orphaned by medical debt, Luigi watches his mother fade in hospital corridors — until your shared pain sparks a mission.

     

    Nobody plays Monopoly alone.

     

    Language:
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    Chapters:
    13/?
    Comments:
    92
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    264
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    19
    Hits:
    4,683

    02 Jan 2025

  13. Public Bookmark 27

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    It's almost as if all of Meg’s misfortune in love compensates into meeting Luigi Mangione in her second year of university, the perfect man landing in her lap out of nowhere. Their relationship progresses quick — Luigi's presence in her environment like a drug she cannot quit. It all seems flawless, not a fault in their chemistry, not a dent in their compatibility, or so she thinks. Will Meg’s inability to accept herself get in the way of her finally finding love, or will Luigi's aversion to it?
    Salt to a wound, or salve to a cut?

    NOTE: Both Luigi and M/C are second-year students in university, their relationship progresses really quick from the first chapter so yeah it's more fluff than pre-relationship tension :p
    There's not going to be anything related to criminal!Luigi but there's going to be a lot of him being Smartie Pants and Panty Dropper and Hot Nerd so trust when I say it's going to be good

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    English
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    182,549
    Chapters:
    26/?
    Comments:
    547
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    564
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    27
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    16,457

    02 Jan 2025

  14. Public Bookmark 65

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    It’s not every day you let a murderer into your home.

    Luigi Mangione x Reader

    He’s watching you, one eyebrow still raised, that faint, infuriating smirk just barely tugging at the corner of his mouth. He doesn’t say a word, but the glint in his eyes is unmistakable.

    Your sister’s voice continues down the phone, oblivious to the tension crackling in your kitchen. “I mean, I get it,” she says. “He’s got that bad-boy, tortured-genius vibe. And those cheekbones, Y/N…”

    “Stop,” you snap, sharper than you intended. The word cracks through the call like a whip, and there’s a beat of silence on the other end.

    “What?” she asks, laughing nervously. “I’m just saying, people are weird, and the internet is even weirder. Anyway, are you okay? It’s kind of freaky that he’s still out there. Makes you think he could be anywhere.”

    Your stomach churns violently, and your eyes flick back to him. He’s still watching you, his smirk faded into something quieter—something more dangerous. He tilts his head slightly, lifting one hand in a mock little wave.

    You glare at him and turn your back, facing the far wall as if you can physically distance yourself from his presence.

    Language:
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    Chapters:
    33/40
    Comments:
    465
    Kudos:
    544
    Bookmarks:
    65
    Hits:
    15,468

    30 Dec 2024

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