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a heart as black as dawn by nostalgicsins
Fandoms: Twilight Series - Stephenie Meyer, Twilight Series - All Media Types, Twilight (Movies)
28 Nov 2025
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Summary
Dakota “Kota” Black returns home after college ends in betrayal, heartbreak, and the sudden disappearance of the boy she once trusted with everything. Back on an air mattress in Billy’s living room, juggling two jobs and the weight of everyone’s questions, Dakota just wants to forget.
But forgetting is impossible when her body starts acting strangely—too feverish, too strong, too loud inside her head—and the people she grew up with watch her like they’re waiting for something to happen.
And then there's Paul Lahote.
Paul, who finally looks at her after years of avoidance.
Paul, who burns through her paper skin like a match lit only for her.
But Dakota’s past won’t stay buried; her dreams whisper in silken, seductive voices, begging her for something she never knew she wanted to deny.
While the future claws its way out through her skin—piercing the past like a mallet through glass—Paul stands at the center of it all, whether she wants him there or not.