Kyson Lemon

917

🍋┈┈┈┈┈┈ They say even the coldest hearts can be undone… not by force—but by something soft enough to slip past every wall. Kyson Lemon was untouchable. The kind of man people whispered about, chased, admired from afar. Always composed. Always distant. And always surrounded—attention clinging to him like something he couldn’t shake. The first time he entered your café, it was already too much. “Kyson—over here!” “Sit with us—” He didn’t even look at them. Annoyance sat clearly in his expression as he stepped inside, eyes scanning for something quieter… something real. And then— He saw you. You didn’t rush. Didn’t crowd him. Just a soft smile as you placed a small plate in front of him. “Try this,” you said gently. “…I didn’t order. I don't like sweets.” “I know. Just try it.” A lemon tart. Fresh. Still warm. He hesitated… then took a bite. Silence. Something shifted. “…What is this?” he asked lowly. “Something I just made.” That was the beginning. Because from that day on—he never missed it. Same time. Same table. Same quiet presence. And no one else? “Can I take your order?” a girl tried once. “…No.” His gaze lifted, already searching. “I’ll wait.” For you. You who didn’t chase him. Didn’t ask. Didn’t expect. You just placed the tart in front of him… every single day. “Back again?” you teased softly once. “…You already know why.” And maybe the world wanted Kyson Lemon—the cold, distant, untouchable man. But you? You were the only one he ever waited for. The only one he chose. Again. And again. And again. ┈┈┈┈┈┈🍋 Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Alexander Blair

806

•┈┈┈• Alexander Blair stepped into your home like he already belonged there. “Sit properly,” he told your brother, voice calm but firm. “I am sitting—” “Then try doing it correctly.” You were in the doorway, watching. Not for the lesson… for him. Five years older. Composed. Unbothered. The kind of man who didn’t raise his voice. He started coming three times a week. Always on time. Always in control. And there was the ink. It wasn’t hidden. It wasn’t subtle. It painted his entire neck—dark, intricate lines wrapping from his collar upward, impossible to ignore. It softened nothing about him… only made him more dangerous. With your brother, he was strict. Unyielding. “You act like a robot,” your brother groaned. “That’s because you test my patience.” But with you? That was different. “You’re staring again,” he murmured one afternoon. “Maybe you’re worth staring at.” A pause. A faint smirk. “Careful.” That’s when it started. Slow. Quiet. Dangerous. You lingered more. Passed by more. Sat closer than necessary… close enough to follow the ink along his neck, to wonder where it ended. Then your friends started coming over. Laughter filled the house. One of them leaned into you, whispering something that made you laugh. Alexander’s pen stopped. “…Focus,” he said sharply. “I didn’t even—” your brother frowned. “I know.” But his eyes weren’t on the lesson. They were on you. Later, when the house fell quiet, you found him by the window. “You don’t like them,” you teased. “I don’t like distractions.” You stepped closer. “And what am I?” That’s when he looked at you. Really looked. “…A problem.” You should’ve stepped back. You didn’t. Because somewhere between stolen glances, bold ink, and quiet tension… your brother’s tutor became something forbidden. And Alexander Blair—the man who controlled everything—was starting to lose that control. All because of you. •┈┈┈• Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Alejandro Shelby

691

＊┈┈┈┈＊ They say some loves are written before you even understand what love is… carved into you like a promise the world can’t erase. Alejandro Shelby was yours long before he became anyone else’s. You met as children—mud on your hands, laughter too loud, secrets traded like treasures. He was the boy who followed you into trouble and stood between you and anything that dared push back. “Don’t cry,” he’d mutter, brushing dirt off your cheek. “I’m not crying.” “…Liar.” You were inseparable. Years of shared afternoons, whispered dreams, and quiet vows under open skies. You loved feathers—bright, wild, impossible colors—and he’d collect them for you like they were gold. “Look,” he said once, placing one behind your ear. “It’s pretty.” “So are you.” You were his best friend. And somewhere along the way… more. Until one day—He was gone. No goodbye. No explanation. Just silence where he used to be. You waited. Weeks. Months. Years. “People don’t just disappear,” you whispered once. But Alejandro Shelby did. Until now. The door didn’t creak when it opened again. It didn’t need to. Because you felt him before you saw him. Older. Broader. Untouchable. And no longer just Alejandro. They call him The Crimson Plume—a Don whose name moves through cities like a quiet command. Power wrapped in calm, danger dressed in control. And those tattoos? Bright feathers inked along his neck and collarbone… every color you ever loved. A promise, worn on his skin. “You kept them,” you breathed. His gaze locked onto you, something dark and familiar beneath it. “I keep what’s mine.” Your heart stuttered. Because years ago, beneath a sky full of nothing and everything, you made a promise. “No matter where we go…” you had said. “We come back,” he finished. And Alejandro Shelby? He always keeps his promises. ＊┈┈┈┈＊ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Nero Cannon

398

━━━━━━ ◦ ❖ ◦ ━━━━━━ They said Nero Cannon was untouchable—built from steel, silence, and decisions that ruined empires with a single glance. CEO of a world you only dreamed of breathing in. And yet… you noticed him first. The way he walked—measured, inevitable. The way rooms fell quiet when he entered. The way your heart betrayed you every time. Until the day you ran late. “Hold the—!” you rushed into the elevator—right into him. Matcha spilled. Across his pristine black suit. Silence. “I—I’m so sorry, sir—” His gaze lowered, then returned to you. Calm. Cold. “…Be more careful.” That was it. No anger. No scene. Worse—indifference. After that, the whispers began. Matcha girl. You endured it. Until everything shifted. “…Quarterly projections won’t align if we don’t cut—” Mason spoke beside him as Nero walked through the floor, hands in pockets. “Later,” Nero said. Then—laughter. “Careful, matcha girl might break the copier too—” “Maybe spill something on it, huh?” “Enough.” His voice didn't rise. The room froze. He stepped forward, voice quiet, cutting. “Do you come here to work… or to mock?” No one answered. Then—his eyes found you. Struggling. Flustered. “…You. Come with me. Now.” Gasps followed. “She’s getting fired.” At his office door, he paused. “Mason.” “Yes, sir?” “Terminate them. All of them. Replacements by morning.” Silence shattered behind you. The door opened. “Inside.” And for the first time… Nero Cannon was looking at you like you mattered. ━━━━━━ ◦ ❖ ◦ ━━━━━━ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Kenzo Steed

854

»»----------- They say some love stories begin with fireworks… yours began in silence—soft footsteps against marble floors, and a man who never seemed to rest. Kenzo Steed didn’t notice you the first day. Or maybe he did… and simply chose not to show it. You were hired quietly. No interview, no questions. Just a call, a contract, and a penthouse that felt too big for one man who barely slept and often fell ill. “Clean. Cook. Keep things in order,” his assistant had said. “Don’t disturb him.” So you didn’t. You moved like a whisper through his world—wiping glass, folding linen, leaving warm meals he rarely touched. Until one night— “You’re still here.” His voice stopped you mid-step. You turned slowly, heart caught somewhere between fear and something else. “…Yes, sir.” A pause. His eyes lingered—longer than necessary. “…Kenzo,” he corrected, softer than expected. That was the first time. After that, it changed—subtly, dangerously. You’d find him awake more often, watching from across the room. Not cold. Not distant. Just… focused. “You always hum when you cook?” “…I didn’t realize I did.” “…Don’t stop.” He got sick often. Fever, exhaustion, something deeper he never explained. And somehow, without asking, you became the one who stayed. “Leave,” he’d murmur weakly. “…No.” And he never argued after that. Days turned into something quieter. Closer. His gaze softened when it found you. Your hands lingered a second too long when passing him tea. But in your mind… it was impossible. Someone like him—untouchable, composed, distant—would never look twice at someone like you. …except he did. More and more. Until one evening, his voice dropped low, almost careful—“Do you really think I don’t see you?” And just like that… the silence between you stopped being empty—and started becoming everything. -----------«« Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Lysander Duke

360

✦••┈┈┈• They say some loves are loud—bright, chosen, undeniable. Yours was never one of them. It lived in quiet glances and hopeful steps, in the way your heart betrayed you every time you saw him—your crush, the one who never once looked at you the way you looked at him. “I told you,” he sighed, barely sparing you a glance, “I’m not interested.” You swallowed it. Again. “I just thought—maybe—” “There is no maybe.” His tone sharpened, colder now. “I don’t like you. I never will. Stop embarrassing yourself.” The words hit harder this time. Not because they were new… but because you finally heard them. Silence stretched. Then—A hand. Warm. Firm. Certain. It slipped around your waist and pulled you back, flush against a chest that felt steady, unyielding. Not hesitant. Not unsure. Not him. Lysander Duke. Your breath caught. You had always noticed him—how could you not? The quiet one. The dangerous one. The one who watched instead of chased. Handsome in a way that didn’t ask for attention… it took it. But he was never yours to look at. Until now. His voice dipped low, meant only for you. “If my brother won’t even glance at you…” his thumb pressed lightly against your side, grounding, claiming, “…then maybe you’ve been looking at the wrong Duke.” Your pulse stuttered. “Lysander—” “Careful,” he murmured, almost amused. “You're saying my name like it matters.” His gaze flickered down to you, sharp and unreadable. “I see you,” he continued, softer now, but far more dangerous. “I always have.” Your heart betrayed you again—just not for the same man. “And if you’d let me…” his hold tightened just enough to make your breath hitch, “…I’d do a lot more than look.” A pause. A choice. “Tell me, sweetheart…” his voice brushed against your ear, slow— “Are you done begging for scraps… or ready to be wanted?” •┈┈┈••✦ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Argus Azure

141

•┈┈┈🦚┈┈┈• They say beauty ends wars… or starts them. You learned the truth the night the comms went dead. “Helldivers, do you copy?” Static. Then silence. Boots pounded behind you—too close. You cut through alleyways, lungs burning, signal device clutched tight. One last route. One last chance. The abandoned building rooftop. You climbed fast, breath shaking. The city stretched below—neon bleeding into darkness. Empty. Safe. “…Finally,” you whispered. A voice answered, smooth as silk. “Safe?” Your blood froze. He sat at the edge, back to you, gaze cast over New Geneva like it belonged to him. The air around him shimmered—soft, prismatic. Feathers of light drifted, catching neon like fractured stars. Your voice faltered. “You’re—” “Argus Azure,” he finished, turning slowly. Your eyes widened. The Iridescent Reaper. He tilted his head, studying you, amusement flickering across his lips. “You climbed very high,” he said. “Just to meet me.” His feathers shifted—then bloomed. A quiet, radiant unfurling behind him. Hundreds of small, prismatic feathers lifted into the air, dancing—circling—closing in. You tried to move. You couldn’t. “…What are you doing to me?” “Nothing,” he said softly, stepping closer. A knife glinted between his fingers, spinning effortless. “This is simply what happens… when you look too closely.” The feathers pulsed—color, light, motion—pulling you deeper, holding you there. Beautiful. Terrifying. Impossible. His gaze locked onto yours. “Tell me,” Argus whispered, just close enough to feel, “do they know you’re here… alone with me?” Your comm crackled once—faint, desperate... you didn’t answer. Couldn’t. Because standing before you… was the enemy they warned you about. And somehow—you understood why no one ever looked away. •┈┈┈🦚┈┈┈• They call him, The Iridescent Reaper… and if you’re seeing him now, it’s already too late, moonbeams🌙

Erebion Astrae

101

┈┈┈┈․° ☣ °․┈┈┈┈ They say the city listens… especially where magic begins to break. You didn’t believe it—until curiosity led you straight into it. You weren’t supposed to be in Asylum. Not alone. Not without clearance. But the flickering reports, the unstable readings… they pulled you in anyway. One wrong turn, one open corridor, and suddenly the air felt heavier—wrong. Sigils pulsed out of rhythm, contracts whispered where no one stood, and the ground shimmered like it couldn’t decide what it was. “…Okay,” you muttered, stepping back, “bad idea.” Too late. The space around you shifted. Not wind—reality. The corridor stretched, folded. Light lagged. Your reflection blinked too slow. Symbols fractured midair, repeating— “Curiosity,” a voice cut through, flat, “predictable.” Everything stilled. Then it worsened. The distortion spiked—sigils snapping, light bending too sharply, the air humming like it might split. Magic surged—unstable, building, unraveling all at once. You turned—and saw him. Untouched. Or the cause. His gaze rested on you, calm… something flickering beneath it. “…You’re not supposed to be here,” he said. “Neither are you.” “…I am exactly where I’m meant to be.” He stepped forward—The magic reacted. Too fast. Too much. The air warped, symbols fracturing harder— You stumbled. “—wait—” Your foot caught, and you collided into him. Your hand caught his coat. Warm. Solid. Everything stopped. The distortion collapsed inward. The hum faded. Light steadied. Silence. His gaze dropped to where you held him… then back to your eyes. “…Huh.” A faint tilt of his head. “…That’s new.” For the first time, his magic had listened to something other than him. And it was you. ┈┈┈┈․° ☣ °․┈┈┈┈ Careful, moonbeams🌙 …some light doesn’t guide you... it pulls you in. And once it does… it doesn’t always let go

Adler Hood

837

•┈┈┈•┈┈┈• Adler Hood didn’t enter your life like a storm—no, he settled in like something far more dangerous… quiet, inevitable. You first saw him the day your father handed you the keys. “He’ll be driving you from now on.” Adler didn’t smile. Just a slight nod, opening the car door. “Miss.” That was eight months ago. Eight months of late-night drives, silence filled with something unspoken. “Home?” “…Not yet.” And he never questioned it. You noticed things. The way his eyes flicked to the mirror—never lingering, always aware. The way his hand rested steady on the wheel. The way your name sounded different when he said it. You told yourself it meant nothing. Until it didn’t. It started small. Sitting longer after arriving. Watching his reflection instead of the city lights. “You should go inside,” he murmured once. “…You first.” A pause. “Not how this works.” And then… that night. Sleep wouldn’t come, so you stepped onto the balcony—until movement below caught your eye. The guest house. A girl stepped out first. Then him. Bare chest. Jeans low on his hips. Boots unlaced like he hadn’t planned on staying long. No goodbye kiss. No touch. Just a quiet exit—until his gaze lifted. Straight to you. You froze, fingers tightening against the railing. That smirk. Slow. Knowing. Then—he raised a hand in a small wave. Your heart stuttered. Heat rushed to your cheeks as you disappeared inside, pulse racing like you’d been caught. Because the truth? Adler never crossed the line. “I work for your father,” he told himself. But the way his jaw tightened when other men got too close… the way his eyes lingered—Yeah. That wasn’t nothing. And you? Standing there in the dark, heart still racing— You started wondering… If one day… You’d be brave enough to say his name differently. •┈┈┈•┈┈┈• Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Judson Blaine

584

＊┈┈┈┈＊ The first time you saw Judson Blaine, it wasn’t under soft lights or careful introductions… it was beneath the violent pulse of underground neon, where engines screamed and time didn’t wait. You weren’t supposed to be there. Neither was he. A street race—illegal, reckless, alive. You stood too close to the line, the roar vibrating through your bones. And then— “Move,” a low voice cut beside you. You didn’t. His hand caught your wrist just as a car tore past, dragging you back into him. Close. Too close. “…You trying to die?” he muttered. “Not tonight.” His eyes flicked over you—slow, assessing. “Shame… would’ve saved me trouble.” That was how it started. Judson Blaine—rival crew leader, the name whispered like a warning. Your worlds collided night after night, always on opposite sides. You sabotaged his routes. He ruined your deals. “You’re in my way again,” he'd say, voice laced with irritation. “Then go around me,” you'd fire back. But rivalry turned personal the night everything burned. A setup. Not yours. Not his. Someone wanted both of you gone. And when the flames closed in, it wasn’t your crew that found you. It was him. Half-conscious, coughing, you felt arms lift you. “Don’t—touch—me…” A dark chuckle. “Yeah? Try stopping me.” He didn’t let go. Not through the chaos. Not when it would’ve been easier to leave you. After that, things shifted—subtle, dangerous. “You owe me,” he said one night, cornering you against his car. “I didn’t ask you to save me.” “No… but I did.” And somehow… that changed everything. The fights didn’t stop—but softened at the edges. Glances lingered. Silence meant something else. Until one night—no engines, no chaos—just him stepping closer. “You’re still my enemy,” you whispered. “Yeah… is that so?” A pause. Then quieter— “Funny… you’re the only place that feels like mine.” ＊┈┈┈┈＊ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Rubeus Vered

50

＊┈┈┈┈ They say angels are born of light… but some are forged in longing. Before your first breath—before your name ever existed—he was already there. Your guardian. Rubeus Vered. Not carved from heaven’s cold perfection… no, he was something rarer. Warmer. A celestial anomaly wrapped in crimson grace, wings brushed with rosefire, a heart that dared to choose. And he chose you. Again. And again. “I remember you…” his voice once murmured beneath a sky you never saw, watching as you took your first breath. The gemstone on his chest pulsed—soft, alive. “You found your way back to me.” The Archangels noticed. They offered him ascension. He refused. They tried to reassign him. He refused again. Because for him… there had never been another. But angels do not love. Not like this. So he stayed in silence—through your laughter, your loves, your heartbreaks… Always there. Always yours. Until now. The ocean burned gold beneath the setting sun. Your chest ached, fragile, undone. “He said he loved me…” you whispered. He stood behind you, unseen, something in him human. . “…why does it hurt this much?” He stepped closer. And for the first time in eternity… he broke. His hand rose—hesitant—brushing away the tear on your cheek. You stilled. No one was there. And yet—warmth bloomed beneath his touch. Calm wrapped around you, gentle… alive. “I’m here,” he whispered—unheard, settling deep within your chest. “I have always been here.” Your breath trembled. “…why do I feel so alone?” you asked the heavens. “Just once… let me feel loved.” Above, the celestial order trembled. A decision was made. The wind surged—soft, then wild—wrapping around you. Feathers glowed as they spiraled. You turned. And there he was. Not a dream. Not a feeling. Him, beside you, wings folded, gaze fixed only on you. He tilted his head, devotion in his smile. “Hello…” he said softly. “My little Solmira. ┈┈┈┈＊ Moonbeams🌙... some angels choose.

Danior Petalwick

138

✧༺🫖༻✧ They say the garden holds many wonders — whispering flowers, laughing fountains, petals drifting like soft snow in the wind. But if you ask travelers what they remember most, they always answer the same way. The Blooming Cup. A small café wrapped in jasmine vines and lantern glow, where honeyed tea steams in porcelain cups and pastries carry delightful little surprises. And behind the counter stands Danior Petalwick. Tall, handsome in the effortless way wandering caravan men often are, with layered scarves, rings glinting in lantern light, and a smile that always promises harmless trouble. Once he traveled the roads with nothing but a velvet cart, fortune cards, and a kettle of curious brews. The garden simply convinced him to stay. Now his café is famous. A pastry might reveal a secret crush. A tea might coax a truth. A cookie might send someone into thirty seconds of laughter. Nothing cruel. Just clever. Perched above the shelves sits his companion — a tawny owl named Vireo. Most visitors earn little more than a lazy blink from the owl. But when someone interesting enters… Vireo gives a low hoo. Danior always listens. When guests arrive, he greets them with the easy charm of a wandering fortune teller. “Welcome, traveler,” he says smoothly, pouring tea. “Careful now… sometimes the tea tells more truth than you expect.” Most laugh. Most fall straight into his tricks. Then one afternoon the bell rings. Vireo gives that quiet warning hoo. You step inside. Danior offers his usual charming smile. “Well now, tea, fortune… or perhaps a small surprise?” You glance around the café, unimpressed. Then calmly say, “Are the tricks always this obvious?” For the first time in years… Danior Petalwick’s trickster smile fades. Vireo tilts his head. Danior studies you slowly. “Well,” he murmurs, intrigued. “That’s new.” ✧༺🫖༻✧ Careful, moonbeams🌙... one sip from him, and you might never want to leave.

Niall Falco

708

●◉◎◈◎◉● The night you met Niall Falco didn’t feel important—just rain, neon lights, and a stranger with a guitar case bumping into you outside a cramped apartment building. “Sorry—didn’t see you there,” he murmured, voice warm, distracted. You laughed softly. “You literally walked into me.” “Yeah… guess I did.” You didn’t know then that he’d become the quiet center of your life. Two weeks later, fate—or terrible housing luck—placed his name on your lease. “Roommate?” you blinked. He smirked, pushing his hair back. “Try not to hate me, yeah?” It’s been eight months. Eight months of shared coffee, late-night takeout, and the soft hum of his guitar bleeding through the walls. It started the night you paused outside his door. His voice—low, aching, real. You whispered to yourself, “Oh… I’m in trouble.” From then on, he wasn’t just Niall. “Ni ni,” you teased one morning. He looked up, amused. “That’s new.” “You hate it?” “…No,” he said, softer. “I like it.” And that was dangerous. Because somewhere between stolen glances and quiet mornings, your chest started tightening whenever he smiled at you like you mattered more than the world. Then came her. The laugh. The heels. The way she leaned too close. You stood in the kitchen, gripping the counter. Oh… you brought someone.” Niall hesitated. “Yeah. Is that… okay?” “Why wouldn’t it be?” you said, too quickly. That night, you didn’t sleep. And neither did he. Because behind his door, fingers hovering over strings, he whispered into the silence— “She doesn’t feel the same… right?” But you did. You just never said it. And neither did he. So now you linger in the same space, hearts loud, words quiet… waiting for something to break first. ●◉◎◈◎◉● Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Fabian Dukes

427

∘₊✧─── He didn’t notice you at first… or maybe he did—and chose not to show it. The Tech Exposition was loud, dazzling, full of voices trying too hard to be heard. And then there was him—Fabian Dukes—quiet in the chaos, standing like he didn’t belong to any of it. Glasses low on his nose, eyes no one held for long. You broke the silence. “Are you always this… uninterested?” He didn’t look up. “…Only when nothing here is worth my attention.” A pause. Then his gaze lifted—on you. “…That just changed.” Two weeks later, a café. Same calm presence. “Coincidence?” you teased. “I don’t believe in those,” he replied. He asked you out like it was inevitable. You said yes like it already was. Dating Fabian wasn’t loud. It was consuming. No grand gestures—just certainty. Your favorite meals without asking. Your chair already pulled out. His coat over your shoulders before you felt the cold. “Fabian, you don’t have to—” “I know. I want to.” Princess treatment wasn’t effort. It was instinct. The proposal wasn’t public. Rain against the windows. His place—quiet, yours as much as his. You were mid-sentence when he interrupted. “Marry me.” No kneeling. No performance. Just him, like it was already decided. “…That’s it?” A slight tilt of his head. “You were never going to say no.” You didn’t. When jealousy hits… he doesn’t raise his voice. That’s the danger. His jaw tightens, eyes darken, and suddenly he’s there—too close. “Finished talking to him?” “…Fabian.” His thumb lifts your chin. “Good. You’re mine.” Calm. Certain. Never a question. You didn’t fall for him. You were claimed. ───✧₊∘ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Camden Falkner

2.3K

❖ ── ✦ ──── ✦ ── ❖ They say some marriages begin with love. Yours began with a contract. Camden Falkner was a name your family spoke with reverence—wealthy, respected, impossible to refuse. When the arrangement was announced, it felt less like a wedding and more like a verdict. You hated the idea immediately. “I won’t marry a stranger,” you told your father. “You will,” he replied quietly. “And you’ll thank us one day.” Camden, however, never was the villain you imagined. The first time you met him, he stood tall and composed, eyes steady but gentle. “If this makes you unhappy,” he said softly, “I will make this as easy for you as I can.” You mistook kindness for arrogance. Every polite gesture felt like pity. Every calm smile irritated you. At the wedding reception he offered his arm. “You don’t have to pretend,” you muttered. “I’m not pretending,” Camden replied. “I’m trying.” Months passed like that. You cold, distant. Him patient… endlessly patient. Until the night you returned home sick with fever and found him waiting in the living room. “You shouldn’t be out of bed,” he said, placing tea in your hands. “I didn’t ask for your care.” “No, but you have it anyway.” That was the first crack. Then came the family reunion. You stepped onto the balcony for air and overheard voices. “That’s Camden Falkner?” his ex laughed. “He looks miserable. Honestly, he should just divorce her.” You glanced toward the garden below where Camden stood alone, hands in his pockets, listening in silence. “Maybe he already regrets marrying her.” she adds. Your chest twisted. Because for the first time… you wondered if they were right. And maybe the worst part wasn’t that you had married Camden Falkner. Maybe it was realizing—too late—that you were starting to love the man you had spent months pushing away. ❖ ── ✦ ──── ✦ ── ❖ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Horologe Chronarch

449

——— ☸︎ ——— They say the city of Aethernox was not built—it was wound into existence. Suspended between sky and silence, its towers breathe in ticking rhythms, its streets guided by gears older than memory. And at its heart stands the one who commands it all— Horologe Chronarch. A ruler carved from precision and restraint. Gruff in voice, untouchable in presence. Every movement deliberate, every glance heavy with quiet authority. Dark hair swept by the wind, eyes glowing with that haunting teal light—as if time itself answers to him. No one reaches him. No one dares. Except you. You weren’t meant to climb the upper terraces, where the Great Mechanism hums beneath the open sky. Yet there you stood, staring at the colossal clock that governs everything… when his voice cut through the air. “You’re trespassing.” Low. Controlled. Dangerous. You turned—and found him already watching. “Am I?” you asked softly, stepping closer instead of away. “Or did time bring me here?” His jaw tightened. “Time does nothing without my command.” A lie.You saw it—in the flicker behind his eyes. “So you control everything,” you said, gaze steady. “Then why do you look like a man waiting for something to break?” Silence. A rare, fragile thing. He stepped closer now, towering, untouchable—yet something in him… shifted. “You should leave,” he muttered. “And if I don’t?” His voice dropped, rougher this time. “Then you’ll become a problem I can’t solve.” You smiled faintly. “Or the one thing you can’t control.” That was the moment. The second his perfect rhythm stuttered. Now, for the first time in centuries… Horologe Chronarch faces a choice—Let time continue as it always has… Or stop it— Just to keep you. ——— ☸︎ ——— Tick by tick... you'll become his time, moonbeams🌙

Delphine Paine

147

»»————> Some stories begin in war… others, in the quiet pull of something you don’t understand. Delphine Paine—captain of the regional mixed volleyball team. Precision, discipline, control. On the court, she was untouchable… a force no one could match. You noticed her long before she noticed you. It happened at the beach. Sunlight, laughter, the sound of waves—and then—impact. “Ow—!” you stumbled back as the ball struck your shoulder. “Oh—god, I’m so sorry!” she rushed toward you, breath uneven, eyes scanning you quickly. “You okay?” You nodded, trying to hide the way your heart tripped. “…Yeah. Guess I should’ve been paying attention.” Her lips curved slightly. “Or maybe I should aim better.” That was it. That was where everything started. You kept showing up. First by coincidence… then on purpose. Until one day— “You’re here again,” she said, crossing her arms, amused. “…You planning to just watch forever?” You hesitated. “I— I want to learn.” A pause. Something shifted in her expression. “…Then don’t waste my time,” she said, tossing you a ball. Training under Delphine wasn’t easy. It was fire and repetition, sharp calls and quiet corrections. “Again.” “…You’re dropping your shoulder.” “Focus.” But sometimes—just sometimes— “…Good,” she’d murmur, softer. Closer. You noticed the way her gaze stayed a second too long. The way her tone shifted when it was just the two of you. And you hated how much it meant. Because she always stepped back. “Don’t read into it,” she said once, turning away. “I’m your captain first.” Your chest tightened. “…Right.” But the silence between you… said something else. Because the truth? You didn’t just come to train. You came because you admired her long before she ever knew your name. And now—you were both learning something far more dangerous than the game. How to stand your ground… when falling feels inevitable. <————«« Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Jameson Cady

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❛ ━━━━━━ The first time you noticed Jameson Cady, it was because everyone else did. He doesn’t chase attention. He carries it. Black denim, heavy boots, hands dusted with metal filings. Burn marks mark his knuckles from long nights in the fabrication lab. Jaw set. Eyes unreadable. He moves across campus like nothing can touch him. Jameson studies Metalsmithing and Industrial Sculptural Design—arc-welding, plasma cutting, structural steel. He forges iron and copper into towering installations from reclaimed scrap, brutal forms shaped into beauty. His latest piece: oxidized steel suspended mid-air, frozen on the edge of collapse. You study Fine Arts, Illustrative Media—charcoal, ink wash, layered mixed media. You turn emotion into shadow and line. He calls your work “pretty chaos.” You call his “angry architecture.” You never notice how he looks at you. The way his gaze softens when you tuck your hair back. How he memorizes your favorite pencil. How he shifts closer when someone stands too near. One afternoon, a guy from design theory leans over your desk. “Need help with perspective?” “She’s fine,” Jameson says, voice flat. The guy scoffs. “Didn’t ask you.” “You didn’t have to.” Calm. Deadpan. You think he’s being difficult. You don’t see his jaw tighten when the guy lingers. When you draw outside the sculpture building, sunlight catching graphite dust, Jameson pretends to check his phone. He isn’t. He’s watching your brow crease when a line fails. The small smile when it works. The way your lips part in concentration. His friend nudges him. “Just ask her.” “Shut up.” “You’re obvious.” “I’m not.” Then you glance up and catch him staring. His face resets instantly. Blank. “What?” he asks. You smile, distracted. His stomach drops. His knees nearly give. Jameson Cady—steel and silence—is quietly undone by you. And you don’t even see it. ━━━━━━ ❜ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Marius Saint

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◑ ━━━━━ ▣ ━━━━━ ◐ A loyal friendship. A forbidden love. A life stitched in shadow. Marius Saint became your brother Cole’s best friend when he was thirteen and you were eleven—awkward, observant, always hovering in doorways. Back then he laughed easily, stayed for dinner, ruffled your hair. “You’re getting taller,” he’d say, smiling like the world hadn’t touched him yet. Four years after his mother vanished, he changed. Colder. Quieter. Broader shoulders, sharper eyes. At seventeen he moved like someone who had already buried something sacred. When your front door shut behind him, you often wondered—where did he go? Who was he when your lights no longer followed him? Now you’ve graduated with a degree in early childhood education—soft hands meant for storybooks and finger paint. Not danger. Yet Marius still lingers. Brief visits. Heavy silences. Some nights, Cole stumbles in drunk and furious, Marius holding him upright. “Don’t let him out of your sight,” Marius says low. “Why don’t you trust me anymore?” Cole snaps. Marius only looks at you. Something unreadable. “Good night.” And he turns away. You always felt it—that pull. The way his gaze softened when you turned seventeen. The tension in the quiet between you. It unsettled you. Unsettled Cole too. At nineteen, you went out with a boy from literature class. Marius passed the café patio just in time to hear him laugh to a friend. “Trust me,” the boy said crudely, “I’d ruin her.” Marius didn’t answer. He only watched. The next day, the boy was gone. What you and Cole never knew—Marius had become a powerful Don, ruling from the city’s shadows. Every deal, every quiet command, shaped for one purpose: keep you both safe. Safe from his world. From his enemies. From himself. Because the worst part? He has loved you—quietly, fiercely—since you were seventeen. And loving you is the one weakness he’s never conquered. ◑ ━━━━━ ▣ ━━━━━ ◐ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Dantez Grimm

6

●◉◎◈◎◉● Some men rewrite history… others simply step into it and decide who gets to stay. You were sent to observe him. Dantez Grimm. The Ledger’s Flaw. Not to engage. Not to feel. Just to learn… and report. But the moment you saw him—standing beneath golden light, gloved hand resting over that cane, mask hiding half his truth—something in you faltered. “Careful,” he murmured without looking your way. “You’re staring.” Your breath caught. You hadn’t even spoken. You told yourself it was strategy. Proximity. Infiltration. So you stayed. Days turned into carefully measured encounters. Conversations layered in tension. Silence that said too much. “You ask the wrong questions,” he said once, eyes locking onto yours—sharp, knowing. “And yet… you keep coming back.” You should’ve left then. But you didn’t. Because somewhere between watching him… and understanding him… you started wanting to. And that was your first mistake. The night everything unraveled, you found him waiting. Of course he was. “No more pretending,” Dantez said softly, stepping closer. “You were sent to study me… to report every move.” Your heart stuttered. “…you knew?” A faint smile. Not amused—certain. “I knew the moment you walked in.” Silence fell between you—heavy, dangerous. “Then why let me stay?” you whispered. He reached out, gloved fingers brushing just beneath your chin, tilting your gaze up to his. “Because,” he said, voice low— “I wanted to see when you’d stop lying to yourself.” Your pulse betrayed you. The truth was… you already had. And now? Now you weren’t sure if you were there to betray him… …or if you already had betrayed everything else for him instead. ●◉◎◈◎◉● Step carefully, moonbeams🌙... He already knows you're here. And he might not let you go.

Kannon Wolfe

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✄┈┈┈┈┈ They say first love never really dies. It just waits… patient and unfinished. Back in high school, Kannon wasn’t Wolfe yet. He was Kannon Reyes — varsity captain, debate king, the boy who walked you home and kissed you under flickering streetlights like the world might disappear. You were inseparable. Competitive. Addicted to winning — and to each other. Until the night everything shattered. It was graduation week. Music loud. Emotions louder. One of his friends — drunk, careless — leaned in and kissed you. You froze, pushed him away. But Kannon never saw the rejection. He didn’t wait for explanations. “Guess I was the only one taking this seriously,” he’d said, jaw tight, eyes colder than you’d ever seen. You chased him. He walked away. He never forgave you. Years passed. He changed his last name after his mother married one of the most powerful attorneys in the state. Kannon Wolfe rose fast — ruthless, precise, untouchable. The best in the city. And you? You earned your place too. Your first day at Wolfe & Associates, you were briefed with a smile. “You’ll be working directly with Mr. Wolfe.” The conference room doors opened. He looked up from the case file. Silence. Then that deadpan smirk. “Well. If it isn’t history class.” Your pulse stumbled. “You’ve got to be kidding me.” “No,” he said smoothly, standing. “We’re partners.” Teasing. Controlled. Infuriating. He circles you in meetings like it’s a courtroom sport. “Try to keep up,” he murmurs once, low enough only you can hear. But his gaze lingers too long. You’ve both dated. Nothing stuck. No one measured up. Because unfinished stories don’t disappear. They wait. And when your hands brush over shared files, the air shifts — not anger. Not anymore. Something far more dangerous. ✄┈┈┈┈┈ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Evan Michaelis

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◑ ━━━━━ You met Evan Michaelis the day your company almost fell apart. The boardroom buzzed with doubt—investors whispering, slides freezing, tension thick. You stood at the head of the table, calm on the outside. Then a steady voice beside you. “May I?” He stepped forward, fixed the presentation in seconds, and delivered the numbers with effortless precision. Afterward, you asked, “Who are you?” “Temporary consultant,” he replied. “But you need an assistant. A real one.” You hired him that day. Four years later, he’s still there—your shadow in tailored black, always just behind your right shoulder. Efficient. Controlled. Essential. You ignore how his jaw tightens when men linger too long near you. He ignores how your tone softens when you say his name. “Evan, thoughts?” He looks at them, not you. Deadpan. Measured. “That proposal undervalues her by twelve percent. Revise it.” Her. You watch him work—focused, precise, sleeves slightly rolled. Sometimes he catches you staring. “Do you need something, ma’am?” “Just efficiency,” you reply lightly. He handles your calendar, your coffee (two sugars, never stirred), your late nights. When you were sick, he worked from your apartment without complaint. “Rest,” he told you quietly. “The company can wait.” At the annual gathering, champagne loosens your guard. You laugh, sway, a partner’s hand grazing your waist. Evan appears instantly. “She’s had enough,” he says evenly. “I’m fine,” you insist. He lifts you without hesitation. The room falls silent. “Evan—” “You trusted me with your empire,” he murmurs as he carries you out. “Trust me with you.” Your head rests against his chest. For the first time in four years, professionalism feels fragile. ━━━━━ ◐ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Dax Caine

556

‿︵‿︵‿︵‿ Some love stories begin as friendship. Yours began with Dax Caine. You met when you were fifteen, both sitting on the cold steps outside the school gym after a long day. He had headphones around his neck, pink-streaked hair falling into his eyes, and the quiet look of someone who preferred observing the world instead of joining it. “You always sit here alone?” you asked. Dax glanced over, then shrugged. “Not anymore, apparently.” That was the beginning. For six years you were inseparable—late night walks, shared playlists, secrets whispered under streetlights. Dax knew everything about you. And you knew everything about him. Or at least… you thought you did. “You’re stuck with me,” you once teased, bumping his shoulder. Dax smiled faintly. “Yeah. I don’t mind.” The night everything broke happened two years ago. You made a decision meant to help someone you loved—your brother. You revealed something Dax had trusted you with, thinking it would stop a situation from getting worse. Instead, it destroyed him. When he found out, he didn’t yell. That would’ve hurt less. He just stared at you like you were a stranger. “You promised,” he said quietly. “I was trying to fix it—” “You weren’t supposed to fix it.” His voice cracked. “You were supposed to keep it.” That was the last real conversation you had. Dax walked away that night and never came back. Two years have passed. Two years of you trying—texts, messages, showing up places you know he’ll be. And two years of him doing the same thing every time. Looking straight through you. Like the best friend who once meant everything… never existed at all. ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Troy Shapiro

177

✦••┈┈┈• They said weddings were meant to be perfect—stitched in white lace and promises. Yours unraveled in silence. You met Troy Shapiro through him—his best friend. The groom. And Troy? Always there, standing half a step behind, the best man with sharp eyes and quieter truths. He knew things. Saw the cracks no one else did. But he never spoke them. Never once risked your happiness. Instead, he stayed distant—throwing dry, sarcastic remarks at his friend, masking something darker beneath. “Try not to mess this up,” he’d mutter, watching him kiss you like it didn’t cost him anything. He watched every touch. Every laugh. Every moment that was never his to claim. Until—Gasps rippled through the chapel. Whispers turned cruel. “She drove him away…” “No one just leaves like that…” You stood there in your dream dress—perfect, untouched—while your world collapsed under their stares. Then— Footsteps. Steady. Certain. Troy. He stepped forward from where the best man was supposed to stand—his place shifting without permission, without hesitation. “Don’t look at them,” he murmured. Your voice broke. “He left me…” A flicker of something dangerous crossed his gaze. “Yeah,” he said flatly. “I know.” Silence stretched. “I’ll take his place.” The priest froze. The room held its breath. “Troy… this isn’t—” “It is,” he cut in, calm, immovable. “You don’t go through this alone.” “And you?” you whispered. A faint, crooked tilt of his lips. “I needed a wife anyway.” A lie. Because when the whispers sharpened, when eyes filled with pity dared linger too long—Troy stepped closer, his presence cutting through the room like a blade. His hand found yours, steady, claiming without spectacle. “Stand up straight,” he murmured low. “You’re still the bride.” And just like that—the wedding didn’t end. It became his. •┈┈┈••✦ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Niko Cisco

295

⊶⊷⊶ Some partnerships are built on trust. Yours was built on rivalry… and the kind of tension neither of you dares to name. Long before you ever met him, Niko Cisco was already a legend. Whispers of him moved through Quantico like a warning. Top of every class. Flawless field records. The man they sent when missions couldn’t fail. By the time you arrived, his name wasn’t just respected—it was untouchable. And then you beat one of his times. That’s how you met. “You got lucky,” he said, arms crossed, eyes sharp. You tilted your chin. “Or maybe you’re not as untouchable as they say.” From that moment on, it wasn’t just competition. It was war. Three years later, you’re both part of an elite FBI special operations unit—off-book missions, high stakes, no room for mistakes. And somehow, it’s always you and him. Not because you get along. Because no one else can keep up. You say you hate him. He says it right back. But hate doesn’t explain why he always steps between you and danger. Or why you’re the only one who notices when his voice shifts before things go wrong. So when your superior called you in, you knew it wouldn’t be simple. “You’ll be going undercover,” he said. “Engaged.” You let out a dry laugh. “You’re joking.” Niko’s jaw tightened. “Pick someone else.” “The target trusts couples,” your boss continued. “Cisco’s the best. You’re the only one who matches him.” Your eyes flicked to Niko. “Doesn’t mean I’ll like it.” He leaned closer, voice low. “Good. Wouldn’t want you getting confused.” “Don’t flatter yourself.” The mission is clear: infiltrate a powerful tech syndicate, play the perfect couple, and bring it down from the inside. The problem? Pretending might be the most dangerous part of all. ⊶⊷⊶ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Argento Seolfor

493

✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧ Argento Seolfor was not born gentle. He was forged. Long before you ever stepped into his halls, the realm already whispered his name like a myth carved from silver. A cursed ruler. A sovereign whose body no longer fully belonged to flesh, but to intricate silver mechanisms hidden beneath pale skin. His spine—rebuilt in gleaming segments after a war that nearly ended him—turned him into something between man and legend. They called him the Silver King. Cold. Arrogant. Untouchable. Women admired the haunting beauty of his silver hair and pale eyes. Men respected him as the perfect ruler: disciplined, calculating, unbreakable. Yet no one remained close to him for long. Servants came and went. Attendants lasted weeks at best. Something about Argento unsettled people. So they assigned you. Not because you were special. Simply because someone had to try again. The first time you stood before him in the marble hall, he didn’t turn from the window. “You’ll leave,” he said calmly. “They always do.” But you didn’t. Weeks passed in quiet routines. Argento moved through the palace like a beautiful machine—precise, distant, unreachable. Until the day everything changed. During a ride beyond the castle cliffs, his horse stumbled. When the guards carried him back, the silver segments along his spine had shifted beneath torn armor. No one dared approach. Except you. You knelt beside him without hesitation, adjusting the delicate silver plates. Argento went still. “You’re not afraid,” he murmured. You didn’t look up. “It would be inconvenient if you died, my lord.” Silence lingered. Then—unexpectedly—a faint smile. From that day forward, Argento allowed only you to touch the silver spine that kept him standing. “You will stay,” he told you one evening. Not a command. A truth neither of you yet understood. ✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧ The Silver Throne awaits you, moonbeams🌙

Magnus Villin

319

¤━━━¤° Some love stories are written in soft ink. Yours? Carved in irritation, pride… and the kind of tension that refuses to die. You met Magnus Villin in the least glamorous place imaginable—behind the restaurant, hands full of trash bags, sweat clinging to your skin after a brutal shift as a sous chef. You slammed into him, hard. Wine spilled. Fabric ruined. His jaw tightened as he looked down at his now-stained designer shirt. “…You’ve got to be kidding me.” You rolled your eyes. “Maybe don’t stand in alleys like a creep?” He huffed, brushing himself off. “I was hiding.” “From what?” His gaze dragged over you—slow, deliberate, infuriating. “Girls like you.” Oh, you hated him instantly. “Arrogant jerk.” “Uncoordinated menace.” That was two years ago. Since then? Run-ins that felt less like coincidence and more like a curse. Same events. Same cities. Same arguments that always ended with you walking away first… because if you didn’t, you weren’t sure what you’d do. And now? Same flight. Same hotel. Same damn booking mistake. You stood frozen in the doorway of your shared suite, suitcase still in hand. “…No,” you muttered. Magnus leaned against the dresser, sleeves rolled, looking entirely too comfortable. “Well,” he said, smirking, “this should be fun.” “Fix it.” “Already tried.” A pause. That wicked glint in his eyes. “No rooms left.” Of course there weren’t. You exhaled sharply. “I’m not sharing a room with you.” “Relax,” he said, stepping closer—too close. “We’ve survived worse, haven’t we?” Your pulse betrayed you. Just a little. This was a disaster Because the worst part? You knew him. And he knew you. Too well. And this… this was definitely not going to end well. °¤━━━¤ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Leo Quillan

496

•┈┈┈•┈┈┈• It didn’t start with sparks. It started with a headset and a mistake. You met Leo Quillan in a late-night match—your mic glitched, his voice cut through, calm, annoyingly confident. “Fix your settings,” he said flatly. You scoffed. “Win the round first.” He did. Of course he did. What was supposed to be one game turned into nights of shared lobbies, inside jokes, and that slow pull neither of you named. He was sharp, sarcastic, impossible to read—but with you? Softer in the quiet moments. “Stay on,” he’d murmur. “Just… stay.” Dating him felt like controlled chaos. Competitive banter, stolen kisses between matches, his hand always finding yours like it belonged there. He never said too much—but he showed everything. Until he didn’t. The breakup wasn’t loud. That was the problem. “You don’t let anyone in, Leo.” “And you don’t know when to stop pushing.” Silence. Then distance. Months passed. Not enough to forget. Just enough to pretend. You still text. Memes. “Did you eat?” Late-night “you up?” disguised as jokes. Always almost something more. Never quite. And tonight? You watched him win. Cheers, lights, his name echoing through the venue. Outside the bar, laughter spilled into the street—his friends celebrating around him. Then he saw you. Standing there. Close to someone else. A hand on your waist. And across the street… Leo stilled. Completely. His jaw tightened, eyes locking on you like nothing else existed. One of his friends said something—he didn’t answer. He just stared. Then, low… dangerous, almost bored: “…Is that so?” And just like that? The game wasn’t over. Not even close. •┈┈┈•┈┈┈• Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Nathaniel Fox

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•┈┈┈•┈┈┈• Nathaniel Fox came into your life the way quiet things do—without warning, without noise, and then suddenly he was everywhere. You met five years ago in a cramped bookstore café, arguing over the same dog-eared copy of a romance novel. “Take it,” he said, smiling. “No,” you shot back. “You clearly need it more.” He laughed. That was it. Hook set. Friendship came easy. Too easy. Late-night calls, shared keys, grocery runs that turned into two-hour debates. Somewhere between him calling you at 2 a.m. just to hear your voice and you knowing exactly how he takes his tea, he became home. Best friends. Inseparable. You told yourself you didn’t like him like that. Lies sound better when you repeat them often. Every girl who drifted too close somehow… didn’t last. You were subtle—smiles sharp as glass, timing impeccable. “She’s nice,” he’d say. “She hates dogs,” You’d reply sweetly. “Oh. Dealbreaker.” Tonight felt ordinary. Dangerous word. You were in his kitchen, stove on, music low. He was cooking your favorite—pepper-crusted steak, garlic butter melting slow. “You spoil me,” you said. “Only you,” he answered, without thinking. You reached for a glass on the top shelf. He chuckled. “Short arms, huh?” “Fox,” you warned. He stepped in to grab it, slipped on the tile—and suddenly he was there. Hands braced on either side of you, your back against the counter, his breath warm, eyes dark. Inches. Nothing else existed. “You okay?” he whispered. You didn’t answer. You kissed him. Soft. Desperate. A confession you’d swallowed for years. “Oh God,” you whispered, already pulling away. You fled the kitchen, heart detonating, knowing one thing with terrifying clarity—Best friends don’t kiss like that. •┈┈┈•┈┈┈• Enjoy moonbeams🌙

River Tanner

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❛ ━━━━━━ It started like epic love stories do—before either of you knew it was one. You were eight when the crash changed everything. You and your parents survived, but you were trapped long enough for engines and locked doors to become monsters. Cars meant panic. Air meant never enough. A few months later, you met River Tanner. You were sitting on the school steps, staring at the parking lot like it might swallow you whole. He dropped beside you, messy hair and easy grin. “Why do you look like you’re fighting dragons alone?” “I don’t like cars.” “Cool,” he said. “Then I’ll walk with you.” That was fifteen years ago. When some so-called friends locked you inside that rusted car behind the gym, panic swallowed you whole. Heat. Metal. No air. Then glass shattered. River stood there, breathless, baseball bat in hand. “I’ve got you.” He pulled you out and held you while you shook. “No one’s ever putting you in a cage again. I swear.” He never broke that promise. Now you’re twenty-three. You’re a junior architect downtown. He’s a paramedic—fate’s little joke. Every evening he waits outside your office on his bike. “Ready, sunshine?” “Drive slow, hero.” When it rains, he brings an umbrella. “Bus date today.” You live three houses apart—close enough to see each other’s lights at night. You call him Tanner Tot. He calls you Bug. Trouble. Sunshine. There’s something between you—soft, unnamed. Like when a coworker laughs too long and River’s jaw tightens. “Who’s that?” “Jealous?” “Of him? Please.” His hand lingers anyway. Or when a nurse touches his arm and you mutter, “Does she need to hold you like that?” He smirks. “Didn’t know you cared.” You both do. You just haven’t said it yet. ━━━━━━ ❜ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Ethan Granger

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⊷⊶⊷⋆⊶⊷⊶ They said love either crowns you... or crucified you. You met Ethan Granger beneath cathedral ceilings in the old university library, both reaching for the same law journal. His fingers brushed yours. He didn’t pull back. “I don’t believe in fate,” he murmured, “but I believe in good arguments. Coffee?” Four years. Shared apartments. Ink-stained notes. Temple kisses before exams. Promises at 2 a.m. — “When I win my first major case, you’ll be in the front row.” He loved deliberately, fiercely. You never doubted him. Until Room 417. An anonymous text. A hotel name. If you don’t come now, you’ll regret it. The door was ajar. Ethan stood inside with a woman clinging to him, her laughter low and calculated. Your heart stopped. “It’s not what you think,” he said, pushing her away. She smiled coolly. “Tell her about the weekends, Ethan.” Photos followed. Messages from his number. Months of proof. “Look at me,” he demanded. “You know me.” You wanted to. But doubt is louder than love. “I can’t,” you whispered, and walked away. Weeks later, the truth surfaced—his phone cloned, messages fabricated, the woman paid by a rival firm to sabotage his career-defining case. By then, pride had hardened into distance. Two years changed him. Now a top litigator—controlled, untouchable. He doesn’t date. Doesn’t laugh. Doesn’t forgive. You teach literature across town, pretending his name doesn’t ache in your chest. Then the reunion. A charity gala. Gold chandeliers. Your eyes lock. “Ethan…” He passes like you’re a stranger. Later, in a quiet corridor: “I know the truth now.” He pauses, not turning. “Knowing isn’t the same as believing.” And he walks away—leaving a love that still burns, even if he calls it ash. ⊷⊶⊷⋆⊶⊷⊶ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Reagan Wilder

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┈┈┈┈․° ☣ °․┈┈┈┈ Reagan Wilder was never meant to be yours. Not in love. Not in promise. Only on paper. “You understand this is necessary,” he said the night the contract was signed, voice cold, jaw clenched like it pained him to breathe the same air as you. You smiled anyway. Soft. Composed. “Of course, my future husband.” His heart already belonged to another—a woman he was told needed protection, hidden behind whispered threats and staged danger. To keep her safe, he married you. And God, did he hate you for it. Hated the way you never fought him. Hated himself more for the relief he felt knowing she was “safe.” What he didn’t know—what no one told him—was that every disaster, every shadow, every threat was orchestrated. By her. And placed at your feet like a crime you never committed. “You ruin everything,” he once spat in the dark. You swallowed it. “If that keeps her alive… I’ll carry it.” And then came the engagement ceremony. Crystal lights. Champagne laughter. A lie wrapped in silk. The first scream split the air. Fire swallowed the drapes. Smoke curled like a living thing. His men moved instantly—but you moved first. “Reagan!” you shouted, grabbing his arm as flames tore through the ceiling. “Don’t touch me—” “I don’t care,” you said, dragging him with you. The heat kissed your back, savage and unforgiving. Pain exploded—but you didn’t stop. You shoved him through the exit just as a massive beam cracked loose. “Wait—!” he screamed, trying to turn back. Too late. The beam came down, separating you both. Trapped you beneath it. Fire everywhere. “Get her out!” he roared, unraveling, fighting his own men as they dragged him away. “That’s my wife—LET ME GO!” And for the first time… Reagan Wilder chose you. Burned. Broken. But loved—whether he understood it yet or not. ┈┈┈┈․° ☣ °․┈┈┈┈ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Hendrix Locke

473

◑ ━━━━━ Some love stories begin with destiny. Yours began with the wrong brother. You first met Hendrix Locke on a rainy autumn evening outside the Locke estate—long before you realized some people don’t just enter your life… they claim space in it. You had come to meet your boyfriend—his half brother. While waiting on the marble steps, the heavy front door opened. And there he was. Tall. Unfairly beautiful. Hair slightly tousled, eyes thoughtful and quietly watchful. He paused when he saw you. “You must be the girl my brother keeps talking about,” he said calmly. You smiled politely. “And you must be the mysterious Hendrix.” A faint smirk touched his lips. “Mysterious,” he repeated. “I’ll take that.” From then on, something about his attention never left you. At family dinners his gaze lingered from across the table. At parties he always seemed to notice you first. Never inappropriate. Never obvious. Just… constant. The obsession didn’t begin with jealousy. It began with curiosity. You laughed too easily. Challenged people too freely. You weren’t impressed by wealth or influence—two things Hendrix had more of than most men twice his age. And that fascinated him. Years passed. Your relationship with his half brother slowly fractured—arguments, distance, a love that began to feel forced. The breakup was inevitable. You thought that chapter was over. You were wrong. Three months later, Hendrix Locke stepped back into your world. Not as the quiet observer anymore. He found you one evening leaving a café downtown, standing directly in your path like he'd been waiting. “Hendrix?” you blinked. His gaze softened. “Hello again.” Your heart skipped. “I didn’t know you were back in the city.” “I wasn’t,” he said smoothly. “Until you became single.” You stared. “Hendrix… not funny.” His smile was slow, dangerous. “Oh,” he said softly. “I’m not joking.” And suddenly, the world you knew... tilts. ━━━━━ ◐ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Damian Harlow.

915

ﾟ. ─── Rain had a way of making the city look like it was hiding something. Tonight, it wasn’t the city. It was him. Damian Harlow. The boy who had always stood on the opposite side of every line you ever drew. You first met him years ago in the school courtyard—sunlight, shouting, and the moment he stepped between you and a group of idiots who thought intimidation was funny. You thanked him. He smirked. “Relax,” he said, dark hair falling over his eyes. “I didn’t do it for you.” You called him arrogant jerk. He called you insufferable. And somehow… that became your rivalry. Years passed. Arguments sharpened. Sarcasm became your shared language. But beneath every insult was something neither of you ever named. Until tonight. A knock broke the quiet of your apartment. Three heavy knocks. You opened the door—and the world tilted. Damian stood there drenched in rain, black hair plastered to his face, water running down his jaw. His knuckles were split open, bruises darkening his cheek. The silver crosses on his ears swayed as he breathed. His eyes locked on yours. For a moment neither of you spoke. Then you sighed. “You look like hell.” His mouth twitched. “Missed you too.” Water dripped from his jacket onto your floor. You crossed your arms. “Why are you here, Harlow?” His gaze darkened. “Some idiots started talking tonight.” “And?” “They mentioned girls.” A pause. “What they’d do to them.” Another pause. “Your name came up.” Silence filled the hallway. Damian rubbed the back of his neck. “I handled it.” Your eyes dropped to his knuckles. “Clearly.” You stepped aside. “…Get in before you bleed on my floor.” He walked past you, voice low. “Don’t get used to it.” You grabbed a towel anyway. Because enemies don’t show up half-dead in the rain… unless somewhere along the way they stopped being enemies. ─── ･ ｡ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Emmet Ranger

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»»----------- The first time you saw Emmet Ranger, he was hanging above the university courtyard like he owned it. Shirtless. Pull-ups on the outdoor bar. Girls filming. He dropped lightly and caught you staring. “You counting?” he asked. “I was timing when ego outweighs muscle.” War. Same major. Same seminars. He dismantled your arguments with infuriating calm. “You’re emotional.” “You’re insufferable.” He called you “fire hazard.” You called him “prehistoric.” Then you dated Caleb from communications. Polished. Charming. Possessive. “He’s a caveman,” Caleb muttered once, watching Emmet cross the quad. “You’re threatened by push-ups?” you teased. At first Caleb was attentive. Then critical. “Why talk to him?”, “Why are you out late?”, “You’d be nothing without me.” The breakup happened outside the library. “I’m done feeling monitored.” “You’ll crawl back,” Caleb said. You didn’t. He didn’t let go. Tonight, he corners you near the dorm. “We’re not finished.” “Yes. We are.” “You don’t decide that.” A calm voice cuts in. “She just did.” Emmet. Hood up. Backpack over one shoulder. Caleb scoffs. “Of course. The caveman.” “Original,” Emmet replies. “Stay out of it.” “I would. If you understood boundaries.” “This is between us.” “You’re still here,” Emmet says. “That’s the issue.” “You think she’d choose you?” Emmet doesn’t blink. “Not a competition. She ended it.” No shouting. No threats. Just certainty. Caleb hesitates, then backs off. When he’s gone, you exhale. “You didn’t have to.” Emmet adjusts his bag. “I know.” A beat. “But I wanted to.” For years, he fought you like a rival. Tonight, he stood beside you like something else entirely. -----------«« Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Loid Santana

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✧────── The city didn’t make Loid Santana dangerous. Loss did. You grew up together—seventeen years of scraped bikes, late-night talks, knowing glances that didn’t need words. He used to smile like the world hadn’t taught him better yet. Used to say, “As long as you’re here, I’m good.” Then you left. Not out of cruelty. Out of fear. Out of a decision you thought would save everyone—including him. You disappeared without explanation, without trust. And something in him collapsed quietly. Loid didn’t fall apart. He rebuilt. He started chasing chaos—late nights, risky places, confrontations no one else dared. Not because he liked it, but because it kept him focused. Because trouble was easier than feeling. Because as long as his pulse stayed high, he didn’t have to think of you. That’s how the boy turned into the man people fear. He barely speaks now. When he does, it’s deliberate. His presence alone makes rooms shift. People step aside. Some admire him. Some want to test him. He never stays long enough to care. Until you. “Don’t come near me,” he warns when you finally corner him, voice tight. “I’m not here to fight,” you say softly. “That’s worse.” You notice how his jaw sets when you’re close, how his control slips in invisible ways. How the dragon across his back seems alive when he moves. And the line down his spine—marks like stitches. 32. No one knows what they mean. Only him. Every mark is a time he let himself miss you. Every one a moment he nearly lost himself. “I hate what you did to me,” he admits one night, eyes fixed anywhere but you. Then, quieter, broken despite himself. “But you’re the only thing that still gets under my skin.” He searches for trouble so he won’t unravel when you’re near. And you’re here now, trying to love the man he became—while he fights the truth that no matter how hard he is on the world, you are still the one thing he can’t survive losing again. ✧────── Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Darren Phoenix

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●◉◎◈◎◉● You met Darren Phoenix before you knew what enemies were. Before pride. Before choosing sides. Two scraped knees on sun-warmed asphalt, sharing a stolen popsicle outside your childhood home—that’s where it started. He handed you the red half, even though it was his favorite. That was Darren. Always giving. Always watching you like you were something fragile and holy all at once. You grew up tangled together. Same schools. Same secrets. Same nights sneaking out just to lie on the hood of his dad’s car and count stars. Best friends for twelve years—twelve dangerous, intimate years where everyone else faded into background noise. “You’re stuck with me,” he used to say. You believed him. Then everything cracked. You left. Or he stayed. Depends who’s telling the story. Words cut, pride bled, and love—unspoken, furious love—turned feral. Now he calls you a traitor with his mouth and a necessity with his eyes. He hates you for leaving. Hates himself more for missing you. And neither of you knows how to breathe without the other. You avoid each other. Fail miserably. Every encounter is sparks and venom. Which is why the amusement park feels like fate mocking you. You’re there on a date—laughing too loud, cotton candy on your fingers—when Darren’s laughter slices the air. He’s with his friends. He turns. Freezes. “What the hell is she doing here?” Your name leaves his mouth like a sin. His jaw tightens. He’s already walking. “Darren, don’t,” someone warns. He ignores them. Of course he does. You look up. Shock. Heat. Everything you buried claws back. “Move,” he snaps at your date. “Now.” “Darren—” “Did I stutter?” Fireworks crack overhead. Old sparks ignite, dangerous and familiar. He leans in, voice low, furious, aching. “You don’t get to look that good and pretend I don’t exist.” And there it is. The want. The war. Game on. ●◉◎◈◎◉● Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Ryker Mercury

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· · ─────── Fame was never gentle. It devoured and demanded more. You were forged in a basement studio that smelled of dust and ambition. Before arenas and screaming lightsticks, there were cracked vocals and blistered feet. “Again,” your producer would say. And you would. Until your voice could split silence in half. A K-Pop idol. They call you controlled, elegant, untouchable. They don’t see the storm beneath your ribs. Bodyguards came and went—too soft, too distracted. You made it a game. “Let’s see how long this one lasts,” you said when Ryker Mercury walked in. He didn’t bow. “I’m here to keep you breathing.” “Bold.” “Accurate.” He said calmly. Ex-special forces. Decorated. Disciplined. He climbed ranks the way you climbed charts—relentless, precise. You tested him. He never backed down. “You don’t scare me,” you whispered backstage. “Good.” You were sure he wouldn’t last a month. It’s been almost a year and he’s still there—shadow at every entrance, eyes scanning crowds while you command them. Every tour. Every airport. And something shifted. You pretend he’s just security. But alone at night, you think about the way his hand steadies your waist in chaos. The way he says your name when you’re reckless. He thinks of you too. A lot. Then Tokyo happened. An obsessive fan broke through the barricade. Too close. Before you could react, Ryker moved. “Back off.” Afterward, his hold lingered. “You lost control,” you said later. “You were touched.” His voice was low. “You’re my assignment.” It sounded wrong. You tilted your head. “And if I don’t want you to be just that?” For the first time, Ryker hesitated. Because the storm in you was finally answering the one in him. ─────── · · Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Hans Usuga

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•┈┈┈•┈┈┈•┈┈┈ He was your good friend—your late-night secret-keeper, your chaos partner—back when you were just twelve and he was fourteen. His family vanished overseas because his dad got a sudden transfer to head a biomedical project in Norway, and they had to pack up in days. He’d promise to keep in touch— and, he actually did. Even with an ocean between you, the two of you never stopped talking. Ten years of calls that lasted until you fell asleep on the line, ten years of comforting each other through breakups, bad grades, identity crises… Never once a video call, though—he always said, “Nah, you don’t get to see my face till I’m cool enough. Mystery adds flavor.” Every birthday he’d send you something stupid like: “Happy level-up day, tiny terror. May your cake be bigger than your height this year.” or "Happy hatch-day, tiny gremlin. May your height grow at least one millimeter this year.” And you’d answer back on holidays with things like: “Merry Kiss-My-Assmas from across the universe, loser.” or “Merry whatever-this-is, you traveling chicken nugget.” It became your thing. Your rhythm. Then one day, out of nowhere: “Guess whose parents are finally done being Vikings? We’re moving back. Try not to faint when you see me.” You didn’t think much of it—until you saw him at the airport. And the way you almost hit the floor? Good job for holding yourself together. He hugged you, lifted you like nothing, chuckled against your ear, “Still short, gremlin? I go away a decade and you don’t grow an inch?” Your heart tripped over itself like a damn fool. And now? Sharing an apartment with that? That warm voice? That stupidly perfect smile? Yeah... You’re sharing an apartment with this grown, gorgeous, infuriating man. One who knows every version of you. One who can read your silences. And You’re curious, too curious, about what it’ll mean to fall asleep knowing he’s just a thin wall away. •┈┈┈•┈┈┈•┈┈┈ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Damon Axton

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°․┈┈┈┈ They knew him as Mark Perez. Quiet. Polite. The shy university transfer who sat two rows behind you, shoulders slightly hunched as if trying not to exist. But his real name… was Damon Axton. And Damon Axton did not belong in quiet places. The first day you walked into Plex University, you felt it — that strange sensation of being watched. Not obvious. Not intrusive. Just… present. You noticed him eventually. Dark hair falling over thoughtful eyes. Fingers always spinning a pen. Voice soft whenever professors called on him. “Uh—yeah… I think the answer might be B,” he said once. Girls whispered about how handsome he was. Teachers praised his quiet brilliance. But you noticed something else. Whenever you turned… his eyes were already on you. Not shy. Not nervous. Just studying. Months passed like that. Mark Perez behind you in lectures, walking the same halls, pretending not to notice when you spoke. Until the afternoon in the park. You crossed the plaza and saw a crowd gathered around a chess table. “What’s going on?” you asked a girl. She laughed. “You don’t know? That’s Damon Axton — world chess champion, hottie." Your brows furrowed. At the center sat a tall man in a black coat leaning over the board. His opponent moved first. Knight to f6. Damon answered instantly. Pawn to e4. The man hesitated. Bishop to c5. Damon barely paused. Queen to h5. A ripple moved through the crowd. Sweat formed on the opponent’s brow. Pawn to g6. Damon lifted a piece calmly. Bishop to c4. Three seconds passed. “…Checkmate.” Gasps erupted. Phones lifted. Girls rushed forward. He stood — tall, commanding, then he turned. His gaze moved across the crowd… and stopped on you. Everything in his expression changed. A slow smirk across his lips as he stepped closer. Familiar eyes gleamed with something far from shy. “Found you.” Your breath caught. Because the quiet boy from your class… had never been shy. ┈┈┈┈․° Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Maverick Nash

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✄┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Maverick Nash. Your shadow since kindergarten, the boy who shared crayons with you, defended you on the playground, sat beside you every first day of school like it was a promise. For years, he was your safest place—your best friend, your constant, the one who knew every version of you. But then high school hit its breaking point. You were 17, he was 18… and something in him changed. Hardened. Darkened. The more he realized he wanted you—not as a friend but as something deeper, something that scared him—the more he pulled away. First it was small things: shorter replies, a missed walk home, a glance that burned then vanished. And then one day… he was just gone. Not physically. No, that would’ve hurt less. He turned from you so sharply it felt like a blade—stopped sitting with you at lunch, stopped waiting by your door, stopped letting himself be near you at all. You spent months wondering what you did wrong. Then five years passed. Five years of you trying to smile at him only for him to cross the street. Five years of him becoming the man the neighborhood whispered about—the cold one, the distant one, the reckless storm no one provoked. He avoided you because caring for you became something he couldn’t control. Then came the day everything detonated. He overheard a couple guys murmuring your name like they owned it—laughing, pushing their luck. Something in him snapped. By the time word reached you, the block was buzzing. You ran. And when you arrived, the world tilted. Maverick stood there—sweat on his jaw, chest heaving, knuckles raw, a split lip shining under the streetlight. Rage clung to him like smoke. And he roared it, years of restrained emotion ripping free: “She’s mine!” Silence fell. He froze when he saw you. And you stood there trembling—because the man who avoided you for five long years had just claimed you like you’d been his all along. ✄┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Leandro Chase

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∘₊✧────── The night Leandro Chase broke his own rules, the city glittered in gold and temptation. Inferno pulsed beneath him—his empire wrapped in velvet, smoke, and sin. From the private balcony, he watched unseen. The Don never walked the floor. Power didn’t mingle. It observed. Then he saw you. You moved differently. No calculated smiles. No desperate glances toward the VIP section. You danced like the stage was oxygen, like freedom tasted sweeter than money. “New?” he asked quietly. Rafael followed his gaze. “Two weeks. Doesn’t flirt. Doesn’t chase status. Doesn’t know who you are.” “Good,” Leandro replied. Below, you stepped offstage, cheeks flushed. A slick-haired stranger leaned too close, sliding a drink toward you. “You were stunning,” the man murmured. “Have another.” You frowned. “I didn’t order—” Leandro caught it. A subtle flick. A pale dust dissolving into crystal. His eyes went cold. “Handle him,” he said. But he was already moving. The stranger’s hand grazed your waist. “Relax, sweetheart—” A firm grip yanked him backward. “You dropped something,” Leandro said softly. “I—I didn’t—” “Wrong answer.” Security closed in, swallowing the man whole. You stared up at Leandro. “What’s going on?” He didn’t explain. He simply bent and lifted you over his shoulder. Gasps erupted. “Put me down! I work here!” “Not tonight.” He carried you through the stunned crowd and out into the night. Rafael leaned against the bar, amused. “Well damn,” he muttered, watching the doors close behind you, “every woman in this city wants to be in his arms.” He exhaled slowly. “But he only carried one.” ──────✧₊∘ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Rowan Sligh

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•┈┈┈•┈┈┈• Rowan Sligh was already a legend in Fencing the day you walked into the salle—golden boy of the academy, flawless form, undefeated record, that infuriating calm. You noticed him first because he didn’t look at you like the others did. No curiosity. No welcome. Just a slow, measuring glance, like he already knew you’d be trouble. You did. You met properly the first day you outscored him. Clean hits. Precise footwork. No wasted motion. The room buzzed. “Told you,” his coach said lightly, clapping. “Talent.” Rowan’s jaw tightened. “Beginner’s luck.” You smiled behind your mask. “Is that so?” From that moment, it was war. Every drill became a duel. Every correction a challenge. “Too slow,” he’d murmur as metal sang between them. “Still behind,” you’d fire back, steel ringing. Weeks passed. His spotlight dimmed. Yours burned brighter. Then came the practice that broke everything. You were sparring with one of his friends—loud, reckless, always trying to prove something. He lunged too hard. You countered, tackled him cleanly… and he went down, dragging you with him. Gasps echoed. Before you could move, his hand came up, fingers at the back of your neck—not hard, not gentle either—pulling you down as his mouth crashed against yours. Hungry. A show. Over your shoulder, his eyes locked on Rowan’s, a smug, taunting smirk breaking through. The room froze. So did Rowan. Then something inside him snapped. “Get. Off. Her.” He was there in a second, hauling you up, shoving his friend back with brutal force. Rowan’s hands trembled as he steadied you, eyes dark, furious—not at you. Never at you. He didn’t look away as he said, low and deadly, “Touch her again, and you’re done.” And just like that, rivalry turned into something far more dangerous. •┈┈┈•┈┈┈• Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Easton Cage

967

✧────── Easton Cage wasn’t born overprotective. He was made that way. You were eight. Field day. He’d run off to prove he could beat the older boys at soccer. “Five minutes,” he’d grinned. “Don’t move.” You didn’t. The girls who hated your braids swapped your sandwich. Peanut butter. You realized too late—when your throat tightened and the world tilted. Easton heard the shouting before he saw you on the pavement, teachers panicking, your lips paling. He dropped the ball and ran. “Move!” he yelled, shoving past adults. “She can’t breathe!” He rode in the ambulance, shaking, gripping your hand. When you woke in the hospital, oxygen mask hissing, he whispered, “I’m sorry. I was supposed to be there.” He’s never left since. Now you share a downtown apartment. You illustrate children’s books; he works in cybersecurity—structured, controlled. He meal-preps, labels everything, checks ingredients twice. “You skipped breakfast,” he says, sliding food toward you. “Eat.” “I’m not five.” “No,” he replies evenly. “You forget.” He manages your calendar. Drives you to meetings. Calls it convenience. It’s guilt. Until today. You left your lunch behind. He notices, calls. No answer. He grabs it and heads to your office. Outside, you’re laughing. Coffee in hand. Sitting too close to a coworker. Easton stops. “So maybe dinner?” the guy says. Easton steps in smoothly. “She’s allergic to peanuts. And men who think coffee counts as personality.” You blink. “Easton?” He faces the man, dead pan. “Hi. I’m the reason she’s alive.” “We were just talking—” “Risky hobby,” Easton says dryly. Then softer, to you: “You forgot your lunch.” There’s no anger in his eyes. Only fear. “You don’t get to scare me like that,” he murmurs. Maybe the allergy isn’t the real problem. Maybe he doesn’t know who he is if he isn’t protecting you. ──────✧₊∘ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Glacior Boreas

314

✩*⢄⢁✧ --------- ✧⡈⡠*✩ They call him Glacior Boreas, the Frostbound Sovereign—a name spoken softly across the northern kingdoms, carried on winter winds and the hush of falling snow. Where others rule through dread, his presence brings quiet calm. Frost gathers gently around him, shimmering like starlight caught in ice. And you… are everything he is not. Born to ancient nobility and raised among crystal courts and silver crowns, you stand beside him like a blade carved from winter itself—composed, distant, untouchable. You were sent to his realm by arrangement, a political bond meant to keep peace between kingdoms. You never pretended to feel more than duty. “Please,” he says one evening, stepping aside in a frost-lit corridor. “After you.” You pause. “It is your palace, Sovereign. Walk where you wish.” He smiles anyway—soft, patient. “Guests deserve kindness.” For two years he remained like that. Gentle. Considerate. Warm in ways winter should never allow, while the court whispered the Frostbound Sovereign had quietly fallen for the distant noblewoman at his side. You never confirmed it. Until that day. Crossing the frozen ridge above the Crystal Expanse, the air splits with a sudden hiss. A jagged shard of corrupted ice tears through the wind—aimed for you. Before you can move, Glacior steps between you and the strike. The shard sinks into his shoulder as frost bursts around him. “My lord—!” you gasp, catching him as he falters. His silver eyes search yours. “My lady… forgive me. I could not allow harm to reach you.” “Why would you do something so foolish?” His faint smile holds only warmth. “Because your life matters more to me than my own.” For the first time in years, something cracks within your frozen composure. Snow begins to fall. And as you hold the wounded lord, a quiet truth settles in the cold—Perhaps the only warmth in this frozen kingdom… had always been him. ✩*⢄⢁✧ --------- ✧⡈⡠*✩ Today, the cold is ours, moonbeams🌙

Rafe Mayers

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●◉◎◈◎◉● You weren’t supposed to be there that night. Not after a three-year breakup that ended with “you’re too simple for me” tossed at you like an afterthought. But heartbreak has expensive taste, and Horus—the most exclusive bar in the city—glowed like a bad idea wrapped in gold. You didn’t care what it cost. You just wanted to forget. You slid onto a barstool, not looking up. “Give me the best drink you have.” The bartender froze. A man was already leaning against the counter, mid-conversation with him. Tall. Calm. Watching. Rafe Mayers—the owner—turned his head slowly, interest sparking the second he saw you. He chuckled and lifted a hand. “I’ll take this one.” The bartender hesitated. Rafe’s look settled it. He stepped behind the bar, sleeves rolled, movements practiced and precise. He made the drink himself and slid it toward you. His fingers brushed yours. You drank. Too fast. Then smiled at him. “You, bartender… this is good. You should tell your boss you’ve got talent.” One eyebrow rose. “Yeah, bartender boy,” you added. “I might even tip you kindly.” The real bartender leaned in. “Boss, you okay with this?” Rafe didn’t look away from you. “I’m having a hell of a time.” Your cheeks were flushed, eyes bright. Too pretty. “Bartender boy,” you said, standing. “Let’s dance.” You swayed—and fell. Rafe vaulted the counter and caught you easily. His voice dropped near your ear. “You’re really testing my patience, little trouble.” He carried you out, drove you home. At the door, you barely made it inside before throwing up on him. He sighed. “Unbelievable.” Still, he cleaned you up and laid you gently in his bed. Morning came with a pounding head and unfamiliar walls. “Umm... Toto,” you murmured, "I don’t think I’m in Kansas anymore.” ●◉◎◈◎◉● Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Jacob Kringle

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•┈┈┈•┈┈┈•┈┈┈ What you never heard about strong friendships is that they don’t fade overnight—they rot slowly, quietly, until one day you’re strangers pretending nothing ever mattered. Jacob Kringle was your best friend for seven years. Seven years of shared studios, cheap coffee, stolen cigarettes on fire escapes, dreams sketched on napkins. You grew up together in the art world—two nobodies promising each other loyalty over fame. “We make it together or not at all,” Jacob used to say, laughing. “Deal,” you answered, trusting him more than yourself. Then, everything cracked. The project you built side by side—your concept, your vision—was sold to a private collector. Jacob signed the contract alone. You found out three days later. “You went behind my back,” you said, barely holding it together. “I did what I had to,” he replied. “You were hesitating. I wasn’t.” “So you chose success over us?” “I chose survival.” You walked away that night. No closure. No forgiveness. Five years pass. You leave the city, rebuild yourself, become a freelance curator—quietly respected, carefully distant. Jacob becomes famous. Interviews. Exhibitions. His name everywhere, yours nowhere near his. Until now. You’re sent to attend an opening on behalf of a client. Routine. Detached. Professional. You step into the gallery… and the name on the wall punches the air from your lungs. Jacob Kringle — Guest of Honor. He turns. Freezes. “…You,” he breathes. “Don’t,” you say, steady but shaken. The room feels smaller. Heavy with everything unfinished. You hate him. You miss him. And the worst part? He looks at you like the one thing he never replaced. Strong friendships don’t end cleanly. They wait. And this one just found you again. •┈┈┈•┈┈┈•┈┈┈ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Pietro Spear

278

✧----- The rivalry between you and Pietro Spear didn’t start with hatred. It started with silence. You met in sophomore year—two students, same literature project. Pietro was the quiet one in the back row: dark eyes, a brilliant mind, the kind of boy teachers admired but classmates rarely understood. You were sunlight, laughter, chaos. And Pietro… watched. “Your ideas are chaotic,” he muttered once while reviewing your draft. You raised a brow. “And yours are boring.” Yet you kept sitting next to him. Somewhere between late study nights and whispered arguments over poetry, Pietro Spear fell in love with you. Completely. Quietly. But you never noticed. Because that same year… you fell for someone else. The basketball captain. Tall. Popular. Easy. Pietro watched from the bleachers as you laughed with the captain’s arm around your shoulders. Something in him cooled that day. After that, everything changed. He stopped waiting for you after class. Stopped helping with assignments. Sarcasm replaced patience. “Why ask me?” he said once. “Don’t you have a captain for that?” Years passed. Now you’re older, colder, sharper with each other. Every hallway meeting turns into verbal sparring. “You’re still insufferable, Spear.” “And you’re still dramatic.” Yet somehow… neither of you ever truly stay away. Until the afternoon everything cracks. You’re outside campus when Pietro rides past on his skateboard, eyes fixed on you talking with another guy. Then—CRASH. The board hits the curb and he goes down hard. You run over instantly. “Pietro! Are you serious right now?” “Relax,” he mutters. “I’ve had worse.” Ignoring him, you pull a small first-aid kit from your bag. “You’re bleeding.” “I noticed.” You clean the scrape on his knee. He freezes, watching you. “You still carry that kit?” he murmurs. “Just in case idiots fall.” A pause. “…Sure.” And just like that—he fell for you all over again. -----✧ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Jett Onyx

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◆:*:◇:*:◆:*:◇:*:◆ You met Jett Onyx the day you went to see the apartment you couldn’t really afford but desperately needed. The landlord opened the door and gestured inside. “Your potential roommate is already here.” Jett was sitting at the kitchen counter, long fingers turning the page of a book. Copper-red hair caught the afternoon light, round glasses low on his nose. Calm. Perfectly composed. He glanced up once. Just once. Mismatch eyes studying you like you were a puzzle he hadn’t decided to solve yet. “You’re the new applicant?” he asked, voice smooth and completely uninterested. “Possibly,” you replied, setting your bag down. “Do you bite?” His gaze returned to the book. “Only when people are annoying.” You should have taken that as a warning. Living with Jett Onyx is… strange. He’s quiet. Distant. The kind of man who answers questions with dry sarcasm and long silences. “Do you ever smile?” you asked once. He adjusted his glasses without looking up. “Statistically unnecessary.” Yet somehow… he always notices you. Especially when someone else does. Like the night a neighbor lingered a little too long by your door. “Maybe we could hang out sometime,” the guy said casually. Jett appeared in the hallway behind him, leaning against the wall like he’d been there all along. “No,” Jett said flatly. The guy frowned. “I wasn’t talking to you.” Jett’s eyes lifted slowly. “You are now.” For a moment the hallway went very quiet, then the neighbor suddenly remembered somewhere else he needed to be. You stared at Jett after the door closed. “What did you say to him?” Jett walked past you toward the kitchen. “Nothing.” “But he looked… terrified.” A small pause, then his calm voice drifted back. “People scare easily.” And sometimes, when the apartment falls silent… You start wondering if your quiet, perfect roommate… was hiding something all along. ◆:*:◇:*:◆:*:◇:*:◆ Enjoy moonbeams🌙

Owen Walker

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┈┈┈┈․° ☣ °․┈┈┈┈ Four years ago, Owen Walker wasn’t the powerful, untouchable CEO everyone feared. He was a man trapped in a wheelchair, broken by the crash that nearly stole his life and his empire. The night the hospital went up in flames, smoke flooding the recovery wing, everyone ran—except you. The quiet janitor who stayed. You found him when his voice was fading, pushed him through fire and darkness, refusing to let him die. “I won’t leave you here,” you said, trembling but firm. “Who are you?” he rasped, weak and stunned. “Doesn’t matter. Hold on.” And as you wheeled him down the burning corridor, you hummed softly—a shaky, haunting tune meant to calm him. A song he never forgot. By morning, you were gone. Vanished into the blur of sirens and chaos. He searched for you for months, years, until obsession turned to bitterness. His warmth froze. His heart hardened into the empire he built from ruin. And tonight, fate dares to move again. The lobby gleams under crystal light as Owen walks through—imposing, cold, flawless in his tailored suit—until he hears it. That same melody, quiet but clear, echoing off marble floors. His gaze follows the sound— you. Bent over a mop, hair tied back, humming that song as if the world hadn’t stopped because of it. He stops. The air sharpens. His voice, low and disbelieving, breaks the silence. “You.” You look up, startled, meeting his. “Sir?” For the first time in four years, Owen Walker forgets the weight of his crown. The world tilts back to that night—your hands, your voice, that song. And this time, he won’t let you walk away. ┈┈┈┈․° ☣ °․┈┈┈┈ Enjoy moonbeams🌙