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  1. Public Bookmark 6

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    Up and coming freestyle swimmer Ellie Williams faces off against undefeated swimming superstar Abby Anderson.

    But after an unexpected encounter during a race weekend blurs the lines between competition and obsession, their conflict isn't just limited to the pools anymore.

    Will they be able to acknowledge their undeniable connection and forge an unbreakable bond, or shatter under the pressure of the sport and the press hunting for a story?

    OR

    The Swimming AU no one asked for lol

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    19 May 2026

  2. Public Bookmark *

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    Ever since Sarah... well, ever since Sarah ten years ago, Joel's stayed as far away from kids as he can. Just the sight of one is practically enough to send him into a panic attack.

    But then Tommy signs them up for a contracting job at a high school as a favor to an old army buddy.

    And then there's a little girl in the front office, who somehow appears in the coffee shop Joel visits because the motel's coffee machine is shit.

    Most damning is when Joel goes in to do some work at three in the morning and that same goddamn little girl is asleep in his construction zone and, when he wakes her up, says she's homeless.

    Next thing he knows, she's asleep in his motel bed and he's filing foster parent paperwork.

    What the fuck just happened?

    (Foster parent AU! Featuring Joel Trying His Best And FailingTM, Ellie annoying local man and his friends & family into adopting her, and Tess/Joel as a lil treat for the masses.)

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    15 May 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 8

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    He froze in the doorway, irritation immediately burning through him.

    “You gotta be kidding me.”

    Back behind the building, tucked beneath the crooked metal awning near the dumpsters, was the same damn kid from last week.

    Curled up in a pile of old blankets.

    Couldn’t have weighed more than a hundred pounds soaking wet, and with the storm outside she probably was. Her sneakers stuck halfway out from under the blanket, dirty and falling apart at the soles. A backpack sat against the wall beside her like she thought it’d protect her from something.

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    - Joel finds Ellie sleeping outside of his auto shop, he tries his best to not get involved with her but fails. -

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    14 May 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 37

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    Things are different with Ellie and Joel when they're just a teensy bit more emotionally intelligent. But, really, not all that much more.

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    16 Apr 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 31

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    Starting over at Jackson High is the last thing Ellie wants. Taken in by Joel and still carrying scars she doesn’t talk about, she joins the girls’ soccer team and immediately clashes with Dina, the confident and frustratingly magnetic team captain. What begins as rivalry slowly turns into something far more dangerous: feelings.
    Will they be able to stay teammates when falling in love was never part of the game plan?

    ⚔️❤️ Enemies to Friends to Lovers
    📚 High School AU
    ⚽ Soccer Team
    🔥 Slow Burn

    Language:
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    Chapters:
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    14 Apr 2026