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NO PLACE LIKE HOME | ❝You don't have to be alone to be lonesome.❞ After a last-minute change to her Christmas plans, Karen regrets choosing a random place to crash from her late mother's address book. Maybe she would have bailed out, had she known that Hunham was staying on-campus with the other holdovers (all boys, of course, including the rebellious but painfully lonely Angus Tully) as well as one of the school cooks, Mary, grieving her son. And had she known that her toes would be freezing overnight, and the closest thing to a decorated tree she'd see was on a Christmas card, Karen would have screamed at her past self to just persist home through the bitter cold anyway.But on the other hand, does she have anywhere better to be?( extended summary inside )the holdovers | f!oc × angus tully © starryeyedturtle…

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THE PICKWICK CLUB | ❝I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.❞ A place where I can ramble about whatever, whenever. Only read if you want to put up with me.( extended summary inside )misc/rants book© starryeyedturtle…

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SILVER | ❝What would you do if it all came back to you?❞ Seven years have passed since Vesper was crowned victor of the Hunger Games. She thinks she has seen everything, until Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark leave the arena together; a first in Hunger Games history. It rattles Panem with as much unrest as it does hope. Then with the Third Quarter Quell, Vesper is forced to realise that getting out of the arena was never the end of the Hunger Games, it was just the beginning...But Vesper Alfaro would raise hell before she takes this lesson lying down.( extended summary inside )the hunger games & catching fire | fem!oc × masc!ocBOOK 2 of THE PRECIOUS METALS TRILOGY © starryeyedturtlecover by @bayports…

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FROM EDEN | ❝Even the afterlife is a forking nightmare!❞ Despite her untimely death, Beth Ardon has to admit that the afterlife has its perks. Among them is having her own, universe-approved dreamboat of a soulmate. Surely she can relax now? She made it into the Good Place, after all...It is almost too good to be true.( extended summary inside )the good place: seasons 1-4 | fem!oc × masc!oc© starryeyedturtlecover made by @noahwyles…

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TURNING PAGE | ❝I surrender who I've been for who you are.❞ After the loss of her husband, Winifred Erstwhile must come to terms with her new life amidst her grief. In a world where society views her through the lens of marriage, the widow slowly reconciles with the unwanted turn her life has taken, accepting that lightning does not strike twice with the great love of your life...Then Winifred meets Benedict Bridgerton.( extended summary inside )bridgerton: seasons 2-3 + slight au | fem!oc × benedict bridgerton © starryeyedturtlecover by @noahwyles…

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PARALLEL ROADS | ❝So, where would you like me to begin?❞ In the world of rock and roll, the paths of Solstice and The Six - as well as Daisy Jones, of course - were delicately intertwined. The lives of the band members often mixed together, sometimes in harmonious ways and other times more turbulent. From friendships to lovers, love triangles to messy fall-outs, both bands were somehow always together in the relay race to the top.Twenty years on, the remaining band members are back to tell their version of the truth. And no one is more ready than Francesca Vestri.( extended summary inside )daisy jones & the six | fem!oc × graham dunne,w/ fem!oc × eddie roundtree & more...© starryeyedturtlecover by @bayports…

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RUMOURS | ❝Rock on, gold dust woman.❞ To put it simply, I ran out of room in my first OCs book. So here is another one, a hub for even more of my original characters who I love dearly.[ meet my oc's | book two ][ extended summary inside ]© starryeyedturtlebook cover by @-spxtter…

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UNDERWORLD | ❝One summer can change everything.❞ Cath, Daphne and their friends are in for a 1985 they will never forget. The tides of change are rocking their lives, as the inevitability of growing up dawns on them. Childhoods packed away, the summer tastes bittersweet as they try to live under the sunshine and forget their worries.But it's a summer to change everything. Friendships, love and loss. Even the very weight of the world. It seems the Upside Down cannot be outrun, especially as it invades the lives of the townspeople more viciously and personally than ever... can anyone make it out without being forever changed?( extended summary inside )stranger things: season 3 | multiple OCs & shipsBOOK 3 of THE HAWKINS REJECTS SERIES© starryeyedturtle…

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SUPERNOVA | ❝Don't think, just do.❞ When TOPGUN calls, the pilots flock, with no clue of the trials they are about to face. It brings old friends together, everyone from former TOPGUN classmates to childhood friends - they come and go into each other's lives, and for Celeste and Bradley in particular, their connection runs deep. Still, their paths never quite meet, always going parallel... until now.The mission will test them all in a way they have never known before. Like a supernova, the ones Celeste still looks to the skies and searches for, they may have to crash and burn before they can shine bright enough - the real question is, who will have the guts to plunge first?HIGHEST RANKINGS:#1 in aviation#1 in adriaarjona #1 in astronaut#2 in rooster( extended summary inside )top gun: maverick | fem!oc × bradley bradshaw,& slight fem!oc × bob floyd © starryeyedturtlecover by @wishfuIthinking…

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GOLDEN SLUMBERS | ❝So, where would you like me to begin?❞ Grace Bergmann has always felt like a pariah in the dictionary definition of a Soc. Wild and passionate at heart, she can't relate to the cool and sophisticated demeanours of her so-called contemporaries. Her status has always felt meaningless to her, leaving her lost and confused in a world where it seems to be all that matters.But when she meets Johnny Cade, the broken boy with a heart of gold, their lives intertwine; and subsequently, she stumbles into the lives of the Greasers, only to realise their worlds aren't so different after all... they see the same sunset.( extended summary inside )the outsiders | fem!oc × johnny cadew/ fem!oc × darry curtis & fem!oc × sodapop curtis© starryeyedturtle…

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WHISTLEBLOWER | ❝It only gets stranger.❞ Hawkins has never looked back on the events of November 1983. They know the surface-level story. 'The boy who came back to life.' Will Byers is alive and well, while the futile search for Tonya McCarthy and Barbara Holland continues. But for Cath, Daphne and their friends, their reality is quite different. Hidden under shady confidentiality agreements are secrets of dark human experiments, other dimensions and the lost souls in there. By the November of 1984, a year later, there is barely anything left inside them to be eaten up by guilt. It is only a matter of time before cracks start to show...( extended summary inside )stranger things: season 2 | multiple OCs & shipsBOOK 2 of THE HAWKINS REJECTS SERIES© starryeyedturtle…

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FLAPPER GIRL | ❝All those people, all those lives, where are they now?❞ In all her ninety-something years of death, all Effie Connolly wishes for is some excitement in Button House... from anyone other than the fellow ghosts she's stuck with. So when the elderly owner of the state pops her clogs to make way for the young, fresh-faced Coopers to inherit it, she might just get what she wished for. But there's a catch: the couple want to renovate the house into a hotel. A hotel!There's only one thing for it: the ghosts will simply have to intervene. And they might just find that it's the best decision they ever made...☆ WINNER of the 2024 Armageddon fanfic awards: "BEST SITCOM FIC" ☆( extended summary inside )bbc ghosts | multiple original characters© starryeyedturtle…

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KEEP YOUR HEAD | ❝Pretty mind blowing, am I right?❞ To put things lightly, everything has gone to chaos. In a grim turn of events, Homecoming ended with a bunch of blood-covered students, a dead Bradley Lewis and his killer on the run. The only catch is that his blood is on the hands of none other than Sydney Novak - and no one knows except for Hallie Novak-Miller and Stanley Barber. It can't go on much longer - all the secrets, the lies, the cover-ups. Sydney knows herself how dangerous she is. They all do now. But the question is, how do they fix this mess? As an investigation ensues for answers, something much darker is at play. Sydney is scared, alone, fragile. Like dynamite. And if she blows her fuse, the consequences would be catastrophic.[ female oc × stanley barber ][ ianowt s2 AU | book two of two ][ extended summary inside ]© starryeyedturtle…

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MIRRORBALL | ❝I'll show you every version of yourself tonight.❞ Since Wattpad feels very quiet after the removal of the Newsfeed, I thought I would take matters into my own hands and recommend you some gems that have stood out to me on this site![ story recommendations | misc ][ extended summary inside ]18.01.21 | #1 in authorappreciation28.03.24 | #7 in recognition© starryeyedturtle…

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IRON | ❝Hail Emperor, those who are about to die salute you.❞ Vesper knows that if she were ever to be picked for the Hunger Games, she wouldn't leave much behind in District Six. That is, until Icarus Brunel's name is called. The little boy of only thirteen years who wouldn't hurt a single soul. She could never let him die. Taking on a sisterly role, Vesper makes it her mission to do what she can to protect Icarus for as long as she can, and return him home safely.But in the arena, when faced with survival, trained killers and the prospect of death, Vesper's objective is easier said than done...( extended summary inside )the 68th hunger games | no love interestBOOK 1 of THE PRECIOUS METALS TRILOGY © starryeyedturtlecover by @bayports…

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PARANORMAL | ❝Nothing is stranger than believing.❞ Cath knows a thing or two about Will Byers. Daphne, on the other hand, knows virtually nothing about Tonya McCarthy. Still, none of that changes the fact that both of them have up and vanished within days of each other, sparking unprecedented concern in their sleepy little town.Hawkins will never be the same, that's for sure... but was it ever that simple? Was it ever as comfortably predictable as Cath preferred it, or as painfully mundane as Daphne made it out to be? Piece by piece, the sisters may be proven wrong as the missing persons lead the trail to a case much larger - a head-splitting world of secret government experiments, inter-dimensional monsters and telekinetic powers.( extended summary inside )stranger things: season 1 | multiple OCs & shipsBOOK 1 of THE HAWKINS REJECTS SERIES© starryeyedturtle…

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THERE SHE GOES | ❝This is the worst day of my life.❞ Seventeen-year-old Hallie could have thought of a million better places to be staying for two weeks than her Aunt's home. But since her parents have cleared off for a romantic getaway, she will have to learn to co-exist with her moody cousin, Sydney. When they're not trying to mend their relationship, however, Hallie notices something strange going on with Sydney, and she knows she sees it too. As of late, her cousin's mood swings seem to take on real-life effects as they leave douchebags like Brad Lewis with nosebleeds, and have the power to hurtle bowling balls at full speed across the room... with her mind. With these newfound abilities, Sydney, Hallie and Stanley Barber have their hands full. How on Earth are they supposed to keep a lid on Syd's temper, and therefore her powers, when the already-taxing trials of everyday life are attacking them from all angles? It's only a matter of time before something has to go wrong...[ female oc × stanley barber ][ ianowt s1 | book one of two ][ extended summary inside ]cover by @-saoirses© starryeyedturtle…

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GUILTLESS | ❝Oh, but I'm not bitter, I'm just tired.❞ A little place where you can be formally introduced to my original characters, who I love with every inch of my being.[ meet my oc's | book one ][ extended summary inside ]12.11.2020 | #1 in meetmyocs 04.07.2022 | #1 in biography15.05.2020 | #1 in victoriamoroles26.04.2021 | #1 in dalilabela24.10.2020 | #2 in charlieheaton21.01.2021 | #6 in kylamatthews© starryeyedturtlecover by @-spxtter…

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FIRST LOVE | ❝Cato kneels beside Clove, spear in hand, begging her to stay with him. In a moment he will realise it's futile.❞ ( WARNING: this story is old and cringe-worthy... brace yourselves, readers ) Cato and Clove first met when they were twelve years old. They were friends at first, but ended up developing mutual crushes on each other and vowed to protect each other from the harsh and cruel games that threatened their existence. So when they are both reaped into the 74th Annual Hunger Games, their devotion and blood-thirst is pushed to the ultimate limit. The beautiful romance of the other star-crossed lovers that no one knew... forever in the stars. First actual story on Wattpad - WOO HOO![ cato × clove ][ alternate universe | 74th hunger games ]C O M P L E T E D© starryeyedturtle 2016…