** This story is undergoing continuous edits! Don't get attached! ** Lena believes in ethical behaviour. Lena is a technical account manager with a tricky customer. For two years Roman, an account manager, has been glad-handing and side-dealing his way to bonuses with the customer contact. But one day things change. Janice comes in as the new customer contact, and she soon understands that it's Lena, and not Roman, who has the power to get her projects through Meanwhile, Lena has another problem: she's been set up with George by her friend Vivianne. George is gay and doesn't want to come out. He convinces Lena to be his fake girlfriend. Lena finds herself wrapped up in lie upon lie as she gets embroiled in side deals and conflicts of interest at work, and in a fake relationship outside of it.

Luke has been in love with his best friend, Taylor, for too long now and it's getting difficult to be around him. He knows it's time to move on and find someone who can make him happy, but he feels like that will never happen, not with the way Taylor has his heart... ***** Being in love with your best friend is hard. Luke Peterson knows this better than anyone else, as he's agonized over his feelings for Taylor Schofield for the past five years. So when he meets the handsome and confident Will Carson who wants to help him get over Taylor, it seems like the perfect chance for him to move on. But can Luke truly give Will a chance? Or will his heart always belong to his best friend? Content and trigger warning: This story contains descriptions of suicide and homophobia. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston

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Frank is a clock mechanic, set out to replace a broken loop in 2018, but when Luz, the friend he shouldn't have made sees more than she should've, the simple tasks he was given turns into a mission to save the world. * The world doesn't live on because of the "save the Earth" attempts humans make on yearly basis. The petitions and events do nothing more than lazily cover the broken existence that is their planet. And you can't fix a detrimental problem with duct tape. This is where clock mechanics thrive. Created by the overlords of the galaxy, "Cogs," as they're called, are sent out to various planets to repair the clockwork system running the planet. Of course, Earth has more Cogs on its roster than any other world. Frank has been assigned to Earth. As a newly employed Cog, his task is simple: repair the year 2018. But he's young, lonely, and makes a friend. And his friend, Luz, seems to see more than she should. No one outside of the galaxy's employment is supposed to see the clockwork system. And with the secret out in the air, sitting on her lips, Frank must decide: Keep her quiet. Or save the world. * ⭐ ONC 2021 1ST ROUND AMBASSADOR'S PICK ⭐ ONC 2021 LONGLIST ⭐ ONC 2021 SHORTLIST #25 in Steampunk ONC prompt #76. Completed rough draft.