Manhattan Stories

"𝘞𝘦'𝘷𝘦-𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦," 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘺𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘬, 𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴, 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯. "𝘞𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥," 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭. 𝘏𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘺, 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. "𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘨𝘰 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬." 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘥 𝘹 𝘧𝘦𝘮!𝘰𝘤 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘢𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯 𝘹 𝘧𝘦𝘮!𝘰𝘤

After turning 18, Luna gets tickets to move to New York, her dream place. Though she has to face the stress and anxiety of what the real world is. She later meets two people who introduce her to two more, they all become good friends with her, even if she doesn't believe it. They try to help her learn New York ways, maybe even move there, but it's her choice, to stay or leave.

Madeleine "Maddie" Harper never imagined her life would unfold like a slow migration. After years of rejection, restlessness, and suffocating expectations, her long-awaited acceptance to NYU finally cracks open a world she thought would never belong to her. With her best friend Nate heading to Columbia, both carry their own weights-the fear of change, the ghosts of home, and the pressure to prove that leaving was worth it. Like a narwhal breaking through the Arctic ice, Maddie emerges into the unfamiliar waters of New York City-cold, vast, and breathtaking. Narwhals are known as the "unicorns of the sea," elusive and resilient, navigating through extreme environments with quiet grace. Much like them, Maddie learns to survive in the shifting tides of adulthood, adapting to pressures she doesn't fully understand yet, following instinct when direction fails. In her new life, Maddie finds unexpected warmth in friendship-especially in Anastasia "Anne" Elizabeth-Collins, her roommate from the Upper East Side. Anne's world is one of privilege and poise, polished in all the ways Maddie's never been. They clash at first, as opposite as deep sea and sunlight, but soon discover that both are just trying to stay afloat in their own ways. Through alternating perspectives, the story explores how two young women-one learning to belong, the other learning to break free-navigate love, loss, ambition, and identity in a city that demands everything. Together, Maddie and Anne's worlds intertwine like currents beneath the surface-sometimes turbulent, sometimes still-each helping the other find strength in their differences. And like narwhals that travel in small, loyal pods through freezing seas, they remind us that survival isn't about conquering the storm. It's about finding who swims beside you when the ice begins to crack. ⭐️Updated every Saturday and Sunday ⭐️Don't forget to like, comment, share, and stay tuned for the next chapter!

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲. In a city that eats the innocent alive, 𝐋𝐮𝐝𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢 learned to become the predator. She doesn't have a job - she has disguises. By day, she's just a tired single mother with a daughter to raise and a past that won't stay buried. By night, she's the whisper in Manhattan's penthouses - a conwoman who seduces, steals, and leaves her sins gift-wrapped in diamonds. New York taught her how to survive: weaponise silence, smile like sin, and make danger fall in love with her. Some people run from their past. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬. "𝐈'𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐈'𝐦 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠." Because healing was never the plan. Revenge always was.

For fifteen-year-old Alena Johansson-Jost , fall is the season of fresh starts. New notebooks, new routines, new possibilities - because, according to her, everything good happens once September begins. Though, she discovers that sophomore year has other plans. Between juggling classes, romantic disasters, and the occasional visit to the SNL studio where her Dad works, Alena's perfectly scripted life starts going ridiculously off-book. Witty, heartfelt, and quietly rebellious, Sophomore Year is a story about figuring yourself out one sketch, one friendship, and one almost-romance at a time.

This is my version of Gossip Girl. If they had a third girl with Blair and Serena, it would be completely inspired by the show. I don't own any of the characters except for Marlena and her family, with the proper endgames we should have had.

Max Mayfield is an 18 year old girl from California who left Hawkins, a place she'd lived in for long, and moved to Manhattan, New York, for college. Her life was a bit confusing when it came to friendships. She cut ties with toxic friends and began a new chapter in college with her childhood friend, Nate, and her new roommate, Jayden. Max happened to visit a local night club one night in Manhattan, where she eventually formed a strong and lasting connection with a mysterious brunette bartender. The girls went through lots of ups and downs together and got to experience first true love. Read to unfold the never-ending bond between the two. Elmax story Destiny 2 (Sequel) P.S: Jane (Eleven) doesn't have powers, she's a normal girl, like her friends. There is no Upside Down or monsters, it's a realistic plot in the 2000s.

Hey, I know there's a lot of chapters and there's gonna be a lot more but that's only because there SHORT so yea

This is the original gossip girl if it took place in 2022. *MATURE AUDIENCE* Adriana Francesca Athena Cartier, the great-great grand daughter of Louis-François Cartier the founder of one of the biggest luxury brands of the century. living in the upper east side of manhattan with her parents, brother, sister, and her two best friends Blair Waldorf and Serena Van Der Woodson.

"DEATH IS QUICKLY CLOSING IN..." "You don't know what control is." I blinked. "Okay, so... I'm stuck with you until I die?" "For all eternity," he nodded, smirking a little. I crossed my arms. "Eternity's a long time, especially for a vampire like yourself. I'm sure you're find someone else." "I doubt that," Henri muttered back softly. His cinnamon scent tickled my nose, openly tempting me, and I wanted so badly to kiss him. To tell him I... loved him. Was that the Mark talking, or was it just me now? Henri moved aside, watching me quietly as I slid into the black leather padded front seat of my new Mustang. I buckled up, ignited the engine, and put the vampire - as well as The Wolfsbane Rubies - far behind me. I felt the Mark rise up with every aching pound of my heart as the distance between us grew, as if he and I really were tied together somehow. It would be hard to stay away. Extremely hard. I felt that vampire with every inch that expanded between us. This bonded thing would be harder than I thought... This is Book 2 of The Hunters Saga!! 1st draft, so there WILL be mistakes! Cover thanks to @AlexandraSinclair1! *Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, peril & angst, rude humor, mild language, occasional innuendo and sensuality, and graphic imagery in some places. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!* The Wolfsbane Rubies Copyright © RJ City 2014. All Rights Reserved.

Victoria returns to the Hudson River trail seeking clarity, only to discover Asher's presence flickering through the veil between worlds. Haunted by his silhouette in the water's reflection, she realizes time itself is bending, pulling them toward a truth guarded by ancestral forces. As an eagle keeps silent vigil and the midnight trains echo with hidden messages, Victoria uncovers a connection that has followed them across lifetimes. Her camera begins capturing images that weren't there before-warnings, memories, and signs of Asher's attempts to reach her. To protect the bond they share, Victoria must step into the role she was always meant to play: the keeper of the Eternal Watch, where love and destiny refuse to die.

SPRACE IS LOVE. SPRACE IS LIFE.

Summer is over, the privileged are back from their vacation homes, and the misfits are back...on the train to the Upper East Side. Tensions are higher than ever as they navigate their way through romance, heartbreak, self discovery, and the rest of high school.

Alexia's world has been turned upside down. Her father was killed and she finds herself living with orphaned teenage boys, also known as Newsies. And after being attacked by one of the Newsies' sworn enemies, she is saved by a mysterious blue eyed boy. She later finds out that it is none other than Spot Conlon, the King of Brooklyn. His reputation precedes him, but she ignores all of the warnings and stories. Will she fall for him? Or is his heart to cold to love at all? Book 1 of 2. Book 1: Queen of Brooklyn Book 2: Princess of Brooklyn

Michelle Song has built her life on perfection: perfect grades, a perfect college acceptance track, and the perfectly attentive boyfriend, quin. She was convinced she had it all-until the day she discovered his perfect excuse out of town was a perfect lie, and he was still right there in Manhattan. Heartbroken and publicly humiliated, Michelle is ready to disappear. Instead, she turns to her fiercely rebellious friend, Sarah Choi believes the only way out is revenge. Their plan: make Quin regret his betrayal. Enter the older, mysteriously charming new boy in Michelle's life. Eric Hale. He doesn't go to their elite school, but he's constantly on campus to pick up his younger sister. After observing Michelle's increasingly chaotic attempts at a rebound, he steps in with an offer-a sophisticated, iron-clad plan for public revenge. Their arrangement is simple: he'll be her irresistible "fake date" to show Quin exactly what he lost, and Michelle will help him out with his sister's academic struggles in return. But as their carefully constructed relationship heats up, Michelle realizes she's playing a dangerous game. This complicated new dynamic feels more real than her "perfect" past ever did, leading her to question everything she thought she wanted. Will her fake relationship expose a true, enduring love? Or will the scrutiny of her family-and the impossible demands of her "perfect" life-shatter her second chance at happiness? Started: November 20, 2025. Ended: - © @serenefa1ry

What if you die for love, but then fate brings you back to do it all over again? Rhea Dubois is haunted by bloody, painful nightmares she calls the Verona Visions. She tries to forget them, but she can't. Julian Vance is rich, cold, and serious, but he carries a strange, deep ache in his chest that no doctor can explain. In 2025, they meet at Verona University. When their hands touch in the quiet library, 500 years of tragic love-and a final poison kiss-slams into their souls. The terrible truth is clear: They are Romeo and Juliet. But their families are still ancient enemies. The curse that killed them the first time is now hunting them down for the "Final Scene." They must find The Verona Code to break the cycle. If they fail, their second chance at love will end in a second, painful death. A Reincarnation Romance where destiny is a killer.

CURVEBALL - something which is unexpected, surprising, or disruptive. That is what life was. At least to me it was. Being Hayley Dixon was not easy, but being Hayley Dixon, the girlfriend of a billionaire who has secretly swore to make my life a living hell was not easier either. Well, did I say that I was his FAKE girlfriend? And did I also say that I hate him? ******** "What if I fall?" I whispered, swallowing as I looked into his eyes, forcing myself to not look anywhere around me. "Oh, darling," he chuckled, his eyes sparkling with sarcasm when he called me that endearment, "What if you fly?" ******** cover by @xxiamsonotintouxx

[1899] Catarina "Cat" O'Conner is freshly moved to America from Ireland. Her family back home in ruins, she is hoping to create a better life for herself. As she blindly wanders the streets of New York, she finds herself at the doorstep of the Brooklyn Newsies. She is soft, naive, and fueled by hope and aspiration. Quickly joining the newsboys, she finds herself caught up in a newsie strike and a certain blue eyed Brooklyn leader. Disclaimer: in the midst of editing my hilariously cringey 11 year old self's writing (highest ranking: #1 in #spot; #1 in #newsies)

SEASONS OF LOVE A story of two strangers. A contract. And a love that was never part of the plan. Stella Marlowe never imagined her life would lead here-standing in the middle of Manhattan's most powerful estate, hiding her grief behind a polite smile. Just months ago, she lost her brother, sister-in-law, and young niece in a tragedy that shattered her world. With her heart still in pieces and her job lost to endless hospital visits, all she wants is a fresh start. Instead, she ends up taking care of a little girl the world doesn't even know exists... in the home of a man as unreadable as stone. Damian Sinclair doesn't make mistakes. Not anymore. Once warm and open, he shut himself off after betrayal by the two people he trusted most. Now he lives behind closed doors, raising his late sister's daughter in secrecy. But when a single photo threatens to expose the truth, his only option is damage control-and the woman who unknowingly walked into his carefully guarded life. The Sinclairs are untouchable. Stella comes from a world far removed from theirs. She's not meant for scandal, fake headlines, or whispered deals made behind boardroom doors. And yet, when two broken people collide under the weight of a lie, something unexpected begins to grow-trust, understanding... maybe even love. But what happens when pretending becomes too real? Can a girl who's lost everything find something worth staying for? Will a man who's locked his heart away risk letting someone in? As seasons shift-from the bustling skyline of New York to the serene summers of Santorini-so do the lines they promised never to cross. Because sometimes, the most beautiful love stories begin with the ones we never saw coming.

Jane and Max met in university and developed a genuine friendship until it led to something more. As it was their first time having feelings for someone it freaked them out, not knowing how to manage their situationship. Elmax story P.S: Jane (Eleven) doesn't have powers, she's a normal girl, like her friends. There is no Upside Down or monsters, it's a realistic plot in the 2000s.