❝The way you're looking at me right now makes me wonder where you want me.❞ stolen glances, hushed whispers, teasing breaths, lingering touches. 𝘖𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. ─ tim bradford x fem!oc ─ the rookie; s1 ~ s6 | BOOK 1 OF TBOM ─ SLOW-burn, angst, some spice ─ also on AO3 under same username ⊱ ──────── ➤ ──────── ⊰

What happens when Malachi Barton decides to spend his last year of high school like a normal teenager? For once, no cameras, no handlers, no red carpets- just lockers that slam too hard, cafeteria food that tastes like rubber, and the quiet hope of finally blending in. But there's one thing he can't seem to blend into: getting the attention of the only girl who won't give him the time of day. Olivia Reed doesn't hate Malachi. Not at all. She just doesn't understand the hype around him. Sure, he's famous- posters, interviews, fans waiting outside the school gates- but what else? What's behind the smile the whole world seems obsessed with?

in which mandi henderson somehow catches feeling for the one and only steve harrington despite loathing him since forever. © midnightsrep, 2025 stranger things ( season one - tbc ) steve harrington x female oc eddie munson x male oc enemies to lovers