[the 'ships i want' meme]

[newschool]

from here:

► spies. they're undercover (either having to pose as a married couple or siblings) and things spark.
► something unhealthy. the two partners genuinely love each other but they're just really bad for each other.
► dealing with workahol. most of my characters love their jobs (to the point where if the option was available, they would marry them) and need to be dragged away.
► one-sided love. one's in love, the other's faking it.
► vampires.

Comments

[couldbesaved]

"Pretty much, yeah," Sam agrees, that aw-shucks grin coming to the surface again. "My dad and my brother talk about the Midwest still, sometimes, but I really don't remember it. It all sounds kinda ... " A beat. "Flat." He shrugs, then continues, "So you're looking for someone to show you around? None of the kids at your school have offered?"

[bestintention]

It's really quite endearing, that smile, the way his hair flops into his face, but then, Maddie supposes that's probably the point - to make her feel at ease, to make her believe that he's a nice guy, that he's not capable of bad things. And despite her knowledge otherwise, Maddie finds herself ... relaxing a bit. "Sure you've never visited before?", she jokes, nodding along as he continues. "Well ... my roommates are pretty busy with their own stuff, and I don't know very many other people, so ... no, no one else has offered."