modern au

He could leave at any time. He could. It was all within his power. He was strong enough. He could walk away, make it all stop. He was in control of that, always had been, always will be.That was the mantra Izzy kept repeating to himself as he parked up his car in the street behind the bar. Turning off the engine, he let his hands rest on the steering wheel for a moment, taking slow, deep breaths. No one would know. He just needed to act normal. He’d been doing that for months now, no one had said a word. Izzy tries to break free of his abusive relationship with CJ, going to the only people in the world he knows he can trust - his ex-husband Edward Teach and his new boyfriend, Stede Bonnet. Inspired by the song 'Happier Than Ever' by Billie Eilish. Please mind the tags, abusive relationship, descriptions of violence and injury. But then lovely care and cuddles after.

If asked to name her worst decision, Aemma Arryn would, without hesitation, say it was marrying Viserys Targaryen. If asked to name her best decision, Aemma Arryn would, without hesitation, say it was divorcing Viserys Targaryen.

He was Lord Sirius Black III, of the Noble and Most Ancient House, Duke of Sutherland, Marquess of Stafford, and Master of Godric Hall. He would not be sent into a tailspin by a simple tailor. He would not pine over a meagre suit. He was stunning, dripping in silver and black and deep shades of purple. It was him, his beauty, his body, not someone’s craft, that made him the powerful, imposing figure that commanded the attention of every insipid soul out there. More, they demanded. And he would be more. He would be everything. After the death of his father, Sirius takes up his place at the head of Britain's most influential aristocratic family. And Sirius is absolutely fine with it. After all, he has the wealth, the titles, the huge estate - plus everything money can buy. What more could he possibly want?But there’s something missing, a hollow ache he can’t ignore and that he's apparently determined to fill with suits. Which explains why he finds himself returning again and again to the quaint little atelier across the Welsh border. It certainly has nothing to do with the attractive tailor and his stupid smirk.

“Hey, Sasuke?” Naruto’s voice was timid. Sasuke huffed to let him know he was listening. “I need to talk to you about something.” Here? Now? Is he fucking kidding? Who breaks up with someone after sex? Who breaks up with someone after sex in their own home? Who breaks up with someone after sex in their own home on Valentine’s day? Single father Uchiha Sasuke thought he was above dating. His whole world was his son, and he preferred to keep it that way. Why bother with dating when it only served to complicate things? Or so Sasuke thought, until he made the worst mistake possible, and hired some random college kid to babysit; one Uzumaki Naruto. Undeniably hot, undeniably kind and undeniably domestic, Sasuke's heart melts to Naruto too fast for his own good.Which sucks for Sasuke because Uzumaki Naruto is also undeniably unavailable, undeniably not-his-age and undeniably inappropriate.