What we're reading in TLS this week:

We’ve compiled a great list with lots of new things this week and we’re excited to share it with you. Remember to leave the writers some love and let them know where they were recommended! Happy reading! Stay safe. 

 ♥ Six Dlbfive

All Grown Up by PearlyFox

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13817584/1/All-Grown-Up

I’m all grown up now. Can’t you see? FAGE13th piece. Rated M

Birdy by LizziePaige

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13817544/1/Birdy

Written for FAGE the 13th for KitsuShel. A heart-breaking loss reunites old friends from summers past, giving each hope that the best days of their lives are yet to come. Rated M

Chance Encounters by Rosierathbone

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13649730/1/Chance-Encounters

She was the missing piece he never knew they needed. A chance encounter may help save them all and win them everything. Rated M

Desire by creaatingmadness

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13491008/1/Desire

He’s leaning against a wall, his taut body stretching slightly higher than those he stands next to. His copper hair goes blue then red as the lights flicker over him, washing him in neo light. He’s heaven and hell. Forbidden fruit. But I’ve tasted it. Sunk my teeth into it and devoured the sweet insides. MA Explicit Lemons. BxE *Drabble* Rated M

Entitled Brats and Hallway Spats by LozzofLondon

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13824960/1/Entitled-Brats-and-Hallway-Spats

New money meets old money. A hallway shared and no love spared. When Bella moves into an Upper East Side apartment building, her arrogant neighbour 'introduces' himself by way of words on paper. They say communication is key, but what good has ever come from verbal sparring—the old school way? Rated M

Fake Boyfriend by assilem33

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13723230/1/Fake-Boyfriend

"Edward, I need a favor. I wouldn't ask, but I'm desperate." Rated M

I Put A Spell On You by addict-writer

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13722587/1/I-Put-A-Spell-On-You

He had it all and lost everything in one night. She's trying to deal with her demons from her past. Does he have what she needs? Is she enough to heal him? Is she enough for him? Rated M

Kintsugi by DeJean Smith

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13817732/1/Kintsugi

Leah loses the love of her life when he falls for her cousin, leaving her feeling broken beyond repair. A new town and new friends help her heal and become even stronger than she ever imagined. A FAGE-13 gift for 4Cullensandablack. Rated M

Mystery of Love by bellaswanscactus

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13687850/19/Mystery-of-Love

Bella Swan is a new student at Forks High School and Edward Cullen falls head over heels in love with her the first time he sees her. But Bella has a secret she doesn't want anyone to know. Will the secret create a barrier between her and the boy she loves? Rated M

The Funcle by MrsSpaceCowboy

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13513081/1/The-Funcle

Bella Swam eats, sleeps, and breathes Crosstown Concourse. It’s home, work, and the love of her life. She has nothing in common at all with Edward Cullen who has a job or 2 or 3 of his own. Except Maggie, the niece they shar, who’s dubbed him the funcle because he’s like a dad but cooler. It isn’t a meet cute when you’ve known each other forever. Rated M

Wanderlings by xXTailoredDreamsXx

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13817810/1/Wanderlings

Girl meets boy. Boy meets girl. Destiny can be a funny thing hen life sends you on a detour to find yourself. *A FAGE 13 Fanfic* Rated M

What She Needs by Sunshine1220

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13404769/1/What-She-Needs

When a new neighbor moves in, Edward's attraction to her is instantaneous. But there's something different about the recent arrival. He quickly figures out her problems are bigger than he ever could have imagined. Is he willing to put away his visceral desires and be what she needs? **Written for the Inked Contest** 2nd place public vote! Rated M

TLS Special SNEAK PEEK Feature

The Lemonade Stand has spent so many years bringing you the best the Twilight fandom has to offer, and we are very excited to have the chance to offer you even MORE. We've watched stories grow and develop from first post through COMPLETE, and now we're lucky enough to share previews of the stories that will soon be your new addiction.

This week we are thrilled to feature the upcoming new fic from LozzofLondon, who recently completed fandom favorites Toxic Waste and A Christmas Wish. Today, she is graciously sharing the first chapter from Entitled Brats and Hallway Spats.

banner by LozzofLondon

Entitled Brats and Hallway Spats

by 

LozzofLondon

Summary: New money meets old money. A hallway shared and no love spared. When Bella moves into an Upper East Side apartment building, her arrogant neighbour ‘introduces’ himself by way of words on paper. They say communication is key, but what good has ever come from verbal sparring—the old school way? Rating: M Genre: Romance/Humour Pairings: ExB

~~ xxxx ~~

“Miss Swan, congratulations, you’ve just won fifty million dollars.” 

Words that echo and boom in my head, like loud, daunting jungle drums; just as difficult to process now as they were back then. 

Life-changing words that won’t register, that refuse to. They’re fighting me. 

Denial. Disbelief. 

The large apartment swallows me whole, my new reality surrounding me, making me feel so, so small. High ceilings, pristine white paneled walls, marbled floors, floor-to-ceiling windows showcasing my own personal uninterrupted view of Central Park, natural light that threatens to blind me, endless space I could only have dreamed of before now. 

I’m staring, unseeing, my eyes a pendulum swing. 

In my mind, I think back, trying to remember.  There’s a gap between then and now. My brain fogs over, the memories blurred. Emotional highs, crippling lows, choked breaths that turn from maniacal laughs to loud unladylike I-don’t-know-why-I’m-crying sobs. 

Blinding sun, smooth lines … twelve million dollars of New York real estate, and it’s mine, bought and paid for—in cash. 

Shit. 

My nose doesn’t burn as I inhale deeply. The air is fresh, too fresh for the city, cool and clean—purified, expensive. Expensive air. I laugh. 

Things like this don’t happen to people like me—poor people. I still can’t comprehend the term “millionaire”. I literally choke on the word, made so nervous by the very thought that I can taste bile in my throat—desperation and endless anxiety to remain true to myself despite my lavish surroundings. 

Cold shivers, worry. Fear. Endless fear. What now? 

But it’s a welcomed relief—my only worry being that I don’t turn into a pompous, spoiled brat. Dad wouldn’t let me anyway. He’d kick my ass. 

No less than a month ago, I was worrying about affording this month’s rent. 

Now I’m standing in my brand new apartment, in one of the buildings I used to walk past, wondering who I’d need to sell my soul to in order to afford such an extravagance. Sometimes, I’d watch the people entering and leaving this very building—well dressed, confident people—curious about what they did for a living. Doesn’t everyone? Back then, these apartments were nothing but an indulgent dream—a castle high in the sky, so devastatingly out of reach for someone like me. 

I had no chance. 

I had—have—no potential as a trophy wife, so that option was out from the very beginning. An errant thought that made me snort. No, a trophy wife I am not. 

Diamonds that I’d lose, flashy cars I’d crash, extravagant spa trips and tiny luncheons at Country Clubs that leave me unsatisfied, are not style. 

My Converse sneakers squeak against the marble as I make my way toward the windows. Central Park—so green and inviting below the clear blue sky—stretched out before me. My breath fogs the glass, I cringe, wiping it with the cuff of my sleeve, smudging it, marking it. Oops. Mentally, I move glass cleaner to the top of my shopping list. 

“If you could just sign here, Miss Swan.” 

Head jerking in the direction of the kitchen, my smile is shy, embarrassed, as though I’ve been caught doing something I shouldn’t be. Guilty. I don’t know why. 

The short, round, middle-aged realtor shuffles a stack of paper atop the glossy, marble counter—my glossy, marble counter. Who’d have thought? 

Hand shaking, I accept the expensive pen he offers, admiring it briefly—it’s heavy—and sign my name on the dotted line. 

Here’s to new, richer beginnings. 

~~ xxxx ~~

Be sure and put LozzofLondon on alert so you don't miss out!
Entitled Brats and Hallway Spats will begin posing on Monday, February 22.

 

What we're reading in TLS this week:

We have a number of new fics we’re bringing to you this week. We’re also adding a splash of updating favorites that we adore. We hope this list gives you loads of reading hours like it has for us. Take a peek and leave the writers some love! Enjoy! Stay safe out there. 

 ♥ Six Dlbfive

AB Negative by Ooza
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11592442/1/AB-Negative
Since making their species known, vampires have been met with varying degrees of acceptance. Bella just wants to meet one. When Edward opens up to her, their relationship takes a turn neither expected. But there are unknown dangers in a world where humans and vampires struggle to coexist, and it isn't always clear who the enemy is. Rated M

Collisions with Clouds by JMJill
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13802979/1/Collisions-with-Clouds
One guy. One girl. One apartment. A whole new world undiscovered beneath the clouds. A collab fic from JGaff and LiLJiLL4286. Rated M

Daughter of Three Suns by hikingurl
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13813297/1/Daughter-of-Three-Suns
On a desert world ruled by three suns, tradition demands that a girl must journey alone into the scorching heat to find her destiny and soulmate. It wasn't always this way. The seers say that Bella is the one chosen to fulfill the prophecy that will restore balance to the world. But is she prepared to pay the price that will be asked of her? Rated M

Forbidden Fruit by pattyrose
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13810528/1/Forbidden-Fruit
"You, Bella Swan, have been forbidden fruit for far too long, and we all know what happens to the forbidden fruit, don't we? It ends up bitten harder than it would've been had it not been so damn forbidden." E&B. Rated M

Lost Without Each Other by addict-writer
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13798152/1/Lost-Without-Each-Other
Alice sees Bella jumping off the cliff and calls Edward, who's already on his way back to Forks. The reunion is clouded by Victoria's looming threat. New Moon alternative ending. Rated M

Love Bites by PearlyFox
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13597069/1/Love-bites
Bella's vampire fantasy is put to the test when she meets a real one at her favorite club on gore night. The red gaze of the mysterious newcomer, Edward Masen, instantly pulls her to him. He seems strange but handsome, and ticks all her boxes. When he unveils his secret, will she embrace her new fate or will it be more than she bargained for? Rated M

My Best Friend's Brother by Eep118
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13397641/1/My-Best-Friend-s-Brother
When the Cullens moved in next door, I knew Alice and I were long lost sisters, but Edward was no where near a brother to me. Between hair pulls, teasing nick names, and Saturday night sleepovers, we spend our early teens growing into best friends and secrets. What will Alice think when she finds out Edward and I have been sneaking more than glances since we were 13? LEMONS. Rated M

Ready for Forever by RMacaroni
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13789996/1/Ready-For-Forever
Edward and Bella have been best friends since the seventh grade. They were only kids but they fell in love, and to try and preserve their friendship, they decided to stay friends until they were both ready for forever. What happens when, years later, they're still not ready at the same time? A story about friendship, love, and loss. With a bit of rock and roll. Ratted M

Sins in the Grey by Savage7289
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13795788/1/Sins-in-the-Grey
Edward wakes up on a beach, his memories foggy. Was there a plane crash? He can't quite remember. E/B. EPOV. A/H as far as I know. Rated M

The Freshmen by LayAtHomeMom
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13639280/1/The-Freshmen
"It's something I live with every single day." Rated M

The Procedure by iambeagle
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13714341/1/The-Procedure
With the memories of each other erased, their futures are bright. Promising. With the memories of each other eliminated, they're nothing more than strangers. Rated M

Those Days Were Over by 2brown-eyes
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13638800/1/Those-Days-Were-Over
As children we spent our summers as fishing buddies that became childhood sweethearts. College led us on different paths until fate had them collide once more. He was no longer the boy I remembered from carefree summers—those days were over. Rated M

TLS Special SNEAK PEEK Feature

 

The Lemonade Stand has spent so many years bringing you the best the Twilight fandom has to offer, and we are very excited to have the chance to offer you even MORE. We've watched stories grow and develop from first post through COMPLETE, and now we're lucky enough to share previews of the stories that will soon be your new addiction.

This week we are so excited to bring you an excerpt from hikingurl's new Sci-Fi/Adventure fic Daughter of Three Suns. Hikingurl is the author of fandom favorites The Protector, and La Sua Bella Mente.  

banner by Ipsita

Daughter of Three Suns
by
hikingurl

Summary: On a desert world ruled by three suns, tradition demands that a girl must journey alone into the scorching heat to find her destiny and her soulmate. It wasn’t always this way. The seers say that Bella is the one chosen to fulfill the prophecy that will restore balance to the world. But is she prepared to pay the price that will be asked of her?

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Daughter of Three Suns

Chapter One

Three suns rule our world.

Grandmother Sun was the first. It was she who gave birth to the world and everything in it. Once, she was big and powerful. Her light so strong and fierce, none could look upon her face. She moved across the skies, sweeping all before her. But she was lonely. Using her great magic, she split herself open and our world and Mother Sun tumbled out. 

Grandmother looked upon the world she had birthed. It was barren and without life. She pulled the rocks from the great sands and piled them into huge islands. She caused the water, which ran beneath the sands, to bubble up into large pools within the islands. Then she placed plants and fish in those pools. She made all the animals: those of the air, and the sand, and the rocks. When all was ready, Grandmother Sun made a woman and placed her upon the first bare-rock island.

Not much was left of her by then. She was no longer big and powerful, nor her face too strong to look upon. Instead, she was shrunken and small, her light a pale red. She gave the world she created to her daughter, Mother Sun, and charged her with its safekeeping. Grandmother remained in the sky, staying just above the horizon as she circled our land. To honor her, our blood runs red.

Mother Sun is swollen and yellow, her heavy bulk fills more than half the sky. Slowly, she moves over us, sharing her life-giving, life-nourishing, life-sustaining warmth and light to all the land below her. She is benevolent and caring, caressing our world with her golden light. Only when she finally rests below the edge of the land can her warmth and glow not be seen. Without her, the plants in our ponds would not grow, the fish that feed upon their roots would not exist, and all life on our world would perish. Our eyes shine gold in her honor.

Time passed, the woman aged. She was happy with her life and thankful to the suns who created it, yet she wished for something more, a companion who could share her existence. Mother Sun felt the woman’s longing and decided to gift her with a basherter, a soulmate, who would share her life and end her loneliness. It took powerful magic––bright, strong, intense magic––to create the basherti. Mother Sun did not possess this type of magic. She called for help and Daughter Sun appeared. 

Daughter Sun was young and strong, her magic full of life. She created the companion for the woman, but her help came at a great price. She demanded two things for her service. First, Grandmother Sun and Mother Sun had to leave the sky so she could rule in their place. They agreed but limited her rule to a short time so her fierce heat could not destroy the world they had created. And second, in order to prove herself worthy of a basherter, a girl must offer herself to Daughter Sun. Stripped of protective clothing, weapons, food and water, the girl leaves the cool safety of her rock home and ventures into a world of blazing sand and scorching white heat. To find her Moirai, her destiny, a girl must burn.

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This is the story of the beginning of our world. It is the tale told by our mothers, our aunties, and our teachers. The seers chant it during the Anamnesis, the remembrance ceremony when we honor our foremothers. It is a good story. It is a true story. But it is not the whole story. It is only part of what happened to our world. 

In our long existence, we had forgotten most of our history. Discovering the rest of it, the truth of all our history, was the difficult task that fell upon my unwilling shoulders. I did not wish for it, but the seers said I was the one chosen by Grandmother Spirit to fulfill the prophecy and set the world to right again.

I did my duty, and when the task was done, our world was a better place. What I did changed everything, but it came at a great cost.

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Be sure and put Hikingurl on alert so you don't miss out. Daughter of Three Suns starts posting on February 7, 2021.