Circumstances arise that force the familial relationships in the Cody family to change whether they like it or not. Takes place about four months after the season one finale so there are spoilers!

Watkin Tudor Jones poetically once said that, "the only real things in life is the unexpected things. Everything else is just an illusion." This is a Jay whump story but in a whole other way. This is a story of perseverance, resilience, friendship, love.

Augusta is the bastard daughter of King Ecbert. She's grown up knowing that she'll never inherit, but that hasn't stopped her from seeking knowledge and learning all she can, including knowledge about the Vikings across the sea. Eventual Ivar/OC. Mature scenes in later chapters!

No one knows anything about the little girl. She was found on the side of the highway after the bombing of Atlanta, abandoned by her father. she wont reveal her name or age. They have a lot of questions for her, but one stands above all others. Of all the people in camp reaching out to this orphan, why does she seek refuge with the rednecks? (full description inside)

Sequel to "Hands All Over". Juice and Angela finally got their happily ever away from SAMCRO, but Charming has a way of pulling people back in... (Juice/OC, Happy/OC) Summary sucks, the story is better, I promise!

A dying promise from her husband has led Antonina Casey to a new life in Birmingham. As she struggles to find The Garrison, a chance encounter has placed Antonina into the path of Thomas Shelby. Will she accept life after death? Series 1: A Dying Promise, Series 2: A Broken Promise

Being a working girl was hard enough, but being linked with Thomas Shelby and The Peaky Blinders made it even harder. Hardened by the harsh times that the war brought Madeline only wants to keep a roof over her head but keeps falling into old habits, and a fraught relationship with Tommy Shelby is anything but simple.

A monastery in England comes under attack from Northmen. Among the captured, is a boy who speaks some of their languages and appears to defy the Christian monks around him. Curious about his ways, the Raiders take him back to their lands as a slave. Now this Celtic boy must learn to adapt to his new surrounding or die trying. Please Read and Review. Rating may change. Chap 10 up.

This story explores the growing father/son relationship between Tony and Peter, and all the trouble a teenage superhero can get himself into. WARNING: this story will contain disciplinary spanking at some points, but it is not the main focus. If you don't like this, then don't read or bother flaming me!

This story starts out canon to Gilmore Girls season 2. Jess has just come town, but the similarities end there. He is still a troubled kid and Luke doesn't exactly know what to do with him. They're both trying to figure things out. HEAVY emotional scenes. Lots of uncle/nephew bonding with a little cp.

Tony won't let himself be down because of what had occurred. No, he was going to pick himself up. He will look forward and prepare. After all he was a Futurist. *Civil War Spoilers

When Jay and Will's father is killed in a car crash, he leaves his sixteen year old daughter in the custody of the two brothers. A half sister they didn't know anything about and a half sister that wants absolutely nothing to do with them.

Jess deals with the fallout of his New York trip, bonds with Emily of all people over being outsiders, and goes on a group date with Dean and his new girlfriend along with Rory. What could go wrong? Part 10

Rosie was moving on with her life. She had found her way out, her way to be free. But what happens when you break free and run smack into something else? Bad summary, see where it goes. I do my best but SLOW UPDATES.

With Camden no longer safe for her family, Eloise is sent by her Uncle Alfie to Birmingham to continue her career as a nurse under the protection of The Peaky Blinders. It is going swimmingly, until one of the gangsters ends up on her ward with four gunshot wounds and Eloise's sheltered upbringing is thrown into chaos.

Sometimes Tommy forgot about the people behind the scenes...even the ones he grew up with.

When Laura Harland gets the call her junkie father is dead, she's all but thrilled. Forced back to Charming, she begins to reconnect with a life she'd forgotten, and fall in love with the man she never did. Jax/OC

Lexie Grey may not realize it, but she leads a charmed life. Then she boards a plane that crashes, and suddenly her sister is dead and everything has changed. Set on a path that leaves her questioning everything she's ever known, Lexie must fight to find herself after losing the only people in the world she's certain she loves. AU. Rated T for the violence of the crash. Complete.

Unprecedented; adjective: never done or known before. In which Peter Parker does many things a spider can, but a human body can't. Featuring Kamala Khan, because I would kill to have her in the mcu.

Meet Grace, the youngest Halstead. Only eight when her mom died, she has been through a lot. Jay, being the oldest, hopes to make her life a little easier by having her move in with him. Follow Grace as she navigates through the Chicago universe while also navigating being a teenager. Involves Will and all of your favorite characters throughout all three shows!

When Brooke Davis goes to Hank Voight looking for help, she gets a little more than she bargained for. Brooke Davis/Jay Halstead Coupling.

After being away from home for the last few years, Noelle has finally returned and reunites with her childhood friend, Jamie Reagan. The two slip back into their comfortable friendship, but he knows she is keeping something from him. Can he figure out what happened to her and the truth behind his brother's death? • Season One • Jamie x OC

After finishing Season 3 and painfully watching the flat romantic subplot involving Michael Gray dissipate before my eyes, I decided to make my own. Rain Kinsley, the Card Counter, a street gambler struggles to run from both the coppers and the Shelbys. Although, there is one member of the family that can't seem to get enough of her once she's recruited into the Shelby business.

After 6 months of working at a diner in Stockton, Margaery is introduced to the Club. It wasn't her fault she overheard a discussion involving Mayans, SOA, stolen guns, and an exploding warehouse. Now she has to deal with one fascinating Scot, figuring out how involved with the club she should be, and trying to deliver apology cookies to Tig Trager. Good luck with that one girl!

Requested one shot of Jay with PTSD

A fourteen-year-old girl with a huge surprise arrives in Hawaii and gets involved in Five-0's latest case. Can the team get her to trust them in enough time to save her life? WARNING: CONTAINS THE SPANKING OF CHILDREN AND TEENS IN LATER CHAPTERS. CONTAINS THE MENTION OF PAST CHILD ABUSE AND CHILD NEGLECT!

He's the Chief Medical Officer. She's a hypochondriac. Now there's a prescription for love if there ever was one.

Eric's actions finally have some consequences, and 'Uncle D' is definitely not as courteous as he had been earlier. Steve is also there to help Danny set Eric's attitude straight. That's what Ohana is for, right? Takes place during and after Season 3 Episode 12 "Kapu". Story contains underage drinking, corporal punishment & disciplinary spanking of a teen and young adult. No Slash.

Julie had always been a loner and suddenly becoming part of a group does nothing to improve that. Surviving has always been a part of her, but how long until she well and truly breaks? Daryl might be the only one who can stop it.

"Nothing lasted forever, and Brady Jennings knew that. He knew it. But sometimes…sometimes it was easy to forget." Brady/OC romance fic, TIC canon, AU after Eclipse. Rated for mature topics and situations. (Prologue Rewritten, Chapters 1 and 2 Edited 2/24/2013)

Takes place after S1 finale. Deran gets kidnapped and we find out how much the younger Cody brother really means to the family. Deran/Adrian centric. Rating will probably change later. (A/N Thanks for all your encouraging reviews! They mean a lot. I'm sorry for the long delay and short chapters but I'm really busy at work these days. Thanks again).

An act of courage leads to some debilitating results. There's only so much fight in a guy. Post-Book.

"Family isn't just connected by blood, Peter," Natasha told him with a small smile on her lips. "A family is a bunch of people who will always be there to help you, who will always look out for you." After Aunt May lands in the hospital, Peter is forced to move into the Avengers tower for a bit and slowly, the teenager begins to find a home with the team. *Superfamily, no slash!*

Jamie Reagan disappeared into thin air 25 years ago. The last place Frank Reagan and his family would ever think to find him was in his very own department.

A funeral home is not a normal place to meet a girl, but when the guys went to visit Skeeter, Juice met her. A girl with a strange job and an interesting past. Yes, the summary sucks. The story is better.

Years after the war, Hermione decides to leave the wizarding world. What starts as a vacation ends up being a new life with a new identity in a new country. Finding a job at a quaint bookshop, she settles into her new muggle life, leaving her old life as Hermione Granger behind. That is until a certain familiar blonde wanders in. Why is Malfoy living like a Muggle?

Athelstan has made a very bad mistake and now Ragnar must punish him for it, as well as teach him a few new things.

You kind of like to think what you have is better than brothers. 'Cause he never chose Darry or Ponyboy, but he damn well chose you.

An accident leaves Jamie questioning what's real and what's fiction.

Jamie learns how to live and love again after an unexpected loss.

AU. Jax didn't drive into the truck instead he kept driving. Stopping in the small town of Maple Hill, SC where he battles the demons of the life he once loved. Despite battling depression, he finds a job as a mechanic where he runs into Aubrey. While at first they don't get along, she soon discovers his problem with drinking, in turn finding out his darkest secrets.

Fear looks like this, too, he thinks as he presses his lips to the stretch of skin below his cheek and settles further into the crook of Drew's body. He doesn't know when he became terrified of Drew or, maybe, not Drew but what he represents and that scares him more than anything else. It's there, though, this fear bubbling just under his skin, burning and uncomfortable.

Summer has turned into autumn and wounds have faded into scars. But peace never lasts for long. Conclusion to Waiting Game and Game of Chance

AU. Starts where the series starts off but Ryan is Sandy's son. Sandy had a one night stand with a stranger early on in his marriage producing a son about a month older than Seth. Ryan is raised thinking that Frank is his father and Sandy doesn't find out Ryan even exists until his mother abandons him at juvie. Contains mentions of child abuse.

Sometimes, doing the right thing, letting instinct have control, lands you in a bad place. Madison knew from the start it was a bad idea, but still she found herself at the side of a Scotsman. She quickly learns that to leave his side will cause pain, but so will remaining there. And to leave Samcro will cost blood. Chibs/OC with Juice and Opie starting with Season 5

The Winter Soldier's mission is nearly complete. Howard and Maria Stark are dead, leaving him to dispatch their four-year-old child. One quick twist of the neck is all it will take, but the Soldier finds he cannot do it. So instead of killing Tony Stark, the Winter Soldier takes him away to raise as his own.

He can't leave the room. Her room. And it's all the Order's fault. Confined to a small space with only the Mudblood for company, something's going to give. Maybe his sanity. Maybe not. "There," she spat. "Now your Blood's filthy too!" DM/HG. PostHBP.

The conclusion of the Solstice Trilogy. As the Dark Lord's powers grows, Harry struggles to find a way to destroy him without killing himself in the process. Draco deals with past trauma. Snape fulfills his destiny.

A mysterious woman intrigues Jamie. Is he ready to love again? Will his family accept her? My first Blue Bloods story. R/R, please.

In the midst of a battle, Clint vanishes. He wakes up a few blocks away, and he's sixteen years old and doesn't have a clue how he got to New York. He goes to ground to figure out what happened, and the rest of the Avengers have to find him, convince him of their friendship/team, and get him to come with them for help. The spell that did this came with a powerful choice, as well.

Community service seemed a light punishment in view of what could have happened. But Soda hadn't counted on meeting Lily Parker, sister of a Brumly gang member, and a definate thorn in his side...

Season 2 AU. Ryan and Trey are attacked. Trey is killed, Ryan is beaten. Ryan becomes vulnerable and needy, shocking the Cohens. Can Ryan overcome the loss and take down the bad guys without hurting anyone else? Can the Cohens get the old Ryan back?R&RPLZ

McCoy couldn't imagine what it was like to die a painful death from radiation then resurrect from it…to face the irrefutable fact that he wasn't infallible after all. How did McCoy come to resurrect Kirk and what was Spock's role? Story explores the emotional and physical ramifications of what Kirk, Spock and McCoy experienced.

Phil manages to bring Clint into SHIELD after finding him half dead in Paris. However Phil was entirely wrong if he believed that he already knew all of Clint's secrets. Phil embarks on a journey to earn Clint's trust, but Clint has been taught not to tell, and it's hard to talk to him if he doesn't talk back. No slash. Pre-avengers. Sequel to Too Far Gone.

'I knew that look. That look had been pulling me into trouble since kindergarten... ' When Sandy gets Evie a date with Steve Randle, things begin to get complicated. Because Sandy and Sylvia have a hidden agenda and Evie's getting caught up in the lies, at the same time as she's falling for the guy she thought she disliked. Set in the months leading up to the book.

"What if all the myths were true?" Jacob/OC

Valerie Turner wasn't sure what brought a man like Tig Trager to her door, but her own complicated and painful past will ensure that he's not a passing footnote. ** SPOILERS FOR SEASON FIVE ** ** AU/non-canon warning **

Annika's life is turned upside-down when her mother dies and she goes to live with her father and half-brother, Embry, in La Push. Trying to fit in on the reservation isn't easy but when she meets the broken-hearted Jacob Black will it be worse or better?

Picking up where Subterfuge ended. Adam Macks may be dead, but that's not the end of the story, things are just heating up....

A post-"Hiatus" exploration of how Tony and Jimmy might have become friends. Casefic with ensemble cast—minus Gibbs... kinda. He's remarkably present for being so very gone. Language and possible spoilers.

Smecker wants to get them out and get them back to work. He needs someone with a plan. He needs Ringo Carson. She's got the perfect way to get the Saints out of the Hoag and back to business.

Hermione is hand picked by Dumbledore to be the Order liaison for Draco when he decides to be a Spy for the Order in their 6th year. Read to find out more.

Steve's younger brother, Johnny, moves back to Hawaii, but wants little to do with his family. That is, until he meets his nephew and needs Steve's protection from those out to kill him. But will the brothers ever be able to repair their relationship? COMPLETE.

Darcy was over S.H.I.E.L.D. and their secrets. She had nearly forgotten about Jane and Agent Coulson, and Thor. She was over it, and she wasn't bored at all. Really. But of course, aliens had to invade New York. And somehow, Agent Coulson, the Agent's Agent needed her. Who was she to refuse to serve her country? DarcyxClint

18 year old Clint Barton was lost. Known only by "Hawkeye" since his escape from military prison, he works as a bow wielding assassin for hire. But a betrayal and an offer bring him to SHIELD and to Agent Phil Coulson who takes on the daunting task of rescuing Clint from his own darkness...and gives him an unexpected gift in the process...hope. Pre-Avengers, NOT slash

Mimi is just a typical girl, right? Then how did she get involved with a torture-crazed crime group and a certain pair of Irish vigilantes? Rated for extreme language.

In this second installment, Steve discovers just how adorable Danny is when he is sick. Still pre-slash, slashish towards the end.

NOW COMPLETE. Leonard McCoy thinks he has nothing in common with command-track cadet Jim Kirk, until a series of events forces them together. When a training mission derails into a seemingly hopeless situation, both have to learn to trust each other to survive.

The last time Thor came to Earth, he had been banished by Odin. But twenty-four years earlier, he came and stayed for a year. When he left though, he left something that meant even more to him then his beloved hammer. WARNING: MINOR SWEARING clint/oc/thor

Set after 'South by Southwest'- Called to the aid of an old friend, the NCIS cavalry rides out again but this time Tony is hiding a dangerous secret. Ensemble cast in beginning, then h/c & Sick!Tony in end. Gibbs/Tony father/son. Not Slash. COMPLETE!

When Kirsten wakes up after her car crash, she has no memory of the last 22 years of her life. When she looks in the mirror she expects to see a 16 yr old girl; not a 38 yr old woman, and she certainly doesn't expect the grown-up children, or the husband.

"Though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death... I shall fear no one." Connor and Murphy save a girl after a great tragedy nearly destroys her, only for the lass to affect both of their hearts in different ways...

Switching sides. "I have only one condition, and I trust it won't be hard for you to meet. I want Granger." Rated M for sex/language/torture.

Naomi, Emily and Gina invite Cook to stay when he gets out of prison. When the past catches up with them, everyone goes through an emotional journey which will change their lives forever. Naomi/Emily

Then we move on to New York.It's getting a bit hot for us here." The MacManus boys are in NYC, taking out the evil, business as usual. But not everybody shares their hours. What happens when the girl next door decides to do something about the noise

Post-war: 4 Egyptian guest-students, shadows of ancient gods at Hogwarts, a strange jackal and cat, and Death-Eaters out for revenge – in their 7th year the Golden 3 have to stop an old rising darkness; at their side an unwilling Draco. Full summ. inside

A wrongful shooting takes a treacherous turn when a father's grief pushes him to seek vengeance on Steve McGarrett and the Five-0 Team.

Plans change. People change. Sequel to 'In Fine Spirits.'

Danny and Steve are wrapped up in a case to protect the Governor when Mr. an Mrs. Williams drop in for a visit. Rated T for language.

Sequel to Phobia. Steve makes some surprising discoveries about his past. Rated 'T' just to be safe. No Slash. Steve/Danny friendship.

Clare McDonough is the type of girl who has always taken care of herself. But when a twist of fate sends her two brothers with haunted pasts, will she be able to take care of them too? Rated for language.

AU where Adam joins the family at an early age. Warning: SPANKING

Love is a wild and crazy thing. Sometimes it just comes out and hits you like a thief in the night without warning. For Dallas Winston and Danni Curtis, it's all about what happens when a tornado meets a volcano. Book 2 of 5.

Knowing multiple languages has always come in handy, but this time it's knowing just one language that lands the boys with a new friend. One particular blue eyed multi-linguist finds this new friend quite interesting.

Jack survives being shot. While he's healing the Mercer family quickly find out that Jack has other troubles. AU. Evelyn alive.

She's always had a soft spot for strays but there's something different about this one, and more than anything she wants him to find whoever he's lost. Outsider POV with hurt boys!

Steve knows he screwed up, he knows he wants her back, and he knows his chances aren't great. But he's going to try, and if he doesn't convince Anna to give him another shot, he might lose her forever. Sequel to "Born to Run".

In which Connor wakes up in the hospital after his plunge from the rooftop...

The butterfly landed on his nose. Her palm brushed against the soft fur of his muzzle as she whispered into his mind to not be frightened, that she wouldn't be frightened if he wasn't either. They could be not scared together. Nessie/OC Child Imprint Fic

Detroit may be a hard, violence-ridden place to live, but someone has to call the cops during a gunfight, right? Well, someone did, and the cops arrive in time to break up a fight that might still claim the life of Jack Mercer. AU - COMPLETE!

26-year-old Heidi Hubbard is your average gun-for-hire, who has been forced to lie low in Boston. A close encounter with certain Russian gentlemen leave her in the "caring" hands of Connor and Murphy. So, when did she start gunning for God? MurphyxOC

Cook and Ryan have a tender moment in bed.

It's funny how in one moment, one small moment, everything can change. I never expected to be kidnapped, and I definitely never expected it to be the best thing to ever happen to me. MurphyXOC ConnorXOC better than summary, I suck at them

Summary: "He's learned from the best that it's always the one that throws the first punch that wins the fight. Brady's utterly unprepared for Jared to not punch back." TIC canon, written for TheNotoriousLIP.

Dallas life's never been easy.But when the only person who didn't believe he was nothing left,he didn't have a reason to stay.But God proved His hatred for him by letting him live,and what doesn't kill you will only make you stronger..right?I own nothing.

Summary: "Embry's unfathomably, unreasonably embarrassed by his casserole, and as he grips it tighter, he's convinced that a better, more impressive illegitimate son would have least brought something with gravy." Rated T for language. Set in TIC: Book Three

Nyquil, Whiskey, Vodka, Tequila, and of course beer. The story of how Ericka Engel touches the lives of the MacManus brothers.

Jack has problems, he just needs, an older brother. 12 Year old Jack is rescued by Evelyn and the Mercers, but his problems are more than physical. Prequel to the movie 'Four Brothers'.

We don't get a complete story. We don't get catharsis. We don't get anything but tired. No pairings. Standard disclaimers apply.

Cook finally has who he wants, but comes to realize that this doesn't mean a happy ending. Especially when everything starts spinning out control. *Sequel to Hometown Glory*

"This is Steve" Gracie stated as Steve nervously shifted his weight from one foot to the other. "He's my daddy's new health risk."

Effy has never seen this girl before, but the moment Cook arrives with her, she decides she doesn't like her. Ryan doesn't think that Effy likes her much. But that's okay-something about Effy Stonem makes the protectiveness surge up in her own chest.

"Monsters are real, and ghosts are real, too. They live inside of us, and sometimes, they win." The most effective way to win in chess is to capture the queen to take down the king. And that's exactly what he was going to do. .Complete. Part III of IV.

Gibbs sees an opportunity to improve Director Vance's opinion of DiNozzo. Will Vance give him a fighting chance? Will DiNozzo behave? Seems unlikely, doesn't it? A new development finds Gibbs in danger...what's a DiNozzo to do?

Ziva wants to know why Gibbs chose Tony in Tel Aviv. Gibbs has an answer.

A chance meeting at a NYC coffee shop leads to old friends reconnecting. Jack hasn't seen Kathy in years. Back when they were teens, she had a huge crush on him, but he was a tough kid and she was nerdy and shy. Would things be different this time around?

Stories about Seth, Ryan and Sophie through the eyes of the parents that love them. A series of one- shots.

Director Vance's first case comes back to haunt the MCRT, and one agent in particular. Papa Gibbs, Tony and Tim friendship.

Murphy comes to terms with things in his own time. Connor will always wait him out. No slash.

Series of one shots...Sister fic that has nothing to do with the sister...Basically a look at the Winchester life from an outsider looking in.

Steve Randle would make a deal with the devil to get Evie back ... or at least one of his least favourite people in all of Tulsa.

When Tony collapses while pursuing a suspect, he insists it's just the flu. Things are never that simple. Abby/Tony friendship,Tony/Gibbs father/son. Gen, friendship/family with a healthy dose of angst. Set early season 5. Rated T for language. Complete!

Ryan's playing soccer at college when he gets hurt, and we all get a look at his life during the Ryan college- era. Could become part of a series about Ryan & Co @ Berekly. RT, Ryan & Kandy bonding, OC's. story better than summary

When a woman shows up claiming her thirteen-year old son is Bobby’s the oldest Mercer’s secret past is revealed. Bobby’s hatred for the older woman, as well as his denial of the kid doesn't go over well with Jack. NOT romance. Full summary inside.

This is a story of longing, desire, friendship, and ultimately, of love. Just not with the expected. AU & Spoilers

The Forbidden Forest holds many secrets, not all of them terrible. Some are incredibly beautiful and powerful. Two students are driven there, each on a desperate quest to protect their families from the growing power of Lord Voldemort.

Same little brother fic as Four 1/2 Brothers, but I messed up in posting the chapters and decided to re-do it. Craig is the younges Mercer brother and because of there is such a gap in their ages he doesn't feel he fits in with his older brothers

Even in Heaven, the Saints still cry. The Saints have returned to Dublin. When Murphy reunites with a childhood friend, will sparks fly, even amongst the bullets? Rating will definitely go up in later chapters. MurphyOC. Sequel up!

In a whirlwind of pleasure and angst, can Draco and Hermoine end up happy and together? Or are they destined forever to keep their relationship physical and above all secret?

They take her in. They become her friends. They give her a new reason to fight. But will Katie's past mean the end of the Saints? MurphyOC, ConnorOC

Car accident. Ryan. Amnesia. There, that's clear, isn’t it?

My summer mostly consisted of sending hate waves towards Spot and trying to get through life as a Brooklynite. Think it sounds like fun? Yeah, well, think twice. COMPLETE! Sequel UP and RUNNING!

Connor fell in love with the pediatric ward the moment he stumbled across it. A little fluffy, a little sad, oneshot from the world of Waiting Game.

The humanizing of Draco Malfoy. Draco makes the most unlikely friends. Chances are taken and decisions are made.

Rated just in case. To Ctoan, based on her LJ challenge request. Seth's selfish behavior results in Ryan getting injured at the holidays. COMPLETE

KirstenCohen family centered fic. Kirsten faces more physical and emotional consequences because of her DWI accident than she ever imagined. She's in rehab facing a lot of emotions, just as her family are back home.

Ryan buys Kirsten a present.

Mostly about the development of Ryan's relationship with Kirsten

Lex contemplates his unhappy past and uncertain future when he is taken hostage in an act of revenge against the Luthors.

Ryan's first soccer game.

For you, Maud. Maybe not exactly what you were looking for. Just a short story about Sandy hurting Ryan. Accidently, of course. I still own zip when it comes to The OC, Fox, the characters, anything.

The coach figured that the group of athletes needed to get away for a weekend to ‘bond’ as a team. Ryan couldn’t think of anything he would like to do less. COMPLETE

Parental Moments or Scenes in the Cohen plus 1 Household

A real mother's true love is shown when Ryan's old world and new world collide in an unexpected way.

Kirsten's changing relationship with Ryan.

Seth and Ryan get in trouble, and the Cohens-plus-1 are forced to examine and redefine their relationships.

So after the finale, I thought about how Ryan would return to the OC. THE END - HE'S HOME, WHAT MORE CAN I SAY? Remember - I still own nothing to do with the OC or Fox.

Early season one. Kirsten asks Ryan and Seth for a favor. What could possibly go wrong? Completed.

Seth-centric angst. Some flashback, some post-"The Ties that Bind...." "Why the hell did Ryan Atwood have to be his diversion?"

OK - so I added an epilogue to tie it all up, and now it's the end. And I still own nothing having to do with the OC.

Ryan must learn to trust the Cohens and believe that they really want him as part of his family.

A simple Saturday night with Kirsten and Ryan. Oneshot.

When Ryan can’t deal with his past, his relationships with the Cohens suffer the consequences.