Queen_Cristal_Blue
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For as long as she can remember, Nancy Smith has lived in the quiet spaces between everything else—between her mother’s double shifts, empty dinners, and the life she’s never dared to reach for. Raised by a single mom who’s always working just to keep the lights on, Nancy learned early how to take care of herself… and how to stay invisible.
But next door, invisible isn’t an option.
The Gallaghers are pure chaos—loud, reckless, messy, and impossible to ignore. Their house is always full, always falling apart, yet somehow still standing. To Nancy, they’re everything her life isn’t: unpredictable, unapologetic, alive.
And then there’s Ian.
From the moment she noticed him, Nancy was drawn in by his sharp edges and quiet intensity—the way he seems just as out of place as she feels. Liking Ian isn’t simple. Nothing about the Gallaghers ever is.
As Nancy gets pulled deeper into their fights, secrets, and survival, the line between outsider and belonging begins to blur. Feelings complicate and Loyalties get tested.