original female character(s)/original male character(s)

On his way home from work, he sees a girl at a bus stop who's a little bit lost. He takes her to a hotel without any ulterior motives. Maybe. It ends up being the best decision he's ever made.

Kennedy moves to a new subdivision as a proud first time home owner. There she meets the most unlikely of boys, a nine-year-old named Cillian. A cute redheaded boy who doesn't make friends easily. Helping him one afternoon she decides to take the young boy under her tutelage in the arts of well... you'll just have to read to find out....

A story I've had in my head for a while now. I grew discoraged when I lost my HDD containing a draft of this story and had a very 'it will never be as good as I had it before' attitude. But here's my second attempt. About a girl who participates in a drug trial for some extra cash and ends up as human cattle for her troubles.

The Lord of Light willed it so that Stannis Baratheon may never have a male heir. But in two marriages -- one to his beloved from House Vaeleris, and another to a religious zealot of House Florent -- two daughters were born. Unlike a son, they would never be able to rule Dragonstone in the way the laws of men dictate. His eldest, Rhaena Baratheon, would need to marry and Stannis determined there were no men more honourable than those of House Stark.