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Falling For You
Roxanne Louise
When city girl Katy accepts a teaching job at Havenwood High, she sees it as nothing more than a temporary escape. A year away from her overbearing mother, and a year to gain experience, then she can leave the sleepy little village behind and move on to somewhere better. But between the charming PE teacher, and the infuriating head of English leaving might be harder than she expected. Because sometimes the place you plan to leave is the place that changes everything.
Seven panels to fall
Jellyfish
Ren discovers a webcomic with a final message: If no one comes by March 14, I jump. The robot in the panels has a three-fingered hand the same hand as Haruka, the quiet girl in his class who always hides hers. He starts going to the roof where she sits. Day after day. Not to save her. Just to be there. A quiet story about being seen when you’ve spent years disappearing.
Ask Me To Stay
Soren Wade
A billionaire inventor searching for a family. A guarded survivor carrying a pregnancy he never planned. A donor event neither man fully remembers ties Leonardo Ivanov and Theo Maren together through a private contract, a criminal cover-up, and a scandal powerful people are desperate to control.
Sunkissed
Roxanne Louise
Sun, sea, sangria and some harmless flirting. Ella and Lucy head to Spain determined to reinvent themselves before university. Armed with sangria, sunshine and a promise to stop saying no, the two best friends soon discover that first love, first heartbreak and growing up never go according to plan. ONGOING
Secrets
Bay
#18+ #GTA5 #oc×trevor
Kiss of Ruin
Sissy
They say love saves people. They lied.
Safe as Lighthouses: By Night
Head Lizard
James is a second generation actor struggling with being typecast, sibling rivalry, and roles that refuse to let him go. Faith works with an agency that offers unlimited assistance in whatever capacity members need. There is nothing the agency can't get you, if you are willing to pay the price. After finding out his brother has been refused membership multiple times, James accepts a meeting with Faith and finds himself quickly pulled into her gravity. But she knows far more than she lets on.
Identical Twin Alphas and Silver Shackles
BMac
"Are those silver?!" His voice was loud and startling after my moment of quiet reflection, but it was also oddly calming, soothing even, maybe I had hit my head. I slowly nodded in answer to his question, but I could see more chasing themselves through his facial expression. 'who', 'why', 'when', 'how', 'why didn't she tell anyone' 'why didn't she run?'.
Tamer
Roxanne Louise
When the circus comes to town Lulu isn’t interested in the bearded lady or the alligator man. She’s interested in the normal looking boy locked in a cage. She brings him food and gives him a name. Neither of them knows that one small act of kindness will change both of their lives forever.
Dark sunflower
Katie Christensen
In a world where every person is born with a magical Soul Thread, a young military cadet must survive an elite war college while uncovering secrets that could change everything she thought she knew about her world.
Don't Catch The Falling Blade (Enverga Series #1)
Ia
Asia, a science, technology, engineering and mathematics student, was very clear with her one and only goal in life-to be the valedictorian. However, it became difficult for her when she met Rade, also from science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the boy version of herself or maybe...the better one.
Heartbreak Hotline
burntsugarplum
At Stellenbosch University, drunken girls often phone the Heartbreak Hotline. The Operator doesn’t care if you scream about your ex, curse your parents, or confide your darkest secrets— as long as you pay him. For two years he remains anonymous, but everything changes when ★you★ call. Select either Selene, Gisela, or Fae as your character in this interactive romance-drama where secrets are currency. ✎ MULTIPLE ENDINGS ✎ HURT/COMFORT TROPE ✎ UPDATES EVERY SATURDAY, SAST
Villain Complex
Rory North
If killing a superhero were easy, everyone would do it. But for Julian Godfrey, defeating Storo[m Warning was far from the hardest part. What began as victory over the city's biggest hero quickly unravels into a mess, once he learns that the mysterious source of Storm Warning's power has found a new host. Charlotte Hathaway has no idea how to use her new abilities, but she won't stop trying until she destroys Julian's alter ego, Citadel.
A Crown of Fractured Light
Alisha Hutton
The sky broke centuries ago, leaving behind a wound known as the Veilscar. Beyond its borders, corruption twists magic and reshapes the land. When Seraphina survives an encounter that should have killed her, impossible powers awaken within her, tying her to secrets buried since the Sundering. As ancient truths resurface and darkness stirs beyond the Veil, she must decide whether the world she swore to protect deserves to be saved.
the unspoken
Kasih
These are nothing but pages of words that never found their way to you. Filled with fragments of feelings—yearning swallowed whole, and the grief of emotions that remained unspoken.
The Voyeur
Zero
Someone knows what Nina Reyes does when no one is watching. They have her passwords, her private photographs, and a talent for turning every secret into a suspect. At Bellwether School of Art, rich kids survive scandal. Nina won’t. One leak could cost her scholarship, her home, everything. And Eli—the filmmaker she wants in her bed and nowhere near her secrets—has 13 minutes missing from his footage. Maybe he’s her only ally. Maybe he’s holding the camera.
The price of your betrayal
Rive Cypher
Sexual content
The End Was Never the End?
Lady V
When surviving became my childhood.
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frida frosting
Valley Shadow is a Stardew Valley fanfic that challenges the game’s cozy atmosphere, delivering a dark psychological drama that follows two broken souls—a boy mourning a girl he thought he lost, and a vampire desperate to uncover the deadly conspiracy behind her own murder.
Flowers of the Heart
Lyvia
Danerius cant get over how much he loves Caleb, so much an illness sparked. He would do anything for him, including breaking and entering, kidnapping, and betraying his kingdom. Caleb knows Danerius too well to let it go to waste. He does everything in his little power to make sure the mission fails. A mysterious building, hybrid children, and a grueling adventure through the depths of the woods brings Dane closer to his inevitable demise. (Im still in the process of editing!!)
In your dreams
Virginia Carrillo
Loving someone to the point of not letting go, and letting go in the most painful way just to cause them pain…pain that isnt as much as they cause.
My Highschool Crush
Rejoice
She spent years secretly loving the most popular boy in school, believing he'd never notice her. But when fate brings them closer, hidden feelings, jealous rivals, painful secrets, and unexpected twists turn a simple crush into a love story that will change their lives forever. Will their first love survive the challenges of high school, or remain just another beautiful memory?
The Soil of Daeseon
Kingsley Ogboli
During a devastating drought, King Yi Heon expands his royal court to save Daeseon. Three wives battle for power, revealing how ambition, faith, and truth shape their fate.
Yesterday's Memories
_Hometownsmile.
S T A N D A L O N E || O N - G O I N G Artemis Andriette Martinez. Also known as A.A, A.A was a very loner ever since she was born. She grew up in a orphanage ever since her parents died because of a car incident. She fell in love with someone who will never be hers. Along the way, she met a lot of accident and just when she thought everything is at peace, there's a mysterious man who will keep her safe from dangerous fate. The question is, who is this man?
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My Highschool Crush
Rejoice
She spent years secretly loving the most popular boy in school, believing he'd never notice her. But when fate brings them closer, hidden feelings, jealous rivals, painful secrets, and unexpected twists turn a simple crush into a love story that will change their lives forever. Will their first love survive the challenges of high school, or remain just another beautiful memory?
Falling For You
Roxanne Louise
When city girl Katy accepts a teaching job at Havenwood High, she sees it as nothing more than a temporary escape. A year away from her overbearing mother, and a year to gain experience, then she can leave the sleepy little village behind and move on to somewhere better. But between the charming PE teacher, and the infuriating head of English leaving might be harder than she expected. Because sometimes the place you plan to leave is the place that changes everything.
Sunkissed
Roxanne Louise
Sun, sea, sangria and some harmless flirting. Ella and Lucy head to Spain determined to reinvent themselves before university. Armed with sangria, sunshine and a promise to stop saying no, the two best friends soon discover that first love, first heartbreak and growing up never go according to plan. ONGOING
Fairies Chapel
Roxanne Louise
🔉SOUND ON FOR BEST EXPERIENCE No one knows why children are vanishing, or why they disappear near Healey Dell. Does Fairies Chapel hold more than just beauty? Are the tales of fairies, wishes, and ancient music true? As a haunting melody lures them in, will anyone return? Or are they lost forever? Inspired by the Lancashire folklore of Healey Dell, eerie, enchanted spaces, and the Pied Piper of Hamelin. ONGOING UPDATED SUNDAYS (JST)
I'm In High School Again?!
Bun
Aice Figuera loved reading novels, especially one called AN ONLINE CHANCE. Though getting hit by a car and waking up inside it was NOT part of the plan. And unfortunately, the character she became wasn't any better. If she wanted to survive, she'd have to rewrite the story with nothing but her stock knowledge... that was slowly proving itself wrong.
Identical Twin Alphas and Silver Shackles
BMac
"Are those silver?!" His voice was loud and startling after my moment of quiet reflection, but it was also oddly calming, soothing even, maybe I had hit my head. I slowly nodded in answer to his question, but I could see more chasing themselves through his facial expression. 'who', 'why', 'when', 'how', 'why didn't she tell anyone' 'why didn't she run?'.
The Lost Boys of Direhaven
burntsugarplum
A ‘choose your own mystery’ ARG (Alternate Reality Game) with CHOICES, CLUES, VISUALS & SOUND. Solve for Cold Case 174: an unknown horror surrounding 7 boys who were gone for months in the [REDACTED] Conservation Site and came back forever changed after interacting with [REDACTED]. (ADDING MORE CHOICE CHAPTERS EVERY SECOND DAY!)
The Mystery Girl. Part 1
amal 🤍
When a mysterious girl named Luna arrives in a quiet town, strange events begin to unfold. One curious student discovers that she has appeared in an old photograph from decades ago—and that she may be hiding a secret far older than anyone can imagine. As darkness rises, the truth about Luna could save the town… or change it forever.
THE HOLLOW CROWN
Kshonda Davis
In the cursed kingdom of Nocthyr, the dead do not rest—they whisper. Every hundred years, the Hollow Crown chooses a new ruler, but the crown demands a terrible price: the monarch must surrender their soul to keep the darkness imprisoned. When 19-year-old Lyra Vey discovers she is the last heir to the forgotten bloodline of shadow kings, she is hunted by monsters, corrupted knights, and an immortal sorcerer who believes she can awaken an ancient god sleeping beneath the world.
Last Christmas
Roxanne Louise
At All Saints High, the girls are done. Juliet has survived school by keeping her head down. Bethany has survived by being adored. Amber is done surviving. Soon a boy-free movement spreads through their school, but with the Christmas disco days away, tensions rise, lines are drawn, and by the time the music starts, the boys won't be the same again. And the girls wonder just what they'll do to survive. STORY STATUS - COMPLETE
26:22
Roxanne Louise
The following case files contain reports of unexplained incidents across Japan. No one knows who started collecting these stories. Some were found on forgotten forums. Some were copied from police reports that no longer exist. Others were written by people who disappeared before they could explain what happened. Each file ends with a choice. The choice is yours. Choose carefully. Updated whenever the spookiness hits me Why 26:22? It’s a time in Japan. (02:22am)
Kiss of Ruin
Sissy
They say love saves people. They lied.
