Thirst Impressions: Pride, Prejudice, & Penlights

Lizzy has one fandom rule: absolutely do not like Daiki. She loves FITZ, her friends, & her fandom life… then the band arrive for their first-ever UK tour & check into the hotel where she works. The fans flail, but Lizzy’s friends flail harder. But Lizzy knows she’ll be fine. Because everyone knows you don’t catch feelings for your bias-wrecker. Right?

Tamer

ONGOING. New chapter released on Thursdays (JST) 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, gives him a name, and eventually helps him escape, not knowing exactly what she’s set loose. A simple act of kindness will change both of their lives forever. A gothic romance that asks if love can tame all beasts. No

London Boy

What if falling in love meant risking everything? In 1950s London, Justin Authbert and Theodore Coddington find themselves drawn to a love they cannot openly embrace. In a society ruled by expectations, their feelings must remain hidden, and every stolen moment comes with a price. London Boy is a tender story of forbidden love, courage, and the longing to be seen for who you truly are—despite a world that says they should hide.

BOTH ARMS CRADLE YOU NOW

"Thank you, Jesse. Really. Thank you — and I'm sorry I couldn't protect you. I'm not afraid of you now, Corin. Villain and violent. Infant and innocent. Baby, both arms cradle you now. Both arms cradle you now…" Both Arms Cradle You Now — literary coming-of-age, first-person, set in the fictional rust-belt town of Cinder Falls, Ohio (Mahoning Valley), mid-2010s.

Not Just an Exhibit

Eden Clark is a historian helping to curate the Smithsonian's Captain America exhibit when Captain Steve Rogers takes an interest in her safety. She's drawn into the world of her heroes (she wrote her thesis on Captain America and the Howling Commandos after all), drawn in further than she could have ever imagined.

𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘 𝐻𝑜𝑡𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒

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 thoughts— everything is fair game when it comes to love and pain. For two years he remains anonymous... but then you call. Select either Selene, Gisela, or Fae as your character in this interactive romance-drama where secrets are currency. ✎ CHOICES & MULTIPLE ENDINGS ✎ HURT/COMFORT TROPE ✎ UPDATES EVERY WEEK

My Heart Will Go On

#Completed# "Can love outlast lives?"

Restringing the Heart

Jaxon Henderson was once a well-knowned guitarist in a band called The Runaways. Eliana Cruz is known as the nightingale of the West End Theatres. What happens when they both run away from the spotlight?

Black in Seoul

Maya moved to Seoul with a master's plan and zero chill. Got roommates she didn't vet, a K-pop idol she didn't ask for, and a mouth that cusses in four languages when provoked (ask the police). Between pepper soup, fashion crimes, group chat chaos, and a love story she absolutely did not sign up for — Maya's just trying to survive Seoul with her soul intact. Spoiler: it gets messy. It gets soft. It gets daebak. — 화이팅, Maya.

The Rose Still Bleeds

Elena Sanchez is just a nurse — until Dante Petrovic, heir to a rival mafia empire, recognizes the ghost of her old life in her hands. To escape him, she runs. Instead, she’s captured, unmasked as Eleonor Valentino, and dragged back to the father she fled. As his estate strips her identity away piece by piece, only one man is reckless enough to breach the gates for her. But by the time he reaches her, he may be facing a stranger wearing the woman he loves. — COMPLETED

Cinderbound

She went into the dark for her brother. She came back with a monster inside her. Every midnight, a door to a nightmare world opens and drags people. Iskra wasn't meant to survive it — but the thing that spared her never let her go. The Greywatch hunts things like her. Their best hunter, Dashiel, has been marked to eliminate her. But the more he watches her fight to stay human, the harder it gets to kill her. Also, the monster, Caldris, attached to her..seems to have plans entirely of his own.

Not yours to reject

On the night the Moon Goddess chooses Dean Ashcroft and Delaney Reeves as mates, Dean publicly rejects her as a “fatass.” Heartbroken but determined, Delaney leaves, only to discover a second mate bond with Jaxton Cole, the powerful Alpha of Ashford Ridge. As secrets about her mother’s death and her mysterious bloodline surface, Dean demands forgiveness, Jaxton claims forever, and a vengeful enemy comes for her. Delaney is done being controlled. This time, she chooses her own fate.

Falling for Mr Wrong

Lena Carter never expected to fall for Adrian Knight—the cold, arrogant billionaire she couldn't stand. But as love grows between them, hidden secrets and unexpected twists put their hearts to the test. Will loving the wrong man become the best decision of her life?

Speedrunning the apocalypse

Tristan Asher died after five years of surviving the apocalypse, betrayed by the man he trusted most. Regressed fourteen hours before the end of the world, he plans to speedrun the apocalypse using five years of future knowledge—until the timeline changes and Kira Knight, a woman with a Forbidden Tier class, discovers his secret. Now Tristan must rewrite the future without losing the people he once failed to save.

Ghosted

𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒇 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏... 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒃𝒚 𝒂 𝒈𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕. Grace meets Ren, a charming popcorn stealing stranger. She starts to think he might actually be the one - until he disappears. Except he doesn't stay gone for long. Dead and stuck on Earth, commitment phobic Ren has been assigned as Grace's spiritual advisor unable to move on until he's done "helping" Grace.

Six Alphas, One Debt

Silvia pretends to be a poor scholarship student at an elite werewolf academy. All six top alphas feel an intense mate bond with her the moment she arrives, she feels nothing. Their attention is possessive and jealous. When a magical leaderboard later ranks her first with all six symbols, the other girls turn violent. Bond strain from her mixed wolf/fae blood collapses her. Contact with the alphas eases the pain. She still cannot feel the bond, but something is changing… and she is terrified.

Cursed: bound by duty

A skeptic archaeologist and a guarded officer uncover a curse that revives ancient warriors and doomed love.!

BTS x Y/N "Obsession"

As spring shifts to summer in South Korea from June to August, the weather gets warmer and the days get longer. Y/n finds herself caught up in a fresh start, enjoying surprising moments with the BTS members. However, beneath the rays of summer, something sinister lurks in the shadows. One member secretly plots revenge, threatening to turn y/n's world upside down. Will y/n end up with a happy ending or a tragic one?

The Last Dragon-Kin

Vanya is the last Dragon-Kin. She looks twenty. She is over a hundred. Disguised as an archive maid, she plans to reclaim the scroll that holds her people’s stolen life force. Prince Killian, the charming spy who pretends to be a playboy, notices her because she is the only woman unmoved by him. Both are lying. Neither expected the other to matter. A slow-burn fantasy romance of mutual suspicion, costly magic, and secrets that refuse to stay buried.

Soft light at wildflower

When a seven-year-old girl's innocent Mother's Day essay goes viral, billionaire Nathaniel Prescott suddenly finds himself at the center of dating rumors with Mari Dunn, the struggling bookstore owner his daughter claims should be her new mother. The problem? Nathaniel and Mari have never met. Forced to fake a relationship to protect his reputation, they soon discover that pretending to fall in love might be easier than admitting they actually are.

MY Wife is the Secret Boss

After being betrayed and divorced by the man she loved, Sophia starts over with nothing. Unknown to everyone, she's the true heiress of the powerful Laurent Empire, but she hides her identity. As she secretly helps struggling CEO Damien Carter rebuild his company, her ex-husband, his new lover, and a fake heiress continue to humiliate her. How long can the real Secret Boss remain hidden before the truth changes everything?

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A/N: The first few chapters are unedited and very cringe. Feel free to skip :") -•- The difference was of creations and ruins. The difference was just yours and mine...

The Space between us

They once were close friends who grew apart and ended up as enemies, till one day the get taken together and have to work together in order to escape. While working together they end up falling for each other.

The Last Great American Dynasty

Cameron Forbes arrives at Georgetown determined to be known for who he is—not as the President's son. Keeping his identity secret seems easy until he falls for Wyatt, a charismatic senior who has no idea who Cameron really is. But as their connection deepens, the truth becomes harder to hide. • Duel POV • College Romance • Secret Identity

Falling For You

COMPLETED City girl Katy sees her job at Havenwood High as a temporary escape. A year away from her overbearing mother, and a year to gain teaching experience, before she can leave the sleepy little village behind. 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. Tropes: Small town, love triangle, found family, CLOSED DOOR

His Favorite Scandal

Mara Candal wakes up with her own funeral clip on her phone and three months to stop the men who made her look unstable before they killed her. Her fiancé wants her quiet. Her editor wants her contained. Julian Cross wants her dangerous. He helped ruin her once. Now Mara will use his secrets, his guilt, and his obsession to make powerful men confess, on camera and on their knees.

Knock knock

The first time I saw my neighbor kill someone, I didn't scream. I watched. I stood frozen behind my bedroom curtains as Adrian Blackwood dragged a blood-soaked body across his backyard like it was nothing more than a bag of trash. I should have called the police. I should have run. Instead, I made the mistake of looking up. Adrian was already staring at me. And then he smiled. The next morning, he knocked on my door. Knock. Knock.

I Became The Creator

Luke spent years creating a fantasy world. Now, he has awakened inside it as its Creator. With absolute authority, limitless power, and knowledge of the world’s secrets, nothing should be able to threaten him. But there are challenges that he must face—and not everything in it follows his script.

The Weight of Scales

In a world overrun by Infected Creatures, humans fought skin and nail to survive. That was until Blessings befell mankind, giving them hope and determination. These Blessings gave humans unimaginable powers, which helped them to fight back against the Infected Creatures. Follow Bastion as he struggles through the bad and the good in his life. Will he falter or rise?

The Voyeur

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.

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