A group of anti-love college players convince themselves they're the greatest heart thieves on campus - only to fall into their own traps. ⋆☆⋆ A three-set novella containing glittering, shiny love. ⋆☆⋆ #1 - geek [ glassheart chronicles : #1.1 ] [© ataliass 2025 ]

🏆 ONC 2026 ENTRY Main Prompt: 52 🏆 ONC Round 3 Qualifier - 20K achieved 🥇 Winner (Dark Romance): The Rogue Muse Awards 🥇 Winner (Paranormal Romance): The Love Letter Legacy 🥇 Best Plot Twist - F.L.A.R.E Awards 🏅 Best Blurb & Best Character Names: The Fantasy Vortex 🥉 Unique Concept: Best of Wattpad Awards 🥉 Best Horror/Thriller: Inked & Unwritten Awards ⋆♱✮♱⋆⋆♱✮♱⋆⋆♱✮♱⋆⋆♱✮♱⋆⋆♱✮♱⋆⋆♱✮♱⋆⋆♱✮♱⋆ After Dark is supposed to be just another dating app. For Amelia, a museum curator exhausted by one bad date after another, it feels like a final attempt before she gives up on romance entirely. For Alexei, it's never been about dating at all; he's been sent to get close to her because of an artefact tied to something old and dangerous. But as their meetings turn strange and violent, Amelia realises the city she thought she knew is hiding secrets far darker than a failed love life. And somewhere in between, Alexei finds himself losing control of the one thing he was meant to keep in check: His distance from her. ⋆♱✮♱⋆⋆♱✮♱⋆⋆♱✮♱⋆⋆♱✮♱⋆⋆♱✮♱⋆⋆♱✮♱⋆⋆♱✮♱⋆ Tropes: Supernatural/Paranormal Adventure, Slow-Burn Romance, Forced Proximity, Are they or Are They Not Together?, Morally Grey MMC 💋, 1/3 Body Horror, 1/3 Gore and 1/3 Sexually Explicit Inspirations: DMC, JJK, BB, Dante's Inferno Fun things (16/3, 5/5: Ranked #1 on demonology) COVER DONE BY CANVA PRO, ARTWORK BY PINTEREST © 2026 by eleeyjs (EJ Chow). All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means-including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods-without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations used in critical reviews or scholarly work.

Waking up, Jordan finds himself in an unfamiliar place with almost no memory of his previous life. Getting creeped out by giant insects is the least of his worries for now. They are not ferocious carnivores. They are willing to let him and others live if they comply with their demands. But it's not as simple as it sounds. There's a lot going on that they are ignorant of and if they don't find all and everything about the real intent of these creatures and what actually happened which led to them coming into this unfamiliar world, they might lose the chance to get back home, if even remotely there's a possibility. But maybe for once, he can live the dream life! But what does it take to turn it into a nightmare? This is the story of an unlikely boy's adventures in a different world as a supervillain! But let's not take him seriously. __________________________________________ Cover by yours truly!

Everyone fears the ancient creature trapped in the forbidden forest. That's why the knights have come to kill it. Maera Solene Wyld has never been what her coven wanted her to be; she was too volatile, too angry, too weak to carry her mother's legacy as the most powerful witch alive. Her magic fractures instead of obeying, her temper burns hotter than her spells, and for almost ten years, Maera's nights have been haunted by dreams of a stranger who feels like the missing half of her soul- when dreaming itself should be impossible. When knights march into the cursed woods close to her coven's Sanctum, Maera begins to suspect the creature they hunt is tied to the strange dreams and warnings that have followed her for years; connections she doesn't yet understand- and saving it means turning against everything she was taught to fear: monsters, fate, and even herself. Hunted by her kingdom, betrayed by prophecy, and driven by a rage she can barely control, Maera must choose whether she is a failure of her bloodline... or something far more dangerous.

Daydreams of the romance, daydreams of you. Original ╱ 2025 cover by @pearliere ♡

- A slow-burn romantasy with fae courts, false identities, and dangerous choices - "I was taken from my world to replace a girl who was already dead. They dressed me in white, gave me her name, and promised me safety if I stayed silent. I was meant to be a bride. A symbol. A lie. But the prince I was promised to doesn't see me the way he should. And the man who brought me here is watching, waiting for me to break. I am not the girl they think I am. And if the truth comes out, it will destroy us all." #fantasy #fae #fairies #romance #slowburn #enemiestolovers #royalty #forcedmarriage #fakeidentity #darkfantasy #forbiddenlove Note: This story is taking part in the Open Novella Contest 2026 #ONC #OpenNovellaContest Court of the Fae Rankings: #1 ONC2026 out of 1.22K stories #10 aesthetic out of 32.4K stories #13 fairytale out of 19.1K stories #5 fairies out of 14.9K stories

❝ DON'T GET LOST IN THE WOODS FOR THEY ARE HUNGRY ❞ Vesnyana died a long time ago. As a rusalka, she is now bound to haunt the waters that took her life-and drown hapless folks in their cold depths to sate her endless hunger. However, her greatest desire remains unfulfilled: to become human again. That is, until the summer solstice, which drives young lovers into the trees in search of the magical fern flower. But only one of them is truly determined to find it. Which is but a game for other youths in the village of Lasow, to Yara seems like the only way to free herself from her sorrows. Little does she know there are far greater ones to come: A new priest arrives, eager to fight the old beliefs and driven by his own dangerous desires. Prophecies and dark omens plaguing Yara and her friend Levik speak of fire on the horizon. And the shadows on the wall start speaking. When death comes riding into Lasow, Yara has to decide whom to trust-and what wishes might be dangerous enough they could cost all of their lives. _______ ONC 2026 ENTRY: PROMPTS 16, 104, 114

When one morning, Zabava finds a wounded man in her garden, there is no doubt she ought to help him. But the more she gets to know about him, the clearer it seems that destiny had delivered a gruesome strike with this stranger. For her unexpected guest is Zmey, the dragon haunting the country of Skazoviya with his endless appetite for the hearts of girls. Everyone knows how this would have to end in the tales-a powerful witch in the woods, a terrible dragon, a dashing hero. But this is no tale. Zabava is no witch. The brave bogatyr has failed to kill his enemy. And the dragon doesn't seem to be quite the kind of monster the rumors make him out to be. Soon enough, he spins Zabava a tale of woe about his innocence and traps her in a bargain to rescue him. Caught between plans to trick this beast and the chains of their pact, she slowly starts to believe Zmey's story ... but what if the tales are true and what's at stake is her very heart? _____ ONC 2026 ENTRY: PROMPTS 3, 4, 11

A rivalry steeped in salt, an adventure cursed to fail, and a love doomed from the start. A tale of the ocean, a mythical treasure, and a fantastical academy where stars, monsters, and the sea are all on the agenda.