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Solacium by fantasynote
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What do you do when a tall, unreasonably attractive alien crash lands in front of you? You shoot him of course. ─── ・ 。゚☆: *.☽ .* :☆゚. ─── It's been years since a nuclear war decimated the Earth, killing about 90% of the world's population. The ones that survived now live in the ruin of nuclear wastelands with their numbers slowly dwindling due to starvation, radiation, and even murder by a gang called The Deviants. Blake West is one of the survivors - sassy, brave, and brutally sarcastic, she takes crap from no one. With her father's past as a cop, she knows her way around a pistol and has managed to survive by following a few simple rules. Rule One: Trust no one Rule Two: Never go anywhere unarmed Rule Three: ALWAYS shoot first Simple right?
Carrion (The Bren Watts Diaries #1) by DAlecLyle
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When a deadly plague spreads like wildfire, 17-year-old Bren Watts is trapped at Ground Zero of a global pandemic. ---- Bren and his classmates are stranded in New York City, now filled with thousands of murderous infected and desperate survivors. Forced into an unlikely alliance with his school bully and former friend, Logan Hardy, the two boys must find a way back home, traversing through the ravaged landscape of the United States. With their odds stacked against them, Bren has no choice but to use the skills taught by his ex-Navy SEALs father to fight and survive. But the path ahead is bloodied and broken, and if he wants to reunite with his family, Bren must tap into his darkest heart for not only the infected are capable of hatred and violence. The Bren Watts Diaries tells a dark and gritty account of the end, all narrated in the survivor's own voice as a first-hand witness to humanity's end. The story will cover the first year of the Apocalypse, depicting the beginnings of the disease, society's war against the pandemic, and the eventual collapse of civilization. [[Current word count: 450,000 - 500,000 words]] ----- The series portrays an LGBTQ+ protagonist and numerous other characters. Violence, like any medium of zombie stories, is described in detail.
Reaped by RMBaumann
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Rebecca is trying to get back on her feet after what the doctors called a nervous breakdown. When the medication meant to stop her hallucinations only made things worse, she decides to stop taking them. On a new career path and finally getting back on her feet, will she be able to handle it when her hallucinations come back in striking detail? 🦋🦋🦋 A short story in the Inhuman Universe. There are mentions of misdiagnosed mental illness.
Haunted by lovetoread856
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The enigmatic narrator describes ghost stories they've collected from across the world throughout their life, and describes how the various departed souls lived and what led to their (usually grisly) final moments.
The tower over the hill  by thebeautifulfantasy
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A tower in nothing but a dream. Addison Genesis alway had a recurring dream. She was always in the same place. During one dream she's robbed and bleeding. She finds herself at the gates of a tower over a hill. She meets the guard and prisoner inside. The prisoner is labeled as dangerous. The prisoner isn't what you think he is. Is he dangerous? Is the guard friendly? What happens when there's feelings involved?