A century has passed since the revolution of the necromancers rose up in battle, only to be defeated by the dragon riders. Now the revolution has returned-- and returned with a vengeance. The people of Alluum are rioting; they believe the dragon riders have too much power. They're not wrong. The country is in chaos. The students, mentors, and staff of the all-ages, all-species, extremely exclusive Evercrest Academy-- the only place where you can train to become a dragon rider-- will all have to band together to face the crises. The dragon riders are supposed to be the most powerful of all. But when everyone is against them, will that be enough? cover by @Ferretlp

"Go ahead," I said, backing up against the pink wall of the shop. "Do something other than glare at me." I waited. One, two, three seconds... and nothing. I raised my chin at him. "You're boring me, mute boy." He stepped closer. Leaned toward me as his gaze burned into mine. Then... ❀ ❀ ❀ After three months in juvenile detention, it's time for Romy Pereira to help out with her family's flower shop. And it's not all bad... until they hire Jack Michel to work beside her. He doesn't speak, communicating with glares and scowls instead of words, and seems to be more interested in literal rocks than other human beings. And with an ex-convict mother, her friends drifting away, and the flower shop falling apart, the last thing Romy wants to deal with is Jack's attitude. She'll forever praise the day he screws up big time and gets himself fired, but until that day comes, it's mostly one cold-hearted girl, her silent (but still infuriating) coworker, and a whole lot flowers. [word count: 100k] [originally written in 2014-2015; re-write completed 2020-2021] ❀ Rankings ❀ #1 in #badgirl #1 in #goodboy #1 in #flowershop #1 in #sociopath

Three years ago, Anneke committed suicide. Her body was never found, and there was no suicide note. Those appear three years later with even darker secrets, when Sage arrives at the city of Rimona.