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Hadestown watches Hadestown! by lorenotfound
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The characters of Hadestown watch the musical.
The Last Scarecrow by Neiljhart
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(Scarecrows of Coldharbour Farm #1) WINNER Wattys 2021 | '...adorable and heartbreaking...' Erin loved to build scarecrows. She made a dozen in all. Her Pa showed her how. But he's dead now. Everyone is dead. The Many Years Storm saw to that. Terrified and alone, Erin endured the storm in her hilltop farmhouse. She watched the sea levels rise, flooding everything in sight, washing away all but one of her scarecrows, Number Twelve. Then, on the day the rain stopped, Twelve inexplicably came to life and jumped down from her cross. No sooner had Erin told Twelve about her eleven missing sisters, they decided to build a boat and set out across The Endless Blue to find them all.
Finding Cinderella by raindrops_
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[ALSO KNOWN AS "MATCH MADE IN HELL" ON WEBTOON ORIGINALS] He's. . . hot, popular, and proud. She's. . . plain, eccentric, and persistent. There's nothing common between them except that they hate each other. Not good, right? But why is he determined to find her while she is determined to escape him? Twists get turns, fates have entangled. Life has even become harder than before. And their once-upon-a-modern-time story starts with a dance. -- Book cover illustration by raindrops_ [Old version] STARTED: Nov. 2012 FINISHED: Nov. 2013 [New edition] STARTED: Jun 2018 FINISHED: Jun 2019
Last Night at the Café by joiehasnolimits
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Seoul, a bustling metropolis of 9.7 million inhabitants. How difficult is it to find one? Maybe all it takes is coffee, courage, and one rainy night. Seollal is an aspiring writer who teaches English in the day. Kazu is a café owner whose business has suffered the brunt of lockdowns. When one rainy night brings them closer together, they find they share more similarities than they realised. Featured on: Wattpad - Fresh Reads 4 Nov 2021 Wattpad and Wattpad Explorer - Editor's Choice 20 Nov 2021 Wattpad MultiCultural - November Reads of the Month! Wattpad Asian Fiction - From Me to You ~ Published 22 June 2021. Completed 24 December 2021. Copyright © 2022. joiehasnolimits/Joie Y. All rights reserved.
Like Hurricanes by live-artistically
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Cigarettes, lilac skies and poetry at 3am: sixteen-year-old Pietro ''Pit'' Rossi knows the adrenaline of feeling empty and infinite at the same time. With the reputation of a goofy idiot who doesn't care about anything at all, getting held back at school doesn't seem like a problem. But it is. Because Pit cares about everything, and he always cares too much. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]
CASTERS by x_caster
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Four empires united by a powerful authority known as the "Magic Council", has reigned over the four corners of the earth for nearly a century. East, West, North, and South. These four empires are formally known as... "The Compass of Casters." The Compass controls the rotation of the earth and keeps peace and balance throughout the world. However, there's one empire that is feared greatly by both humans and casters, an empire that reigns over the eastern lands titled, "The Sacrificial Casters" or "Saki's". When a bloodline of this empire obtains the title of full-fledged Caster; normally called True-Caster, they've exceeded the boundaries of magic and can use it without the use of "Monarian" language. There is a catch however. In order to obtain the title of True-Caster, a person of equal blood must be slain. Thus, aiming to obtain that title in the Saki Empire has been forbidden by the magic council. Those who had tried to obtain it after the law was set in place, were mercilessly executed. Our story begins with the birth of a baby, one that carries the blood of a Saki and became full-fledged at it's birth. Created by: Dimonlee Moore (@x_caster) Cover by: K. Weikel (@renesmeewolfe)
The Star and the Ocean (Book 1 in the Starborn Series) by star-powered
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When May Alana's wish on a star brings a stranger to her remote island home, the pair must survive a deadly magical conflict in order to be together. ***** When May Alana, a scorned and anxiety-ridden young woman, finds a stranger on the beach of her remote island home, she wonders if this is the adventurous, accepting, and loving answer to her otherwise cloistered life. But as the pair grow closer, the stranger entrusts May with her brilliant secret: that she is half-Star in possession of otherworldly powers, and that a violent group of Star worshippers are out to destroy her. So if they want any chance of being together, they'll have to survive a deadly conflict between humans and mythological creatures first. THE STAR AND THE OCEAN is Book 1 in the Starborn Series Book 2: THE WIND AND THE HORIZON Book 3: THE FIRE AND THE SKY Cover illustration by Brittany Willows (@BrittanyMWillows) [[Watty Winner]] [[Wattpad LGBT Book of the Month]] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]
Dance of the Dragons | Prequel to TSOT series by eggqueenwera
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"You better start stretching. Soon it will be you bowing to me." Fang Xun is known to all as the great dragon king and Emperor of Wuzhen. However, to the elemental mages, he is nothing more than an obstacle standing in their path. After the brutal assault in the earth dragon territory, Xun is determined to return things to normal, starting with the Mid-Autumn Festival. In a kingdom that is slowly crumbling around him, he meets his fated mate. Li Cai Min is a water dragon halfling who travels with a dancing troupe to earn money for the water dragon territory as they cope with the constant demon attacks. She questions her own self-worth when she discovers her mate is the most powerful man in Wuzhen. However, traditional values and high expectations of the Council prevent them from being together. Assigned a test to prove her courage and strength, she must prove to everyone she is worthy of being Wuzhen's Empress and the Emperor's mate. • • • Word Count = ~40,000 Cover by @_Foxicious ♡ Prequel to 2019 Wattys Winner in Fantasy, "A Celestial Requiem" ♡ you can read this as a standalone story ♡ ONC 2021 entry (prompt 69) ♡ #1 in Asian Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, & Chinese Mythology ♡ Please note that this is a sample. eBook and Paperback versions are available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo. Discounts are usually available around LNY and AAPI Heritage Month. ♡ #1 in Asian Fantasy, Mythic Fantasy, Historical Fantasy & Chinese Mythology ♡ Featured on @WattpadHistoricalRomance, @MythandLegend, @TheWarriorGoddess, @WattpadAsianFantasy, @Watt-Dragons, @AmbassadorsCN ♡ Wattpad Featured Novella (August 10 - September 15 & November 23 - December 30)
Arlington (Book One) by CCDaleo
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Aviva Arlington has never seen the world the way everyone else does, but she's always been very content hiding behind half-inch thick frames. She was raised to ignore her abilities and channel her energy elsewhere, but one day she has to make a life-altering choice, she can continue to ignore her abilities, or she can use her talents to help everyone around her before things continue their violent spiral out of control. Follow Aviva Arlington on her adventure navigating school, her two new CEO best friends, and being a metahuman. *Book One of the Mavericks Series ** Faith (Book Two) Is the sequel and is posted to completion *** Aegis (Book Three) Is posted to completion *** Influx (Book Four) Is posted to completion *** Winters (Book Five) Is posted to completion Highest Rankings: SummerZodiacAwards 2020 Sci-Fi: FIRST PLACE MoonStone Awards 2020 Sci-Fi: THIRD PLACE # 1 in science out of 32.2K stories # 1in Lesbian out of 89.6K stories #12 in superhero out of 36.4k # 10 in science fiction out of 93.3K stories #12 in GirlXGirl out of 76.9k stories
A Thousand Burning Masks by seventhstar
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CHINESE ARYA STARK meets THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. *A Wattpad Featured story* When everyone wears a mask, who do you trust? In the unforgiving empire of Erden where the Imperials reign supreme, Sarna is a slave. After escaping the brothel where a man burned half her face, she is determined to lead a new life by joining Zichuan Theater as a performer. When an assassination attempt on the crown prince casts suspicion on Zichuan Theater, the fragile foundations of that new life begin to crumble. Incarcerated with a death sentence in line, she is offered a dangerous deal: the crown prince's head in exchange for Zichuan Theater's freedom. To save her theater, Sarna journeys to learn the dark art of Facechanging from a forgotten god, hides herself behind borrowed beauty, and uses her new identity to infiltrate the Jade Palace. But no godly transaction comes without a price. Not only does she find herself trapped not only in a web of court intrigue, but in a battle for control of her body and her life. As time ticks down for her theater, she must decide between her heart and her freedom, or risk losing everything she has ever loved and worked for - including her identity. Highest ranking: #54 in Fantasy (14/2/18) Cover trailer by @Abyss-of-Crazy