Ashtray x oc-ғᴇᴍ (s2) "𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝐼 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠." -ᴅɪᴀɴᴀ Diana is Kats younger sister and what happens when Ashtray takes all Diana's innocence away. "𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒." -ᴀsʜᴛʀᴀʏ remember to read the squeal! so like Ash might not be ashes 😉 ☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎ This book focuses on the plot as much as Ashtray :) TW mentions of mature subjects

The Silent Crown Some queens rule from thrones. Others from the shadows. Seraphina Bellavore lives an ordinary life on the surface-a quiet college student, headphones always in, grades always perfect. To her classmates, she's just the girl who minds her business and disappears when the day ends. But beneath the silence lies a crown no one sees. Seraphina is the heir to a secret empire. Cold, calculated, and born from blood, she leads the Italian mafia with an iron grip wrapped in velvet gloves. No one suspects the quiet girl with a soft gaze to be the ghost behind the power plays, the faceless ruler of the underworld. Only her family knows the truth. And secrets, no matter how well buried, always claw their way to the surface. When rivals rise, enemies close in, and trust begins to crack, Seraphina must protect her identity-and her throne-at any cost. Because in a world of whispers and blood, the most dangerous weapon... is the one no one sees coming.

Ilia Andromeda was never meant to rule, only to serve. In her first life, she was the power behind the throne: the woman who used her family's agricultural might and political influence to elevate the Second Prince to the position of Crown Prince. Branded the other woman, whispered about as useful and disposable, Ilia learned too late that loyalty has no value once power is secured. When the crown was won, she was silenced. Betrayed, mutilated, and left to die by the man she helped ascend, Ilia's name was dragged through the streets as a villainess, an ambitious woman punished for daring to reach too high. But fate grants her a second life. Awakening years before her execution, Ilia abandons love, devotion, and illusion. This time, she will not raise a man to power. She will claim it herself. With cold precision, she begins to dismantle the court that once condemned her, manipulating noble houses, weaponizing public perception, and reshaping the empire from the shadows. There will be no romance to distract her. No mercy to weaken her resolve, no throne she will not take. Because if power is all that matters, Ilia Andromeda will ensure it belongs to her alone.

A stolen crown. A silenced heir. A flame that won't be contained. Empress Selene claimed power with lies, ruling an empire of fear behind beauty and fire. But in the shadows, Marielle Rosa knows the truth a birthright erased and a throne forged in deceit. When Emperor Kairos returns to a broken kingdom, betrayed by the woman he trusted, he must choose: rebuild with the rightful heir or let the fire consume what remains. In a realm where legacy is buried and truth burns, justice rises from the ash. 🏆Recognized through its most impressive rankings🏆 🏅#11 epicfantasy out of 6.64K stories 🏅#32 darksecrets out of 3.46K stories 🏅#34 powerstruggle out of 2.99K stories 🏅#34 tragicromance out of 2.93K stories 🏅#21 twistedlove out of 1.86K stories 🏅#11 politicalintrigue out of 922 stories 🏅#2 fantasydrama out of 189 stories 🏅#1 firemagic out of 181 stories 🏅#4 courtpolitics out of 157 stories 🏅#1 rightfulheir out of 12 stories ⚠️Content Warning⚠️ This story contains mature themes including political manipulation, emotional trauma, imperial justice, betrayal, and death. All content is presented within a fantasy context for narrative purposes. Reader discretion is advised. ✅Completed and Published on June 30, 2025✅

Twenty years ago, the world was flipped on its head by the emergence of Lycans. They existed only in legends and myths... until they didn't. Easily overtaken by the beings who possessed far superior strength and sharpened primordial instincts, the human race fell inferior, poverty-stricken, and was forced to watch as civilization gave way to a higher order. Those who weren't killed in the Emergence gathered in remote towns. This is where Aurora Dyer was raised, with only the faintest memories of life before the Lycans. However, even these isolated settlements could not outrun the Decree issued that fateful winter's eve: His Highness seeks a Bride. The search begins for a suitable mate, whatever the cost. Along with hundreds of other women, Aurora finds herself herded into a world clouded with unimaginable wealth, mystery and depth. As the selection for Her Highness begins, Aurora must not only confront the monster responsible for overtaking her life, but also prevent him from destroying what remains of it. // ONGOING | To be completed by Summer 2026 Written by MaybeManhattan

⸻ She was born a weapon. Alina Reyes is a mafia princess raised in blood and silence-beautiful, volatile, and deadly when crossed. After witnessing her mother's murder at eight years old, she learned one rule early: never let anyone mistake your softness for weakness. When a forced marriage binds her to Ronan Kavanagh, one of the most feared mafia Dons in Europe, Alina expects a cage. She gets a battlefield. Ronan is cold, ruthless, and untouchable-a man who rules through fear and never explains himself. Their marriage is meant to be an alliance, nothing more. No trust. No affection. No illusions. But Alina is not the kind of woman who survives quietly. As enemies circle and old ghosts rise from the ashes of betrayal, Alina refuses to stay protected, hidden, or obedient. She doesn't want Ronan's permission-she wants her place beside him. And as secrets unravel and the past claws its way back into the present, their union becomes something far more dangerous than either anticipated. Because together, they don't just rule. They destabilize. ⸻

In the heart of Toronto, Alessia Morgan Blake lives quietly between duty and dreams. Her days smell of old paper and coffee in her little bookshop. Her nights belong to her dying father.....the only family she has left. Her world is fragile, yet full of love. A devoted boyfriend. A future that finally seems kind. But under the wrong sky, fate listens. One wish upon a falling star tears her from her world and hurls her into another....a realm where kingdoms rise on blood and oaths rot in silence. Here, the moon is colder, the air heavier, and the throne belongs to one man: King Alaric Draxen Vortigern The ruthless ruler of Valemorra.....the Land of the Fallen Oath. A monarch forged in chaos and cruelty. Feared by his enemies, worshipped by his people, hated by the gods themselves. When Alessia appears in his throne room, lost, trembling, wearing clothes no one in his world has ever seen, she becomes his fascination. His curse. His obsession. The king who never wanted a queen finds himself consumed by a girl from another world..... a girl whose defiance lights the fire he thought long dead. But his desire is not gentle. It's possession. And his love is not salvation. It's captivity. She was light. He was ruin. And fate decided they would meet. To Alaric, love is not a word....it's a weapon. And Alessia is the battlefield. To him, she is not a guest. Not a stranger. Not even a prisoner. She is his..... to break, to worship, to keep. And if time dares to take her back, he will destroy it itself. Trapped between two eras, Alessia must choose: the world she left behind or the one that refuses to let her go. Because once the King claims something... he never returns it. ____________________ Read Prologue for details description

​"I was their little bird in a gilded cage. But birds eventually grow wings... and I want to fly straight into the fire." ​Eleven years ago, Paisley was a terrified child cornered by a pack of wolves in the freezing Blackwood Forest. She should have died that night. Instead, she was claimed. ​Saved by two teenage vampires-the stoic, regal Kaelen and the lethal, rebellious Cyprian-Paisley was whisked away to a world of shadows and silk. They became her protectors, her teachers, and her entire world. They raised her behind locked gates, shielding her from the monsters outside, while fighting the growing monsters within themselves. ​Now, Paisley is eighteen. The transition from "ward" to "woman" has set the manor's air on fire. ​The boundaries are blurring. The protective touches are turning into possessive grips. Kaelen and Cyprian have spent a decade waiting for her to come of age, and they have no intention of letting her choose between them. ​In a world where blood is life and desire is eternal, Paisley must decide if she's ready to stop being their secret-and start being their queen.

Banished by her clan. Betrayed by her family. All for a crime she didn't truly commit. After avenging her best friend's murder, Takayi Sully is exiled from the only home she's ever known, even her parents, Jake and Neytiri, turn their backs on her. Captured by the RDA, she meets Miles Quaritch and trains under him, hoping to change his heart with the ways of her people. But she doesn't realize one thing: He's hunting her father... and she's just a piece of his plan. This story is rated (M) and is 18+ for various reasons. All rights, go to James Cameron. I only own the character for Takayi.

𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘖𝘸𝘯 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥. She doesn't speak much. Not when they call her names. Not when they shove her in the corridors. Not even when the walls of her childhood home echo with control and silence. Her mind is a maze of noise-fractured thoughts, brilliant observations, aching loneliness. She's always drifting, always zoning out. A Slytherin by blood, not by heart. But then he looks at her. Tom Riddle, polished perfection with a predator's smile. He sees the quiet chaos beneath her stillness. And he doesn't look away. Set in a dark, poetic Hogwarts steeped in secrets and shadows, this is a heavy slow burn tale of two broken minds that mirror each other-one lost in silence, the other obsessed with control. She is the one thing he cannot possess. And the only thing he might never understand. 𝘈 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴, 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘮.