Rewind the classics 2023 Love is celebrated through every century, but great celebration comes with a cost always. If only we can see behind the walls of ages, where girth took toil in journey. Mystified, undying love story with a slice of mystery: perhaps there's little bit left in history to mention.

When Belle said she wanted an adventure, being locked in a magical castle with a bunch of talking antiques wasn't what she had in mind. *** A beastly creature has imprisoned Belle's father, leaving her with an impossible choice: accept her father's fate, or offer to take his place. Resigned to a lonely life in the Beast's castle, Belle is surprised to discover that her captor is actually a cursed prince. As she grows closer to the reclusive royal, her feelings transform from resignation to compassion--and perhaps even love. But the Beast is convinced a beautiful girl like Belle could never love a creature like himself. With the curse overshadowing the castle and a snowstorm building in the distance, Belle must find a way to break the spell... or lose her prince forever. ☆ 8 x FEATURED @Fantasy @Romance @ShortStory @WattpadDisney @ChickLit @CoffeeCommunity @StoriesUndiscovered @MediaDirectory

What if having superpowers was not a gift but a curse? Would you still choose to use it? Aleksandra Leszczyńska works as an agent for a secret government organisation training people with superpowers - the Gifted - to work as a police support force. Working as a public servant to keep peace and order was always her dream, but she struggles as her gift is not as valuable for the field. Still, she refuses to be turned into back-office support. The situation changes when she rescues a cute Gifted from kidnapping and stumbles upon a deviant who dies in excruciating pain, consumed by his own power. After confirming that it's a fate awaiting most of the Gifted, every agent must question if they still want to remain in the organisation and keep using their powers. However, as deviants scheme to kidnap more innocent people and use them for their repulsive experiments, only the Gifted can stop them.

Alex is an ordinary, highly-introverted office worker. He clocks in and out and goes home to the little apartment he shares with his younger sister. He hasn't dated in years--until his co-workers set him up on a blind date. The only issue is he and his date are not on the same page. At all. While Alex thinks it's a normal date, Damián is under the impression Alex is a client who paid to be there. No-so-quickly, they realize something is up. It's all a prank. Damián is a sex worker who Alex's co-workers hired as a sick joke. After reassuring that they're both okay, Alex decides he wants revenge for both him and Damián. The plan is to use the stigma of sex work in their favor and start a 6-week, scandalous fake dating scheme with a big finale at the office Halloween party. Alex's co-workers will be too horrified to try to prank him again. At least, that's the plan.

| 𝟳𝘅 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 ·|| HUNGER GAMES x CINDER || ONC 2023 Honorable Mention Amidst the escalating unrest between the windborne utopian city of Lighthaven and its seedy, oppressed underbelly Fumedge, the Grand Duke of Lighthaven, Lucius Sextus, comes up with an ingenious solution. To provide much-wanted respite from the brewing conflict, and achieve the apparent-if-temporary unity, he organizes Gaslight Trials - a highly entertaining panem-et-circenses combat event in the Pits. The combatants may use all steam and thaumaturgy powered augmentations at their disposal, and there is only one rule: defeat, or be defeated. The reward for the last one standing? A chance to start their life anew. A brass key to the city of Lighthaven with a luxurious mansion to call their own within, as well as an aeroship to command. When eighteen-year-old Veda Igglesden steps forward to take her timeworn adoptive father's place in the fight, she might as well be signing her death-sentence. With her eyes fully set on the prize, act-first-think-later Veda must harness the power of technology to try and win for her Papa Otto. Decades of breathing in the toxic air of Fumedge did a number on the old inventor's lungs, and being able to live in the air-filtered Lighthaven would sure come in handy right about now. A high-flying adventure full of gadgetry and intrigue; a pleasing blend of steampunk and postapocalyptic. See Veda unravel the mysterious ploy behind the game's organization, and uncover the truth about her secret origins. Can she cope both with the trials of physical and intellectual prowess, as well as with the trials of life itself: those of love, loss and regret? © 2023 EvelynHail Exclusively on Wattpad Based on prompt 49! Which is (I shan't leave ye hanging :P): "Master the rules of the game until you can play it better than they can." Michael Scott, "The Sorceress" Get ready for steampunkish tinkering,