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Brushstrokes of the Beastland by ScarletCrimson
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Struggling to sell a single painting and drowning in student debt, Marisol Reyes, a fiercely independent but lonely artist in modern-day Chicago, is just about ready to give up on her dreams. When a mysterious storm crashes through her studio, she's pulled-brushes and all-into a world of primal beauty, where men can transform at will to different animals, cities are carved from stone and bone, and technology is nothing more than a fantasy. In this untamed realm centered around women and powered by instinct, Marisol finds herself at the center of the beastmen tribes. With no phone, no way home, and no clue how to survive in a matriarchal society where women must take multiple male consorts to stay protected, Marisol must quickly adapt-or risk becoming prey. Thrust into the spotlight, she must navigate between aggressive females, obsessive men, and unexpected desire. Armed with nothing but her creativity, courage, and the heart she wears on her sleeve, Marisol begins to uncover her place in this wild world. Maybe she doesn't need to return home after all... maybe she was meant to paint a new life here.
THE DARK PROTECTOR by BEGSTOR
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there is no hope left for a normal life in this city, all the streets are rotting with blood, people are screaming from another bullet of a bad man.The police are not able to change the situation.Now we just have to choose:run away from the problem or solve it?A policeman named Henry decided to end this madness by a legal method and put everyone in their place, including the "Dark Defender", who goes against Henry's morals and kills criminals to save this city.There are only two questions left.:Whose truth is better?And who will get out of this madness alive?
So bad. So Laura. (A Twin Peaks fanfic) by GirlFromAnotherPlace
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Laura Palmer is the beloved Homecoming Queen and local sweetheart of the small logging town of Twin Peaks. But that's not all she is, there's a lot more to her than meets the eye. Just like the owls, Laura is not what she seems.
Finding Humanity by NinaMarks
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After escaping a stalled elevator into a zombie apocalypse, Emily must learn how to trust people again or risk losing everything in this terrifying world. ***** For Emily, every day of the last two years have been a blur. She keeps her head down, takes her college courses online, and only goes out to work at her mandatory internship. But all that changes on the day the office elevator breaks down, leaving her trapped when the screams begin. And when the doors finally open, revealing a dystopian world ruined by bloody teeth and disease, Emily is launched into a terrifying run for her life, caught between the strangers she's not sure she can trust and the man-eating monsters that hunger for her flesh. Now she must learn not only how to survive in this new and dangerous world, but also how to overcome her own inner demons before they cost her something more precious than her life. [[Wattys' Shortlist]] [[Promoted by AMC]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: The story contains some gore, violence, strong language, and dark themes. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]