"Wow Your Sneakers are awesome! Did you decorate them yourself?" "Yeah! I've written every nice thing that anyone's ever said to me, to keep them with me all the time." "But, there's only one message." "I only had one friend." (Y/N) (L/N) is a cheerful and compassionate aspiring writer from New York who specializes in composing romance and fiction. She dreams to one day become a full-time author and to see her novels on the shelves of every bookstore in the world. But, she was missing something that made her writings somewhat uninteresting and lifeless; they were devoid of heartfelt emotions and feelings. After begging her parents for days and nights in a row, (Y/N) was eventually permitted to move to Paris, France. She needed a change of scenery, and Paris was the ideal setting for inspiration as romance permeates every square inch of the city. She was blissfully ignorant of the fact that there was something more in Paris than just inspiration waiting for her. A certain musician will ultimately turn out to be both the key to her success and the key to her heart. A Luka Couffaine × Reader Fanfic (04/09/23)

| 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 not gatekeeping my ways to edit & resources; so that amateurs like me can finally thrive here ─────────────────────── A Graphic Tutorials and Resources Book NikkieKookie Ⓒ 2026

Oakwell Abbey is a school for the rich and proper. Quinn Harvey is neither. And yet, through some miracle, Quinn manages to get a scholarship for England's most prestigious boarding school. But Oakwell doesn't go easy on him. Now, he's on his own; his support systems are gone, he's forced to adapt to the schools rules and expectations, students and staff alike make sure he feels like the outsider he is. Out of all the new faces Quinn encounters, there is one that sticks out in particular. And if there's one thing he doesn't need at all right now, it's a boy that makes him feel too many conflicting emotions. ***** mlm/bxb, rivals to lovers, slowburn, boarding school setting, coming of age - a story about expectations, toxic relationships, mental health, and the struggle of being yourself ***** Started Writing: September 2024 Started Posting: January 2025 Updated every now and then for sure? ***** cover: drawn by me

Goat sucker. Overgrown lizard. Monster. Miguel is all too familiar with the many names humans have for chupacabras. As a member of a struggling pack, he knows how unfair the world can be to his kind. With their scaly bodies, sharp claws, and flesh-melting venom, it's no wonder humans fear them. After Miguel protects a human from his pack leader at the only restaurant that caters to chupacabras, his life takes a turn for the strange when he is offered a job as a chef. Adapting to the culinary chaos soon becomes the least of Miguel's worries as he finds himself falling for Alejandro, an outspoken chef who treats him with more compassion than even his own kind. But what human would ever love a chupacabra? With the restaurant struggling to stay afloat, inter-species tensions flaring, and Alejandro's ex serving as a constant reminder of what he can never be, will Miguel be able to take the heat, or will he be forced out of the kitchen? Cover by @ShyGuySamurai

× ONC Round 2 Ambassador Pick × Dorothea thought she had her life under control. Sure, she's not super rich and successful, and she doesn't have a gorgeous, loving partner by her side, but she's a barista in a local coffee shop who swore off of relationships, so she doesn't expect anything better. That is, until one short encounter at work flips her world upside down. Sofia Amaro has been Thea's number one weak spot since their high school days, but whatever they had ended five years ago. She left the town, and Thea moved on-or so she thought. When Sofia suddenly returns because of a work project, and a friendly round of drinks turns into a lot more than either of them had in mind, Thea is conflicted. She's a different person now. But Sofia is too, and she's not the same girl who strung her on for over a year. So when she tells Thea she wants to be more than friends now, Thea has to decide whether she's willing to take the risk once again. Perhaps some mistakes need to be made twice. ~ ❤️‍🩹 ~ Entry written for Open Novella Contest 2025 Prompts: 120, 121, 18 Genre(s): NA Literary/General Fiction PUBLISHED: 2/20/2025 COMPLETED: TBA

Azrael's Night is the sacred night of the darkest of thieves and unholiest of criminals. No matter what kind of low-life you were, you always came out and celebrated. On this night, we meet Achlys Erna - assassin and an angel of death. Death is a cage to most people, but to Achlys, it's freedom. It's a way to escape, to get what she's always wanted. The only thing stopping her? Her boss, Kratos, King of Assassins, and the person who raised and made her who she is. For years, Achlys has yearned for Kratos's death, to escape from his clutches. What she doesn't know is that Azrael's Night is going to change her whole life. The first surprise of this sacred night being the death of Kratos, and Achlys being framed for his murder. ------- The GORGEOUS cover was made by @Nightenghale <33

🏆 SHORTLIST - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2025 Two teenagers embark on a cross-country music tour to outrun the threat of war and curtailed creative freedom. ⋯⋯⋯ As Ash finishes identifying his parents' remains from a full-blast attack, he should have stopped writing silly songs. With rebels controlling the country bit by bit comes the diminishing right to express themselves, so when a boy with a lopsided grin and penchant to chase trouble convinces Ash to perform his music, he only has one answer―no. But Jet has a way of getting what he wants, and there is no way Ash can let a golden boy run off on his own. With only a beat-up neon-pink car, a patched guitar, an obnoxious red pen, and a battered polaroid, Jet and Ash embark on a cross-country tour to make a name for themselves, outrunning authorities, and maybe even Fate itself. What can go wrong...right? From the award-winning author of 𝘋𝘪𝘦 𝘢 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩, 𝘈𝘳𝘭𝘰 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯, comes a story of young love, the fight for freedom, and the eternal struggle for meaning set in a world of oppression and violence. There are many ways to the end, and it is up to us to choose which path to take. ˜"°•.˜"°•˜"°•.˜"°•˜"°•.˜"°• © 2025 (First Edition) [25,000 - 30,000 words] [All graphics are made by @sardonictabby] ˜"°•.˜"°•˜"°•.˜"°•˜"°•.˜"°• 🏆 LONGLIST - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2025 🏆 ROUND 2 AMBASSADOR PICK - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2025 🏆 ROUND 2 QUALIFIER - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2025 🏆 ROUND 1 QUALIFIER - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2025