⟣ www.❨ ONGOING ❩.com ⤻ 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 to 𝐎𝐅𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐒 ⭞ a short story collaboration by @mxtsuro (plot + revamp) & @shxlomoh (draft). . . . In the labyrinthine streets of Yerushalayim, Galateya, a German scholar of theology, delved into the city's sacred sites. One fateful evening, she boarded a train and awakened to a world transformed---darkness reigned outside, and a hooded figure with antlers sat beside her. As the train hurtled through the night, Galateya confronted ancient mysteries and dark forces, embarking on a journey that blurred the lines between reality and myth . . . ⌗ . 𝙵𝚄𝙻𝙻 𝙱𝙻𝚄𝚁𝙱 𝙸𝙽𝚂𝙸𝙳𝙴 , ⏜ ! ⛥ ❚❚❚❚❚ 𝗀𝗋𝖿𝗑 𝖻𝗒 ⟲ @bibimbbox 2024 ❞

THE AMBY AWARDS 2022 WINNER (Best Series) Book One (Book Three of the trilogy is on the WATTYS 2022 SHORTLIST) Wattpad featured story. The Adept Pen 21 finalist. Samara, a young woman from London, visits Bran Castle in Romania during a Halloween night. Somehow, she's always felt drawn to the story of Vlad the Impaler, the historical character who allegedly inspired the writer, Bram Stoker, to write his Count Dracula. Annoyed by her noisy friends, she strolls behind her group when they enter the castle and thus gets approached by their tall dark and handsome guide. Samara can't fight the attraction she feels for him, even after he claims to be Vlad Dracul himself, obviously making fun of her...or? At the end of the tour, unable to resist her curiosity, she follows the guide through a dark corridor and time travels to another time, a late medieval world populated by very unusual vampires, where she had once belonged. The mysterious guide turns out to be her husband, none less than Vlad III, the Prince of Wallachia, the Impaler... Dracula. Samara's memories start to trickle back slowly, both good and bad. The man she loves so much that she feels overcome by her feelings for him is not exactly as he was when she left him before, when she... died. A lot of things have changed in her absence, in six hundred years. But she is changed too, having grown up in the 21st century this time around, she is not quite the same girl as when she lived in Vlad's castle, in the late medievals. Will the great love they feel for each other despite their long separation be strong enough to overcome all their differences? Will Samara and Vlad accept each other as they are now and fight for their love? Will they defend it in the dangerous world they live in, full of people, or better vampires, who would rather see them apart? In this place where nothing and no one is what they really seem to be at first sight? Cover: @WakeWriteWrath

*Book One of the Amor Fati Series* Prince Calanthe Ámarent, once the child of a beloved queen regnant and now a disgraced prince, goes on a journey to re-discover his identity after experiencing tragedy, loss, and abuse at the hands of his Aunt, Queen Hyacinth of Eglantine. The small kingdom of Eglantine has fallen under the control of the Tarynians: the dreaded conquerors of Gharash. Each kingdom must produce a token of loyalty to give to the Tarynians as a sign of good faith and loyalty. Calanthe is chosen by Queen Hyacinth to be the sacrifice that saves Eglantine from the worst of the Tarynian King's rage. Hyacinth forces Calanthe to play along to distract the Tarynians from the brewing trouble in the East, but it doesn't unfold as she expected. Calanthe, once free from the torture that he experienced, begins to deconstruct the lies he had been told since birth. Along Calanthe's way, he befriends the Tarynian King Hrafn and together they formulate a plan to save the Gharashian people from the tyrant King Aelfgar of Eadburga. [ Content Warning: explicit sexual scenes, intense violence, mentions of abuse and trauma, and vulgar language, must be 18+ to read ] [ This story covers topics that may be triggering to certain audiences ] Highest Rankings: #1 in fantasy-romance (8/15/2020) #1 in mxmxm (10/16/2020) #1 in kingsandqueens (12/20/2020) #1 in polyamory (08/20/2021) #69 in gay (01/27/2023) #43 in transgender (04/2/2024) Awards: Winner of the WattOriginals 2020

✞ John 1:5 ✞ ✞ The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. ✞ A former sleazy nightclub singer with a gloomy past and afterwards a devotional sister of the church, Sister Jude Martin, running with an iron fist the most nefarious mental hospital in Boston, is sardonically trapped in another woeful destiny. Being committed against her will as a patient, due to her love interest's unthinkably unforgivable mistake she couldn't put a finger on it. Her best of friend, Monsignor Timothy Howard, is not only the nonchalant director of the nefarious mental institution, but also a revered member of the church. Notwithstanding his mistake, yet, his most potent relationship, a rich medley of platonic and somewhat romantic, was utmost formed with his right hand. The abruptness of unspeakable betrayal and sheer heartbreak ram a couple of years of inexorably stable friendship. On one hand, her hopes of seeing the light of the day are a far cry from imaginable whilst had ridden the dynamic roller coaster of three chaotic trimesters and its aftermaths. On the other hand, Jude's old friend's attempts to award her with welcomingly promising future and hopes, isn't the ex-nightclub singer's luxury to fuel her utter faith at all. Once the ultimate madness ceases from existence, is the beginning of the light going to shimmer brighter than the full moon and construct a better world for the headstrong warriors of their fate in bestowing each other atonement? Or on the contrary, a torrent of heavy ordeals anticipates them, hungry for demolishing with their fears and demons, besides holding grudges? #lavenderawards #thewinnerawards2020 #butterfly2020 #GoldenAwards #IceCreamAwards #thelightawards2k20 #TSA2020 #blackrhumbusawards #TheBookerAwards #thevermillionawards2020 #rosecloudawards2020 #thecoronation #TheDivineAwards2020 #projectdivine #therainbowawards #neondreamsawards2020 #spilltheink2020awards #vvcommunity2020awards

One year ago, the children of Hamelin disappeared in the middle of the night. With no clues about their whereabouts save a trail of footprints leading to the riverbank, their families believed them to be lost to the raging current. On the day of their memorial, the children return as suddenly as they left, but they are no longer the sweet kids the town lost. As the youngest person who was left behind, fourteen-year-old William is equal parts overjoyed and terrified to have his little sister back. With his father's temper as hot as his forge, William must protect Emma from the cruel treatment he has faced, but it soon becomes apparent that even greater horrors plague the children. Haunted by an alluring song that echoes in his nightmares, William must unravel the secrets of the Pied Piper's music before the rest of Hamelin falls victim to the same fate as the children. Trigger warning: This story contains physical and emotional abuse, animal abuse and death, child endangerment, suicidal thoughts, and mentions of a failed suicide attempt. Cover by @AriaOfStorms

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

Paranoia... has become my constant companion. Ahh... Danny, what've you gotten yourself into? Thought I was doing something... thought I was gonna get better. Turns out it was all for nothing. I knew I'd be here again. Rock bottom's the only place for real pieces of shit like us... Like me. All that self-improvement didn't mean shit... Or I guess it did, or I wouldn't be here right now... Trying to fill those shoes, re-paint that grim portrait that haunted me... and I did, made everyone proud, even you mom... But it won't mean anything if I die out here. I thought those jumbled remnants of thoughts were the pull of my former self in a disassosiative amnesia from the drugs... Guess it was the pull of a much more treacherous force. I wish I could've lived my fantasy out and been happy.... At least you were, while it lasted. "Times almost up, they'll be here soon." TRIGGER WARNINGS: Crude humor, Illicit drug use, Drug overdose, loss of a child, suicide, bullying, traumatic events, Mature themes, graphic violence, death.