Caleb didn't come out of the zombie uprising unscathed. He's been scarred--both mentally and physically. The rest of humanity is trying to rebuild, to make the world normal again. Caleb is trying to return to a normal life also, but after all he's seen, after the loss of his family and friends, the transition is difficult. *Trigger warning: Attempted suicide

- LOVE - LIES - LOYALTY - In a world where nature is reclaiming the streets and an unstoppable fungus has turned people feral, the silence can be deafening. Follow the journey of Grace, a 20 year old soldier from 'The Compound' with a mysterious past and hectic future. Find out what happens when you trust the wrong people in a world of freaks, fear and new found friends. Can she figure out the truth about her shady past? Will she trust those who want to help her along the way? Will she run or will she face the inevitable truth? Will she survive The Silence? ------ Complete <3 *Action/thriller with a GxG romance twist. Expect Drama, horror and fluff in a delightful little bundle! **Strong language and fight scenes, mentions of violence, descriptions of injury and the occasional death! *** Includes character mood boards and Unique chapter art for each chapter! *** Optional Mature 'extra' chapter

Caleb didn't come out of the zombie uprising unscathed. He's been scarred--both mentally and physically. The rest of humanity is trying to rebuild, to make the world normal again. Caleb is trying to return to a normal life also, but after all he's seen, after the loss of his family and friends, the transition is difficult. *Trigger warning: Attempted suicide

[ONC 2023 SECOND PLACE WINNER | AMBASSADORS PICK 2023] An unwilling but gifted geneticist must find a way to safeguard humanity against the deadly pathogen she's forced to design or die trying. *** The planet's population is pushing past 11 billion and counting. With resources spread thin, widespread famine, and health systems crippled everywhere, the governments of the world are running out of ideas. Then a scientist proposes a controversial solution and the classified Project Rescue is born. But when the lead scientist on the project and his entire team mysteriously die, his young microbiology prodigy is brought into the secret government agency to take over where he left off. Ezra Mayur always hoped that her brilliance in pathogen studies would land her a secure job one day. This seems like a dream come true. Full food rations and safety for her struggling family, and a job in the field she is the most interested in. But the project is not quite what Ezra expected and her moral compass is tested when she has to choose between protecting her family or the world. *** PROMPTS that will make an appearance: 12. An evil sorcerer offers you an immense amount of power--but it comes with a price. (Modified: an evil corp offers you an opportunity of a lifetime, but it comes with a price.) 5. Flip the coin and make a life choice with it. Two choices, one coin, and no turning back. Do you dare? FEATURED ON: @ScienceFiction 'Pandemic' list (Oct 2025) @ScienceFiction 'Viruses & Zombies' list (Sept 2024) @dystopianapocalypse 'Pandemic&Outbreak' list. (May '23) @fright 'AAPI: Celebration' list. (April '23) [NOTE: Trigger warning may apply. Violence and gore. This work is solely the property of Eva Acharya writing as E. A. Martin, and thus, no translation, copying, or distribution in part or whole of this story is permitted.]

When a government-funded project to create supersoldiers goes incredibly wrong, a zombie outbreak unlike any the world has ever seen in books and video games sweeps the United States. ••••• Daytona Pierce lost everything when the LycanZ pathogen spread to her hometown. Despite it being years since the first outbreak, she hasn't given up hope in a cure for humanity. On the contrary, she uses her position as sergeant in the Boston Quarantine Zone to keep up to date on the progress of an antidote. A mission gone horribly wrong sends Daytona on a trek cross-country in hopes of delivering the one person who could save the world: Soren Levisay. Only, more than just her life is on the line and despite her promise, she finds herself lost in the revenant's kiss and unwilling to let go. ••••• This will be written in first person point of view. Based off Prompt 33: And then I pressed my cheek against the asphalt and prayed the dead bodies would cover my scent. Additional, Prompt 5: A soldier always has two options when at a crossroads: to follow orders or to abort the mission. Started: 2/4/22 Ended: 4/29/22 Word Count: 34,238 CONTENT WARNING: contains mature language, blood and gore, and explicit scenes of various types including those of sexual nature © D. C. Bolton 2022

What happens when humanity's hope rests on the shoulder of a teenager? Caleb didn't come out of the zombie uprising unscathed. He's been scarred-both mentally and physically. The rest of humanity is trying to rebuild, to make the world normal again. Caleb is trying to return to a normal life also, but after all he's seen, after the loss of his family and friends, the transition is difficult. The darkness that led him down a path of self-doubt and self-harm has never left his mind. Things only become worse when he discovers he's immune to whatever makes a zombie a zombie. Fighting zombies was predictable. He knew what to expect. Fighting humans is volatile. They are malicious and treacherous. They won't stop to get what they want, and Caleb has to figure out exactly what that is. *Trigger warning: Attempted suicide

In a world gripped by a second Great Depression, where poverty and conflict have torn society apart, Ariella struggles to survive in the midst of a devastating pandemic that has unleashed the undead-crawlers-upon the earth. Haunted by betrayal and heartbreak, Ariella flees her shattered past and stumbles upon a group of survivors hiding in the wreckage of civilization. But trust is a scarce commodity, and the group's wary leader, Jonah finds that Ariella's presence stirs something in him-an unease, a flicker of vulnerability he'd rather keep buried. Desperate to prove her worth and carve out a place in their fragile community, Ariella must navigate a labyrinth of suspicion and old wounds. As she battles the monsters beyond the cave walls-and the ones within her own heart-she finds herself at a crossroads: will she surrender to the darkness of her past, or fight to forge a new identity in the ruins of the world? In this tale of survival, love, and overcoming fears, Ariella's journey will test the boundaries of loyalty, trust, and the true meaning of family in a world where hope is as scarce as a beating heart.

Short Description: Xing Mei thought she had died betrayed by the one she trusted most. But fate gave her a second chance: reborn one week before the zombie apocalypse, armed with her memories and a secret, untouchable space for supplies. This time, she won't be a pawn. With cunning, combat skill, and a burning desire for revenge, Xing Mei must survive hordes of undead, outwit Li Wei-the friend who became her greatest enemy-and gather allies to reclaim what was stolen from her. Along the way, she discovers unexpected love in the fearless and devoted Mei Lan, forging a bond as passionate as it is dangerous. In a world teetering between life and death, every choice is a weapon, every ally a lifeline, and every heartbeat could be the difference between survival and annihilation.

Surviving the apocalypse was hard enough without figures from her horror striken past showing up out of the blue. But of course, nothing in life came that easily. Not even that, but now her old lying "friend" has offered her a simple choice. Go with a bunch of strangers to a city that may or may not exist, most likely get killed on the way there. Or slowly starve alongside her friend, Aaron. And it doesn't matter how much she doesn't like it. This choice could mean life or death. It may be her only chance of survival in this awful, grief filled world.

In a world where shadows hunt and every step could be the last, two unlikely survivors cling to each other amid the chaos. Marked by fear and haunted by loss, they race against a relentless darkness closing in. Bound by a fragile love forged in desperation, they face impossible choices that blur the line between hope and despair. This is a story of courage born from pain, of hearts fighting to stay alive when everything else is falling apart.