,
5 stories
Sex and Death in Skeleton City by Jazzua
Jazzua
  • WpView
    Reads 523,805
  • WpVote
    Votes 11,606
  • WpPart
    Parts 29
Geoff and Naomi are dead, and they're depressed, but when Geoff's cat Bernie dies as well, they embark on a wild journey to find it in the underworld. ***** When Geoff dies, alongside his girlfriend Naomi, they end up sharing an apartment in the Underworld as skeletons. But after a few years, Geoff starts suffering a mid-death crisis. What's the purpose of going through the motions as a skeleton if you can't really live? Then he gets word that his cat, Bernie, just died and he can collect him and bring him home! Geoff and Naomi hurry to get Bernie only to discover that, due to a clerical error, their cat has been lost. With the hunt for Bernie giving new purpose to Geoff's un-life, he and Naomi begin a quest to get back their cat. Battling skeleton pirates, climbing the sky ladder and facing off against the villain who took Bernie, Geoff is determined to find his purpose - or die a second time trying! [[2018 Wattys Winner - The Originals]] [[word count: 30,000-40,000 words]]
The Coffee Pact by officialrachaelrose
officialrachaelrose
  • WpView
    Reads 6,310,898
  • WpVote
    Votes 212,262
  • WpPart
    Parts 40
The only thing Mia Hope has in common with Jake Carpenter, Artwood High's most popular quarterback, is a love for the coffee served at The Coffee Pod. He wants her to tutor him - and if she can do it without a single cup of coffee, he'll pay her triple. Easy. Nothing could go wrong, right? ***** When Jake learns he's failing English, he knows he needs to pull his grades up or he'll risk being kicked off the football team. He strikes a deal with the elusive Mia - the quiet girl with secrets. If she can't go without a single cup of coffee, she has to tutor him for free. If she can, he'll pay her triple, and with Christmas around the corner, there's nothing Mia needs more than money. But as the pair grow closer, Jake learns the real reason for Mia's bad habit, and what starts as an innocent bet between enemies grows into something more serious. Can the pair survive the next two months with their hearts - and secrets - still intact? Content/trigger warning: This story contains themes of assault and abuse. [[word count: 60,000 - 70,000]] Cover designed by Jenna Conrad The Coffee Pact now has a sequel: The Kissing Pact
Powers by morganmiller928
morganmiller928
  • WpView
    Reads 531,547
  • WpVote
    Votes 21,788
  • WpPart
    Parts 43
Julia Lancaster lives in a society where once you come of age, a power is bestowed upon you based on your personality. However, when she receives a power nearly too much for her to handle, she will come to find much more than she bargained for. In a society where the citizens are kept in the dark by their mysterious leaders known as the Council, Julia must find answers to unlock questions she has been harboring for years. In a tale of unexpected friends, ruthless enemies, and an unlikely romance, Julia will find herself thrown face-first into a war that will define not only her world, but herself as well.
Saving My Bestfriend by unkn0wnx3
unkn0wnx3
  • WpView
    Reads 1,917,080
  • WpVote
    Votes 36,560
  • WpPart
    Parts 27
Hailie Adams left 3 years ago to travel around europe for a school photography program. When she left, she left a lot of things and people behind. But most importantly she left her best fried Aiden Grey. Aiden and hailie have been best friends ever since she could remember, the two were inseparable so when she left it was hard on both of them.  3 years later hailie comes home expecting to see aiden waiting for her with bog open arms & everything to be just like normal but boy was she wrong. Nothing was like she left it. Aiden was sent to juvie, and now is known as the bad boy. He wants nothing to do with hailie and keeps pushing her away. The town is filled with secrets, lies and judgements, but hailie doesn't care what aiden or anyone says she was on a mission to save her best friend no matter what she had to do. Little does he know on this mission shes going to discover feelings that she never knew were there for her once best friend who only wants hailie to leave him alone. Does hailie take the abuse and hurt from Aiden or does she just give up and accept that he changed? 
The Cell Phone Swap by DoNotMicrowave
DoNotMicrowave
  • WpView
    Reads 127,069,222
  • WpVote
    Votes 3,157,841
  • WpPart
    Parts 50
Now a series by Mediacorp. Watch the episodes anywhere in world on meWATCH's Youtube channel. Keeley accidentally swaps cell phones with a rivaling high school's star quarterback. Unable to switch back until a week later, she must interact with the arrogant boy, passing along texts and voicemails. As she gets to know him better, she realizes there's more to him than sexual innuendos and egotistical comments. But when identities are revealed and secrets are exposed, will Keeley's feelings remain? Available in bookstores now! Look for it under its new title, TEXTROVERT.