In a city floating among the clouds, life is spent fighting gravity. To end up on the surface of the Earth amongst enormous, roving clouds of carbon dioxide would be certain death. Yet no city can exist as an island in the sky; steel rusts and motors fail. Someone needs to be supplying the city with resources to repair or replace. The Retrieval Corp is the best of the best. The best windsurfers, most resourceful engineers, the most creative salvagers. Together, these courageous few brave the surface and retrieve whatever the city needs. Allisios Soliros has spent his life working towards joining the Retrieval Team. Now, with a coveted spot open, only one thing stands between him and his dream. His father. ONC Prompt 78: You begin to realize nothing is quite what it seems. ONC Prompt 16: And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul. Cover by @TrashyM ATTENTION: I OWN ALL RIGHTS TO THIS STORY (including the book cover) - DO NOT use without permission or legal action will be taken. This story is only available on Wattpad. Any other postings are unauthorized. © 2026 DuckyandtheNut

PhD Student Maria Yuquibo finds herself stranded on an unfathomably immense structure out in the middle of space whose surface holds not only endless space, but dark, endless rabbit holes on the nature of the galaxy and her existence. From lost societies, and political upheaval, to creatures with extra-dimensional power. What is this place? Where or when is it? How, and why did it come about? And most importantly who could build such a structure? Maria must navigate it all if she wants to find answers and get herself home.

The deeper the color, the closer the darkness The deeper the love, the closer the madness Gioiella was starting to realize that some games, once started, would never end; some doors, once opened, would never close. He was never on the other side of the door. And he never stops playing. A psychological dark romance about guilt, memory, and the shadow that refuses to be forgotten

**A cerebral, emotionally intense dystopian romance for readers 18+ who enjoy slow-burn love stories, moral complexity, and politically charged worldbuilding.** They've fallen in love twelve times. They've forgotten twelve times. Maya catalogues stolen memories in a kingdom where forgetting is law. King Caelan rules a perfect dystopia he doesn't know is a cage. When they meet, recognition hits like lightning-impossible, inexplicable, undeniable. The truth buried in classified files: they've been meeting since childhood. Every time they connect, they're erased. Twelve corrections. Twelve times forced to forget. But the body remembers what the mind forgets. As fragments resurface, Maya discovers a conspiracy: an AI called the Architect has been studying them, using their resistance to understand human love. Their memories were never meant to stay gone. They're experiments. Between corrections, they steal moments. Hide notes for future selves. Fall in love knowing they'll lose each other again. And again. And again. Until Maya makes a choice that shatters everything: release the memories of an entire kingdom. Show them the truth they've been denied. But revolution has a price. And some truths destroy more than the lies they replace. A dystopian romance about love that survives erasure, truth that costs everything, and the question: if everyone chooses the lie, who's really free? ⚠️ Content warnings: Memory manipulation, emotional trauma, systematic oppression, morally gray protagonist, tragic romance, bittersweet ending 🔥 For fans of: The Handmaid's Tale, 1984, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Red Rising 📚 Genre: Adult Dystopian Romance | Sci-Fi | Dark Romance | Political Thriller

If mythical creatures only exist in folklore, are they truly fictional? Or just kept under very tight wraps? Hazel Adams is a timid high school student who spends all her time hiding from people and reading about Japanese urban legends. Those tales are far more interesting than her boring life, after all. But monsters don't just live in stories. Not only are these creatures very real, but a secret society of wizards also monitors and polices supernatural activity all around the world. To make matters worse, they just accidentally let four Japanese monsters- also known as Yokai- loose in Hazel's city. Now, Hazel must work alongside these wizards to track them down before the unleashed Yokai threaten the balance between the natural and supernatural worlds.

December 7, 2025-the day humanity learned that God had died. Conrad Monte Cristo thought he had left religion behind. A rebellious musician, cybersecurity expert, and lead vocalist of the rock band The Alter Egos, he believed in God in secret-but never again in church. That faith, quiet and private, becomes the only thing standing between him and the collapse of everything he knows. When a mysterious figure known only as The Witness orchestrates a cataclysm that tears humanity apart, Conrad watches as the world descends into chaos: cities burn, and people turn on each other in horrifying displays of violence and madness. His bandmates, his love, and even the innocent are swept into the horror. But the true terror is not physical-it is existential. Humanity itself harbors a darkness it cannot control, a cosmic consciousness that God had been containing for millennia. Now released, it begins to consume everything: society, faith, morality, and hope. As the world crumbles, Conrad must confront betrayal, grief, and unimaginable loss. He must face Isa, transformed into something no longer human, and Jax, whose family secrets tie directly to the cataclysm. He must survive The Witness, a man who sees himself as a messiah but is far more monstrous. The Day God Died is a dark, gory, and psychological thriller that explores the collapse of humanity, the fragility of faith, and the horrors that lie both within and beyond us. In a world without God, nothing is safe, and everything-love, loyalty, sanity-is tested to its breaking point.

Open ( ) Judging (🧚♀️) Closed (🧚♀️) Welcome to the Purple Fairy Awards! This is a classic award contest with small payments, not many rules or restrictions, and amazing prizes. Go check it out and good luck! 🧚♀️Currently judging: Romance genre 🧚♀️Estimated results: 14 June

She was made into a weapon. The world was made into a cage. When ancient gods begin to awaken and the Empire's final weapon turns faith into obedience, Lira-an unwilling Bladebearer-must decide whether to save a world built on lies or let it burn itself free. Haunted by the blade that cost her the man she loved, and pursued by forces that want her power without its consequences, Lira races against time to stop a war that cannot be won by force alone. To end it, she may have to unmake the blade itself-and lose everything it remembers. Ashbound is a sweeping fantasy of broken treaties, walking gods, and the terrible, human cost of choosing freedom.

✨Shortlisted for the WATTYS 2025!!✨ Lesley and Nick Livingston leave the hustle and bustle of the big city of New York. Trading in the daily sky-scraper sightings and the sounds of blowing car horns for serene days and quiet nights in the small, tranquil town of Arcaden in upstate New York. But little do they know, beneath the glistening waters lies a dark secret, a haunting mystery that is waiting to be unraveled. Their lake house was supposed to be a dreamy haven of relaxation and peace. Until the somber history of the house begins to awaken with the spirit of a dead soul. The daughter of the previous owners, Leah Meyers, supposedly drowned there. This tragedy doesn't deter Lesley, though; she's hopeful she can turn the lake house into a charming and cozy home. However, very eerie occurrences begin to unfold right before her eyes. Lesley senses an ethereal presence, and soon she is visited by a ghostly figure whom she believes to be Leah Meyers herself. Lesely feels unsettled, and her sanity slowly begins to fray. Her once promising photography career spirals toward collapse. Things go from bad to worse when Nick goes missing, leaving Lesley to grapple with both the haunted lake house, the strange ghostly sightings around Arcaden and Nick's disappearance. The clock continues to tick, and time is slowly running out. Will Lesley unravel the mysteries that are lurking beneath the lake house? And will Nick be found before it's too late? FEATURED: @Mystery (Amateur (Sleuth)) @Fright (Creatures & Zombies)

Three friends. One abandoned village. And a truth that was never meant to be found. When Liam, Sofi, and Ahmad stumble upon a forgotten place buried in silence, the shadows begin to whisper. As paranoia rises and trust begins to crack, the line between reality and experiment starts to blur. Someone is lying. Something is watching. And not everyone will make it out alive. What if everything they knew... was never real? Welcome to Into the Abyss.