When sixteen-year-old Lucy Vesper meets Joe Parker on the rooftop of her apartment, their shared love of music sparks an unexpected and unbreakable connection. From impromptu duets under the stars to virtual collaborations across the miles, their friendship blossoms through the ups and downs of adolescence, a pandemic, and the wild ride of early adulthood. As their songs climb the charts, Lucy and Joe's deepening bond evolves into something more-until the pressures of fame and their rising musical career threaten to tear them apart. Now, at 23, their once effortless partnership is strained by creative differences, emotional exhaustion, and the weight of their public lives. When Lucy writes a private, heart-wrenching poem to Joe, it becomes the tipping point in a relationship already on the edge. As personal boundaries blur and ambition clashes with loyalty, Lucy and Joe must confront their dreams, their love, and the price of success.

In the frozen world of Frostveil, the snow hides more than footprints, it buries the truth. Born a snow leopard-human hybrid, Meona Arashira once lived for her family and her village. But when her husband, Ryn, died defending them, her heart hardened into ice. Now a fierce warrior, she fights to protect her children, Haru and Yumeko, and the last refuge of hybrid kind. Her loyalty is tested when she's captured by Kyren, a scientist obsessed with hybrid perfection. Tortured, broken, and forced to obey, Meona becomes both a weapon and a prisoner. Will Meona escape and return to her kids? Or will she accept fate and work with her rivals? CREDIT! @No.No.Nova (characterhub) helped with chapter ideas, reviewed, and ideas/inspiration Autumn (friend in irl) helped with chapter ideas review along with character development Colton (friend irl) helped with ideas

This is the horror anthology of a lifetime-an unsettling collection of nightmares, visions, and dark corners you were never meant to explore. Written and edited by JMBRSKY and Morrigan Crowe, these tales drag you past the edge of comfort and leave you lingering in the uncanny. Each story twists deeper than the last, promising a journey you won't forget. Buckle up... you're in for a damn good scare. @nialenaiwrites & @jambrsky

(I previously published this book, but due to some issues, I had to unpublish it. Now, it's published again.) In a world where nothing is what it seems, "Echoes of the Forgotten" follows the story of a young woman, Emily Carter, who wakes up one morning with no memory of her past. A strange message appears on her phone: "Don't trust the ones closest to you." With only fragments of memories and the cryptic warning, Emily embarks on a dark journey to unravel her true identity and the mystery of her lost memories. As she digs deeper, she realizes that she is caught in a dangerous web of deception and manipulation. Every step forward leads her closer to a mind-bending truth about her family, her friends, and herself. Trust becomes a dangerous game, and betrayal lurks at every corner. But the more she uncovers, the more she realizes she isn't just a victim-she is part of something much bigger, something that could change everything. With each part, there will be new revelations, betrayals, and unexpected twists, keeping readers on the edge of their seats. Emily's quest for answers is like walking a tightrope between sanity and madness.

a short story based on the song i write sins not tragedies - p!atd

IDK WTF happened w/ the cover. Deal w/ it.

(A/N: ⚠️This was an alternate universe fanfiction started as part of an old collaboration with @todamntired09 for her story In The Stars, and has since been discontinued. If you like the worldbuilding or plotline, check it out: https://www.wattpad.com/story/398098657-in-the-stars) Inferis is in chaos. The Stars are disappearing. And no one, God nor Star, can figure out where, how or why, but it's imperative that someone does before word gets out and the divine realms descend into chaos. Previously Mortal, August Hart, however, doesn't give a damn about any of that; he only wants to find his brother and return to the peaceful death he thought he was going to get. Unfortunately for him and his twin brother, the remaining Stars have other plans for them.

Erotica! Smut warning! WXW Two women connect through a reading app. One of them is tired of love, worn down by toxic relationships and the small self-betrayals that followed. The other is an author, writing quietly and honestly, without knowing her words are being read by someone who needs them. The first woman reads one of the author's books and feels understood in a way she hasn't felt in a long time. She messages the author just to say thank you. The reply is gentle, thoughtful, and unexpectedly warm. They begin talking slowly at first, just about books. Then about life. They are careful, but something soft starts to grow between them. Not a dramatic spark, but a quiet warmth. A steady presence. A kind of safety. Eventually, they meet in person. And it feels familiar. Like the space between them has already been shaped. There is no rush into love. Just the awareness of it, quiet and patient like a hand resting near, waiting to be held.

In the dim light of a riverside café in Tokyo, a photographer and his young muse sit across from each other at the end of another long shoot. He is Chiu Tien - known to the art world by a borrowed name, Edward - a man weathered by decades of chasing beauty that never stays. She is Narumi, introduced to him years ago as Yuri Tanaka, a nineteen-year-old model with the composure of someone twice her age. Over six years, they build a quiet, unspoken intimacy - a current of trust, fascination, and restraint that binds them beyond the boundaries of art. But when their final meeting ends with a promise and a photograph never meant to be developed, what emerges later in a Taipei studio will fracture everything he believes about memory, truth, and the nature of seeing. The Shutter is a meditation on the relationship between artist and muse, on beauty's impermanence, and on how love - like light - exists only in what it touches before it fades.

A quick character study with Shibani Bhat while I'm stuck on Chapters 4 and 5 of The Extraworld.