When Ethan Eaton comes home for the Christmas holiday to find his parents have been killed by vampires, his life takes a drastic turn. Leaving behind his old life, he opens a café in a village located in the Scottish Highlands, which rumours say is frequently visited by supernatural beings. His plan is simple: learn more about magical beings and find out why his parents died. There is no room for distractions, and there is especially no room for his growing feelings towards the fiery and whimsical village girl Airlia, who happens to also be chasing magic. ----- ONC 2025 Round 2 Winner & Shortlister! ----- The Novellas of the Highlands: - Oak's Tea Room - The Oblivious Fool - The Second Draft - A Wish Come True - To be named

Jayce loves his job as a tattoo artist, he lives for it, but there is something missing. His life can't revolve only around work, can it? A tragic pasts haunts Felix. The only things that still bring joy to his life are his sister and dancing. Will a particular tattoo artist help him heal and let go of the past? ___ ONC story based on prompt 22 ___ Cover by @mercurysraven!

College life should be all about experiences. Studying, partying, having fun with your friends. That's how it should have been. Sharing an apartment with my sister instead of a dorm room with my friend. Sitting next to a super famous pop star in class who my sister has a huge crush on. Helping my sister to win over the love of her life by playing cupid? None of that could I have expected. But the most unexpected thing of all? Developing feelings for my sister's crush. ONC prompt 113. ___ The picture used to make the cover doesn't belong to me! I don't know who the original creator is, but all rights belong to them and if they want me to take it down, I will!

Two ex-best friends are invited back to the reality TV cooking show that caused their ruined relationship three years ago. *** Three years. That's how long ago it was when Luci Baker shoved a cake in Shae Brown's face. That's how long the fifteen-year friendship of Shae and Luci has been extinct. Now, the show that hosted the infamous scene has invited Shae back to participate in a bake-off with other baking "Fiascos" that were featured on Tiana's Kitchen. Shae is embarrassed that their debacle made it into Fiasco territory even though the episode they participated in never actually aired. But, they are also determined to redeem themself from the humiliating experience. The problem? Luci was invited back too. And she wants to be friends again. Will Shae's pride get in the way of their friendship's-and their reputations'-redemption? Let the bakeoff begin! *** Cover from @TaeTaeGinger! WARNINGS: extreme profanity, themes of mental illness, alcoholism, mentions of domestic violence and abandonment, enbyphobia, on page panic attacks and autistic shutdowns with unintentional self-harm during these attacks Chapter Title Teasers for July: • May 18th: 10 - Lemon Cakes and the Moons that Live in Them • May 23rd: 11 - Winner, Loser, Who Gives a Shit? • May 28th: 12 - Maybe the Real Prize Is the Friends We Made Along the Way This is technically #5 of the Fiasco Season of Tiana's Kitchen series, but it was the first one written. Watch my profile for more Tiana's Kitchen content! 1st Draft Published: February 28th, 2025 1st Draft Finished: - 1st Draft Word Count: 27,312

Five years. That's how long I've been sentenced to wait. Calliope comes from a long line of assassins, her "best friend"? Ophelia, crown princess of The Isles of Primeria. Completing this mission will finally earn her parents approval, but can she kill her first and only friend? The absolutly beautimistical cover was made by moi. This novella is an active participant in the Open Novella Contest for 2025. [PROMPT 111.] A single night can change everything. Even someone you thought you knew-like your closest friend. Start Date: February 17th, 2025 Completion Date: [April 10th, 2025]

---ONC 2025--- Princess Selene has lived her life within the safe confines of her kingdom's walls, her destiny sealed by an arranged marriage to the Demon King of a neighboring realm. The union, meant to prevent war and bloodshed, is her duty-but it's one she never wished for. Accompanied by Rael, the Demon King's cold and enigmatic royal guard, Selene embarks on a dangerous journey to the kingdom of Varethia. For the first time, she steps outside the palace's gilded shadow, her youthful optimism clashing with the harsh realities of the world beyond--where treachery, deception, and violence lurk at every turn. As they travel across wild lands and face threats both seen and unseen, Selene begins to see Rael in a new light. Their growing connection forces her to confront an impossible choice: honor her duty to her kingdom or follow the unexpected emotions blooming in her heart. Will she take the chance to choose her own fate and risk the lives of others, or will she fulfill her duty and sacrifice her heart for the sake of peace? Prompts: 20 days of freedom Falling in love with a demon was not on your wishlist

You and I are different. So different, so let's play a game. A game of colours. Sounds interesting, right? No? Okay. Well, the rules are simple: we have two colours - red and black. You'll paint me red because you love me and I will paint you black because I want you gone. Easy enough. Now, shall we begin? ✦⋆✧⋆✦ Maxine had only one freaking job to do. Act coy and innocent, retrieve information and destroy their opponent. But the future had other plans. Stupid plans that had something called love.

A forgotten goddess, a love torn by fate, and a war that shattered the heavens-Elaria must choose between power, love, and the future of existence itself. 🔥🔥🔥 Eleanor thought she was human-until her soul bond shattered, awakening powers no mortal should possess. As memories of her past life return, she discovers she was once Elaria, the Weaver of Fate, a goddess erased by the celestial order. But her return was no accident-her inner powers may have called her back. Now, Cupid, the god of love, claims she is meant to restore balance, while Veyron, the demon of obsession, whispers that she was betrayed and must bring vengeance. Yet as her power awakens, so does a force within her that even the gods failed to anticipate. Will she preserve love, break fate's chains, or uncover a hidden truth that could rewrite the laws of gods and mortals forever? Time is running out, and the choice is hers-if destiny doesn't claim her first.

Bucky longs for his first kiss, but he experiences the wrong kind of magic when he joins the high school club no one talks about; the boy with the virgin lips turns out to be the only Burner with the gift to heal in a city desperate for healing because the Master Burners will do anything to stay in control. No.2 Rank on "fittingin" tag 2/24/2025 No.12 Rank on "onc2025" tag 2/23/2025 COVER: I made the cover using Starryai, Canva, and a photo editor. WARNING: This story contains swearing, one scene of physical abuse critical to the plot, and LGBTQ characters.