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!

Vredera is a kingdom plagued. It was a sickness that began on the land far from life, but soon took root into the residents of the kingdom. Now, with the people dropping like flies, action had to be taken. Action was taken. With a reward offered to those who rid the source of the sickness, a band of knights traverse across the land. This was how Lorelei found herself at the hands of such knights. One witch needed to help cure the affliction even if it was never her plan. Her life was thrown into disarray. Lorelei watched as she traveled to the forest. The land that was the source of the plague. Along the way, she encountered the true horrors of the curse that she was hidden from in her small village. The paths she used to take no longer looked the same.

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!

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.

× ONC Round 2 Ambassador Pick × Dorothea thought she had her life under control. Sure, she's not super rich and successful, and she doesn't have a gorgeous, loving partner by her side, but she's a barista in a local coffee shop who swore off of relationships, so she doesn't expect anything better. That is, until one short encounter at work flips her world upside down. Sofia Amaro has been Thea's number one weak spot since their high school days, but whatever they had ended five years ago. She left the town, and Thea moved on-or so she thought. When Sofia suddenly returns because of a work project, and a friendly round of drinks turns into a lot more than either of them had in mind, Thea is conflicted. She's a different person now. But Sofia is too, and she's not the same girl who strung her on for over a year. So when she tells Thea she wants to be more than friends now, Thea has to decide whether she's willing to take the risk once again. Perhaps some mistakes need to be made twice. ~ ❤️‍🩹 ~ Entry written for Open Novella Contest 2025 Prompts: 120, 121, 18 Genre(s): NA Literary/General Fiction PUBLISHED: 2/20/2025 COMPLETED: TBA

⭐️ ROUND 2 ONC 2025 AMBASSADORS PICK 🏆 ROUND 2 ONC 2025 WINNER Once, she was Hesperia, the Goddess of Fate and Destiny-a deity erased from myths, her name buried by insecure Olympians who feared her power. Stripped of divinity, she faded into oblivion... until now. Reincarnated as a mortal woman named Theia, she awakens to a world that has long forgotten her. But echoes of her past whisper in her dreams, and fragments of her lost power stir within her soul. Theia refuses to be erased again. Defying prophecy, she vows to reclaim her place among the gods-not as their pawn, but as their equal. With each challenge, she defies fate, gathering allies and unearthing ancient secrets the gods never wanted revealed. As she rises, Olympus trembles. For the power they tried to bury has returned-this time, unchained.

Welcome to Cupid's Choice where our only job is to find your perfect match. It's your choice with what you do with that information. CEO Charles Law, self-proclaimed Cupid, has created a probability comparison dating app, where he can predict the compatibility you may have with your love interest. Though the app has made him millions, Charles is upset that people are settling with partners in the lower compatible percentile. In an attempt to find the perfect match, Charles attempts to match a high percentile pairing in Sabrina and Tuskin. That was until Charles took his own compatibility test to locate his perfect match. Written for the ONC using prompt 30: In a love triangle where Cupid himself becomes the third wheel, who will be left standing when Love faces its own matchmaker?

28-year-old Calista's life took an unexpected turn when her parents died and left her all of their fortune. Her fiance Trevor came at an opportune time and helped her heal from their loss. Now, she is engaged and having the time of her life at her bachelorette party in Mexico with her friends. All that changes when she receives a message that will turn her life in another direction if she trusts her instincts. If she doesn't, her online protector will have to take things into his capable hands and use his hacking skills to keep her safe. ​‼️​ Trigger warnings ​‼️​ ⛔​stalking ⛔​kidnapping ⛔​manipulation ⛔​gaslighting ⛔​abandonment This novella will be for the 2025 ONC competition. I chose these two prompts: 88. Lately, your phone feels... off. It seems like it's watching you. At first, you dismiss it as paranoia. But one day, each message on your phone reads "I'm watching you." 104. While on vacation, you receive a cryptic message from an unknown sender, throwing your carefully planned itinerary into chaos.