Aryn Brown is terrified of the subway. Unless she is going to and from work, she won't ride the train otherwise. It's not the train itself but the idea of going underground that scares her or maybe it's the fear of the mythical creatures she sees. Growing up in foster care has provided little clues as to her origins. Her ability to detect mythics and the magic they wield has led to an avoidance of such places that contain them. Fear keeps her from finding out why she has the ability to sense beings that belong only in fairy tales. When one such mythic named Tobin not only speaks to her but uses Dark Magic on her she is left with a vague sense of unreality. She is left with more questions than answers. Has any of it been real or it is all part of an elaborate deception?

Synopsis Lianna and Rochelle were sisters by Klein, yet they were two very different women in their own worlds. But their worlds would soon collided in a matter of an overnight dive, swapping their souls with each other. They found themselves in the other and face their new and bizarre realities in their new skin. Published [05-02-2025] Copyright ©️ Lea Kales

[Raw/Unedited] (ONC 2025 Entry) Two artists and three authors immerse themselves in a surrealistic situation within the Ivory Mansion, blurring the lines between reality and feverish dream. A White Jester whose frozen eternal smile only means more questions than answers, and the majestic one who sat inside the throne room, refuses to be forgotten. "I do not want to wither nor disappear, how can I make my dream eternal? I know...I will make them come to me." --- [07/20/25] Cover illustrated by Naki D. Callenreese

ONC NOVELLA 2025 ROUND ONE QUALIFIER ROUND TWO QUALIFIER ****PROMPT:#126: "Because you're you, and I'm me, and we just don't fit" -Idea of You, Book by Robinne Lee***** Skylar O'Hara was a smart-mouthed and street-smart high school senior who believes that geeks and popular kids do not, and will never, mix well. And when it comes to Drake Andrews and Jorge Fernandez (the co-captains of the aquatics team and his godbrothers), he wants nothing to do with them whatsoever because they're representing everything that he despises about the jocks: their good looks, their ability to charm all the teachers, and how they manage to rule the school with little effort. Despite the nagging from his parents and teachers to be more like them, Skylar has one plan: survive senior year, graduate with high honors, and leave Dallas behind for good while becoming a well-respected fashion journalist. Funny how one accidental discovery of Drake and Jorge being the two most-beloved superheroes can throw off his plan completely. Oh, yeah, and they now want him to join their team as their sidekick, and their sudden interest in him Now, Skylar has a new plan that he has to follow: graduate high school, avoid being involved with anything superhero-related, and never fall in love with either Drake (Blue Crush) or Jorge (Green Tide) at all costs. But can he do all that with a vindictive cheerleader on his tail, deal with being an instant celebrity, and avoid any of the duo's advances? Or is he doomed to fall flat on his face on the runways that are called his senior year?

☆ONC2025 SHORTLIST☆ Yuna Arhin is the confident cheer captain of Westchester High, but that's merely her top layer. An ambitious girl with a big dream, she knows what she wants and would stop at nothing to get it. Whether in love or in life, it looks like Yuna has it all: the looks, status, doting star quarterback boyfriend, and even the wealthy family. With all plans running smoothly, she faces a sudden obstacle: a quiet, unassuming girl who appears to suffer at the hands of Westchester's elite, Yuna at the helm. Whispers fly. The rumor mill turns. Bonds are tested. The stereotypes are confirmed...or are they? The Westchester whispers try to force Yuna into the box and bring her storybook ending to a screeching halt. But they forgot one thing: Yuna Arhin is more than just her top layer. It's HER story, and she's in control. It's time to break the stereotype. Started: February 07, 2025 Finished: March 13, 2025 Cover help: @NotEvenEstella NOTE: If you are reading this story on any other platform other than Wattpad you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in its original, safe, form, please go to @Mochi711 on Wattpad. Thank you. ✎﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏ ONC2025 Prompt 25: You're not the shy, bookish girl who bumps into the star athlete and wins his heart. No, you're his girlfriend, the blonde, confident cheerleader destined to become the cliché ex. But this time, you're rewriting history and taking control of your story. ✎﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏

Rostin Winford was born invisible. From childhood to his school years, he was the outcast-the one no one noticed, the one no one cared to remember. But now, he stands at the pinnacle of high society, admired, envied, and untouchable. Everyone wants to know him. Everyone wants to be him. But Rostin's fame didn't come from luck or hard work. It came from a deal-a contract signed in blood with a vampire who lurks in the shadows of his newfound glory. In exchange for power, wealth, and influence, Rostin must supply the creature with fresh human blood. The charade is perfect-until the demands grow insatiable. Until the people he once longed to impress start disappearing. Until the price of his success becomes too steep to pay. Now, Rostin must choose: continue feeding the monster that made him or risk losing everything-including his life. How far would you go to keep the life you've always wanted?

#ONC2025 #Round2AmbassadorsPick For as long as she can remember, Ivy Reece Tauria has worn an unbreakable ring on her finger. A childhood relic, a forgotten gift...until the day it opens. It happens after she stumbles upon a door made entirely of briars and thorns, hidden deep in the forest where no door should exist. The moment she steps through, something awakens inside her something ancient, something powerful. And then the world shifts. In a land on the brink of chaos, an ancient evil resurfaces. The Dark Sorcerer, Malagar, long thought vanquished, has unleashed an army of metal warriors to conquer the world. With the realm in peril, retired heroes of the past are forced out of hiding to fight once more. A stray cat isn't just a cat. A unicorn's horn is more than a relic. And a forgotten oath is about to be tested. But the biggest mystery? The tiny creature that emerges from her ring, claiming to have been waiting for her all along. Ivy is about to learn that some secrets are meant to stay buried because once they're uncovered, there's no turning back. Main Prompt: #1 Sub Prompts: #2, #7, #12, #13, #39, #75

In St. Vincent Hospital's mortuary, Dr. Eleanor Graves encounters an unexplainable horror-a corpse that moves, speaks, and stares back at her with lifeless awareness. As the cold air thickens and the room plunges into darkness, a chilling whisper escapes the dead man's lips: "He wakes." Something long buried is stirring, and Ellie is about to uncover a terror that refuses to stay dead. ONC Story- Prompt Used- 80.The corpus in the hospital comes alive

Onc 2025 shortlister & Ambassador's pick! In the midst of a wartime book ban, Yuri discovers a stack of love letters within one of the banned historical books. As she immerses into reading them, she realises that these letters were from an American soldier, Aiden, to his forbidden love, Midori, during World War II. But what starts as curiosity soon turns into shock for Yuri when she realises that Midori is not any ordinary woman; it is her grandmother, a person whom she believed to have known everything about. As Yuri digs into the past, she finds love torn apart by war, destiny, and impossible decisions. Yet, as the letters draw her further into their existence, she begins to wonder whether the past is shaping her own future. And in the midst of conflict, might she, as well, be unwittingly crafting a romance of her own? ONC 2025 ROUND ONE QUALIFIER ONC 2025 ROUND TWO QUALIFIER ONC 2025 LONGLISTED Open Novella Contest Prompt no - 43

"I would rather rip myself apart piece by piece than be bound to a monster like you." Evie has spent the apocalypse hiding among the dead. Stalking humans. Feeding on them. And for a while, it was enough. But now, the world is quieting. The living are disappearing. And the hunger - the one she's always known, the one that defines her - is no longer the worst thing gnawing at her. She's lonely. Desperate to escape the emptiness, she joins a group of survivors. They don't know what she is. They can't. And among them is a woman whose scent is intoxicating - whose blood sings to her in a way no human's ever has. Her soulmate. But vampires are cursed to love their soulmates, whether the feeling is returned or not. And if it isn't, the hunger turns inward. It hollows them out, devours them from the inside. Evie never feared death, but now she's learning what it means to starve for something deeper than blood. And her soulmate? She hates vampires. In a world on the brink of extinction, Evie must decide: betray her nature or embrace it - before there's no life left to taste at all. "I am dying for you, and you wish I would hurry up and rot."