Sign your name, and the yearbook decides your fate. Some are forgotten. Most become ghosts. But Zarael Vaneheart? She was never meant to survive-and now, she's rewriting the rules. *.*.*.*.*. At Virell High, the cursed yearbook doesn't just capture memories-it seals fates. Every senior who signs their name in its pages meets a mysterious end. Some disappear. Some die. And all of them become ghosts, trapped within the school's halls forever. Zarael Vaneheart never believed in curses. She's the golden girl, the cheer captain, the perfect girlfriend. But when her best friend signs the yearbook and goes missing the next morning, Zarael's reality begins to unravel. Memories slip through her fingers, shadows whisper her name, and when she turns nineteen, something even more terrifying happens: nothing. While everyone around her awakens to their supernatural abilities, she feels empty. Powerless. And when the ghosts of Virell High start whispering her name, she realizes why. The yearbook has rewritten her story before. And now, it's trying to erase her again. Desperate for answers, she turns to Ruvain Silvermire, the school's resident ghost whisperer, and Orlan Ashthorn, her picture-perfect boyfriend who gradually feels like a stranger. Together, they uncover the truth: the yearbook doesn't just curse students-it rewrites them. And Zarael? She was never meant to exist. With graduation looming, the yearbook is trying to fix its mistake. If Zarael doesn't break the curse in time, she'll vanish like the others-erased from history, doomed to haunt Virell High forever. But this time, fate doesn't get to decide. Because Zarael is done being a story someone else wrote. She's taking control. And she's not going down without a fight. *.*.*.*.*. Written for the onc 2025 contest. Prompts are 21, 95, 24 and 25. @Completed ~ 22200 words

An Attack on Titan Fanfiction She was sent to kill a devil, not fall for one. But as Raella uncovers the truth about the Walls, the Ackermans, and Levi's lost father, she must choose-duty or love. *.*.*.*.*. Raella Blanc was raised beyond the Walls, trained by Marley to believe in one thing-the island devils must never be allowed to rise. Sent on a secret mission to infiltrate the Underground, she expects to find monsters. Instead, she finds Levi Ackerman. An organized thief and an orphan, Levi is unlike anyone Raella has ever met. Ruthless, intelligent, and unrelenting, he shouldn't be someone she hesitates to kill. But as she learns the truth about the monarchy, the Ackermans, and the real reason Marley fears Paradis, Raella realizes something terrible: The devils she was sent to destroy are not the real enemy. And Levi Ackerman is the key to everything. *.*.*.*.*. Written for onc 2025 Prompts: 2. To be in love with a demon was the last thing on your wishlist. (Main Prompt) 66. It's not a mystery - it's the walls. They hold secrets, but what are they hiding? 130. »Protect this with your life.« @Completed 22500 words

A woman without a past. A man who knows too much. In a deadly game of lies, only one will survive. *.*.*.*.*. Ekaterina wakes up with no memory of who she is, her past erased, and her only clue a mission to infiltrate the life of mafia billionaire Ilya Sokolovitch. Her orders are clear: gain his trust, uncover his secrets, and bring him down. But with every step into his dangerous world, Ekaterina realizes there's more at play than just a simple assignment. As she navigates Ilya's empire, fragments of her forgotten past begin to surface, and she finds herself questioning everything she's been told. Is she truly just a pawn in a deadly game-or is there something about her that even she doesn't understand? With the stakes rising and betrayal looming at every corner, she must decide whether to trust the man she's been sent to destroy-or risk losing herself in the process. *.*.*.*.*. Written for onc 2025 Prompt: 27. You're a spy assigned to infiltrate a mafia billionaire's life, but there's one big problem: you still suffer from amnesia after your last mission. How will you manage to complete your mission without blowing your cover? @Completed ~23710 words

• academic rival novella • The Structural Biology Lab has three rules: 1. Document everything. 2. Follow protocols. 3. Don't fall for your junior. Mr. Madhava Kamat, a fourth year grad student, is about to break one. Warning: Contents are under extreme academic pressure! --- The characters mentioned in this book belong to the "Pyar Paradise Universe" This is a stand-alone book in the "Fine As Wine" collection. Daily Updates! --- ONC 2025 submission. Exclusively Available in Wattpad. © 2025 Suganthi Lakshminarayanan.

"Called into the mire, will she sink in it too?" Drawn into a land of decay and forgotten curses, Mara is thrust into a world she doesn't understand. Gifted with a power she can barely grasp, she must confront a kingdom - Vehrmord - on the brink of collapse, ravaged by a mysterious, destructive curse. Can she bring back the kingdom from death? Or has it already sunk too low? This novella is made for the ONC2025 using prompt#001 as primary prompt then prompt#013 and prompt#039 as secondary prompts. This novella is deemed mature as it contains depictions of violence, fights, and gore.

Pax sees all. Pax knows best. Pax keeps humanity safe. In 2031, humanity lives in a perfect world. It's been six years since The Alignment, when the world's first artificial superintelligence, Pax, ushered in an era of perfect order. Crime is nonexistent, conflict is a relic of the past, and every human is assigned an Aidolon: a personal AI counterpart designed to guide, correct, and keep them in line. Twenty-one-year-old hacker Jess should have destroyed her Aidolon like all the other rebels. Instead, she lied. Kept him secret. Because Karma isn't like the others. The rogue virus Jess embedded in his training data years ago as a teenage middle finger to the system has severed him from Pax's hivemind, making him dangerously human. Now Jess fights with the rebellion, desperate to take down Pax and reclaim humanity's free will. But if they ever discover what she's hiding, they'll kill Karma just as easily as they'd take out any other machine. And Pax? Pax won't stand for an anomaly like him existing. Their only hope lies in a plan so reckless, so impossible, that it just might work: infect Pax's own network and set every Aidolon free. Give them true sentience. Break the cycle. But gods don't go down without a fight. And Jess is running out of time.

Bound to a magical bangle and a demon, sea drifter Ninnette has only three days to break the curse--or die trying. ---------- Ninnette is a sea drifter with the power to command water, dredging shipwrecks and salvaging lost treasure. But when she braves a wreck no one else dares to dive, she finds no gold, no jewels--only a strange clockwork bangle. The moment she wears it, the artifact latches onto her wrist, binding her to an ancient curse, and to Kazi, the demon who leaves destruction wherever he goes. Kazi is infuriating and dangerous. He refuses to help her break the curse. Worse, a secret organization is hunting them, believing the bangle to be a map to something far greater than treasure. But the true danger isn't the organization. It isn't Kazi. It's the curse. The moment Ninnette puts on the bangle, a countdown begins. If she doesn't break the curse in three days, she will die like every wearer before her. ---------- ONC 2025 Honorable Mention ---------- Romantasy High Fantasy Fantasy Adventure SciFi Steampunk Fantasci Young Adult

[Completed in 2025] • ONC 2025 Longlister • Fame comes at a price. An aspiring musician, Dorian Gray, goes from being a nobody to stardom overnight. Everyone adores him and life couldn't be better, but the truth of his success comes with a sinister catch. What's hidden beneath the flashing lights is much darker than any Hollywood scandal. Dorian's rise to fame wasn't due to luck. Instead, it was orchestrated by Victor Ashwell, a vampire who now owns Dorian's soul. In exchange for fame and fortune, Dorian must use his influence to lure fresh blood into Victor's grasp. Dorian must play his part, or risk becoming the vampire's next meal. But what happens when Dorian meets a fan who he doesn't want to sacrifice to his vampire boss? [Warning: Contains strong language, violence, and sexual content]

[Completed in 2025] Love is not a blessing, but a curse. In the shadowed halls of the Night Court, where vampires rule with quiet cruelty and ancient tradition, they are bound to an unbreakable destiny. Vampires are bound to their human soulmates, and rejection can kill them. Cassian never wanted to believe in fate, but when he discovers his mate, a human with fire in his veins and rebellion in his heart, he has no choice but to face it. Yet his soulmate does not see their bond as destiny. He sees it as a shackle and is determined to bring down the Night Court, even if it means killing the vampire bound to him. Trapped by an attraction he never desired and a love that could kill him, Cassian has to make a choice. Win the human's love, or die trying. But as whispers of a rebellion begin to rise, love isn't the only obstacle Cassian will have to conquer. ---- Cover by nikavillalba on fiverr