2025 Turtle Awards Entries
119 stories
Blood Never Lies by Thepurpleemperer
Blood Never Lies
Thepurpleemperer
  • Reads 1,291
  • Votes 630
  • Parts 85
I woke up from a coma to find my father dead. My "mother"? Not who she claimed to be. And my real life? Stolen before I ever knew it began. Now I'm caught in a war I didn't start, tied to a fortune soaked in secrets, and relying on the one person I shouldn't trust: Brian - the enemy of my enemy... and maybe the only one who sees the real me. But in a world full of lies, how do you know who to fight, and who to fall for?
The School Bus Romance by froggishfriday
The School Bus Romance
froggishfriday
  • Reads 651
  • Votes 287
  • Parts 17
Enemies to Lovers x Short Story x High-School Sweethearts Raavi Chandel x Daksh Gupta - Raavi is fed up with her life- the chemistry with her boyfriend seems to be absent, the physics on the blackboard doesn't make sense, and the math she wants to do with her bus seat mate is off the charts (subtraction of his life). If it were even a little crazier, she'd start to think that this was a book, not her real life. So, what happens when she finds herself alone, with just the new boy sitting diagonally to her, and no sound around except the horn of the bus? Daksh is your average middle school boy- he thinks he's so cool by "roasting" everyone around him, except he's not in middle school anymore and his funny antics are only funny to himself . This would be okay, if he were not trying to profess his undying love for Raavi, his bus seatmate. She's his seat mate, so even the khadoos Ms. Neelam must think that they have a chance if she made them sit together, right? So what happens when he finds himself under his very cute senior on the bus seat? - This teen fic is the epitome of short and sweet: short is the story, and sweeter than sugar are the chatracters. Disclaimer: May cause uncontrollable smiling at your device and an insulin spike.
Unframed by TaelsInReverie
Unframed
TaelsInReverie
  • Reads 2,456
  • Votes 1,488
  • Parts 56
Hazel paints to escape. She never meant to bring a man to life. After a quiet heartbreak, she disappears into her art. It's her safe place, until the impossible begins to seep through the cracks of her canvas. Brushstrokes shift. Canvas breathes. Brushstrokes that once stayed still begin to blur into real life.Then comes Theo... A man who shouldn't exist outside the frame. As Hazel teaches him how to be human, she realizes she might need to relearn it herself. She doesn't believe in fairytales. But some stories don't ask for permission, they just unfold. The closer they grow, the more impossible it feels. Fairytales don't last... and Hazel knows even magic has its limits. Time is running out, and Hazel has to choose, before the man she created slips back into the frame forever. ✨Unframed - A heartwarming, slow-burn romantic comedy with a touch of magical realism. A love that doesn't follow rules, a life that spills beyond the edges, and a man who literally steps out of a painting. It's about breaking boundaries, artistic, emotional, and personal. It is about lives and love that refuse to be contained.
PhD in family by HaydenParis
PhD in family
HaydenParis
  • Reads 10,672
  • Votes 219
  • Parts 31
Ophelia decided to go back to school after years in the field as a war correspondent. She went to get some advice from her old masters professor Oleander Leghtoncroft. Getting back in the day to day tasks starts to become overwhelming. She asked her professor for help in an unconventional way... a spanking... They fell into a comfortable routine, when Olly's wife pointed out that maybe Ophelia might need more attention then they thought. It seems Ophelia might need more than a little help to get her though PhD program?
Anti hero by bob-steve
Anti hero
bob-steve
  • Reads 2,008
  • Votes 838
  • Parts 21
Hetty wants nothing to do with heroes. Three years after her mother mysteriously vanished, she's been stuck with her abusive father, who takes his anger out on her. She despises everything about heroes-their fame, their perfection, the way the world worships them. She's content being the class mean girl, pushing everyone away. But when a new superhero transfers to her school, everything changes. Hetty discovers she has powers of her own-and that her mother wasn't just any hero, but one of the greatest to ever live. Her entire bloodline is legendary. Now, she's invited to join an elite academy for heroes, a place where everyone expects her to follow in her mother's footsteps. But Hetty isn't her mother. As a high-stakes competition looms, she must decide: will she embrace the hero's path others have set for her, or forge her own destiny-even if it means becoming something the world fears? Some heroes are born. Others are made. Hetty? She was never meant to be either. Warning* includes abuse, self harm, suicide attempt, and bad language
𝐀𝐛𝐲𝐬𝐬 ~ Poetry | ✓ by thetorturedpoetess
𝐀𝐛𝐲𝐬𝐬 ~ Poetry | ✓
thetorturedpoetess
  • Reads 3,925
  • Votes 563
  • Parts 21
8 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑 ──────── ˚ ₊ ‧ ⋆ ──────── There has always been an abyss residing in me. Something hollow and deep and empty. Something that screams to be heard. Something that aches for meaning in this haunting world. Through this collection I try to pick out the pieces of my heart and bleed out words that have haunted me. And maybe try to find peace with a truth that always scared me. because maybe this is how its meant to be : me, floating in the abyss of my misery ────────˚ ₊ ‧ ⋆ ──────── ⟪ a c h i e v e m e n t s ⟫ ¶ 🥇 1st Place under "Best Poetry Collection Category" in "Ashes And Ink-Poetry Contest" ¶ 🥈 2nd Place under "Best Poetry Collection Category" in "Birthday Bash Mini Awards" ¶ 🥇 1st Place under "Sorrowed Quill (Poetry) Category" in "The Fathomless Verse Awards" ¶ 🥈 2nd Place under "Realm of Rhythm (Poetry) Category" in "Astral Arena || Loom's Awards" ¶ 🥉 3rd Place under "Golden Feathertail (Best Poetry) Category" in"Dragonhollow Mini Awards" ¶ 🏅 Winner of "The Most Soulful Genre Category" in "The Fathomless Verse Awards" ¶ 🏅 Winner of "The Royal Quill Award" in "The Fathomless Verse Awards" ¶ 🏅 Winner of "The Best Line (Poetry)" in "Ashes And Ink-Poetry Contest" ¶ 🏅 Honourable Mention under "Record of the Year Category" in "WHO Mini Awards" ¶ 🏅Shortlisted under "Poetry Category" in "Unification: An Awards Show" ⟪ r a n k i n g s ⟫ #1 in spokenword - 10/01/25 #1 in spokenwordpoetry - 25/03/25 #1 in spokenwordpoem - 25/03/25 #4 in poetry - 29/05/25 #1 in poetrycollection - 21/07/25 #1 in freeverse - 18/08/25 #5 in poembook - 23/06/25 #2 in poem - 06/09/25 #4 in prosepoetry - 24/09/25
Day In Court (Book One of Lighthouse) by CemeteryFaerie
Day In Court (Book One of Lighthouse)
CemeteryFaerie
  • Reads 716
  • Votes 161
  • Parts 16
Maddie may be a vampire, but the young bartender hasn't let go of her life or her legal identity. Since she's still alive on paper, she must do what all other citizens must do and serve jury duty. In order to find a way to do her civic duty, Maddie asks the owner of a magickal supply shop for help. Zanna, a sarcastic warlock who is in hiding from her evil family, reluctantly agrees after realizing how naive Maddie is about the supernatural world. The two unlikely allies soon find themselves on an adventure that neither saw coming, and the fate of New York City hangs in the balance. AWARDS: The Triple Moon Awards: First Place (Comedy)
Of Ice and Snow by katiegoesmew
Of Ice and Snow
katiegoesmew
  • Reads 1,299
  • Votes 239
  • Parts 37
Lily is a snow witch with powerful magic and a quick temper. Not the best combination. But she keeps to herself, and the few people she lets get close know she has a good heart, and that's enough for her. She doesn't need any drama in her life. Except she never knows what to expect from her next-door neighbor, who is a mad scientist. Then there's her meddling family back at the North Pole. Minor irritations, but they may or may not trigger her blizzard-inducing rage from time to time, resulting in out-of-season snowstorms, snowbound towns, and confused meteorologists worldwide. Good thing she has a fairy godmother. Or is it? When a forbidden paranormal romance brings secret magic and an unspoken curse to light, the weight of the world lands on Lily's shoulders. Break the curse, save the world. Fail... And she'll destroy everything.
Hell Is for Children by NaotoWrites
Hell Is for Children
NaotoWrites
  • Reads 286
  • Votes 116
  • Parts 14
Thirteen-year-old Elias is haunted by nightmarish hallucinations after the death of his older brother. But when he looks through the eyeholes of an old cardboard box, the world shifts into something dreamlike, or liminal. Distorted, still illusory, but kinder. Safer. At his side is Hugo, his strange but loyal friend who urges him to face his fears rather than flee from them. The box keeps Elias grounded. So does Hugo. At least... that's what he believes. As reality starts to blur Elias must decide what's real and what's imagined, and what he's willing to hold onto. A Psychological/Body Horror Novella. This story is inspired by E-014 of the Nova Corporation, a community project similar to the SCP Foundation. The story was adapted and revised to be original from a proposed origin fantale I made based on E-014 (the cardboard box). Original E-014: http://nova-corporation.wikidot.com/el-014