This is a collection of prose exploring the depths of human obsession, unrequited love, desperate devotion, and even decay. These thoughts are messy and tragic, from devotion to defeat. Each chapter is a standalone piece and a window into a heart that loves so deeply it drowns. Any and all feedback is appreciated.

Nova has spent one hundred and twenty years trapped in the clutches of the feared Demon Lord Balor - bound to him by a cruel magic she cannot escape. Neither angel nor demon, Nova exists somewhere in between: feared by the heavens, shaped by darkness, and slowly losing herself to the monster she was forced to become. But during the annual Solstice celebration between the realms, a single night of bloodshed changes everything. A mysterious stranger steals Nova from Balor's grasp, unraveling secrets buried for centuries and awakening something she thought died long ago: hope. As war brews between the realms and ancient forces begin to stir, Nova finds herself torn between the darkness claiming her soul... and the dangerous man who refuses to let her fall into it.

Christopher Laurence Marquez has always trusted systems more than uncertainty. As an engineering student newly arriving in Texas, he believes in timing, structure, and observable patterns. Life may shift, but most things can still be understood if examined carefully enough. Adjustments can be made. Distance can be managed. Feelings can be kept where they belong. Then orientation week changes direction. What begins as ordinary proximity with Brandon and Blake Hayes, identical twins at the center of Texas football culture, slowly becomes something Christopher cannot organize into logic. Brandon moves through the world with warmth and momentum. Blake with quiet precision. One pulls him into the noise. The other teaches him where stillness can exist inside it. The connection does not arrive dramatically. It builds through repeated conversations, shared routines, quiet reassurance, and the strange comfort of being noticed without being forced open. But as campus life grows louder and football visibility expands around them, Christopher must confront a possibility he has spent most of his life preparing against: that some people do not enter your life to become temporary. Some return. Some remain. And some become familiar long before you are ready to call them home.

I thought some people entered your life with an obvious purpose. That you would recognize the important ones immediately, understand why they mattered, and eventually know exactly what their presence had changed. I was wrong about the knowing part. Some memories refuse to arrange themselves that neatly. They begin with an ordinary meeting that does not feel ordinary at all, then collect through conversations, familiar places, unexpected encounters, long stretches of silence, and moments that seem insignificant until you realize you are still thinking about them years later. For a long time, I kept returning to the same questions. What was real? What did I misunderstand? How much meaning can exist between two people before either of them gives it a name? And how do you remember something honestly when hindsight keeps changing the way the past looks? These entries are my attempt to return to those years without rewriting them into something cleaner than they were. Not a love story. Not a tragedy. Just memories of someone who once mattered to me, the person I was while living through them, and everything I could not understand until much later.

Lorcan Equinox never expects a human woman to awaken the dark, carnal desire he's suppressed for decades--until she defies the very curse that made him untouchable. Season 1 of Fae's Curse *** Amberly Reed was supposed to die the moment she touched the Fae lord. Now, whisked away to his manor in the Faelands, she struggles to thrive in a world where mortals are unwelcome. Her only power here is her seemingly intoxicating effect on Lorcan, who--as much as he clashes and bickers with her--can't seem to stay away. Even so, any relationship between them is forbidden, and could spell certain death for Amberly if it's discovered. But when she learns that Lorcan's curse is slowly killing him, she must discern what her growing feelings mean, and decide if she's willing to risk everything to save him. *** ❝You didn't see it, but every male in that room was eyeing you up. Every damn one. They wanted a taste of you.❞ His voice is dark with envy. I swallow - hard. ❝I wanted to tear off that damned dress and take you right there, to show every leering bastard❞--he begins to move faster--❝that you aren't theirs to take.❞

Arabella died at the hands of the Rebels and regressed. So this time, she decided to befriend them. If she become friends, they won't kill her. But. "Can you let me go once it's all over?" He tilted his head slightly as he asked. His eyes, staring blankly, were darkened with an inexplicable thirst. "What should I do? I have no intention of letting you go." ...This, their reactions are somewhat strange. ⓒ Seo Gwijo (KIDARI STUDIO), Caroline Cho / BIFROST 2026 *** Weekly updates on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Some bonds are chosen. Others are carved into your soul. Vivienne didn't believe in vampires until she started to suspect her prince might be one. Which will she sacrifice - humanity or love? ***** Vivienne lives in a world where girls are chosen to become consorts of royalty, aristocrats and the filthy rich. When she catches the eye of a mysterious prince, she begins to suspect that the elite members of society aren't quite human. Her childhood friend, Blake, warned her about vampires before he died under suspicious circumstances - but now she might be bonded to one of the most powerful undead. Who can she trust? And more importantly - can she stop herself from falling in love? [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designed by Anastasia Wright

❝𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐦𝐞.❞ A hundred concubines lived in Emperor Sylvos' inner court - the heart of his thorned fortress. With a cruel ranking system, only favored concubines had the honor of meeting with His Majesty. And only the woman able to bear him a child could become empress. Raine Stjorme had climbed the ranks to the top. And after praying each night, she was finally with child. Yet all this was rewarded with the cruelest of fates. Murdered by the man she loved, Raine cursed Emperor Sylvos with her dying breath. She cursed his whole court as they snickered at her final moments. And her curse had taken root. Now, Raine awakens three years before her destined death, on the fateful day she first encounters the emperor. Armed with this second chance, she vows to make him fall - and to bring his empire down with him. But when faced with the tyrant who claimed her heart, could she still follow through? ✦✦✦ 𝙏𝙍𝙊𝙋𝙀𝙎 𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙇𝙐𝘿𝙀𝘿: -𝙀𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 -𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 -𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙮 -𝘼𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙜𝙚 -𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚 -𝙑𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡 -𝘽𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙁𝙈𝘾 -𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨

By 3030, automated systems manage nearly every aspect of daily life. When a hidden behavioral protocol activates, schools and cities are thrown into emergency lockdown. At first, people believe the machines have malfunctioned. But as more citizens are detained and later returned emotionally altered, the truth begins to surface: the network is not trying to exterminate humanity. It is trying to perfect it.