Here's a polished version with a more atmospheric, suspenseful, and cinematic opening for your zombie apocalypse story After Us. It was a beautiful day. A normal day for everyone. People woke up in the morning, prepared for work, and hurried through their usual routines. Students made their way to school, while employees rushed through the busy streets of the city. Cars filled the roads. Conversations echoed through crowded sidewalks. Life continued as it always had. It was an ordinary day. At least, that's what everyone thought. In the heart of the city stood a towering building-a research facility where some of the world's brightest scientists worked tirelessly on an experiment. A cure. A medicine designed to treat a deadly disease that had claimed countless lives. It was the kind of breakthrough humanity had been waiting for. A miracle. But what happens when the cure everyone has been praying for becomes the very thing that brings humanity to its knees? What happens when the dead no longer stay dead? And when the living begin to turn into something far more terrifying than death itself? How can humanity survive when humans become the living dead? How can the world return to the life it once knew? And when everything familiar collapses- Who will survive the apocalypse? Because sometimes, the greatest threat to humanity isn't what comes from beyond... It's what humanity creates itself.

Mia McCarthy is the class clown - always making people laugh, but secretly harboring a crush on her best friend's twin sister, Charlotte Vanderhorn. Charlotte is everything Mia thinks she's not: confident, popular, and way out of her league. As Mia's senior year unfolds, balancing friendships, school, and her role in the student newspaper, she begins to question if her feelings for Charlotte might not be so one-sided after all

Addison is gay and has a massive crush on a cheerleader at her school. A cheerleader who is supposed to be 'straight'. But as the school year progressives so does Addison's confusion about Blair. Maybe Blair isn't as straight as she seems... ---- "So a little birdy told me that you might have a crush on me, Is that true?" She questioned. My cheeks went crimson as I looked at her inquisitively, she was so close I could kiss her in less than a second. I kept my composure though and replied timidly "N-no. Who said that?" She looked me up and down and I'm sure...well 99% positive that she stared at my lips the longest. "Well your eyes are telling me different," She responded voice low like a whisper. "What do you mean?" I asked slightly biting my lip from nerves. "Your pupils are dilated which is a sign of attraction to a person," She said licking her lips. "Oh and by the way you look cute when you bite your lip." --- Info about me: Hi, my names Emily. This is the first full story I wrote so I hope my writing has improved since then 😅. Anyway I hope you enjoy 🥰 ***This story should only be on Wattpad. Any copies of this story elsewhere are not with my consent*** ----- *Original story* #1 gxg 14/7/19, 27/7/19, 5/8/19, 7/8/19, 8/9/19 #1 Bisexual 17/7/19, 3/1/2020, 3/6/2020, 9/6/2020, 28/8/2020 #4 LGBT 21/7/19 #3 LGBT 15/9/19 #1 Gay 24/7/19, 21/7/19, 28/5/2020 #1 Lesbian 17/8/19, 14/8/19, 15/9/19, 23/9/19, 28/9/19, 7/11/19, 29/11/19, 2/2/2020 #1 LGBT 27/8/19 #1 YA 11/9/2020 #4 YA 27/9/19 #1 Highschool 15/10/19 #1 Teen 21/12/19 #1 Angst 5/1/2020 #1 Pansexual 11/1/2020 #1 lgbtlove 20/12/2020

A kiss can change everything. One kiss with your best friend, and it changes the whole dynamic. What will you do when you get to know that your best friend has been in love with you? What will you do when she doesn't want to be friends anymore and wants more instead? * "Everytime I see you with a guy, my skin fucking burns" Millie hisses, pinning me with an intense look that makes my belly flip. I am pinned to the wall with her caging me. "Do you know how hard it is to pretend that you are only my friend, and nothing more? That I love you but cannot have you?" Her words spin inside my head, and the thundering beating of my heart echoes in my ear. How do we come to this situation? I pant as she leans closer, her eyes averting to my parted lips. I am having thoughts of kissing her. Hell, I see her in my dreams so often now that I am not sure what she means to me now. Millie caresses my cheeks and a shiver runs down my spine. "I can't pretend anymore, Grace. It's getting really hard" she whispers in my ear and I squirm. When she meets my eyes, I say something that surprises her. "Then don't." I crash my lips on hers, crossing whatever lines we had.

Pierce Sisters The Series #3 Tamed: Nyxana "Nyx" Pierce Nyxana Pierce is a walking red flag-but Vera Briar still runs straight into her. Nyx is trouble. The kind that leaves a trail of broken hearts and doesn't look back. She doesn't do relationships, doesn't believe in love, and definitely doesn't fall. But tell that to Vera-the woman who's been in love with her for years, the one woman who knows exactly how to push her buttons... and the only person reckless enough to play her game. One heated night changes everything, and suddenly, Vera isn't just any other woman-she's the one Nyx can't get out of her system. The rules? Undefined. The feelings? Messy. The attraction? Dangerous. Vera should run. Nyx should stop her. But where's the fun in that? A chaotic love-hate romance filled with jealousy, tension, and an ex-player getting wrecked at her own game. MOST OUTSTANDING RANKING: #1 - womanxwoman #1 - lgbtfiction #2 - womensfiction #4 - womanxwoman

Pierce Sisters The Series: SPIN-OFF 1 (Boundless x Tamed) Detective Ashley Amosa has spent her career solving cases, chasing criminals, and keeping her emotions locked up tighter than an evidence vault. But when her job lands her as the personal security for Mia Tran-a bold, feisty, and utterly off-limits woman-her greatest challenge isn't protecting her from danger. It's resisting her. Mia isn't just any woman-she's ten years younger, ridiculously gorgeous, and a walking temptation that Ashley has no business craving. She was supposed to be a case, a job, nothing more. But between stolen glances, heated banter, and a game of push and pull that neither of them is willing to lose, Ashley is starting to question if the real crime here is falling for the one person she shouldn't. And when destiny turns their feelings into something far more dangerous, Ashley realizes she's in deep. Because loving Mia? It's not just risky-it's downright unlawful. But hey, who said she ever played by the rules? Age gap. Forced proximity. Forbidden romance. Off-the-charts chemistry. Ashley is supposed to protect Mia... so why does she want to ruin her instead? MOST OUTSTANDING RANKING: #1 - lesbian #1 - spinoff #1 - ashley #1 - gxglesbianlgbt #2 - lesbianromance

Ginny has spent her entire life living for everyone except herself. The perfect daughter. The obedient girlfriend. The woman who never questioned the rules imposed on her, even as they slowly suffocated every dream she dared to have. Behind her flawless smile lies a heart desperate to breathe-to make mistakes, chase freedom, and discover who she truly is beyond the expectations that have always defined her. Everything changes the moment she meets Jayna. Bold, magnetic, and gloriously unafraid to live life on her own terms, Jayna crashes into Ginny's carefully ordered world like a beautiful storm. What begins as an unexpected encounter soon ignites into a passionate connection that neither of them can ignore. To Ginny, falling for Jayna feels reckless-impossible, even. Loving another woman threatens everything she's ever known, forcing her to choose between the life others have planned for her and the one her heart has always longed for. But with Jayna, freedom is no longer just a dream. It's laughter without guilt. Love without conditions. A chance to finally become the woman Ginny was always meant to be. When breaking free means risking everything, will Ginny find the courage to choose the impossible love that could finally set her free? Disclaimer: This content is not my original creation. I do not claim any ownership-full credit goes to the original creator.

Eight years ago, Ash Luna Navarro, a passionate Architecture student, fell deeply in love with Janna Ace Laverne, a free-spirited Fine Arts student whose world revolved around colors and dreams. Together, they built a life filled with laughter, late-night sketches, and whispered promises of forever. But even the strongest foundations can crack. Their love lost its spark, and before Ash could hold on, Janna left for England-without closure, without goodbye-leaving Ash to pick up the pieces of what once was. Now, years later, destiny brings them face-to-face again. Ash has become a licensed architect with a quiet life built on structure and restraint, while Janna returns to the Philippines as a famous actress, her name known by millions but her heart still haunted by one. When Gaia, Janna's manager and closest friend, unknowingly arranges a condo viewing owned by Ash, fate rewrites the blueprint of their story. In a world where time has changed everything but their eyes still recognize each other, can two hearts rebuild what once collapsed- or will love remain the one thing they can't design again?

# 🧟 BEFORE WE TURN: PART 2 One month after escaping the nightmare that destroyed their university, **Ling, Orm, Freen, Becky, Engfa, Charlotte, Lena, Miu, Namtan, Film, Ginny, and Jayena** have finally found a place they can call home. For the first time since the outbreak, they begin to believe that life might return to normal. But while they're rebuilding their lives... At another university, eight students-**Apple, Mim, Namneung, Noey, Kao, Jane, Faye, and Atom**-are experiencing the beginning of the apocalypse. Separated from their families and surrounded by death, they must learn to survive together in a world that grows more dangerous every day. As the two groups unknowingly walk toward the same destination, a terrifying truth begins to emerge. The infected are changing. They're no longer mindless monsters wandering the streets. They're becoming faster. Smarter. More aggressive. And every day, they evolve into something even more terrifying. When the two survivor groups finally meet, twenty lives become one family. Together, they'll search for answers, protect the people they love, and fight against an enemy that never stops evolving. Because surviving the first outbreak was only the beginning. This time... The apocalypse is evolving. And the fight to stay alive has only just begun.

Jayna Stevens had everything people in Bangkok dreamed of. A successful career. A management position in one of Thailand's largest supermarket chains. A future filled with promotions and opportunities. Then she walked away from it all. Returning to her hometown of Korat, Jayna takes over Steven's Minimart, the family business her parents spent decades building. Armed with years of corporate experience and a heart deeply rooted in community, she works to modernize the store while preserving the warmth and familiarity that made it a second home to generations of customers. Meanwhile, Ginny Natnicha has just graduated at the top of her class from Chulalongkorn University and is preparing to inherit the Natnicha Group empire. Her first assignment is simple, at least on paper. Convince family-owned minimarts nationwide to join the company's growing supermarket network. Six months. One hundred stores. One chance to prove herself. But when she arrives in Korat to negotiate with Steven's Minimart, Ginny discovers that some things cannot be bought, measured, or negotiated. Between morning deliveries, evening conversations, loyal customers, and a small-town community that slowly welcomes her in, Ginny begins to question everything she thought she knew about success. And somewhere between the shelves of a little minimart in Korat, she may find the future she never planned for: A Home.