ONC2026 Entry. Sidharth is Parvathy's safe place. He's her best friend, her winter comfort, and the one person who makes Canada feel like home. But he's also off-limits, dating someone else and firmly placed in the "friend zone" to protect her heart. When her mother introduces her to Jithin, a stable, kind potential groom, Parvathy agrees to give him a chance. It's what her family wants. And maybe, just maybe, it will finally help her move on. But dating Jithin doesn't erase her feelings for Sidharth. And when Sidharth's relationship starts to fall apart, the careful boundaries of their friendship begin to blur. Caught between keeping everyone happy and following her heart, Parvathy has to decide: Will she stay safe in the life others chose for her? Or risk everything for the love she's been hiding all along? Tropes: Friends to Lovers | Slow Burn | Unrequited Love

DISCLAIMER: Tagged romance for romantic sub plots. The main plot is suspense and dark contemporary. RANKED #15 in Dark Academia (Last week of Jan 2026) An artist mastermind, a sharp-tongued rebel, a skeptical boxer, and a new girl trying to find her place. In the chaotic battlefield of high school, their lives are about to collide. Each step feels like sabotage until they realize they have a common enemy. To fight for their justice and make sure he gets what he deserves, the girls decide not to get mad, but get even. Set in 2014 Bangalore (India), All the Secrets We Meet is a story about found family, secrets and how to outsmart the culprit. Marked Mature for themes like sexual coercion, stalking, familial abuse. etc.

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St. Alden Academy - a prestigious school ruled by heiracy and power, where the rich always get their way. But when the academy decides to ban the hierarchy system under the guise of an experiment, everything changes. Rivalries ignite, friendships are tested, and unexpected romances bloom. Secrets surface, alliances shift, and every student must navigate a world where status no longer guarantees privilege. Who will rise? Who will fall? And who will rewrite the rules of St. Alden Academy?

"I won't date you." Five years ago, Kenji Yamamoto met Ichika Nakamura. Now they're in the same school again. They call it friendship. It's easier that way. I Won't Date You is a slow-burn romance light novel. Volume 1 is complete. Volume 2 already planned.