Sophie loves cosy games, especially Stardew Valley. But when she is suddenly sucked into the world of the game, it turns out living on a farm is different from what she imagined. Cultivating the land is arduous work; the animals smell, and what is worse, the role of the beloved farmer is already taken. If Sophie wants to return to her world, she will face a series of challenges. But she's a gamer, and she beat the game several times already, so it can't be too hard. After all, she knows everything about the Pelican Town, its people, and the mechanics. It's just a game. What could go wrong? *** ONC 2026 Prompt 8: 8. You wake up inside Stardew Valley with no idea how you got there and no guarantee you'll ever get back home. *** Cover art by @caralogues

Although Garudas and Nagas are enemies, they achieved peace through Metta Pakkha's loving-kindness. Eventually, Metta Pakkha and Thuyupa Raja fell in love, but when Metta Pakkha passed away due to an accident, what will happen next to the Garuda Kingdom and the Naga Kingdom? And will Metta Pakkha be reincarnated? Please stay tuned to this story to find out. Written for ONC 2026 Prompt #3

In the magical town of Amorville, the only thing more dangerous than falling in love is failing to. With Valentine's Day approaching and a curse counting down to eternal loneliness, Sandhya has fourteen days to find a soulmate - or be branded unlovable forever. Desperate times call for forbidden measures, forcing her to bend the rules of fate before the last petal drops. Fourteen days, fourteen illegal spells to win the heart of one perfect, pre-approved golden boy - destined by magic and allegedly impossible to mess up. But when each spell comes with a twisted consequence, glitching her fairytale romance into a spiral of glittery disasters and public humiliations, she finds herself pulled into the orbit of a grumpy, enigmatic shopkeeper who seems to know the dark price of a magically manufactured 'happily ever after' a little too well. As the magic starts to fade, Sandhya realises the true cost of her crime. Because when the clock strikes twelve on Valentine's Day, she won't just lose her final chance at love - she'll become the warning story everyone tells about the expiry of a soulmate spell.

Old classmates reunite after 10 years. Happy reunion turns into the worst reunion ever. Zombie outbreak out of nowhere during their celebration and everything turned into chaos

He's fighting battles everywhere. On the race track, in the board rooms, and his mind. Seems like he will lose one of them. Or all of them? __________________________________________ ONC 2026

In the soot-stained city of Iron Haze, the sky is a forgotten memory. While the world stares at neon screens and metal streets, seventeen-year-old Elara is the only one who looks up. She is the only one who can hear them-the stars. ​But the stars aren't singing; they are whispering in terror as they vanish from the sky, one by one. ​When a grumpy, fading star named Pip crashes into her life, Elara discovers a devastating secret: stars are fueled by human dreams, and the world has stopped wishing. To save the sky from the cold grip of Baron Vane, the Shadow King who thrives on apathy, Elara must find the song that can reignite the universe. ​In a world that has grown silent, one girl's voice might be the only echo of hope left. ​A whimsical, musical journey about the courage to dream when the world is in the dark. ONC 2026 Prompt 69

Hailey wakes from a forced shutdown to find her boss dead at her feet and twenty-four hours missing from her memory. The evidence is clean, the tech is confident, and everything points to her. Unfortunately for everyone involved, the murder makes too much sense. But not for long. 90. You receive a video message from someone you hate, recorded five hours after their confirmed death.

I didn't ask to leave my world. One moment, my life was spreadsheets, overtime pay, and a stiff neck from staring at a monitor for too long. The next, I woke up somewhere quieter-where mornings smelled like grass, time moved slower, and no one asked me to hurry. They call this place "Stardew Valley". I don't know how I got here. I don't know if I can ever go back. All I know is that days pass, seasons change, and somehow, in a world I was never meant to be in, I started growing roots. This is the story of that time.

Main prompt - Prompt 19: <when you accidentally spill coffee on someone, the moment that should have ruined your day becomes the beginning of a surprising and life-changing friendship> 2nd prompt - prompt 24: <staying as friends feels safe, but that doesn't mean it's the path you're meant to take> *********** Ever since she was a child, May always had someone to rely on - her parents, her siblings, her relatives and most of all, her best friend. She's always never had to worry about anything until she and her best friend get into separate universities. Faced with a new environment with no friends, she's terrified. She doesn't know how to survive on her own. She's falling apart. What she doesn't expect is to find someone who'll teach her how to be independent and survive university on her own. And moreover, that person happens to be her best friend's older brother - Asher, the boy she's not familiar with but from what she's heard, he's controlling, annoying and takes life way too seriously. And maybe, just maybe, he might be the one May needs to survive.