When Lorelai's plans to lure her target turn south, she's forced to go on an adventure with the very species she's learned to Hunt. A werewolf. 𓍊𓋼𓍊₊⋆ ⊹₊↟𓃦↟₊⊹ ⋆₊𓍊𓋼𓍊 Lorelai Madden is one of the best Beast Tamers in all of Kilsultra. Her specialty? Training other Tamers how to kill the illusive werewolf in its natural habitat--The Wilds. How? By using herself as bait. One night, a solo mission goes horribly wrong when the unthinkable happens. Her target survives. Normally, the venom in her blood is lethal. Instantaneous. Painless. But under a rare Blood Moon, this werewolf doesn't die. At least, not immediately. Guilty for his suffering and conflicted about the way she was raised, Lorelai embarks on a journey to heal him and discover what she is, why he's immune, and how to save him before it's too late.

The latest rider of the king's dragon is dead, which means she is trapped in human form until she binds herself to a new rider. Garren is curious to know who the king will choose, but discovers that the king has decided the dragon has served her purpose and shall be disposed of. Garren won't stand for it and decides to inform Astryn of the king's plan. However, there seems to be only one way to help her escape, and that demands a lot more from Garren than he'd ever imagined. Open Novella Contest 2026. Prompt 4. "You discover that the dragon everyone fears is in danger, and you are the only one who can save it from the knight sworn to slay it."

There are strange creatures in the water - and TEMPEST RAERIR is tasked with keeping them there. The gods have long since abandoned the Queendom of Khaedel, letting monsters of the deep plague the land with sickness and death. She defends the shores and kills anything that dares to step onto the sand. When one of the queens of Khaedel - Tempest's mentor - falls ill, her duty switches to saving who she cares about most. And she just might be the key to saving everyone. The deeper you go into the Arnstar Ocean, the more powerful the creatures become, and THE WARDEN'S duty is to keep them all in line. For centuries, the magic keeping the most depraved monsters at bay has been waning. Now that cracks have cut through the surface, the Warden faces no choice but to obtain the help of the beings that despise them the most. Tempest and the Warden must band together and venture as far down into the Arnstar Ocean as they can to seal the fissures. Only, getting there might not be as easy as they thought. Can they survive the battles with the leviathans that lurk in the darkness? Or will they prove the gods right that the land is hopeless? ONGOING 2026 © -DeeIsDead-

• A Greykin Chronicles Companion Story • What the hell did a mutt like Emrys think he was doing participating in the Redblood Trials? Winning, that was what. He'd prove to everyone that he wasn't just some runty Omega, and the prize would be his: he'd become Alpha King Zane's mate. *** Since the beginning of the human-Caeleste war, Emrys' pack has moved from territory to territory in an attempt to avoid the chaos. When they finally reach the Pactlands, a city far from the war's reach and neutral ground between the surrounding packs, it is immediately made clear that Omegas aren't welcome, and mutts never last long. Unfortunately, Emrys is both. With Finn at his side, he survives long enough to witness the twentieth Grey Moon, and with it comes the Redblood Trials, a brutal tournament which promises the victor a royal title. That was his chance to prove that a mutt was more than a revolting cross of far too many bloodlines. But his fight for survival starts before he can even sign up. Driven from the city by the Silveinbloods, he trespasses into forbidden woodland, an eerie forest with a thousand horror stories to ward any curious pup away. Emrys was no pup, though. He didn't believe in ghosts. He ventures into the eldritch dark, abandoning sense and instinct alike, and within the ruins of an old castle, he uncovers an ancient Aegis artifact. However, the discovery doesn't promise riches, fame, or a better future. It warns him: if he enters the trials, all he'd find is danger and despair. With the moon just around the corner, he has to decide what he fears more: a life forever of humiliation and seclusion, or the apparent fate waiting for him in the arena. ❅ Dark Fantasy ❅ Mystery-Thriller ❅ MxM Romance ❅ Battle of Life and Death ❅ Word Count: 3,417 ─────────────────────────────────── ✵ Numenverse year: 1150 2026 © Tate Csernis

She wakes with missing hours, a burning imprint carved into her shoulder, and no memory of who put it there. Nyxara Blackvein is an assassin who survives by control. Control over her body. Her blades. Her choices. But the mark beneath her skin has a will of its own, pulling her toward Stillreach-a city protected by an impossible shield and a power no one dares to name. Torin Cross was never part of the plan. A half-elf swordsman with a charming smile and secrets of his own, he's headed in the same direction for reasons that don't quite add up. When violence forces them to fight side by side, trust forms before either of them is ready for it. Whatever waits in Stillreach is already watching. Prompts used. 32. Two assassins from rival organizations are sent on the same secret mission, only to realize the assignment holds a much bigger truth. 86. A wasteland hides pockets of thriving communities protected by mysterious shields. 99. You wake up with a strange mark on your skin after a late-night encounter you can barely remember, and its meaning grows more unsettling by the hour.

"He had spent his life chasing a reflection, never noticing the life waiting for him behind his own back." A mirror. A lighthouse. A curse whispered across generations. Silas Hale dreams of a lighthouse that calls him, and a mirror that whispers his name. Every time he follows it, misfortune follows too. The wind never quiets. The mist never lifts. And the sea... waits for him to return. Prompt-34. "You have to sail the seven seas to find the lost treasure, but treasure means different things to different people, what treasures will you find at worlds' edge ."

[Bestfriends⇢Enemies⇢Lovers | Miss Grumpy x Mr Sunshine] A collegiate fencer who finds comfort in an anonymous singer's voice and a celebrity with a concealed identity focused on completing university, connect via pagers. Forced to clash on campus, confront past wounds and family pressures, they risk guarded secrets for a chance at a love neither of them anticipated. ~~~~~ Meet Moon Sa-rang, a budding fencer, burning the candle at both ends to accomplish her goal. All she wants is a peaceful university life and to make her father proud. As a scholar-athlete, she has a lot on her shoulders. With such taxing circumstances enveloping her, music became her solace. RETRO, a band she grew fond of, and a voice that felt like home. It soothed her mind after a tedious day, echoing through her tiny radio. A voice that belonged to a person she never saw and won't ever meet. That is, until she wins a chance to connect with the owner of that voice...via a pager. The problem? Her father strictly opposes music. Meet Kim Yo-han, a celebrity in disguise, who decides to return to his university life and complete his studies. Entering as an average student and lying low was his perfect plan to graduate covertly and leave in silence. As a celebrity yet to debut on-screen and coming from an elite background, both his family and agency demand that he stay out of trouble. That is, until he is offered to interact with one of his biggest fans...via a pager. The problem? His former bestie is an athlete studying there. What happens when these two who can't stand the sight of each other eventually collide? What happens when secrets are spilt, and compromises are made, leading to something none of them anticipated? Will emotions be lost in translation, or will paging be the unseen thread that fortifies their bond? Moreover, how will things turn out when a senior begins to show interest in Sa-rang? Need answers? Better start paging! ... I mean, reading!

At the height of her fame, Haerin Moon has everything-wealth, talent, beauty, and a name that opens every door. Then she wakes up with a strange mark burned into her skin after a night she cannot fully remember. By morning, the world has begun to forget her. Invitations vanish. Cameras turn away. Indifference replaces recognition. What should be impossible becomes terrifyingly clear: Haerin has been cursed, stripped piece by piece from the socialite throne she fought to build, condemned to fade into irrelevance. The curse traces back to a first date she never meant to accept-and the man who sat across from her, elegant, enigmatic, and unmistakably peculiar. Yoru Tsukishima was never just a patron of the arts, nor merely a charming eccentric. He is a doorway into a hidden world. Now, caught between vanishing influence and growing power she doesn't understand, Haerin must navigate a web of secrets and a romance that feels as dangerous as it is irresistible. Because in a world where magic is real and attention is currency, losing everything may be the price of becoming something more. And the question is no longer whether Haerin can break the curse-but whether she still wants to. ‧̍̊·̊‧̥°̩̥˚̩̩̥͙°̩̥‧̥·̊‧̍̊ ♡ °̩̥˚̩̩̥͙°̩̥ ·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙☾°̩̥☽·̩̩̥͙*̩̩̥͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩͙‧͙ °̩̥˚̩̩̥͙°̩̥ ♡ ‧̍̊·̊‧̥°̩̥˚̩̩̥͙°̩̥‧̥·̊‧̍̊ Participant of the || Open Novella Contest 2026. Main prompt: 99. You wake up with a strange mark on your skin after a late-night encounter you can barely remember, and its meaning grows more unsettling by the hour. Secondary prompts: 44. »May I have this dance?« »Seriously? Right now, in this situation?« 52. You're on a first date when you suddenly realize the person sitting across from you isn't entirely human. 39. After being cursed, you go from being the most popular socialite to becoming a nobody. 2026 Umi Moriko Original

Mark Robinson is twenty-two and already exhausted by love. begins as another humiliating night at a costume party in the middle of nowhere spirals into a sequence of increasingly unexplainable events. Suddenly, the boy who couldn't commit to a major is forced to commit to something much bigger. Something disorienting. Part coming-of-age, part cosmic misadventure, this is the story of a young man who thought his biggest problem was being bad at love-only to discover that love, like the universe, is much stranger, much larger, and far less interested in his excuses than he assumed. He wanted closure. Instead, he gets perspective. ˚☆༊*·˚✩*ೃ.⋆.✧˖°🛸💫🛰️⁺˚⋆⋰˚☆༊*·˚✩*ೃ.⋆.⋆ Participant of the || Open Novella Contest 2026. Main prompt: 27. When you glance up at the stars, you notice strange patterns and flashing lights. Then a bright beam appears, and you feel your feet leave the ground. Secondary prompts: 78. You begin to realize that nothing is quite what it seems. 2026 Umi Moriko Original

Lauren Corvane was promised a crown before she was old enough to understand its weight. Her arranged marriage to the future king was meant to secure peace between houses and strengthen the realm. Instead, it becomes the beginning of her ruin. As political games turn deadly and betrayal cuts deeper than any blade, she loses everything she loves in the span of months. A missing child. A broken family. A fiance who chooses lust over justice. In a world where is a luxury reserved for men already in power, Lauren chooses something else. War. Because when the last raven rises, it does not sing. It hunts. ⭑*•̩̩͙•• ₊˚⋆｡‧₊•̩̩͙••°♱༺𓆩𓅪𓆪༻♱••̩̩͙•༉‧₊˚.˚｡⋆••̩̩͙•*⭑ Participant of the || Open Novella Contest 2026. Main prompt: 45. »Kings have honor, soldiers are brave, poets have heart, and all I have is rage!« (Sound by Naethan Apollo) 2026 Umi Moriko Original