Kieran is already dealing with a flirtatious boss, disdainful coworkers and a heavy workload and writhing self-insecurity that gives him a perpetual migraine. Now the cute boy he met as a child had turned out to be a handsome, adorable... werewolf?! Salva opened their wings to their city neighbors in Bellport's greatest time of need, but will the divide between the two cities be greater than the chasm that seperates the them both or can they work together to find the solution to the virus that plagues them both? #ONC2026 Genre: Fantasy-Supernatural, Werewolf Mature (16+): Mention of abuse, Bullying, Profanity, Gore/Violence Copyright© 2025 short_flame

𝓣he twelve Doriel sisters sneak out of their mansion every night from their Matriarch to dance until dawn at an underground nightclub. In high-tech New Grimm City, where political tension is rising due to the Rebels, the night society of dance is the only way the Doriel sisters can freely express themselves. 𝓔udora Doriel is the oldest of the twelve sisters, and her passion for dance has softened her; weakened her. When her grandmother, the head of their ward, discovers her tattered shoes from dancing each night, the girls' world collapses. A reward is granted to anyone who manages to find out where the Doriels went at night. The reward? A hand in marriage of any sister the winner wants. Yet, when Eudora meets a mysterious man at the night society, the enemy is closer than she thinks. 𝓔lara Doriel secretly wants to escape her family and a life of boredom. She gets a taste of rebellion when she meets Jules, one of the only people who truly understands her. They have plans that feel larger than life, and all Elara has to do is obey. 𝓔ulalie Doriel is constantly underestimated as the youngest of the twelve, but that all changes when she falls in love with a man named Lien. He begs her to give up the sisters' secret of the nightclub so they can get their grandmother's approval for marriage, crowned as the winner of the reward. Eulalie has to decide between her sisters and the man she has romanced. However, sometimes, the person you want is not the person they are.

So... Riven kidnapped the magnanimous King of the Aer Folk because a magical book containing the soul of his cheating ex-boyfriend told him to, but that does not make him crazy, not at all. After all he only wants to revive Jesse, so he can kill him again. Where does Vlad land in all of this, you ask? Well he is that poor, kidnapped King who is now curse-bound to a freaking lunatic. But our wonderful King Valadrius is not sad, not at all. And he is definitely not falling in love with his kidnapper, or kissing him, no matter what the curse tells him to do. #ONC2026 Genre: Fantasy-Romance Copyright© 2026 short_flame

Heart of Fury: A Skeldirith Novella || ONC ENTRY 2026 Prompt: 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. ** change to the prompt - several marks on your skin *Set twenty-five years before Inheritance of Fire* (current WIP). Today, she wakes in chains. Once, she ruled the skies. Betrayed and imprisoned, Drakanya is stripped of a power that once made the world kneel. Bound within a fragile human body and marked with sigils that burn deeper with every passing hour, she is forced to endure the slow unraveling of everything she was. Her soul is shattered. Her fire is fading. And the sea below her prison waits ... endless and patient. What remains is not submissive. What remains is fractured. Devastated. Furious. And fury, when caged, does not wither and die. It endures. And when her cage finally shatters, the world will remember who, and what, she is. ********************************************* This story is intended for adult readers only (18+). Heart of Fury: A Skeldirith Novella is a dark fantasy with intense romantic themes and includes violence, gore, explicit language, sexual content, trauma, and psychological tension. ©M. J. Harris. All rights reserved. This is a work of original fiction. No part of this story may be copied, reproduced, reposted, or adapted in any form without the author's express permission.

|ONC PROMPT 78 "You begin to realize that nothing is quite what it seems."| In the hidden chambers of an ancient elven court, every decision is a matter of life, law, and secrecy. Alliances are forged in shadow, and even the smallest disruption can ripple into catastrophe. For the elves, maintaining order is more than duty-it is survival. Two council members, the steadfast High Justicar Cirmon Shadowbane and the perceptive clerk Belvedere, stand at the heart of this fragile balance. As threats emerge and secrets surface, they are forced to confront the limits of their authority, the weight of their choices, and the consequences of silence. In a world where magic, morality, and power collide, no law can predict every outcome, and no justice comes without cost. Cover designed by @raizelrose3

Anna lives a deliberately colourless life-one spent in the background, where asking for anything comes with a price she learned to stop paying long ago. At school, on the bus, at home, her world has been built on silence, routine, and the certain safety of going unnoticed. It's a balance she maintains meticulously, because being seen has never ended well for her. Then, one day, that balance fractures after a brief moment of accidental acknowledgement-small, meaningless, fleeting, and completely impossible to undo. Now, Anna is forced to confront the quiet life she's built. She begins to question whether survival is the same as living... and what it might cost to want more. She finds herself wondering whether the price is too low-or far too high. Because once you're noticed by someone, the world doesn't always let you disappear again.

When Elowen Whittaker survives a werewolf bite and instead accidentally kills the werewolf, everything is turned upside down. Not believing in the supernatural she has to adjust to a new reality. Something has changed inside her after being bitten. Elowen's urge to hunt and kill the werewolves is unstoppable, and she doesn't understand why. One night it all collides with an alpha, believing she has killed him like the others. She doesn't think more about it, until he comes for her. Elowen is thrown into a chase of finding herself, understanding her past and protecting her heart. This novella is written for ONC 2026. Prompt 120. You survive a werewolf bit because your blood carries a rare, deadly condition that poisons them and now you hunt werewolves by letting them bite you. Copyright © annasofie_mattson, 2026 All Rights Reserved.

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

𝓘lsa Kholodova has no choice but to obey the laws of Oresteia, a high-tech world where humans migrated generations ago and are now deemed a lesser species in the eyes of the government. When persecution of humans worsened, Ilsa was taken away from her icy village and placed in the Sólarsteinn Concentration Camp. The camp performs mysterious, cruel experiments on its innocent prisoners. The head scientist, Dr. Polaris, takes an interest in 3 individuals, including Ilsa, for their remarkable endurance to intense cold. During this time, she meets an Orestian guard who calls himself Knekt and offers solace during her time at the camp. If Ilsa has intentions to survive and reunite with her sister, Inès, she'll have to find a way to escape. What's bothering her is that the experiment has been changing her body rapidly, especially her connection with the cold... 𝓖erda Nordskov's days are filled with pain and experimental chemicals pumped into her veins each day. The only thing keeping her going in Sólarsteinn is the thought of keeping her childhood friend, Kaj Hiver, safe and potentially going home to her grandmother again. When a new prisoner says she needs their help to leave and rebel against the Orestian officials, Gerda has her doubts. But if she plans to leave the camp for good, she'll have to take her chances. 𝓒erise Sorrell is no stranger to the cold, having been raised by it and her pack of wolves for all of her life alongside her brother, Conan. When the Orestians who experimented on her suddenly disappear for too long, she knows something is wrong. Cerise realizes that she and her pack won't survive long without more supplies, yet she discovers there is more beyond the gray walls that she's been trapped inside all her life.

The immortal king created a magical maze where the proud nobles fight over their feuds almost to the death. ALMOST is not good enough for Zephyr of the Air-Kin who lost her family and her magic thanks to the murderous Stone-Kin Clan. She yearns to kill their lord, Argenton, so she buys a spear that breaks all the safeguards. Even though Zephyr likes Argenton when they accidentally meet as strangers, and Argenton is plain smitten, her baseless (according to him) accusations turn Argenton's infatuation into hatred. This clash of magics and tempers corrupts the enchantment into a curse, and two mortal foes' lives become bound. Zephyr and Argenton must die together or share a genuine kiss of forgiveness. So, death or kiss? ONC Prompt 40: You and your greatest enemy are struck by the curse that binds your lives together. The only way to survive is to share a kiss, but you would both rather face death than each other.