All that once glittered was gold until it turned to bitter ash and ruin. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Life has never been kind to the likes of Juliette Laurant. Tortured by flowers with each failure that arises, and a voice or two spewing poison into her ears, she's more well known for her oddities than she is as an artist, but if she had her way, she would seclude herself to the forest and create paintings till the end of her days. But when an eccentric earl comes calling for a well seasoned artist, it's hard for Juliette not to leap into the unknown without questioning his motives first. With years of trauma and a dash of magic lurking beneath the surface, Juliette has plenty of secrets of her own that she'd rather have stay buried, but will the ever persuasive Cole Roswell convince her to leave the past behind? Or will she bury herself along with the life she thought she'd live? Only Fate will tell.

What happens when Death falls in love with the paramour he is gifted? Cursed to kill everyone he touches, beastly Lord Damien Casteel lives in anger and loneliness. During a rare game of poker, he wins the final hand against a petty criminal named Luca. The prize is a pouch of twelve precious gemstones. But Luca is determined to get the stones back, no matter what. Breaking into Damien's mansion to exchange the real gems for fakes, he is captured and threatened with death. Begging for his life, he strikes a deal: his freedom in exchange for his adopted son, Jemison, who will serve the lord as his paramour for twelve days; one day for each stone. Although he is reluctant to let anyone into his life, Damien is desperate to keep Jem away from Luca's abuse, so he agrees. What he does not expect is to fall for the tormented young man. Prompt used is number 46. We love broken, beautiful people. And it doesn't get more obviously broken and more classically beautiful than you. (Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid) My writing is AI-free. Any emdashes are here because I LIKE them. The poetic purply prose is here because I LIKE it. Computers don't write my stuff. The Muse inside my head who keeps me up till 3 AM and wants to drive me bonkers, does. Warning for: spicy situations, alcohol, some swearing, blood, abuse, and typical Christine darkness. There's no graphic sa, torture, gore, or animal abuse.

something I'm working on for ONC2026 using prompts 67 and 91.

Julian Vane and Clara Reed have been at war since orientation. He thinks her teaching style is "unstructured chaos"; she thinks his tie is tied too tight for his own good. They are locked in a ruthless battle for the "Highest Class Average" trophy, but they've overlooked one thing: their students. Tired of the bickering, the junior class starts a viral "ship" campaign. From "accidental" lunchtime encounters to fan-fiction in the school newspaper, the kids are determined to turn their teachers' rivalry into a romance. Julian and Clara are horrified-until they realize that pretending to date might be the only way to get the students to actually focus on their exams. But when the fake smiles start feeling real, the lesson plan goes out the window. ONC 2026 ENTRY 🍁PROMPT 55🌸 ROUND 1 AND 2 QUALIFIER THANK YOU JESUS

Title: Double-Edged Fate Contest: Official Entry for the Open Novella Contest 2026 (#ONC2026) Prompt: #115 - "A prophecy says you will love two people: one destined to save you, and one destined to destroy you. The problem is, you don't know which is which." Description: "One destined to save you, one destined to destroy you." In the year 2026, destiny is a clinical diagnosis. On her eighteenth birthday, Elara receives a rare Split Prophecy: her future is now tethered to two young men. One is her savior; the other, her end. When a near-fatal accident brings Julian and Kael into her life at the exact same second, the vision is triggered. But as the lines between protection and betrayal blur, Elara must discover who is who before her heart-and her life-are cut by the double-edged sword of fate.

Staying on the safe path feels secure, but that doesn't mean it's the path you were meant to take. ​Sloane and Brady were the "it" couple of high school, but graduation is a hard stop. To satisfy her parents' rigid expectations and step into a prestigious future in Law, Sloane chooses the script over her heart. She breaks the only boy she's ever loved because he doesn't fit the "perfect" image her new life demands. ​But as the bridge to her past crumbles, Sloane realizes that walking away is the easy part. Choosing between the life she was born for and the boy she can't forget is where the real danger begins. ​One choice. Two worlds. A line that was never meant to be crossed. 《#ONC>Prompt24》

In a world where soulmates are bound by names, everybody gets a special mark on their eighteenth birthday. The name of their soulmate. But in Ivy's case it's a little bit different. Instead of a name she gets a countdown. She doesn't know what it stands for or why she get it but she needs to find out before it shows zero. A search for answers begins and every time Ivy thinks she is one step closer to it, even more question starts to come up. She has to find the reason, the answers and the solution for that countdown in a short time. But will Ivy find what she's searching?