The passion of a cultural barrier. ----------------- It's Crystal Molders' first year as an American exchange student at a prestigious Korean university in Seoul. Ready to start her junior year immersed in a new culture, Crystal begins settling into the new cultural immersion. Everything is perfectly normal for her, until her first day of World Literature class. The moment her tall, young, and unbelievably handsome Korean professor enters the class, she feels a way she has never felt before. But he's just her professor, nothing more. At least that's what she keeps telling herself...

When the world collapses overnight, siblings Carissa and Ian are left to survive in a land reshaped by an all consuming force. As they struggle to stay alive, something within them begins to change strange, powerful, and not fully understood. But in a world where survival comes at a cost, not everyone they meet will be worth saving. Updates every wednesday/thursday!

Tyra is about as stable as a feral cat with unlimited access to crack. He breaks bones for money, skips school to do crime instead of math, and collects unhealthy coping mechanisms like he's trying to complete the whole set. Then he meets a rich brat in a club bathroom and promptly decides he's the most annoying person alive. Naturally, he becomes completely obsessed. Which is unfortunate, because Tyra's life is already a disaster. There's a fight club, a crime boss, a past that won't stay buried, and the creeping suspicion that maybe calling himself a monster for years wasn't entirely a joke. Which is really starting to interfere with Tyra's usual hobbies of violence, emotional repression, and making terrible life choices.

The Monsters of Oblivion are the largest and strongest biker group in all of Utah. Maverick is the President and leader of the club. He is charming, successful, and has complete control over everything. Until Haven comes along. Will she ruin everything he has built?

A dystopian thriller that evolves into a violent sci-fi nightmare with hints of monster (very) dark romance. --------- Alice has a good life: a great job, a cozy, paid-off apartment, and a loving husband. She also has an oppressive government, a war-torn city, and general social decay around her, and what seems to be an alien invasion, though nobody is willing to admit it. You know, the kind of things that can really throw a wrench into a morning commute. She should have left a long time ago, but right or wrong, it's her country. What's the worst that could happen if she sticks to it? No, seriously, what's literally the worst? ----------- If you are reading this story on any other platform other than Wattpad you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in its original, safe, form, please go to https://www.wattpad.com/user/paleverse .

He committed the sin. She became the consequence. Dr. Ekalavya Raivansh is a man of control-flawless reputation, steady hands... and a past no one dares to uncover. Anaya Verdan married him for his mother, never knowing the truth tied to him... a truth that would destroy everything she believed. Their marriage was never meant to be love. Just duty. Silence. No questions. "Haq hai tumpe...pati hu tumhari" "Dr. Raivansh... haq unpar jataya jata hai jo apna ho." "Aur main toh sirf aapki zimmedari hoon... hai na?" "Biwi ho tum meri!" "Toh do mahine tak iss 'biwi' ki yaad nahi aayi?" But the cracks in their fragile arrangement run deeper than either of them know. Until the day she finds the file. A date. A night. A name at the bottom. The same night that destroyed her life. Because some truths don't just break you they ruin you. And suddenly, the man who holds her when she can't sleep... is the reason she couldn't sleep for eleven years. His sin. Her heartbreak. Their ruin.

Inspired by the Vampire Diaries and Vampire Academy. Everyone says Isabel is a monster. Lisa isn't sure she's wrong. Set in the late 1990s, this dark fantasy psychological thriller follows, a girl recovering from a gunshot wound that fractured more than her body. Numbed by drugs and buried trauma, she's trying not to remember the past-or the woman who insists she's been lying about it. Isabel claims she was framed. Megan insists she's dangerous. Both say they're protecting Willow. As the adults wage a quiet war of truth and control, Willow clings to Arya, her best friend and secret vampire, whose own life has been shaped by restriction and fear. Their bond is intense, unhealthy, and necessary. When the weight of inherited lies becomes unbearable, the girls make a choice that changes everything. Some families are built on love. Others on denial. And some secrets don't stay buried. But denial has consequences. And some truths refuse to stay buried. In a world where vampirism is real, memory is unreliable, and love can be as destructive as it is protective, Colak Clan is a dark fantasy psychological thriller about trauma, motherhood, and what happens when survival turns into control.

For three years, Detective Lucía Reyes has been trying to catch the person behind a string of murders across Portland. Every victim is found with the same chilling detail: A carefully folded origami crane. The case has taken over most of her life, leaving little room for anything outside of work except her daughter, Chloe. Then Elena suddenly enters their routine as Chloe's new babysitter-loud, stubborn, and impossible to ignore. But while Lucía tries to keep her personal life separate from the investigation, the killer is still out there. And the cranes keep appearing. Folded Lies is a dark, suspenseful thriller about secrets, obsession, and the fine line between love and danger.

He just wanted a family. Eventually, at least, since he's still in college. But nothing in life is fair, and after mistakenly hooking up with Anita at a party, he might never have the normal life he dreamed of. There's a part of this world lurking under the surface. It's dark. And angry. And hungry. And it's sunk its claws into Nikolai. Come on you hermit, you never fight back Why don't you play with bows and arrows? Why don't you dance like You're sick in your mind? Why don't you set your wings on fire? Come on you hermit, why don't you play nice? Why don't you toy with sex and violence? Why don't you stare back Into my huge eye? Why don't you set my wings on fire? -Glass Animals Trigger Warning: This story contains themes of violence, assault, blood, and disturbing imagery. If any of that sounds upsetting to you, please take care of your mental health and we'll see you in another story.

He didn't lie. He just never got around to telling the truth. When TK moves abroad for university, he leaves behind his family his friends -- and a version of himself that never quite felt real. With new freedom and friendships, he begins to let his guard down. For the first time, being himself feels effortless. But back home, his long-distance girlfriend still believes in the never faltering perfect version of him. As jealousy simmers, distance stretches thin, and a global crisis begins to close in, TK is forced to confront something that he has spent months avoiding. Or maybe even years. Sometimes the sacrifice we think is noble is fear dressed up as selflessness. A poetic, character-driven story about emotional maturity, guilt and the quiet cost of growing up.