Rasmus, frontman of the rising indie band Rouhi, is slowly unraveling. Amid growing fame and mounting pressure, he's haunted by a quiet emptiness he can't explain. When a devastating betrayal breaks him completely, Ras walks away from everything-music, love, and himself. In a quiet town by the sea, he finds stillness... and people who don't ask him to be anything but real. An old man with a past, a girl with paint on her hands, and silence that heals more than it hurts. But healing isn't linear-and some echoes refuse to stay buried. The Sound of Stillness is a deeply moving novel about brokenness, beauty, and the long, uncertain path to becoming whole again. Told with lyrical prose and raw honesty, it's a story about friendship, creative freedom, and finding your way back-through music, through memory, and through the people who never stopped believing in you.

"There's a prison for fallen gods... and one of them just escaped." That's how the story was supposed to start. But Micah Key doesn't remember being a god. A quiet student at UNC with no real history, Micah lives on the edge of invisibility-no high school record, no memories before age thirteen, and strange gaps in how the world responds to him. But when a door that shouldn't exist opens into a place that defies logic-a place between broken dimensions and forgotten time-Micah stumbles into the impossible: a prison for gods long erased from reality. And someone... escapes. Him. Plagued by visions that feel like memories, pulled toward places he shouldn't know, and haunted by the whispers of beings that claim to have served, fought, or betrayed him, Micah begins to unravel the truth: He is not just a boy. He is not just human. He is Allevin-the god of origin, perception, and the in-between-sealed away by forces too ancient to name, forgotten by everyone, including himself. But something has awakened him. And now, gods are stirring. The world is cracking. And nothing-including Micah himself-will ever be the same. A choice was made, long ago, to erase what should have been remembered. But now, as everything unravels, he must face what was lost-and decide if he's ready to reclaim it. Similar to Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Solo Leveling, The Beginning After the End, Bastard (by Carnby Kim), Tower of God, The World After the Fall, Dies Irae, Tsukihime, Kara no Kyōkai, Erased, Fate/Stay Night, Bleach, The First Hunter.

A story about a girl, misunderstood for various reasons. She's seen as weird; everyone keeps their distance. Until one day she meets a boy, a boy that conflicts her emotions. Turning everything upside down for the better.

[Disclaimer: This book is a first draft and is currently on hold as it's in the process of transitioning to a full novel.] How many friends do you have? When a stray thought forces Will Marte to notice the oddities in his everyday life, what follows is a reflection on the friendly relationships he has and had and a contemplation on the question: what is a friend? Having had an unconventional upbringing, he still feels its effects as an adult. Now, everyone around him is aging normally in their conventional life, and he doesn't know how to be rather than to seem. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Published in February 2024 for Open Novella Contest 2024 Copyright © by CrownedMadness (Maddy Alson) 2024

Set against the backdrop of Bengaluru. Follow Ari who sees the world in blue and grey. Until one day, a metro ride, an encounter with a stranger, a conversation with a friend over chai and an impulsive collaboration changes her life. Perhaps the world has always been painted in beautiful colours and we need the right circumstances to see it .... Perhaps it's always black and white and our experiences fill the colours in. Note: This is my first attempt at writing a story after being a reader for years, so kindly be generous of my mistakes. Important: Duplication of my work is not permitted. KINDLY REFRAIN FROM DOING SO!