Rien, an orphan left on the banks of the Yellow River, is embarrassed to be introduced to you bound, gagged, and blinded. Before this moment Rien's life was quite unremarkable, except for three things: his unnatural beauty, his shapeshifting abilities, and his mysterious origins. Thanks to all that, Rien gets dragged down the River, where he's delivered as a gift to the Marquis Soram Ilmar. The Three Pillars of Heaven were once homes to the three human natures of clay, ether, and shade. But the Pillar of Shade has crumbled at the hands of the Imperium. To escape the Imperium's bloody politics, the once-powerful ether lord Soram has taken refuge in the Pillar of Clay, our modern world. And here, he is slowly dying. Now only the conjugal services of a shade can restore his spiritual balance and save his life. Rien happens to be a shade. Old blood runs in his veins, so powerful that even a taste could change fates. So, Soram offers Rien anything he would like in exchange for just a few nights of service. Anything at all. Little do they know, this is a bargain that will shatter Heaven itself. *** You danced like light through galaxies, and I I broke mountains, graphite moons Ink seas flood where your soles bleed To sate the heavens you have hewn *** CONTENT WARNINGS: Contains explicit sexual content and both referenced and explicit (non-gratuitous) scenes of sexual assault and slavery. GENDER NOTE: Rien is a shapeshifter and can take both male and female forms, but strongly prefers their male form. *** What to expect: - Clever and vain MC with a soft heart - Devoted ML with one intense backstory and redemption arc - Obsessed suitors - Smut (sex is a major feature and also huge plot element) - Lots and lots of slow-burn yearning. Like, maybe too much - Hidden truths and plot twists galore - A lot more angst than you will ever bargain for - But a destination worth the journey - The kind of love that shatters worlds...and saves them

Canvases painted with words. A collection of reflections on life, freedom, and everything in between.

If time is a lie and life is a experience, when does life end and when does time stop?

This is a slow burn with high stakes, plenty of spice, and a man who will burn the world down before he lets anyone touch her. Violet never planned on running, but when the life she knew falls apart, staying put isn't an option anymore, and staying alive becomes the only thing that matters. That's when she finds Frank Castle, or maybe he finds her. Either way, the Punisher has no reason to help a stranger and even less reason to care what happens to her, except somehow he does anyway. What starts as survival turns into something neither of them expected, and somewhere in between the danger, the tension, and the quiet moments that follow it, Frank becomes the reason she's still breathing. In more ways than one. ⚠️ Warnings - please read before continuing: Adult themes (18+) Spicy/explicit content Graphic violence Mentions of sexual assault

In which a Novyi Zem woman goes out looking for her missing twin brother who's running out of time and accidentally finds a man with many names...The Darkling, general kirgian, the Starless saint... Can he help her find her brother in time or will his own mysterious motives get in the way? darkling x moonlight summoning OC. ..... "I am not a sun summoner." She said simply but then paused. "I am something else." "Something else?" The man mused. "Something other, like you." The man didn't sound amused anymore, his voice sank low. "there is no like to me, little bird." "My name is Faven, and that is our likeness, shadow summoner. " Fae replied, quieter something strained in her voice. "we're alone."

Senior year. Bella's content with being a nobody at Westhart High. Invisible. Unbothered. Safe. But then Vincent Cage-star quarterback, king of the school-starts to notice her. And he wants her. What begins as curiosity turns into something darker. A twisted obsession. A beautiful lie. He's going to ruin her. (all characters are 18 and over)

"You know it's against the law to lie to a police officer, right, Miss Mills?" Silence hung like a thick smoke as Lane's tongue stuck to the roof of her mouth. Officer Casey's tone hadn't changed, but something in his gaze had. "I don't know what you want me to say, I'm sorry." Lane's voice was close to a whisper. They passed a gas station she didn't recognize. The inside was dark, like it had been closed for a long time. Lane's chest tightened. Something felt very wrong. "Where are we going?" She asked finally, voice tighter than she meant it to be. That earned her a sharp and fleeting glance, the corner of his mouth turning up like he was in on a joke she wasn't. "Don't worry. I'll get you where you need to go." ~ All Lane is trying to do is survive in a world that's already failed her. After a childhood spent bouncing between homes, a steady job, a place to lay her head, and a beater to take her from Point A to Point B were the small things she'd fought for. Lane was trying -- she really was. Her life was finally hers, and she intended to keep it that way. But of course, as the saying goes, "Men plan, God laughs." All it took was a glance. Lane froze. And then she ran. It wasn't supposed to be her problem. But the moment those eyes caught hers, she was thrust into a world she'd always tried to avoid. And she'll have to do more than stay quiet to make it out alive. ________________________________________ Completed ✔️ _________________________________________ PREVIOUSLY 'THE PRICE OF SILENCE' Title changed 06/09/2026 Highest Rankings: #1 - Resilience {08/06/2026} #1 - Witness {08/22/2026} #1 - Captivity {08/25/2026} #4 - Faith {09/10/2026}