"Yhianna" is the kind of girl who walks into a room loud, laughs at her own jokes, and acts super confident. But inside she's a mess of overthinking. Every text, every glance, every "what did that mean?" plays on loop in her head. She's lively and awkward at the same time, the type who trips over her words but still owns it. Then there's "Andrew". He's the opposite. Quiet. Peaceful. The kind of boy who listens more than he talks and makes everything around him feel calm. He doesn't stand out on purpose, but that's exactly what draws Yhianna in. It's the first week of senior high school A fresh start for everyone. New classrooms, new routines, new chances. For Yhianna, it's also the chance to finally deal with the feelings she's been dodging. She's liked Andrew for a while now, but her brain won't shut up So she makes a decision. Instead of spiraling, she's going to actually try. She'll push past the awkwardness, stop assuming the worst, and figure out once and for all. If Andrew feels the same way. The problem is, Andrew is hard to read. And the more Yhianna tries to be brave, the more her overthinking tries to pull her back. Now, in this new chapter of school, Yhianna has to learn how to be honest with herself before she can ever know if there's something real between her and Andrew.

When the clock strikes midnight, the stories come alive. Welcome to The Midnight Ink Awards - a celebration of unforgettable stories, brilliant writers, and the worlds created through ink and imagination. From secrets waiting to be uncovered to heart-pounding thrills, from forbidden love and unforgettable romance to terrifying nightmares and worlds touched by darkness and magic, these awards celebrate the stories that keep us turning pages long after midnight. Whether your story hides a final clue, races toward a heart-stopping truth, explores a forbidden love, captures an unforgettable happily ever after, awakens our deepest nightmares, or transports us into a world of curses and dark magic, there is a place for your story beneath the midnight sky. Mystery. Thriller. Dark Romance. Romance. Horror. Dark Fantasy. Six genres. One unforgettable celebration. Step into the darkness, open the pages, and let your story leave its mark. Welcome to The Midnight Ink Awards. Where stories shine brightest after dark.

Jin Soyoung-Choi, at 28 years old, the CEO of Soyoung Technology, already possesses a vast reputation. Nowadays, she is looking for more talents to bring new ideas to make the company thrive. One of the candidates, the confident Jason Stanford, promises to bring changes in the company with different ideas and methods. But.. will he succeed? And will he melt the ice in heart of this cold CEO?

The word 'Fairy' meant very little to Sam. He imagined mischievous little imps with brightly coloured wings, he imagined cute little tricksters who delighted young children. He knew them only as a story, one he was a little too old for. But real Fairies were not so whimsical, real fairies stalked prey before devouring them bit by bit, real Fairies were unnatural creatures of darkness, barred from the Fae world of Galadria. Sam Turnble always had trouble fitting in, controlling his anger and staying in one school long enough to make friends. Entering his last years of education, he was determined to stick it out. His mother was exasperated, and after finding her son crawling on the ceiling one early morning, she was contacted by Stildegar School. Stildegar was a special school made only for those transitioning from human to Fae. Witches, Werewolves, Vampires and now a Fairy, all converged together at this castle built into a steep cliff. There had only ever been one other Fairy Changeling to enter that school and Sam felt oddly connected to him, even if he was banished to the dark realm almost 40 years prior. Haunted by ghosts of the past and torn between who he is and who he wants to be, Sam must unravel the mystery of his predecessor all the while falling in messy love with a Vampire Initiate. It's a mess, it's dramatic and it's certainly no fairy tale. MxM TW: Violence/sexual themes.

Mei Kusanagi had everything a girl could want in her age; money, status and planned future. Despite of it, she craved to die, because she lacked freedom. She meets a vampire that offers her unusual deal that changes everything. It was her death for her life. Mei would be hers, and she would suck her blood. In exchange, she will eventually grant Mei's wish of death. There was another condition though. Mei had to leave her old life behind and see how actual life tastes like; without weight, responsibilities and peoples demands. With that, they started traveling across the Japan. Will Mei change her mind about her scheduled death? Or she'll die from vampire's teeth?

Short stories and poetry #Shortys2026 (story 15, Martial)

Sophia just moved to Maineland Street. She finally bought her first house. It is a peaceful street in Nodlow Town. Then, something strange happens. Many people start moving to Nodlow. First, they are normal people, but suddenly, people who had been missing for 5, 10, 20, maybe even 50 year start moving in. Were they forced? Do they know they are missing, or is it something much more terrifying...

जिनको जिनको भी मिलना है लिखा इश्क़ मिलवाएगा दूर दूर से ढूंड ढूंड के पास ले आयेगा Run. Hide. Deny. But no one escapes destiny. It crosses oceans, slips through shadows & drags you to your knees no matter how hard you resist. Haider Al Zaidi was born to be a king. But with its legacy of wealth and power came a history of blood and betrayal. Deceit hounds him at every step & he finds himself surrounded by more enemies than friends. Traitors infiltrate his land, his home, tearing it apart while he scrambles to protect his country & his family. When explosions rip through his oil pipelines - costing his country billions, sending stocks into freefall, triggering international fallout & unrest - Haider becomes desperate. To fix what's breaking. To fight the enemies closing in. And above all, to root out the vipers nesting in his own circle. That desperation drags him to the world's youngest, smartest, & most elusive billionaire: Saira Kapoor. A tech genius with the means to help him - and unlike everyone else in his life, no apparent stake in his kingdom's war. Saira Kapoor wasn't destined to live. Abandoned at birth, raised in an orphanage, & later adopted into a family that never wanted her beyond her capabilities - she should have perished long before. But like wild bamboo, that bends but never breaks, Saira survived. She bought her own freedom, and in a world built by men, made her own rules, answering to no one but herself, Haider makes her an offer she can't refuse. Reluctant, yet hopeful of finding answers she has long searched for, Saira accepts. What could possibly go wrong? In a world where politics cuts sharper than desert wind, generational enmity is the norm, & two kingdoms remain in a perpetual state of war - everything can. Especially when every player at the table is hiding their own secret.

|Book One of The Soul-Bound Chronicles| Classic J-RPG and anime elements collide with the Young Adult fiction writing style in this modern fantasy book following Josh Davidson, a teenage boy whose life flips upside down when he becomes soul-bound to a dragon ✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧ Magic, heroes, dragons. Josh Davidson has seen it all-in video games and movies, of course, because they would never be anything but fiction. Yet his dreams are slipping into reality, he is experiencing sudden energy surges, and a persistent voice is taking residency in his head. All of the insanity explodes when his bully goes on a murderous rampage, and the only one who can stop him is a beautiful girl wielding a bow and shooting magical ice arrows. The experience leads Josh to the truth: he's a Paladin, someone soul-bound to a dragon. Not only does he now have a dragon reaching into his thoughts, but the new status comes with magical powers meant to help him in his fight against the forces of darkness. Josh is more than eager to hone his new skills and help the Paladins in their fight, but the darkness they face is rising from its slumber, intent on destroying the Paladins and everything they stand for. Josh will have to learn fast, because the most important decisions are those he cannot escape. Decisions that risk not only the war which the Paladins fight, but the very people he holds dear. ➢ Word Count: 130,000 - 135,000 ➢ Amazing cover made by Dayisdemigod ➢ Featured in Fantasy account's Young Adult Fantasy Reading List ➢ Featured in YASciFantasy account's Quests & Queens - Fantasy Adventure Reading List ➢ The Fiction Awards 2019 Best Fantasy Winner ➢ Editor's Pick Featured January 2021