they're all at the mercy of the madhouse. specialshipping AU, slightly dark, mt silver red, oldrivalshipping if you squint. please read & review! revised edition is part 2 because i couldn't edit anything even after unpublishing. reposted XD if you'd like to read other oneshots by me, do check out my oneshot collection too :) cover by the amazingly talented @LycidiaraEnta! special thanks to @ForeverMoonlight for the beautiful fanmade cover included in the story!

fifth place short story -- pokémon watty awards 2015 *** When Ronnie, a seventeen-year-old girl with a history of mental disorders that she's worked hard to bury for years, watches her partner Pokémon die, all of those problems return to the surface, and she is admitted into St. Lauren's Hospital until she can recover. As a form of therapy, she is told to write what she feels. Her road to healing is documented once a day until she leaves, and says goodbye to the friends that got her through it. *** (Neither Pokémon, nor the pictures in the cover, belong to me. Only the plot and characters.)

Sburb, a human owned company..and Sgrub, a troll owned company. What happens when these two rival companies both have an employee do snooping on the other without getting caught? Maybe accidentally fall in love? Well, we will see what happens when Dave and Karkat are put up for this job. Homestuck and its characters belong to Andrew Hussie. (And another story for the ESS tradition since it was a tie in the vote! Hope to enjoy! )

【COMPLETED】 People are strong because they've been weak. People are fearless because they've been afraid. People are wise because they've been foolish. This is the tale of a fierce beast, who came to know the true definition of strength, and what being invulnerable actually means. (Cover by @VanillaWind! Vani's an awesome friend and writer; I definitely recommend checking out her profile)

I am known to the Pokemon universe as something unattainable to most- a legendary. My entire life has neither beginning or end, and I will be trapped for all of eternity on this planet. Like all my other siblings, I am made to serve a purpose. And that purpose of mine is to protect and guard the dreams of the slumbering creatures beneath me. I'm forever above you, all of you. I am your guardian angel, have been and always will be. I see everything that has troubled you- each and every one of you- I see your past. Your torments, your pains, your agony- I'm here to take on that burden for you. Maybe I'll present you with a happier illusion when you sleep. Maybe that will help you to rest. It's all right. You won't need to feel pain in your sleep anymore. I'll be there, doing my best, and give you even the tiniest bit of happiness for that fragmented period of time. And in exchange, I'll take every torment and every surge of pain you have. I know it slowly destroys myself every day. But I serve no other purpose; I am only a tool in this machine called the universe. I never die, never live, only feel pain each passing day, but somehow, I can still feel this word, known to you as "happiness"... If I wish for it, hard enough... will it come true? Can I create a past for myself? Can my life have an end? Have I finished my purpose in life? But- I need to save someone who's drowning in the deepest of nightmares yet, someone so lost that he has become the definition of "nightmare" himself. And then, when we can finally slumber instead of protecting the slumber of our fellow Pokemon, and fall into an eternal world of peace and silence, can we wake up again? And will I be able to hold your hand and smile for once?

As I write this letter to you, all I have to say is... I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I lied to all three of you. Living a life of lies has taught me that it comes with a price, and now I'm paying it. My name IS Rena Deveraux; that wasn't a lie. But I never wanted to be a Ranger... That's not why I was at the Ranger School. I am so, so sorry that I lied to you, but the truth is... I'm a thief. And you...you were my assignment, and I was to think of you as nothing more than that. It wasn't personal, I promise you. It was just business. I thought I could outrun the law my whole life and never get caught. Never did I once think that the law applied to me, or that my actions would catch up to me one day. It never crossed my mind...not even once. I was so confident, which made my downfall inevitable. I left my back turned for one second and I lost it all. No words can describe the feeling I get when I look at your face... That look of pain, and sadness... Your eyes are filled with nothing but hate and disdain when they meet my gaze. Honestly, I'm surprised that you haven't killed me for what I've done to you. I'm afraid this is the end, and I will never see you again. You can hate me for the rest of your life. I understand... What I did to you is unforgivable, and I don't deserve your forgiveness. I don't deserve to see your smile ever again. My biggest regret is that I will never get to properly say good-bye to you. So, I must do it in this letter. Good-bye, my Prince Charming. I will never forget you. Take care of Rhythimi and Isaac for me, and please...apologize to them on my behalf, since I can't do it myself. Oh, and one more thing, Keith. Assuming that you didn't just tear this letter up upon receiving it, I just wanted to say... I've told you a lot of lies since the moment we first met... But my feelings for you were never one of them. {Pokémon Ranger Shadows of Almia fanfiction; cover art was just photoshopped by me}

Red is a university student currently residing in the bustling city of Saffron, living what had seemed to be a normal---yet exhausting,---college life in the biggest city of Kantō. While to many, the life of one in Saffron was the life of a dreamer, but to Red, the only dream come true from the big city was the subway to his apartment. Holding the weight of grades, money, and his disgusting excuse for a job on his back, there was nothing that could have made his life worse than it was in Saffron City, absolutely nothing. Right? It's a story revolving around a mystery killer and kidnapper, a wanna-be lawyer, a baseball bat, a golf club, and a gash to the head. No kind of happiness stemmed from this part of Saffron before, and maybe it never would have if Red hadn't been stumbled upon. [Unedited] [originalshipping/namelessshipping/masarashipping Real Life AU + University AU] [Green x Red] Young Readers Beware Strong Language, Mature Themes, and Sexual themes. Rated M for a reason.