Ari Callahan has no idea how to talk to boys -- or how to talk to anyone for that matter. Enter Zac, the cute new guy in town who won't stop texting her. But is his interest real, or does he have a hidden agenda? ***** Found as a young child washed up on the beach, 17-year-old Ari Callahan has never uttered a word out loud to anyone -- not even her adoptive family. Psychologists have diagnosed her with a condition called selective mutism, but Ari can't help identifying with her namesake character, Ariel, the little mermaid in the fairytale whose voice was stolen by a sea witch. Mermaid-obsession aside, Ari's silence makes socializing tough. She's never had a boyfriend or been asked out on a date. Not until Zac, the confident new arrival in town, asks for her number. But Zac has his own reasons for texting with Ari. He's part of a movement to sabotage the artificial music app called SirenSong, threatening to render human singing obsolete. Zac's collaborators have scoured the globe in search of a singing voice perfect enough to break the SirenSong spell, and their search has led them straight to Ari's beachside town. Will her relationship with Zac help Ari find her voice and unlock the secrets of her origins? Or will he use her and leave her high and dry? Title: Ari and Zac (formerly The Mermaid Hypothesis) Content Warning: This story contains references to selective mutism, suicidal thoughts, and early childhood trauma.

She was supposed to be a normal human, but the program was surprised when she surpasses the first test without being dead or having injuries and the program had no choice but to let her be one of the Alpha candidate without the possibility of being alive at the end. But it gets worse when her guardians started to appear, and it only meant one thing, the prophecies have started.

The year is 4921 and survival is key. That's what keeps Felix Runner alive; everyday. Felix is seventeen years old and will do anything to ensure his survival. When a problem arises however, it will determine what's really worth living for. Felix will go through the ultimate test that will push him to his limits, and the few people that he cares for. Felix must not only battle the terrors of his time, but the haunted past and dreaded future.

This fan fiction is based off of another fanfiction. I was inspired by it and decided to mix it up quite a bit. In this story, Oliver is disgusted by Alfred's eating habits, so he decides to do something about it. In this process, he accidentally switches out the wrong item and ends up cursing himself as well!

In the desert, an instant turns life into death and hate into love. In the desert, everything is different. Boundaries break down, and you find yourself doing things that you would never, ever have imagined. Lilly Linton finds this out the hard way: in the shadow of the pyramids, she and her boss, cold, calculating Mr Ambrose, must face death and danger together. Is the desert's heat enough to melt the cold heart of Britain's richest financier? WINNER of the PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD in the Wattys 2016 Sequel to Robert Thier's #1 Hit 'Storm and Silence'

The residents of Storybrooke are in for a rare treat as Regina Mills plans a Valentine's Day party at Granny's to celebrate the good news of everyone's return from the Underworld, and maybe tell everyone a little good news of her own. ;)