"You're atheist," I remind him. "You don't believe in god." "I believe in you," He murmurs, letting the cigarette hang from his lips. "I believe in whatever you believe." He says, letting the confession roll off his tongue as if it were that simple. As if god, the devil, heaven, hell-as if none of it really had meaning to him. "That's not how it works," I mutter as we walk down a few more alleyways-the city of Manhattan coated in a light blanket of snow. Henry Vitiello had never had anything to pray for, that is, until he met me-the only thing that had ever opened his mind up to the possibility of religion "Isn't it?" He argues, taking the cigarette by his middle and pointer finger before blowing the smoke out. "I'II dip my hands in holy water if it means I could touch you." "You'd probably burn." 𓆩♡𓆪 𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐘 𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎, the reaper. He's a prick. An asshole. A pretentious son of a bitch. He's not perfect. He's not even decent. But he's hers. She could be a bottle labeled poison but he was an alcoholic, and he had drunk her empty. Now he was hungover. 𝐉𝐀𝐍𝐄 𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒, the healer. She's known to be the perfect good girl, with perfect grades and a perfect life with a perfect family. They didn't know that behind the gated doors of their billion dollar estate, she was strapped down to a chair every night and picked apart just to be put back together in time for supper. 𓆩♡𓆪 star-crossed; adjective (of a person or a plan) thwarted by bad luck. 'star-crossed lovers' and that, they were. So they fucked under those very stars that tried so desperately to break them apart. 𓆩♡𓆪 ‼️DISCLAIMER ‼️ BOOK REFERENCES TO MARA DYER, SHATTER ME, MIND FUCK, ETC ARE ALL INTENTIONAL SO DONT BE RUDE. AS FOR TRIGGER WARN

For months Summer is trapped in a cellar with the man who took her - and three other girls: Rose, Poppy, and Violet. His perfect, pure flowers. His family. But flowers can't survive long cut off from the sun, and time is running out...

Book 1 of the Empress Zima Series. Zima was just a nobody, who had no idea where her life was going when her parents allowed her to be forcefully married to a Japanese Emperor. She was forced to leave her native African village and adjust to a whole different life at The Village of Grace. The new, young, and scary Emperor of The Village of Grace, Emperor Aki is given a arrange marriage with the foreign dark skinned, black women Zima. Emperor Aki is seen as cold, frightening, and emotionless, he has a dark and painful past and no friends. He claims his marriage with Zima has no love behind it but later on he discovers love and affection from his strange foreign wife. Even though Zima was scared about her forced marriage she later on, finds comfort and love in her new home, friends, and husband. As Zima settles in she develops an interest in combat and is amazed by the combat skills from the samurai and ninja's in The Village of Grace. It inspires her become a strong ninja and learn samurai fighting skills, but in the ninja world not everything is what it seems and death, secrets, and danger is everywhere. Power, evil, and wealth are what dominates the ninja and samurai world. Zima knows that there are enemies everywhere and becoming a ninja could cost Zima her life but Zima is determined to become strong, protect the village at all cost, protect her friends, and protect Aki. Warning: This story does contain moments violently graphics. Along with mature, serious themes, and sexual content.

Hyejin gets sucked into her own book she has written. There she became the villainess of her book who is destined to die in the hands of her own exclusive butler. Unable to escape her new life, she embraces it and decided to change her fate that she wrote, in hopes she won't get killed by her butler. It doesn't matter if her life becomes tough or messy as long as she's alive, she doesn't mind! . . . . . "Milady do you favour me or his highness more?" "Of course you." "Then me or your brother?" "...You?" "Am I your favourite, milady?" "...." Why is her butler suddenly acting this way? All she did was stop abusing him. PSA: there are some swear words in this book This is my own story! I did not copy from anyone. The characters are my own that I made as well. On Webnovel, Inkitt and Tapas as well. [To be edited!] Highest ranking: #1 Butler #1 Original characters #1 Isekai #1 Anotherworld #1 Comedy #2 Female Protagonist #1 Reincarnation #1 Medieval #3 Author #2 Shoujo #7 Romance #23 Original #54 Slowburn #704 Love

When Franny learns why former popular boy Tyler fell from grace, she gets thrown head-first into his dangerous world but also closer to his timid heart. ***** Eighteen-year-old Tyler Madden used to have everything. He was captain of the football team, popular, high achiever, and was set to have a successful career. But when a secret too hard to handle comes to light, he turns to underground fighting to deal with the pain. Now, he's in too deep. And when Francesca Howard befriends him at school in the hopes of figuring out what went wrong, she unknowingly gets pulled into the criminal world he's now stuck in. As the two find comfort in each other, they find themselves faced with their impending future and trying to get Tyler out alive. Content/Trigger Warning: this story contains scenes pertaining to drug use, substance abuse, and violence. [#1 in teen fiction, romance and action]

Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction? ****** Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything. [[word count: 200,000-250,000 words]]

ORV X TCF CROSSOVER Sealed god is sealed again, White Star is finally dead and Arm was either dead or became Cale's allies, Cale thought he can finally live his life as a slacker when Kim Dokja Company was suddenly transported in an unknown place (Forest of Darkness). A/N: Cale will never get his slacker life xD. An English Fanfic Story. --- This is only a fanfiction (the characters might be OOC). Trash of the Count's Family and Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint are not mine. Just wanted to do this crossover. Started: 8/10/21

Yoo Jonghyuk finds himself in endless darkness after getting grabbed from behind in the mist. With the help of Secretive plotter he makes it to the start of the scenarios again without the help of his stigma. A time-jump to allow him to travel along Kim Dokja once more. What changes does he make? Can he save the Kim Dokja from dying again and again? Can he finally realize his relationship with Kim Dokja and what they mean to each other? (Crossposted on Ao3, under the name LifeAndDeathCompanion.)

Plagiarism of my writing will NOT be tolerated. My village was lost to a fire known as 'The Great Chi Fire' eight years ago. I frantically fled to an extremely far away Kingdom in hopes of rebuilding my life. I soon turned to petty crime and eventually stole from the Prince－ a ruby－ something he treasured immensely. I hadn't planned on being caught and sentenced to death; only the Prince made the strangest request: ❝Guard my life with your own.❞ ✧✧✧ Beautiful Cover by: @QueenLeeian DISCLAIMER: All art and images go respectfully to their rightful owners. I own nothing related to aot/snk. I apologise in advance - this is an old book of mine. Plagiarism of my writing will NOT be tolerated. [Completed: 04/09/2017]

In a world where Titans roam every corner, not all dangers wait outside the Walls. Galene Magnolia, a criminal born in the Underground City, is running from a past marked by blood and death. Having the opportunity to finally see what lies away from that hole in the ground, she bows temporary loyalty to a gang of robbers, whose leader will not only push her buttons but also threaten to break through her walls of self-preservation. As the end of the world draws near, Galene will have to make the most important choice of all: to trust her comrades and fight for a future without Titans, or to prioritize her own survival. Because they don't know it yet, but she's more than meets the eyes. For in her past resides the key to unlocking secrets which could either destroy the threat once and for all, or usher in humanity's extinction. ♧ Starts before the anime/manga, follows an original plot-line. Levi/OC. Slow burn. *Featured on @Anime and @Fanfic*