Reyna Ashcroft thought inheriting her grandmother's café was the biggest surprise of her life. Little did she know, it was only the beginning. ݁ .‧₊⋆.٠༺✶༻٠.⋆₊‧. ݁ By day, 'The Midnight Brew' is an ordinary coffee shop, boasting of the finest lattes and honey cakes in town. However, when the clock strikes twelve, it's doors open to every magical realm hidden from the human world. As the cafe's new owner, Reyna expects burnt pastries - not staff with wings, enchanted drinks, supernatural politics, or a brooding vampire who orders the same black coffee every single night. Now, with a dangerous force threatening to destroy the cafe that holds the magical and mortal worlds together, Reyna is forced to work alongside him - the cold, infuriatingly aloof (and annoyingly attractive) vampire alive. Saving two worlds might be possible... But can she survive her midnight customer? ݁ .‧₊⋆.٠༺✶༻٠.⋆₊‧. ݁ This story has been written for TEGSA 2026 hosted by @AprilJester

♤ One, two, the clock strikes through; Three, four - He's at your door. ♤ °°•○♡▪︎▪︎▪︎♡○•°° Rose Black had only agreed to play the Midnight Game for her best friend Gabbie's YouTube channel. After all, it was a harmless game, right? That's what she'd thought, until the nightmares start to seep in. The whispers, fear - until the Midnight Man emerges to haunt her. Until gruesome events begin striking those connected to the ritual. Rose finds herself torn between navigating a growing mystery and the life she's trying to build - chasing her dreams for a prestigious music festival, while surviving university schedules, and competing against the infuriatingly talented newcomer- Aiden, who seems determined to get under her skin. And somehow, into her heart. With the darkness crawling closer and time running out, Rose must uncover what happened the night she played the game, and why it feels impossible to let go of the very being that haunts her. The game ends at dawn. Its consequences don't.

She repairs broken memories - but who will repair the truth? ***** Nova Aurion understands how fragile memory can be - she mends it for a living. In a world where memory is currency and abilities define worth, society is divided into Endowments: cognitive classes established to preserve stability. Every three years, the nation hosts 'Project Elite' - a prestigious competition honoring the finest minds from each Endowment. Within the high-stakes arena, they contend not only for victory, but for the recognition to lead their future. When Nova, a Memory Diver renowned for restoring fractured minds, is selected to compete - she enters the Project, determined to win. However, survival demands more than mere intellect; it requires strategy, perception and sacrifice. As alliances shift and sparks ignite, a forbidden dive into a stranger's memory leaves Nova deeply unsettled, leading to a chilling realisation: what if Project Elite isn't designed to measure brilliance at all - but to harvest something far more dangerous? Caught between a charming rival, a skeptical ally, and a system that predicts every move, she must confront a choice that could reshape humanity itself - Is an unpredictable future worth the risk of chaos... or is controlled stability the safest path to preservation? ************************** ONC prompt (main): 111: With a single touch, you can slip into someone else's memories. But when a stranger shows you a future crime involving you, you must uncover the truth before it comes to pass.

Olympus, magic, love, friendship, a harrowing adventure, stolen objects, swords that can swear and the vial of blood. What more could you want? ~°•☆•°~ In a mystical place governed by the elements of nature, where magic runs freely through the veins of its inhabitants, Amber Menora leads a royally happy life with the people she cares for. However, being the child of the leader of the magical department comes with a price, especially if the daughter herself lacks any inborn magic. Double the price (spiced up with the constant scrutiny and pitiful looks that trail Amber wherever she goes) when terrible monsters attack her homeland--threatening to ruin the integrity amongst all the realms. Things worsen up even more when the gods of Olympus come seeking for help, suggesting a stir in the sands of evil. With chaos ensuing, Amber and her friends embark on an unforgettable journey filled with twists, turns, traps, talking swords, winged zebras, two humans from a realm called Earth (sounds familiar?)-- and, of course, sparkly magic! What do Amber's dreams and the mysterious charmer in them, signify? Where does the labyrinthine path of their quest eventually lead them to? Can "trust" be as easy as it was before? AND-- Why is this evil doer so besotted with Athena's belongings? ━━━━༺•☆•༻━━━━ (Perfect for lovers of Percy Jackson, Harry Potter and all things phenomenal! ) ~●☆●~ © 2020 by Kay Spring *Plagiarism is a crime and strictly punishable by law.*

A mysterious man only known as the Pied Piper haunts Aschein. Not only does he lead children away, but he robs many towns of the magic that sustains their life. Now, monsters overrun the world, and humans are being driven into a corner, unable to fend off the creatures that attack them more and more frequently. Enter sixteen year-old Klaudia, a disabled girl who was left behind because she was unable to follow the Piper. She is a living curse to the people of Hamelin, a painful reminder of their misfortune--and has no place in the town. When she receives a marriage proposal from the powerful Lord Himmel, she accepts without hesitation. Introduced into the world of magic, Klaudia finds her calling as a Magus, a powerful brand of sorcerers whose Affinities are among the most powerful in the world. But underneath the glamour and the luxury of Lord Himmel's castle lies a deadly secret. Soon, Klaudia will learn that not everything is as it seems, and freedom will always come at a dangerous price. *** EDITOR'S CHOICE OCTOBER 2020 Previously Wattpad Featured Lovely cover by @seventhstar Word count: 127K

Betrothed to the King. Cursed since birth. All her life, Carissa's been betrothed to a man she's never met and inflicted with a curse she's never seen. Tired of waiting for her betrothed at 18, she flees to forge her own destiny and discover love, but she soon discovers the curse is indeed real and its effects dangerous. She suddenly finds herself in need of the savior she never wanted. But will he be able to see past her curse to love the girl within? Gorgeous cover by @solidarity_ Updated Wednesday and Friday at 4pm CST.

*Wattys 2018 Winner / Hidden Gems* CREATE YOUR OWN MR. RIGHT Weeks before Valentine's, seventeen-year-old Kate Lapuz goes through her first ever breakup, but soon she stumbles upon a mysterious new app called My Dream Boyfriend, an AI chatbot that has the ability to understand human feelings. Casually, she participates in the app's trial run but finds herself immersed in the empathic conversations with her customizable virtual boyfriend, Ecto. In a society both connected and alienated by technology, Kate suspects an actual secret admirer is behind Ecto. Could it be the work of the techie student council president Dion or has Kate really found her soulmate in bits of computer code? She decides to get to the bottom of the cutting-edge app. Her search for Ecto's real identity leads Kate to prom, where absolute knowledge comes with a very steep price.

My heart carried its wounds for you travelling a languished journey. I've seen what was before you and I know what will be after you, you call it guilt, but deep down you know its your greed. I own the picture.

Being the girlfriend of the city's favorite superhero wasn't as always as glamorous as the label sounded. It came with stress, loneliness, keeping secrets, and knowing that he might miss date night while saving someone's life. For Adriana, these issues weren't important as she fell in love with Midnight Hour, the city's number one super, long before he even had powers. With the arrival of a new villain in town though, she suddenly finds herself trapped with a whole different kind of super making her question everything she thought she had known about love, herself, and what it actually meant to be the bad guy.

Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.