I shook my head, "don't do that again." "Of course, Firefly." He bowed his head slightly. "I mean it, Greed." I snapped. "I'm not gay." "I know, Iniko." He replied whilst I glared up at him. His violet eyes twinkled and although he looked fucking terrifying with the blood in his mouth, he had never looked more hauntingly beautiful. "I never said you were." My eyes flickered to his lips when he licked the blood away and the fire that bubbled inside of me...I would spend many more nights trying to get rid of it. _________ Iniko Warren isn't gay and has nothing to do with Greed Fischer. Not until an escape from his mother's wrath sees him trying to convince Greed not to jump from the ledge of the South Hornston Bridge. Greed Fischer is haunted and the only way out is death - until that no longer becomes an option. ______

C41 was taught to fight and never trust anyone but a select few. But in order to leave prison, he might have to work with those who can break him. ***** Inmate C41 is the youngest registered "feral" shapeshifter -- someone unable to control his animal urges and aggressions. When he turns eighteen he is transferred to the Adult Feral Rehabilitation Center in Scotland, where he meets a mysterious American government agent who endlessly probes him with questions. C41 does the only thing he thinks will help him survive - he lies. And that starts a chain of events that will either end in a prison break or a life of torture. Content and/or Trigger Warning: sex and violence. [[Wattys' Shortlist]] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

The State experiments on Terra, painfully forcing her to grow wings, but when she escapes and joins the Rebellion, they start calling her "The Angel of Death." ***** Terra, like everyone else in Section D, suffers at the whims of "The State," the tyrannical government that rules over the Earth. Her brother was taken years ago, and only his body was brought back. Then Terra is taken. Soon she's suffering painful experimental procedures, before she's liberated by the Rebellion. Finishing her transformation, Terra grows wings and demands to fight. As her legend grows, the other Rebels start calling her "The Angel of Death." But Terra comes to learn that both sides of the war are using her in a greater game, and though she despises the State, Terra is determined to survive. She will do whatever it takes, kill whoever she has to, but Terra will not be caged again. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]