For 7 years, Meiyu worked in near isolation. Then came the summons to the imperial Tiān Què Palace, a failed mechanical design, and a conspiracy buried in its foundation. Forced to investigate alongside Xu Ren, a palace guard whose charm and confidence unravel her carefully built walls, Meiyu soon finds herself traveling through a crumbling kingdom where every village reveals new horrors and every night in close quarters makes the lines between pretense and reality blur. What begins as a search for an empire's downfall conspiracy becomes something far more dangerous: two lonely people learning that brilliance isn't the same as being whole, that competence isn't the same as being loved, and that the most foolish desire of all might be the one worth risking everything for. A historical fantasy of mystery, slow-burn romance, set in ancient china inspired backdrop and the journey toward becoming someone who believes they deserve all that they desire. Perfect for fans of: The Poppy War (political intrigue) • Game of thrones • The last Kingdom • The KingTo Sleep in a Sea of Stars (character-driven mystery) • The last kindgom • Slow burn historical C-dramas • Competent heroines and patient heroes ✨ Author's note Why I am Writing This: This story is for everyone who learned to make themselves smaller, quieter, less. Meiyu's journey is about unlearning that lie-and finding someone who never needed her to shrink in the first place. Anonymous author | Slow burn enthusiast | Here for the yearning

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷𝑫𝑨𝒀𝑳𝑰𝑮𝑯𝑻⭑.ೃ࿐ * 𝐒𝐈𝐌𝐎𝐍 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐓, the irresistible Duke of Hastings, has hatched a plan to keep himself free from the town's marriage-minded society mothers. After all, it isn′t as if the brooding rogue has any real plans to marry. 𝐀𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐑𝐀 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐎𝐍 -cousin of the Bridgertons- makes her first debut this season. When everything looks perfect, suddenly things turn upside down for her and the girl finds herself with no suitors! Luckily for both of them, as they stumble into each other's lives slowly, they start pretending that they're courting. Simon has to pretend to be engaged to the lovely Aurora. However, there is something about the alluring Miss Bridgerton that sets Simon's heart beating a bit faster. And surely the clever debutante will attract some very worthy suitors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable. But as Aurora waltzes across ballroom after ballroom with Simon, and she befriends him, she soon forgets that their courtship is a complete sham. And now she has to do the impossible and keep herself from losing her heart and soul completely to the handsome hell-raiser who has sworn off marriage forever! ⭑ ⁱ ᵈᵒ ⁿᵒᵗ ᵒʷⁿ ᵃⁿʸᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇʳⁱᵈᵍᵉʳᵗᵒⁿ ˢᵉʳⁱᵉˢ ᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ᵗʰᵃⁿ ᵐʸ ᶜʰᵃʳᵃᶜᵗᵉʳˢ. ᵃˡˡ ʳⁱᵍʰᵗˢ ᵍᵒ ᵗᵒ ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵉʳˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵃᵘᵗʰᵒʳ. ⭑ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ: 26-01-2024 ғɪɴɪsʜᴇᴅ: 26-02-2026 ʟᴏɴɢ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs!

Grace Blackwood had never been wanted. Not by her father, who barely looked at her without seeing the daughter he lost. Not by the people who whispered behind her back and blamed her for a death she could never undo. And not by Marco DeLuca who was the only man she had ever loved. For years, she stood by his side and waited for the day he would finally see her. The day he would choose her, want her, love her. But it never came. And when she finally found the courage to lay her heart at his feet, he crushed it without hesitation, leaving the words that shattered whatever was left of her.. "You disgust me." So she let go and buried her love, silenced her heart, and erased him from her life. Marco DeLuca ceased to exist in her world, and she carried on as if he had never mattered. As if she had never spent years loving him. And when she began to feel far from his reach, Marco realizes that he had made the biggest mistake of his life as another man sweeps in and claims the love he once ignored.

[Male Cleo de Nile X Fem Gorgon Reader] Basically follows all of the Monster High stories/ timelines with this pairing.... No you think the monster high males are hot. (I don't own this fanart)

This teen is no other than Irumi Suzuki. Why was this young teen there in the first place? Well, poor young Irumi was born to two horrible excuses for adults. They were selfish and their only goal was to have a comfortable, lazy life. Even if it meant forcing their child to shoulder all the consequences. And those consequences have been steep. But no matter how much the young girl has tried, has worked, has sacrificed herself. It was never enough for those selfish mortals. And in the end, they sold her. Not to any mortal man, no but to the great devil, Sullivan. One of the three heroes of the Netherworld. Within this new strange and foreign land- how will she adapt and stand up to these new obstacles in her life? And is this all in the turn for the better? Fanfic for Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun! Gender switched. Enjoy!

After being betrayed after defeating Voldemort,Clover finds herself in a new but magicless world. Finding love and having three sons, she finds herself raising three men to become the formidable boogeymen to villains and corrupt people everywhere.

freedom (n): the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Lord Tewksbury x OC Enola Holmes - Enola Holmes 2

LOTM reaction fic!! reaction towards chapters and characters wiki! ⚠ warning ⚠ *SPOILERS* all 1380+ spoilers even the side story spoilers AMON ============================================================== ok the main plot here is klein went to sleep right?? well to wake him up system will help for it ^_ ^ hehe well anyway klein identity will be revealed to everyone present!! klein==world==fool ================================================================ idk man i will go by the flow anyway

eleutheromania (ɛˌljuːθərəʊˈmeɪnɪə) noun "a manic yearning for freedom" II Henry Turner x OC II #1- Dead Man Tell No Tales #9- Henry Turner #1- Henry Turner #2- Salazar's Revenge #12- Pirates of the Caribbean

Sʜᴇ's ᴀ ᴘʀᴏғᴇssɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴀssᴀssɪɴ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀs ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ғᴏʀ ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴋᴜɴᴀɪs ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴀʀɢᴇᴛs. Tʜᴏᴜɢʜ sʜᴇ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ sᴇᴇᴍ ᴅᴇᴀᴅʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴇʀɴ ᴀᴛ ғɪʀsᴛ ɢʟᴀɴᴄᴇ, sʜᴇ's sᴡᴇᴇᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ sʜᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡs. Hᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴘᴘᴏʀᴛᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴏʏғʀɪᴇɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇs ᴀs ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛs. Uɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʀᴀɴᴅᴏᴍʟʏ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs. Tʜᴇʏ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴜᴘ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇ. <><><><><><><><><><><> " ᵐʸ ᵈᵃʳˡⁱⁿᵍ ʳᵉⁱ, ʸᵒᵘ ᵃˢ ᵃ ᵖᵃᵖᵃ?" " ⁱ ᶜᵃⁿ ʲᵘˢᵗ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵏⁱᵈˢ ⁿᵒʷ "