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Super Freak (to be rewritten) by Olivaughn
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Chandler Chase remembers a lot of things about her mother: the way her chin would jut out; how she felt about responsibility; how much she despised the superheroes of Atlas City. After a terrorist attack leaves Chandler's mother dead and Chandler to live with her eternally absent ex-superhero father, she's more than upset -- she's helpless, lost, and alone. For most, there would be nothing to do but wallow inside all day, watching politicians in masks on TV. For Chandler, there's a completely separate option. Armed with a twelve-dollar mask and a fanny pack covered with astronaut kittens, and aided by fellow super teenagers who are each equally tired of the current status quo -- not to mention a very, very cute girl with enough sass to power all of Atlas -- Chandler sets out to do the impossible: be what a superhero should be.
The Sharded Blade | Part 1 (A Dark Fantasy Novella) by MathiasCavanaugh
MathiasCavanaugh
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What happens when death is not the end? For one assassin, it wasn't. Now, in order to die, he must continue to kill. ⭐2020 Ambassador Pick⭐ ⭐2020 ONC Shortlister⭐ ⭐2020 ONC Honorable Mention⭐ The Sharded Blade (Part 1: Ghosts of the Past) was my entry into the 2020 Open Novella Contest (#OpenNovellaContest2020) and is approximately 24k words. It didn't place in the Top 5 and win, but it did receive a very kind Honorable Mention from the Wattpad Ambassadors who ran the contest. I am deeply thankful for all of you who read and enjoyed this story. Parts 2 and 3 (turning this into an entire novel length story) are currently being worked on. This story is based on the following two prompts ... with some liberties taken: 4. When something tragic happens, it's often said we lose a piece of ourselves. How far would you go to find these lost parts of yourself in order to be whole again? 45. You are possessed by a demon. The only way to cast it out is to kill 7 people - each representing one of the 7 virtues.
What's Left of Us | ONC 2020 by SurferJulz
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Robert sees himself as the Marty McFly of his own story. That is cool, the perfect protagonist, and friends with an eccentric scientist. When his employer becomes convinced she can send him into the future, he's prepared to put on a show and go back to sweeping the cluttered lab. Never in his wildest dreams did he prepare for the success of the project. In the future, Sonnet is trying to hold her life together between her side gig as a rebellion fighter, dramatic girlfriend, and a pile of schoolwork. Not to mention a state arranged engagement to someone she only sees as a friend. The last thing she needs is the chosen one, prophesied to change all their lives stumbling into her. Rob must navigate a new world of danger before he ruins a delicate world of politics and gets him and everyone around him, killed. Meanwhile, Sonnet's life is thrown into chaos as everything she's ever known is flipped on its head.
The God Codex by evacharya
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2081. In a sinister world where human survival hinges on biotechnology, an oblivious sixteen-year-old possesses the one code to undo it all. Can she survive the devious world designed to eliminate anything - anyone - out of the ordinary before it's too late? Mia Love is nothing extraordinary. Just another teenager who wants to please her mother, make snide comments, and become an artist - if it's not too much to ask. But in her rigid, military world, she must do as everyone does; attend the stupid graduation camp that will assign her a boring job. One night, she wakes to a voice telling her to 'Get out. Run'. Moments later, in an eerie midnight camp gathering, she's trapped amid chaos -- bloodied and fighting for her life - when the harmless teens turns on one another; school against school, student against student. Mia survives with the help of her combat-trained best friend, Nate, only to be chased through the dangerous woods by the armed military. Her bio-nanotechnology chooses that moment to glitch, but Mia is determined to solve the mystery. Why on earth did the students turn on one another? Who warned her beforehand? How? If she can survive the night, she might find answers. *** WATTY 2021 SCI-FI WINNER. Featured on: - @action - Thriller [Content warning: This story contains themes of bullying and violence.]
Buy a New Brain Now! (ONC 2020) by Azanthiel
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I used to be a Zombie. Until a kind stranger bought me a new brain. They told me the brain was artificial; that it had been grown in one of the continent's many brain labs. "The labs were built to help recover the human population," they said. They told me no humans were harmed in the making of my brain. They were wrong. ______ Highest Rankings: #120 in #zombie (13/02/20) #541 in #humour (13/02/20) #885 in #horror (14/02/20) #12 in #opennovellacontest2020 (08/02/20) Disclaimer: This story is rated PG13, and any comments on this story should also be suitable for 13 year olds to come across. Any comments which are not PG13 may be removed without notice. Thank you ♥
Untie the Knot by floranocturna
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[WATTYS SHORTLIST - 2021] Penny Lane, a young florist with a dislike of weddings and a dream of opening her own flower shop, has to overcome her insecurities to find love with Haze Delacroix, the charismatic owner of Underworld Delicacies, who charms his way into her heart by means of culinary delights, namely delicious pomegranates. ---------- Contemporary Romance inspired by the myth of Hades & Persephone. ******** THIS IS ONLY A SAMPLE - READ THE FULL STORY ON GALATEA
(archived Seacliff) by alcoholandcaffeine
alcoholandcaffeine
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Seacliff is now only available on Inkitt. In 2019, Aidan is a kilt-wearing tour guide on the cobblestone streets of Edinburgh. In 1919, Saoirse is a Great War nurse who's got nothing left to live for - until the sea brings a naked, unconscious man to her feet. Not one easily shocked after caring for the most broken of men in France, Saoirse takes the stranger in and tends to his wounds. Except the man is all kinds of unusual and she begins to question whether he even is a man at all. Is the grief driving her mad or is there more to the world than she ever thought possible? Saoirse hopes to find answers in her Aunt Aoife's diaries, since the gentle giant she rescued from the sea has no recollection of how he ended up there in the first place. * Editors' Choice, December 2020 * an open novella contest entry which grew into a ~75k-word novel completed * prompt: "When something tragic happens, it's often said we lose a piece of ourselves. How far would you go to find these lost parts of yourself in order to be whole again?" * featured on: @WattpadHistoricalRomance - 'Traveling Through Time' @talesofthedeep - 'Fintastic Reads - Sea Creatures'
My Virtual Darcy 🏆 2021 Wattys Shortlister by MonicaNguon
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What would you give up to dive into your favourite story? Romantic, sharp-tongued, with a tendency to fall in love with tall, dark-haired, brooding men--Leah is the archetype of the "Pride and Prejudice" fan. TV series, movies, comics, musicals: she has seen and read them all. For her birthday, Leah's friends and family pool together to get her the ultimate Janeite gift: the Bridge, a virtual-reality gaming device. By granting access to her five senses, she can live her favourite novel as the iconic Elizabeth Bennet! As she explores Regency England and quarrels with the infamous Darcy, Leah cannot help but digress from the original plot to suit her modern-woman convictions. The longer she plays, the weirder her beloved characters act, until the lines between fiction and reality blur. ⚠️ Content and/or trigger warning ⚠️ This story contains one scene of (unsuccessful) sexual coercion, and mentions domestic violence and death by domestic violence, which may be triggering for some readers. 📖 Featured 19 times! Seen on: 📖 @beauty @SpeculativeFiction @Humor @ContemporaryLit @retold @WattRevenge @ScienceFiction @mystery @StoriesUndiscovered @WattpadGaming @ChickLit @Fanfic @NA @generalfiction @classicauthors @WattpadHistoricalRomance @HistoricalFiction
The Crush Formula | ONC 2020 by po_lea_bear
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𝕊𝕐ℕ𝕆ℙ𝕊𝕀𝕊 All A+s in classes? Check. Top student? Check. Aces training at Study Camp? Triple Check. After years of hard work, Michiko Watanabe finally got what she had long for: being a part of the coveted American Chemistry Olympiad Team that will be competing in Monaco that year. For now, Michiko is setting her eyes right on the very best, and everything else, like boys and romance, is just a distraction to her. But how would she react when a boy her age suddenly got added into her life's formula? 𝔹𝔸𝕊𝔼𝔻 𝕆ℕ ℙℝ𝕆𝕄ℙ𝕋 𝕏𝕀 "We woke up and had breakfast out on the deck; like we did every morning. And long story short, we are no longer welcome in Monaco." 𝔸ℂℍ𝕀𝔼𝕍𝔼𝕄𝔼ℕ𝕋𝕊 Chemistry: #34 [05.02.20] Comedy-Romance: #100 [05.02.20] Competition: #144 [15.02.20] Japanese: #77 [15.02.20] Korean: #468 [15.02.20] OpenNovellaContest2020: #4 [06.02.20] ONC2020: #18 [15.02.20] Monaco: #11 [15.02.20] Science: #268 [05.02.20] YoungAdult: #823 [05.02.20] (TBA) ℂ𝕆ℙ𝕐ℝ𝕀𝔾ℍ𝕋 | 𝕃𝔼𝔸 𝕂𝔸𝕃𝔼𝕊