In the near future, all of humanity has united under one banner. Nations have ceased to exist; humans identify themselves first and foremost as citizens of earth. When a mysterious, urgent meeting of global proportions occurs in Singapore, gifted student Cyrano accepts the invitation, knowing it is her duty to her planet to attend. As she struggles with bouts of mental illness, she begins to question whether she has what it takes to help save humanity. (This is a short story written for my university creative writing course. I hope you find it interesting and compelling!) 3rd Place Winner at the Butterfly Awards

Alex is a newly elected Attorney General with a secret (surprise, he's Gay) and he's trying to figure out how to deal with that while being the success his parents want him to be and that he craves. He looks mostly harmless, with a mop of curly blonde hair and a mass of laugh lines, but when it's come to his career he's always put his work first. He knows what he wants and he'll even punish himself in order to get it. On the other hand is Julian, a successful Chief of Staff who decided to put his heart first. It's still worked out for him, he's very happy at where he is in his career, but he's never imagined hiding himself from the world or being someone else to get somewhere in life. Julian is Alex's weak spot and always has been, but will that weakness topple the empire he's striving to build? Or will a chance meeting and a remembered spark just be allowed to go up in smoke? Super skilled cover made by @aeris-!!