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Obsidian by sockmonkey
Obsidian
sockmonkey
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  • Parts 3
Alayna was dragged away from her home when she was five years old. The thing is, is that she can't remember what happened next, except for one thing. Obsidian eyes. Eyes so dark, it's unnatural. 11 years later, she's still haunted by those terrible eyes. That's what leads her into hating the new guy at school; Drew. His eyes, are an unnatural color of black-not dark born-balck. And what happens when Alayna starts getting attacked, and Drew is always there to 'save her". And what happens when Alayna, herself, proves to be not completely natural either?
M.A.I.D.S. [season 1] by MACThree
M.A.I.D.S. [season 1]
MACThree
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  • Parts 18
[season 1] In the near-future, mankind succeeds in curing A.I.D.S. However, something much worse fills the void, an aggressive sickness that only affects females. Though only 50% of Earth's population is at risk of contracting M.A.I.D.S., the illness impacts everyone. World War III begins as panic-stricken governments seize healthy females in order to ensure the survival of their people, but even warfare and forced breeding programs can't halt the inevitable: mankind is dying out. An international team of scientists combine existing technologies, theories, and desperation to create Synthia, a synthetic human female capable of M.A.I.D.S.-free existence and, most importantly, reproduction. Biomechanical humans, dubbed Synthias, are mass-produced, and mankind's population begins to slowly increase after being decimated by the illness and war. The cost of salvation is souls. Synthias are denied basic human rights because they are manufactured, not born. After staging an unsuccessful uprising, the facilities where Synthias are mass-produced undergo great changes. Synthia manufactories are re-opened as boutiques where a man's mate can be custom-ordered, right down to the various skills and knowledge the Synthia possesses. A truly male-oriented world emerges around this new technology. Adam, the first son of a Synthia, wants something more than a mere breeding machine. He wants a true partner and something like the "love" he only knows about from pre-war media. The Synthia he creates is something new that threatens to destroy the status quo... Adam's Synthia is not an it. Adam's Synthia is a she. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M.A.I.D.S. is the winner of two Watty Awards (2011).
Color Me Softly by sockmonkey
Color Me Softly
sockmonkey
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  • Parts 27
What if you were colorblind but you never thought a thing about it because everyone else is? Well, that isn't the case with Isabella. She's one of the only ones that actually sees in color, but what are these color? What happens when she finds out the meaning of her existence with the help of govermental scientists that only want to do tests on her? To cut her open to see why she's special? What happens when the colorful falls for the colorless?