"Dying doesn't scare me, the thought that I could never see you again, scares me more." -Tokito Muichiro

ᴛᴏɪʟᴇᴛ ʙᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴀɴᴀᴋᴏ ᴋᴜɴ ᴀᴜ Yashiro Nene, a girl with the power to control fire, is recruited into a prestigious gifted program, expecting to master her abilities and be with her newfound besties. But what she finds is a web of secrets, rivalries, and a haunting past. Along the way, she forms unexpected friendships and even finds love, but a new frenemie, driven by the loss of his twin brother to the program, threatens everything she's come to care about. As Nene navigates the challenges of her powers, her relationships, and the dark truths behind the program, she must choose between loyalty, justice, and her own future. ❤︎

After escaping a stalled elevator into a zombie apocalypse, Emily must learn how to trust people again or risk losing everything in this terrifying world. ***** For Emily, every day of the last two years have been a blur. She keeps her head down, takes her college courses online, and only goes out to work at her mandatory internship. But all that changes on the day the office elevator breaks down, leaving her trapped when the screams begin. And when the doors finally open, revealing a dystopian world ruined by bloody teeth and disease, Emily is launched into a terrifying run for her life, caught between the strangers she's not sure she can trust and the man-eating monsters that hunger for her flesh. Now she must learn not only how to survive in this new and dangerous world, but also how to overcome her own inner demons before they cost her something more precious than her life. [[Wattys' Shortlist]] [[Promoted by AMC]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: The story contains some gore, violence, strong language, and dark themes. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]