No one really knows what Damaine is. He moves like something half-forgotten, a presence that lingers just beyond reach. He appears in the abyss of shadows, where the woods seem deeper than they should be. People speak of him in hushed tones, some calling him a ghost, others a trick of the mind. However, Dragolina has seen him too many times for it to be coincidence. Their paths cross in ways that feel almost deliberate, though neither of them ever acknowledges it. He never speaks first. She never asks why he is always there. Despite the silence between them, something unspoken stirs, something neither of them fully understands. The forest has its own secrets, and whatever holds Damaine in its grasp is not ready to let him go. ONC2025- prompt19

Mazie has fallen in love. Okay, maybe it's with the ghost of a boy from school she hates, but love conquers all, right? ***** Soon after sixteen-year-old Mazie moves to the town of Dorn, she becomes haunted by the ghost of a teenage boy. The ghost doesn't remember anything, so Mazie calls him Jack. Until then, she never knew that ghosts could tap dance, nor that it was possible to fall in love with one! But then Mazie meets Blake, a mean, popular boy at her new high school - and she realizes that Blake is Jack's living counterpart. This means Blake is in grave danger, and only Mazie can help him, but saving this unpleasant boy might kill her ghostly love forever... [[word count: 50,000-60,000 words]]

Luke has been in love with his best friend, Taylor, for too long now and it's getting difficult to be around him. He knows it's time to move on and find someone who can make him happy, but he feels like that will never happen, not with the way Taylor has his heart... ***** Being in love with your best friend is hard. Luke Peterson knows this better than anyone else, as he's agonized over his feelings for Taylor Schofield for the past five years. So when he meets the handsome and confident Will Carson who wants to help him get over Taylor, it seems like the perfect chance for him to move on. But can Luke truly give Will a chance? Or will his heart always belong to his best friend? Content and trigger warning: This story contains descriptions of suicide and homophobia. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston