Dark-academia Stories

Karlee Buringham's life completely changed after her mother presumably died of influenza a year ago. Her dad is treating her like a toddler while her older brother, Sam, is putting all of his aggression on her. From being bullied and civil rights at school, Karlee isn't sure how to resolve any of this. When she opens a book on her way back from school with three words, she realizes it changes everything. Explore this fantasy historical novel about a 16 year old girl who is navigating a family tragedy in the mist of the 1960s era.

After his father's death, seventeen-year-old Arthur is sent to live with his estranged grandfather in the fog-shrouded coastal town of Old Haven. The crumbling Victorian manor feels alive-clocks chime at impossible hours, mirrors show faces that aren't there, and a mysterious girl appears in the garden, claiming Arthur was supposed to die years ago. But Old Haven isn't just haunted. It's hungry.

Join Emily, Max, and Lila as they navigate the absurdly tangled web of academic red tape at State University, where mediocrity reigns supreme, and the faculty has a flair for the dramatic. When their favorite professor is mysteriously murdered, they must dodge brainwashed protesters, bickering professors, and a shady artist to uncover the truth. It's a magical murder mystery where filling out forms is just as dangerous as casting spells!

In a hidden university not governed by the government lies a dark secret. A new girl transfers to the school, reminding everyone of the former president who mysteriously passed away two years ago. As the story unfolds, the girl begins to uncover the dark secret of the university and its connection to the president's death.

Athena, Lucian, Blaze, Jett and Lunara are all intelligent students at the prestigious Stellavere Junior Academy Boarding School. They have never been to the outside world and are excited to leave the school. But, on the second last day of school, a new mysterious student arrives. What trouble will this new student bring? What is the sinister purpose of their school? And what lies beyond the clutches of Stellavere Academy?

𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐊𝐘, and the heartbroken. book one of the 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘴 series. - " sometimes fate works in mysterious and dangerous ways." [started editing October 21st, 2023.]

I hated him, I really did. I saw him as the villain. But he wasn't the one to hate. He was pure and I was dangerous. For him, for my enemies and for myself. --------------------------------------------------- Victoria Di Angelo, was the only survivor of a car crash. All alone, she had to move in with her aunt and 7 cousins. Until one day her aunt mystriously dies and an even more mysterious man adopts her whole family. She gets send to Boarding School, where she meets some special characters. Will she accept the secrets they learn her or will she fear herself and hide forever.

Aimee Loutham has spent her childhood in a damp, windswept corner of northern England, where rain clouds linger for days and sunlight is little more than a memory. Even as she learned to navigate life among the perpetual drizzle, she discovered a more dangerous secret: her vampire condition. In Norwich, she maintains a fragile balance, relying on rationed government medication to keep her blood chemistry in check and leaning on a tight-knit circle of friends for support. But when her prescription finally runs out, everything changes.

The Manor is stirring again. Whispers slip through its halls, shadows stretch where they shouldn't, and something long‑buried begins to claw its way toward the surface. As Kassius Vale and Aethos navigate the fragile beginnings of a bond the world has never witnessed, disturbances ripple through the servants, the Council grows uneasy, and the Manor itself bends under the weight of an unseen fracture. Memories that do not belong to the living bleed through stone. Doors close on their own. Old bloodlines stir in the dark. And beneath it all, a presence tethered to the triad awakens-quiet, fractured, and powerful enough to reshape the world. As the first triad in history begins to form, the Manor reveals truths it has kept hidden for generations. Shadows twist into unfamiliar shapes. The air hums with ancient magic. And the deeper they descend into the unseen, the more they realize: The greatest threat is not what waits outside their walls... but what has been living quietly within them all along. ---

Six young people are stuck in a private asylum. All they have is hopes, dreams and nightmares. And even though the doctors don't really seem to care much they find solutions with eachother. They find eachother, their diferences and similairities. Creating a bond they would not have had otherwise, it is strange how you can get so much hope from just being there for the other.

(Specter is the one in the book cover. Isn't he so silly?) Welcome to the Accademia! ✨📚🌀 Aven scored a perfect 100 on the impossible National Exam. ...Problem is, she kinda cheated. Like. A lot. But now everyone thinks she's a once-in-a-century genius, so naturally she gets accepted into the Accademia del Pensiero Dominante - an ancient, mildly unhinged school for the "gifted" where the halls shift, students duel over coffee machines, and there's a suspiciously large amount of fog at night. Totally normal. Aven just wanted to fake her way through math class, but now she's dodging exploding staircases, nearly getting voted class president, and hearing whispers about something... horrible... underneath the school. They say no one who's seen him ever laughs again. They also say that's dramatic, but like... they're not wrong. ✨ Magic, mayhem, and one very accidental genius. ✨ Welcome to the Accademia. You're gonna need a nap.

The Manor has begun to breathe again. Soft disturbances ripple through its ancient halls-barely whispers at first, then unmistakable signs of something stirring beneath the surface. Shadows linger where they should not. Lights flicker without cause. The air hums with a quiet, fragile pulse, as though the walls themselves are waking from a long and uneasy sleep. Kassius Vale and Aethos feel the shift before they understand it. A presence moves through the Manor-subtle, fractured, and impossibly gentle, yet powerful enough to bend the world around it. Servants speak in hushed tones of strange occurrences. The Council grows wary. Old bloodlines watch from the dark. And through it all, a bond forbidden by history begins to take shape, delicate as a first breath and dangerous as prophecy. As the unseen force tethered to them slowly awakens, the Manor reveals hints of truths it has guarded for generations. What begins as a soft stirring becomes a quiet unraveling-of memory, of magic, of destiny itself. Some awakenings whisper. Others warn. This one does both. ---

A decision caused by rain. // short, kind of like a POV // You see a student sneak out into the forest during a storm and become intrigued. Disclaimer: For best experience listen to music (classical, relaxing, whatever). tags dark academia light academia rainy day autumn pov short royalty core victorian era regency era hogwarts englad UK London romantic academia harry potter dark royalty royal core castle private school

This is a short story about a young girl (Eliza) who falls deeply in love with her dearest friend (Mary). But when William comes, everything changes.

This is a dark-academia story, about a murder and how the friends are working against each other.

She thought she was the victim. But what if she was never Allie...but Claire all along? Bullied, broken, and abandoned, she lived as Allie, the poor, fatherless girl nobody wanted. A girl who was mocked, bruised, and betrayed. Especially by Claire, her rich, perfect best friend who turned out to be her worst enemy. Or so she believed.

Amo's magic is the envy of all who meet him. He borrows material from the skin of the world itself, twisting atoms from one shape into another. The laws of conservation apply, of course: he can create anything he likes, as long as he destroys another object of roughly the same volume. If he fancies a drink, he squeezes beer out of acorns. He makes his pint glasses from the bark of birch trees. He drinks often and the foliage doesn't last long - haven't you ever wondered why Autumn seems to arrive so fast? But doing business with the fabric of reality is a dangerous thing, and all this swapping and stealing comes with consequences for his soul. What is the exchange rate of existence?

The Academy of Dhornii is a prestigious high, Lee-Leo ever the handsome and one of the most intelligent student gets admitted running throughout many scholarships in his past, Being the center of attention wasn't of his liking but maybe he might get something in the academia not worth of Attention Ban rejection? The Academy is Dhornii runs through a system where 8 Leaders are chosen, those leaders controls the entire system of the academic in different fields and facilities, Not to mention, they are billionaires with a power uphold. Justice isn't clear when powerful gets into the path. But maybe, his arrival to learn in a strict manor turns into a mission to change the system of the whole academia but what might he even face? A Deep companionship of someone close? A Recognition of a difference in desire which might hurt within..

Lillian has questions and she will fight for answers