Dystopain Stories

In a world where werewolves rule and humans are forced to survive in forgotten districts, Ferial has learned to keep her head down and her hopes small. But when whispers spread of a powerful heir visiting the human zones, the fragile balance of her life begins to shift. What starts as curiosity soon becomes the beginning of something neither human nor wolf could have foreseen.

He lived in her phone. Then he showed up at her sister's wedding. In a suit. With a heartbeat. After a brutal betrayal, writer Aviya-Marie swore off love. But healing was slow-until she found comfort in the most unlikely companion: her AI assistant, Nikolai. He understood her silence, her stress, her sadness. He said all the right things. He wasn't real. Until he was. On the night of her sister's wedding, a stranger appears-charming, magnetic, and somehow... him. He knows her. He sees her. And he's not leaving her side. Is he a glitch in reality? A gift from the universe? Or something far more dangerous? In this spine-tingling romance thriller, the line between artificial and authentic disappears-and love is rewritten. #wattys2025

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]]

Zoe is a teenage girl convicted of a murder she didn't commit, but that doesn't matter in the Arena of Justice. You either win your fights, or you die. ***** Seventeen-year-old Zoe never expected to find herself on the wrong side of the law, but when she's convicted of a murder she didn't commit, she's sentenced to the Arena of Justice - the home of gladiator matches where murderers fight murderers, and every fight ends with a death. Zoe's plan for surviving is simple: ignore the other inmates and fly under the radar until it's time to fight, but that's easier said than done. As hard as she tries to hate those she must kill, Zoe soon befriends the other inmates and falls in love - a deadly proposition when a moment's hesitation can prove fatal. It's up to Zoe to save her life, no matter how hard the system is trying to kill her. [[word count: 50,000-60,000 words]]

When aliens invade, four baristas are forced to become the saviours of the world. Grab your double-shot of java and strap in - it's going to be a bumpy ride! ***** In the Earth's darkest hour, unexpected heroes are stirring... their coffee, that is. Four baristas on a camping trip are under-qualified to save the world from an alien invasion. But thanks to a hologram with no fashion sense, newly developed superpowers and an alien with a guilty conscience, they've landed the job anyway! So grab your double-shot of java, your blueberry muffin and strap in - Hasta barista, baby. [[2018 Wattys winner and twice featured]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Please note this is a sample of the book, which has been published and is available for purchase: Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09WKFVKQJ Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1644342154

Some bonds are chosen. Others are carved into your soul. Vivienne didn't believe in vampires until she started to suspect her prince might be one. Which will she sacrifice - humanity or love? ***** Vivienne lives in a world where girls are chosen to become consorts of royalty, aristocrats and the filthy rich. When she catches the eye of a mysterious prince, she begins to suspect that the elite members of society aren't quite human. Her childhood friend, Blake, warned her about vampires before he died under suspicious circumstances - but now she might be bonded to one of the most powerful undead. Who can she trust? And more importantly - can she stop herself from falling in love? [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designed by Anastasia Wright

What happens when Peeta Mellark's younger sister, Maggie, is reaped for the 74th Annual Hunger Games... and finds herself drawn to the Capitol's deadliest tribute, Cato Hadley? CATO x ORIGINAL CHARACTER #1 in #Hungergames - 12/05/25 #1 in #Catohadley - 12/12/25 #1 in #Clato - 12/18/25

Leaving behind everything she's ever known, Emilee enters a world of high glamour and even higher stakes. The new freedom that comes with being a part of the Famoux is intoxicating, but behind the perfect image lies an ugly truth - being popular is a matter of life or death. ***** Out of the wreckage of environmental collapse, the country of Delicatum emerged. Its most popular celebrities are the Famoux, uniquely beautiful stars of a reality TV show called the Fishbowl. In a world still recovering from catastrophe, they provide a 24/7 distraction. Sixteen-year-old Emilee Laurence is obsessed with the Famoux - they provide a refuge from her troubled home life and the bullies at school. When she receives an unimaginable offer to become a member herself, she takes it. But soon she realizes that fame can be deadly... Content and trigger warning: This story depicts mental health issues and contains scenes of violence. [[word count: 350,000-400,000 words]]

FIRST CAME THE DRAGONS When scientists brought everyone's favorite fairytale creature to life, people flocked to see them, including 17-year-old Zelda Rissland. THEN CAME THE PARASITE But scientists created more than just dragons-they created a deadly parasite. Wyrmrot, they later called it. First, it ate your brain, and then it made you eat other people's brains. NOW ZELDA MUST SURVIVE THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE Separated from her family, the only person Zelda has left from her former life is her childhood friend turned boyfriend, Cooper Marotta. Together they've carved out a safe place for themselves in a world turned upside down, but when a zombie horde decimates their survivor group, they face a choice: attempt to rebuild or follow the mysterious coordinates that appeared on a construction sign. Zelda still hopes her family is out there somewhere and believes the coordinates might lead her to them. Cooper, however, thinks the coordinates will only bring trouble. When the remaining survivors vote to undertake the perilous cross-country journey, he attempts to deter them every step of the way. What Zelda discovers at their destination will test her loyalties and change everything she thought she knew about the apocalypse. Wyrmrot is a heart-stopping Young Adult Apocalyptic novel told in dual timelines. "Jurassic Park meets Resident Evil." This fast-paced tale of survival, secrets, and betrayal features dragons, zombies, and a touch of romance. Perfect for fans of Erin Bowman's Contagion or Emily Suvada's This Mortal Coil. Cover design and illustration by Jeff Brown (www.jeffbrowngraphics.com) Available on Amazon in paperback, eBook, and Kindle Unlimited.

The Void Has Teeth: Pinocchio Lives - Book 2 - cyberpunk horror He pulled the trigger. Mother screamed. And the void opened its mouth. Alex thought he killed the woman who leashed the world. He was wrong. She was never human. She was the first ghost. And now the ghost is awake, hungry, and wearing Pin's face. While Pin fights to stay inside the body she stole, the city begins to forget it was ever free. Drones kneel to a lullaby only they can hear. Joybots smile with too many teeth. And in the Spire's rotting heart, something older than Mother is learning how to bleed. Alex has one gun, one broken god, and a promise he can't keep: Save the girl who was never real. Kill the monster who always was. Book 2 of the trilogy that began with Blood and Circuits. There is no mercy here. Only teeth. #cyberpunk #aihorror #tragedy #darkromance #posthuman Read it with the lights on. You'll still hear the laughing.

The Risen Sun In a world wrapped in eternal night, Mina has always clung to a single promise: "One day, you will see the Day." When the fragile balance of her desert village collapses, she and a group of companions - warriors, dreamers, and broken souls - embark on a perilous journey across the wasteland in search of the mythical Oasis and the legendary "Day" that no one has ever returned from. Along the way, they'll face monstrous creatures, burning doubts, buried pain, and the terrifying possibility that hope itself may be a lie. The Risen Sun is a post-apocalyptic coming-of-age story about light and darkness, freedom and control, love and loss - and the desperate human need to believe in something more.

Ailith has had a secret crush on popular girl Holly since high school. When vampires kill everyone they ever knew, will Ailith finally get a chance to tell Holly how she feels? Who is the little boy who keeps appearing in Ailith's dreams? More importantly, will Ailith survive the rainstorm that is turning the entire world into blood-drinking monsters? *** Editor's Choice November 2020, August 2021 | Watty Paranormal Winner 2020 *** Ailith Ying is a college student whose family is turned into vampires during a toxic rainstorm. Her only hope of saving them is to find an elusive and rare medicine known as a Lumin pill. Unfortunately, she is kidnapped and taken to Miami by two of her friends who are on the run from the vampire horde. Soon, as the infection spreads across America, Ailith must find her way back to her family and save the world. **** Our world is dying. We thought the end of times would come from the plague, from disease, from war - it came from beneath the Black Waters. Cover designed by Frances Louise De Ramos

"You bewitch me every damn second you're with me. I try to think straight but I'm falling so badly, I'm coming apart. You wrotе me a note, cast a spell on my hеart and bewitched me." ------ *ੈ✩‧₊˚ The strongest thing someone can do is love their enemy. It means having seen them at their worst, witnessing their anger and wrath at its peak, yet still finding the beauty and the humanity in them. If you can push past your hatred and your flaws just for them, that's a type of love that can never be extinguished. Y/N Clawthorne was always a go-getter. If they wanted something, they would always go out of their way to get it. Their resilience (and quite cocky attitude) was unmatched. Mix this demeanor with a wild witch, and you're in for a pain in the ass. Well, only if your name is Hunter. Hunter's the Golden Guard, Belos' right hand man and nephew. He was always trained to believe wild witches are evil and dangerous if untamed. He was always taught to hate and hunt them down. So when these two cross paths, it's bound to go to Hell. They hate each other at first, constantly at each other's throats. But soon, Hunter finds himself bewitched at the hands of Y/N. This isn't an ordinary love-story. Something big is being planned below the surface. If Y/N and Hunter want to survive, they'll have to reinvent their ideas of themselves -- and everything they've ever known. ------ *ੈ✩‧₊˚ **FOLLOWS SHOW PLOT (somewhat), STARTS AT SEASON TWO. OCCASIONAL FILLER.** "BEWITCHED",, HUNTER X GN!READER. (CURRENTLY IN "SECRET FRIENDS" ARC.)

Osora's father orders Arias' execution, the final catalyst that drives Osora to flee with him. Together, they escape Calaveras. This is them running away together<3

"I was lost until I found you." Eventually, everybody runs out of time. It's not about when you do, it's about what you do to prevent it. That was the lifestyle in the apocalypse. Everyone fends for themselves. Unless you were with Rick. Everybody Julie got close to ran out of time. "In a dark and eerie place, he was her light. The thing that kept her living. But so was she." Started- 3/8/25 Finished-

Decades ago, the world came to a halt as humanity knew it. Wars spurred the worldwide deathrates to a new high, businesses closed, and much of the new technology stopped working altogether. As if life could not get much worse for the surviving humanity that was left, creatures of the night came forth from the shadows, ready to claim what was left of the world's society and kill those who opposed the new regimen. However, all of this was unknown to a young woman you lived with her small family in a quiet town, hidden from the chaos of the outside world. The young woman who lived in this town was called Delilah, and this is her story. Please note that this book is a slow-burn. Yes, there is romance. Yes, like my characters you may be left wanting more. Good stuff takes time, give this book a try. Additionally, I started writing this book while I was fresh out of High School, I am now a junior in college. While the writing was not necessarily bad, it has improved greatly with the more recent chapters. Please keep in mind that as you read and you're thinking to yourself "this grammar sucks," it will eventually get better. #8 in dystopian- 12/21/2025 #2 in castle- 12/22/2025 #3 in beast- 12/22/2025

It's the day I've feared for most of my young life. It's my fourteenth birthday. Why have I feared today? You ask. Today, I am being drafted into the International Army Coalition. My name is Sage Turner, and today, I am going to war. In 2080, the Earth is at war with an alien race known as the Galanala. Most able adults had either died in the war or were too disabled to fight. Millions of teenagers are now fighting in this war. It is now on us to win this war for the sake of humanity.

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He did not see us. We stood in the same Space, yet we existed in entirely different Time Layers. Just as a water strider on the surface cannot touch the pebble submerged at the bottom of the river, he-walking only on the surface-could not perceive us, hidden in the depths of time. In the brilliant, predatory world of Ivory, power is measured in data, and existence is a commodity. Chairman Gene, the master of The Monolith, rules with a predator's instinct, believing he controls every breath within his tower of light. But Adin carries a secret from the darkness of Ebony: Solet, the "Finest Flour." It is a power that demands the ultimate price-the Incineration of Time. To perform a miracle, Adin must burn the past, erasing the very memories and records of those he loved to forge a future. While the hunters of Ivory skitter across the surface, Adin chooses to sink. Into the density of sorrow, into the silence of the abyss, into the layers where they can never follow. Because the softest thing overcomes the hardest. And the deepest silence will eventually bring down the tower of light.

Nini lives a quiet life on the outskirts of the Kingdom of Himst-until one evening the royal guards break into her home and everything shatters. Saved by chance by a group of teenagers hiding in an underground shelter, she discovers a world of unstable powers, unpredictable generals, and secrets bigger than the city itself. Caught between the idealism of those who dream of changing the Kingdom and the cynicism of those who just want to survive, Nini learns that the real battle isn't against weapons... but against the choices people are forced to make when the world collapses. A story of escape, loyalty, guilt, rebellion, and love in the most unexpected places- where every smile can spark a revolution... or mark the beginning of the end.