Dystopianromance Stories

In a world where survival hinges on being paired with a stranger, love is the last thing on anyone's mind. But what happens when enemies are forced into close quarters? When cold hearts begin to thaw under watchful eyes? A collection of slow-burn, emotionally charged short stories where tension brews, glances linger, and love blooms in the shadows of danger. Each couple fights, burns, and falls - all while pretending they don't care.

one day, many years ago, humans with animal parts began to spring up across the globe. and, for a little while, they were normalized. accepted into society like anyone else. but that changed when one power-hungry man, jacob aekkha, rose up and took power over the world, country leaders dropping like flies and leaving their thrones empty for him to take. now these animal "hybrids" are shunned, rejected, and discriminated against, following the wishes and beliefs of the new world leader. but no act of cruelty as large as that can stand unchallenged for long, and soon enough, a rebellion is stirring.

The last thing Adrien expected to receive in the mail was a painting. And not just any painting: a painting of the world just two hundred years before. When it comes to life before his very eyes, a boy on the other side offers to bring Adrien into his world. * * * This takes place in the near future, where the rich live in a gated community and on the backs of those outside its walls. The earth has been depleted of it resources and the only ones who can still access necessities are those who can afford them. Adrien, whose father is the CEO of a leading healthcare company, discovers its sinister secrets at the same time as he's jumping back and forth between eras. When he gets a glimpse of how life on earth could have been, and a glimpse into the fulfillment love can bring beyond material riches, he has a lot to reconsider about his future path.

June Grey wakes up to the silence of an isolated house, her mind a total blank, with only the familiar face of a childhood friend to hold onto. But they are not alone: six others share the same disorientation, trapped in a place that is less a sanctuary and more a ruthless prison. In this house, survival comes at a price and is governed by three inviolable laws: never refuse to play, never go out at night, and never alter the past. Forced to face challenges that warp reality itself, the group is plunged into a cruel experiment where every victory is an illusion and every defeat tears away a piece of their soul. As the line between truth and torture thins, June must fight through pain and suspicion. In a game designed to shatter them physically and psychologically, how much of them will remain before fear erases their identity forever? Will they remember who they truly are, or will they become mere pawns in a deadly game?

In a world slowly crumbling under the weight of climate catastrophe, two hearts-Gracea, a climate scientist, and Jacob, a photojournalist-are pulled together by fate, torn apart by circumstance, and held together by a love too deep to die. As the end of the world looms closer, they must confront what truly matters: love, forgiveness, and the bittersweet beauty of a last embrace.

Part 2 of the Concord Saga Prequel In the Concord, love is a program-not a feeling. A year ago, Liova matched with Coren and chose the life the system promised: stability, status, a future. For twelve months, they've played their parts well enough to almost believe it's real. Then the Concord rewrites the rules. Now citizens get two chances to choose a partner-and choosing "incorrectly" doesn't end in heartbreak. It ends in stagnation: no promotions, no upward movement, no way up. Overnight, couples become calculations. Romance becomes a performance review. And as the pressure closes in, even Coren-charming, practiced, designed-begins to crack beneath what the Concord demands... and what it threatens to take away. Liova thought choosing him meant safety. She didn't realize it was only the beginning. My Reveries: First Fracture is a slow-burn dystopian romance where loyalty has a price-and the Concord always collects. COMING SOON! Read Part 1 (First Glance)!!

An emotionally complex and apocalyptic story, featuring romance and more. A small town raided by rogue prisoners and a group of teenagers learning to navigate through it with no supervision. [I wrote the story elsewhere but lost access of my acc so I am continuing/rewriting it here]

y/n x aris jones short story :) maze runner spin off inspired by stranger things. all characters were created by james dashner

Book Two in the Dauntless Queen Series "She didn't choose the war. But she'll decide how it ends." After the fall of Jeanine Matthews, the factions are broken. The truth is out. But peace is nowhere to be found. Freya Coulter - the infamous Dauntless Queen - is on the run. Branded a traitor. Hunted by the Factionless. Blamed for a bombing she didn't cause. As secrets unravel and new enemies rise, Freya must uncover what Jeanine was hiding: a vault locked with Divergent DNA... and a message powerful enough to change everything. But unlocking the truth means surviving a death simulation built to break her. Allies will betray. Loyalty will shatter. And a new rebellion will rise from the ashes. The factions are dying. Legacy is just beginning.

Eliya Hart survives each day in the crumbling dystopia of Valdora, a country now ruled by fear under the Morello mafia empire. Pressured by her perfectionist parents to uphold an image of flawlessness, Eliya masks her cracks beneath a polished smile. At St. Helora Academy, power is currency, and no one holds more of it than Leon Morello-the dangerous heir to Valdora's underworld. On his birthday, granted the terrifying "Birthday Privilege," Leon commits a massacre disguised as justice. When he storms Eliya's classroom during a lockdown, his cold gaze falls on her. Without warning, he chooses her, dragging her away from everything she knows into a world where survival means becoming something she swore she'd never be.

"Fairy tales don't tell children that dragons exist. They already know dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be slain" - G.K. Chesterton I wrote this short story as an assignment for my English class and was encouraged to post it. The story may be confusing at first because it is written as a frame narrative, but please be patient with me. This is my first complete story, so I understand there may be errors. I welcome constructive criticism, but please be polite because I have the confidence of a chicken nugget. TRIGGER WARNING There are deaths in this short story, but I did my best to write them as delicately as possible. If suicidal themes are potentially triggering for you, this may not be the story for you. ...

At eighteen, they handed her her career. At twenty-two, they will hand her her husband, and the children her body will owe him.  In Havenville, love is not a choice. Marriage is not sacred. And a future is not something you build- it's something the government assigns. When Fiona is chosen for The Binding, she's forced into a blood-sealed marriage with Dale Johnson, a rising lawyer in the system-polished, powerful, and impossible to read. The state calls it tradition. The city calls it protection. Everyone calls it normal. But on the coast during Integration Week, Fiona finds something that should not exist: a forbidden book... and a warning written in real handwriting. Don't speak. The walls listen. Write.  With surveillance everywhere and a legacy already scheduled, Fiona must decide what's more dangerous: obedience... or the kind of love that could get them both killed. Forced marriage. Dystopian control. Slow-burn romance. Rebellion starts in whispers. *Author's Note: The Binding is a dystopian romance featuring an assigned marriage and themes of surveillance and reproductive control. Please read with care.

Rokan steps onto the battlefield, and the world seems to pause. He looks just like Lincoln the same fierce gaze, the same silent strength but he's not just another warrior. He carries Lincoln's soul. Visions of a woman haunt him. Octavia Blake. He's never met her, yet he knows her. The bond he feels is unshakable, pulling him toward her like a ghost of a life he never lived. But Octavia is Bloodreina now, untouchable, hardened by war. She refuses to acknowledge the man who looks so much like the one she lost. To her, he's nothing but a reminder of pain. Yet Rokan doesn't back down. He protects her from the shadows, drawn to her by something deeper than memory. And when a new threat rises, he becomes her only chance at survival. She doesn't want to care. But fate has other plans.

BOOK II Find yourself within the chaos. h.s. au ____________________ Highest ranking: #49 in Science Fiction Original publishing: May 15, 2016 Fixed publishing: May 28, 2016 Continued Publishing: July 23, 2016 Unpublished: November 4, 2016 Update published: August 15, 2017 Sneak Peek published: January 12, 2018 REWRITTEN + regularly updating: -- © exposures 2016-2018

In what's left of the world, silence is survival. And love? That's a death sentence. I broke the rule that kept me alive. I stepped outside for a book I left behind-one stupid mistake. My mother begged me not to go. I told her I'd be careful. I lied. Now I'm on the ground, surrounded by Them-the elite soldiers who track and erase anyone who resists. They wear black. They don't speak. They don't show mercy. But one of them steps forward. Cassian. Eyes like frozen oceans. A weapon with a heartbeat. The kind of beautiful that hurts to look at. He picks up my book. His fingers brush against my cheek, soft like he's never touched anything that wasn't meant to break. He should've killed me. But instead... he saw me. And now, I don't know what's more dangerous: the world outside, or the way he looks at me like I'm the only thing that could destroy him.

He was, and still is, my happily ever. But something deep inside me told me that somehow, it wasn't quite the end...

This is about a girl named Olika Fallegt, Ritter Heighland and Lyzander Olika is determined not to be a maincharacter in a story, Ritter is convinced he CAN be a hero and save the people that are stuck in hopeless reing of a oppressive military and Lyzander? Lyzander just wants some bread to eat and a computer.. Or saving his girlfriend from getting her hand cut off would be nice. This is a novel I am writting. The things in here will be little bits from the main novel(teasers) or little cute stories that wont make it into the main book.

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Once you become a certain age, you get forced to go to Oakland, or in other words, the forgotten city, where everyone gets forced into dangerous jobs, has to share a place with someone, and has to survive demon dogs. It's Emily's first day in the town, and her roommate is not at all what she expected, at all.