Dystrophy Stories

The world did not end in an instant. It ended slowly-quietly-like something dying while still pretending to live. Serein Valdez learned to survive in that silence. Not because she was strong, but because she paid attention to things other people ignored. She learned how to move through ruined cities, how to avoid danger before it showed itself, and how to stay invisible long enough to live another day. She never planned to get involved with anyone. Especially not him. Leviandro Solenne is the kind of man who survives without asking permission from the world. Former military. Controlled. Detached. A man who moves like every decision has already been made long before it happens. When Serein finds him surrounded in the ruins-outnumbered, cornered, seconds away from death-she knows she should walk away. She doesn't. That single moment binds them in a world that punishes mistakes and calls attachment a weakness. He doesn't trust her. She shouldn't have saved him. But in a place where survival is no longer about strength alone, but about choice, instinct, and consequence- leaving each other becomes harder than surviving the world itself. And when the quiet finally ends, what's left behind is not just destruction. But the things they were never supposed to feel.

The Breeding Plan: New Earth Saga (Book 1) Four hundred years of silence. One signal that changed everything. For centuries, humanity has drifted through a graveyard of stars, a dying race searching for a home they've never seen. When a mysterious frequency-organic, alluring, and impossibly powerful-broadcasts from the uncharted Sector Zero, the crew of the Discovery believes they've found a miracle. They call it "New Earth." They are wrong. The signal isn't a greeting; it's a digital pheromone. It wasn't sent to save humanity, but to summon the "Final Frequency"-the specific human biology required to jumpstart a failing empire. Solana is a survivor, but she wasn't prepared for the Thrae-Wen. They are the Primes: ancient, cold, and beautiful predators who have waited eons for the perfect harvest. They don't want our technology. They don't want our gold. They want the one thing only a human woman can provide: the host for their future. As the trap closes and the "Harvest" begins, Solana must navigate a world of terrifying beauty and dark obsession. In the Breeding Ground, the line between survival and submission is thinner than a heartbeat. The silence is over. The extraction has begun." ⚠️ Author's Note: This is a Dark Sci-Fi Romance intended for mature audiences. It contains themes of obsession, alien biology, and high-stakes survival. Launching on Amazon this Tuesday!"

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]]

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]]

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

Creatures of the Night is now published as a Wattpad Book! As a Wattpad reader, you can access both the Original Edition and Books Edition upon purchase. Milena, an obedient teenager, has to team up with the supernatural creatures she was taught to fear in order to escape the people she once loved. ***** In a world where humans must hide underground to stay safe from the creatures who roam the night, Milena's life as an outcast is hardly worth noticing. But on the day her village is attacked and her life is spared by the mysterious Elias, Milena is forced to throw everything she thought she knew about her world out the window. Because while Elias looks just as human as she is, he's actually the leader of a pack of wolf shifters, and the bond she feels with him compels her to start asking questions about the things she's been told about the creatures of the night. Because if her village was willing to lie about something like this, what other secrets might they be keeping from her?

[Arknights x Male Reader Story] Everyone needs a little hope in the world. For him, he's a simple traveling Doctor who has traveled on foot across Terra. Using his medicine to heal others, he will eventually make a name out of himself even if he doesn't want that. Also, did he mention that he's an Earthling? Well, at his core that's who he is.

'The City Survives, and The City Thrives', as everyone knows. This may be true for those living 'Over the Hill', but for those like Chimma, living 'Under the Hill', survival is the goal. Passing this Zam is the only way to accomplish her dreams of crossing the Boundary from the Under to the Over, thus enabling her to improve her parents' lives, as well. But after calling a very soggy man out of the rain, the trajectory of her life changes completely.

𝙏𝙃𝘼𝙏 𝙒𝙊𝙉'𝙏 𝙎𝘼𝙑𝙀 𝙐𝙎 ❜ ❫ ─── ❝ 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣'𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙪𝙨? ❞ ' 𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 . . . 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 ' ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ | ❝ THE 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐒 HAVEN'T 𝘚𝘛𝘖𝘗𝘗𝘌𝘋. I'M NOT SURE WHAT IS 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐎𝐑 𝐍𝐎𝐓.❞ ‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾｡･:*:･ﾟ. ༻✦༺. ͙⁺˚*･༓☾｡･:*:･ﾟ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 . . the gladers help rosie escape, and fight to destroy 𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 once and for all. status 𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 as of APRIL of 2023 ©️ carme1ab

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]]

Survival is not easy in a world where laws are all messed up, where justice is like distinct stars one can not even dream to reach. Being a Private Detective was not easy for Park Jimin. Being loyal in the midst of the corrupted system wasn't easy either. But that didn't stop Jimin from playing by the rules. When his own people turn against him, he couldn't help but join hands with a complete stranger to take down a common enemy. Trust is a fickle thing in his world. But, what will happen when he is forced to trust a stranger who he already knew he would hate at the first sight? Masks are fallen, lies are revealed, truths are revealed that shook his already messed up world. As if that's not enough, his heart dared to grow attached to the one man he swore not to get close to. "Playing as a hero won't get you anywhere. Thorn can only be removed by another thorn. You fight in your own way and you live." Dystopian AU Rewritten.

In the ruins of a fractured world, defiance is a death sentence. Excelling in the fine arts of covert observation, she collects secrets and trades in betrayals. This data broker doesn't believe in fairness or morality. After all, that's the only way to survive - and thrive - in a limited human space, constantly besieged by strange fauna. She's spent a lifetime running from the powers that be and slipping through the cracks. However, a fateful misstep pulls this furtive shadow into the sights of a man set to inherit the hopeless war. His ascent to the throne is paved with the bodies of those who stood against him - and those who didn't. This capricious warlord intends to cut the trespasser's insolence out with a blade. Slowly and carefully - because death would be far too kind. He wants her taught a lesson. Disfigured. Broken. Owned. Yet she vanishes into the overcrowded streets. A hounded prey becomes an umbrage with a vendetta and wages a one-woman war on his reputation. From the darkness, she turns the rising officer's name and affairs into rot. She never lets him forget she's still out there. Watching. The nobleman handles it all without faltering. However, the manhunt gradually twists into a slow, burning obsession. The woman's daring, her rage fascinate him. Consume him. All grudging sentiments warp into respect... and something stronger. When enemies close in on all sides, he calls upon his shadow with an alluring promise of truce. Trust is a knife. And he hands it to her - willingly. Further story is available at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRSX826G

After the police cover up their friend's murder, an unlikely trio must descend into a rotten criminal underworld to forge a dangerous alliance with the very people they were taught to fear. [Full summary inside] Featured by @StoriesUndiscovered - April 2023 Featured by @mystery - May 2023 Featured by @crime - June 2023 Total word count: 180K words SECOND DRAFT IN PROGRESS.

She had a past full of ghosts. He understood the kind of pain that doesn't leave visible marks. From the moment they met, something unspoken tethered them together. Years passed, and what started as inocent slowly became something else none of them dared to name. Now, as the world shifts in ways they can't yet understand, the question is not whether they'll find each other, but what will be the cost. As secrets rise and loyalties fracture, they'll have to decide: how far are they willing to go to protect each other - and what are they willing to become?

A reimagining of The 100 where love refuses to end in tragedy. Clarke and Lexa's story is rewritten but war still rages, worlds still break however this time, love is not a moment lost to violence. In a world built on survival, Lexa and Clarke learn that choosing each other is its own kind of rebellion.

Shifters never mingle with humans. They reside high in the mountains venturing below only once a year for the night of the Red Moon. They invade the human villages below, take and kill who they want, but they never leave any witnesses. Not before Freya. Season 1 of Cloud Piercer ***** 18-year-old Freya Raune will do anything to find out why the shifters took her brother. And that includes searching for the deserters, an elusive rebel group determined to end the shifters' rule. But as the next Red Moon approaches and the mysterious yet charismatic Killian Li sweeps into her village, Freya is forced to be more careful. Those caught fraternizing with the deserters are murdered, and Killian's arrival is a reminder that nobody can be trusted--even those Freya is closest to.

The seasoned player of "Abyss of Stars," the [Starfall Master] Li Zi, brings a system template and travels to the game's world, arriving in the era of the game's beta version. This is the worst of times. The cosmic forces and conglomerates collude, causing the doors to the universe to be closed, the planet's resources to be exhausted, and even sunlight to be monopolized. This is also the best of times. All the extraordinary systems are just beginning. In this era, he is the only [Starfall Master] with the final version patch. While people are enthralled by the smoke of plasma guns and cannons, Li Zi has already torn apart battleships with gravity. While superhumans are smug about their awakened abilities, moonlight has already become Li Zi's servant. While the interstellar fleet crosses the Milky Way, Li Zi has just ignited the forty-second star, illuminating the entire universe. "People have been trapped on the ground for too long; they've forgotten that this starry sky should belong to all of us." -Facing the unspeakable aboriginal evil gods, Li Zi, holding a black hole, gently said. Patreon link for those interested: https://www.patreon.com/FALCON_N

The difference between what is real and what's not real is blurred for Vivian Graves when her husband (the father of Simulation Technology) drops an ADAM into her life. ADAM's are known to serve and this ADAM knows all too well. Her safety is a priority. Her pleasure is a necessity. ***New chapters dropping weekly!*** ***Don't want to wait? I've posted extra chapters here: https://www.patreon.com/collection/2013223?view=expanded

In a world ruled by emotion, Florence has none. While others wield fire, light, and shadow through feeling, Florence exists in a quiet void, untouched by the very force that defines humanity. To the Dominion, that makes her perfect-a weapon immune to chaos, incapable of losing control. So they send her to war. But everything begins to fracture when she meets someone who doesn't fade in her presence, someone who challenges her, sees her, and calls her something no one else dares to say. Hollow. As the Dominion tightens its grip and the truth behind her power begins to unravel, Florence finds herself caught between two sides-and two people who see her in very different ways. One who calls her Florence, like she belongs to something. And one who calls her Flo, like she could be more. But if she's not empty... if she's been taking in everything all along- Then what happens when she finally breaks?

A dystopian world, destroyed after the World War of 2036. Left in shambles, rubble, riots - are the major cities of the world. Caden a young adult finds himself at an abandoned hospital, alone. Wires, plugs, monitors all hooked up to him. He has one thought. Where is everyone, wait, where am I?