Found-family Stories

"𝐼'𝐿𝐿 𝐹𝑂𝐿𝐿𝑂𝑊 𝑌𝑂𝑈 𝐷𝑂𝑊𝑁 𝑇𝐼𝐿' 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑆𝑂𝑈𝑁𝐷 𝑂𝐹 𝑀𝑌 𝑉𝑂𝐼𝐶𝐸 𝑊𝐼𝐿𝐿 𝐻𝐴𝑈𝑁𝑇 𝑌𝑂𝑈" Steve harrington x Fem oc Season 1-5 Three sirens grow up imprisoned in a hidden wing of a laboratory, isolated from the world except through shared punishment, whispered rebellion, and the slow understanding that survival depends on unity. Monitored, experimented on, and feared for their voices, they form a fierce friendship born from trauma-one that becomes their only sense of family. With the quiet intervention of a doctor who chose mercy over orders, they escaped. New lives. A fragile normal stitched together under his protection, meant to keep the past buried. But Hawkins was never meant to stay ordinary. When the town begins to crack open and something otherworldly bleeds into their world, the sirens are dragged into a fight they were never meant to face. And somewhere along the way, they discover that what was done to them did not make them monsters, it gave them a reason to stand, to protect, to matter. For the first time, they are more than experiments. They have a purpose.

She was seven when the river took her. He spent two years learning how to breathe without her. Then he died too. He should be gone. Instead he wakes up in a body that isn't his, in a world that isn't his, surrounded by people speaking words he shouldn't understand. None of it matters. None of it, because someone tells him his daughter is alive. Not here. Not close. Six worlds away, growing up without a father, not knowing he's coming. But he's coming. Every world has a coin. Every coin holds something together. Every coin he takes leaves a wound behind him, broken wards, unprotected towns, people who helped him left with nothing. He tells himself he'll make it right later. He tells himself there's no other way. Maybe there isn't. Maybe that's the worst part. WISHING WELL - A serialized isekai light novel.

Hidden beyond the oldest trees lies a little valley where the mornings are misty, the nights are full of stars, and strange things sometimes appear when nobody is looking. Milo has always believed that Willow Valley is a quiet and ordinary place. Until one morning, he finds a tiny golden door in his garden. There is only one rule: Do not open it until the moon is full. But when the moon rises, Milo discovers that the door leads to a world far stranger than he ever imagined - a world of forgotten paths, whispering forests, mysterious creatures, and secrets that have been waiting for someone to find them. Together with his friends, Milo must discover where the little door came from, why it appeared in his garden, and what the valley has been hiding all these years. A gentle story about friendship, courage, belonging, and the little wonders that appear when you dare to look a little closer.

Children abandoned and orphaned grow up together throughout the years, coming across many challenges from location to location. Will they ever find a place to call home? Or will this genesis of theirs be all for naught?

Evelyn had a home. Now she has only its memory. At eighteen, uprooted from Boston and set down in a Philadelphia she can't bring herself to love, she moves through her days like a guest in her own life - going through the motions, waiting for a place that will feel like hers again. Maybe she'll find one here. Maybe she'll even let herself be happy. But some things you carry with you no matter how far you move, and Evelyn left Boston with more than she's willing to say.

Hopper finds a girl in the woods. She's been running for days. She has no name, no home, and a power that's been used against her. This is the story of how she finds a family. Set after Season 5

Dr. June Nakamura had been called many things in her career-prodigy, visionary, lunatic-but above all else, she was brilliant. The number of doctorates she possessed was creeping toward triple digits, each one a trophy of obsession. She was, by every measurable standard, the most intelligent woman alive. That was why she had been given the Project. The concept was elegant in its simplicity: a gas that could render entire battalions unconscious without a drop of blood spilled. An EMP for the human body. Not a weapon of death, but of pause. In theory, the device could end war-or at least press the world's endless conflicts into silence long enough for peace to take root. June believed in it. Believed in herself. And for the first time in her life, she was wrong. The test chamber was packed with dignitaries, generals, scientists, and investors-hundreds of witnesses hungry for proof. They watched as the first human subject was lowered into the sealed room, the faint green vapor hissing into existence. The subject did not grow drowsy. He did not collapse into gentle hibernation. Instead, his skin warped, his bones reshaped, fur erupting in violent cascades. His eyes went wild, not with terror, but with a terrifying emptiness. When it was over, there was no man in the chamber. Only a humanoid beast, animal-featured and utterly confused. His gaze wandered the walls as if he had never seen them before. When asked his name through the intercom, he only tilted his head, ears twitching. He had forgotten. He had forgotten everything. Not a sedative, then. Not a miracle. A metamorphosis. June's heart turned to ice as murmurs spread through the auditorium. Some recoiled in horror. Others, strangely, leaned forward with fascination. What they saw was not the death of a project, but the birth of something unforeseen. June had not ended war. She had ended humanity. And before anyone could stop it, the new world had begun.

Set 500 years after a devastating nuclear war, humanity has rebuilt in the only habitable lands left: Australia and New Zealand. In this new society, influence is dictated by "Awakened" superhuman powers, closely guarded by a corrupt central government and the elite Academy of the Divines. Enter Dio Conti. To the world, he is just an ordinary boy from a quiet farming town. But Dio harbors a massive secret: he possesses a unique, unexplainable talent that allows him to see the hidden truth behind the world's rigid power system. Realizing the Awakening system is a rigged game designed to keep humanity weak, the twelve-year-old genius sets out to break all the rules. By manipulating the very system that governs them, Dio begins recruiting a loyal, fiercely protective squad of scholars, martial artists, and outcasts. Together, they will hack the system, unravel a centuries-old demonic conspiracy, and become the most overpowered force the new world has ever seen. *** ### Main Characters: * **Dio Conti:** The young, strategic mastermind who uses his hidden talents to exploit the world's power system and build an unstoppable found family. * **Ranko:** A fierce, heavily muscled martial artist from the Murim Alliance desperate to find a place to belong. * **Clara:** A disgraced military heiress and powerful 'Warrior of Love' who starts as Dio's mentor before joining his unconventional family. * **Janet:** A brilliant linguistic scholar who transforms into a 'Spider Girl' to protect those she loves. ### Themes & Genres: Progression Fantasy, LitRPG Elements, Found Family, Harem/Polyamory, System Hacking, Overpowered Protagonist, Sci-Fi/Post-Apocalyptic. **⚠️ Content Warning:** *The Divine Tragedy* explores mature elements and contains strong themes, including depictions of mental illness and trauma (e.g., severe Alzheimer's), religious blasphemy (angelic/demonic lore applied to the System), and light erotica/romantic intimacy. Reader discretion is advised.

Welcome to Gildan. A place where everyone is the same. Pale skin, pale hair, and even paler eyes. Beyond the kingdom walls lies an ancient forest, and everyone in Gildan knows never to cross into it. It has been that way for centuries. Until a princess is born with brown skin and pointed ears. Shani is different from the moment she enters the world, but to her mother, she is nothing short of beloved. Within the palace walls, she grows up surrounded by family, stories, and warnings of the dangerous world beyond them. Then the fire happens. Left in the care of her uncle, Emperor Jaziel, Shani clings to one of the few people she has left. He loves her. Protects her. Promises to keep her safe. But sometimes love and promises are not enough. Sometimes, even love can become a dagger. The world around Shani becomes smaller, "safer." And for the first time, Shani begins to wonder if the forest is truly the danger... or if danger can look like someone you know and love. And if he truly loves her, is that love enough to make the pain worth staying for? New free chapters available every Thursday and Sunday! Content Warning: Beloved Dawn is a dark fantasy featuring a child protagonist and contains mature themes, including violence, death, grief, child abuse, emotional manipulation, gaslighting, controlling relationships, and prejudice. Some scenes may be distressing. Please read with care.

*Content Warning: Chapter 1 contains graphic violence, a drug overdose, and major character death. The rest of the story is significantly softer and focuses on healing and reformation.* David was always destined to be trash from birth. Nothing could fix him. He ruined everything around him, made everyone else suffer, yet still saw himself as a victim. More than likely... you did too. Giving somebody opportunity, the benefit and the doubt, and letting their bad behaviour slide all have limits. Katsuo did just that. Years and years of David destroying school property and disrupting lessons... who wouldn't snap? Katsuo had to try and get through to him. But the arrogant perpetual victim David wouldn't listen to reason. He felt he belonged there. He felt his actions had no need to be punished. That his bad behaviour would always be excused. Katsuo had no choice but to use violence, even giving him sufficient warning beforehand. But you still see David as the victim, don't you? You trust his unreliable narration. His daydreaming about taking revenge... about being something more...about his mother being something greater than an addict and a street walker... but even in his daydreams it leads to his death. His path cannot be changed. This is the true reality of what you had known to be "Cyberpunk Edgerunners". This is how Katsuo, future immortal, the richest person on Earth, "The Boy Who Owns the World" came to be. This is how he saved the misguided, the ones with potential. This is about Katsuo, the Corporate Saviour.

A story focusing on two main characters that is set in a post-apocalyptic world in the year of 2030. One is a leader of a survival group, the other is just a teen who was trying to survive. This story also shows how sometimes in apocalypses, infections aren't always the only problem.

When two opposing bands go head-to-head in a region-wide competition, friendly fire between band members turns into a heated battle between genres. Will Nora or Jude win the competition for their bands or will it all come crashing down on stage.

Unspoken pain, protective instincts, and a love that heals the deepest wounds. 🥀🖤 ​"She was a masterpiece painted in quiet shadows. He was a tragedy written in gunfire and gasoline." ​"She speaks through silence. He survives through chaos." "He saw what everyone else ignored." *** All Rights Reserved. ✨ 🤍 This is my original work. Please don't copy, translate, or repost it without my permission. Thank you for respecting my work! 🫶🏻✨ *** ⚠️ Content Warning > This story contains themes of trauma, abuse, violence, family conflict, and other emotionally heavy topics. If you are sensitive to these themes, please consider skipping this story. Please read at your own discretion. 🤍

Traversing the mortal realm by day. A prisoner of the Fae court by night. Brin's been better. As a hedge mage with a green thumb and a heart of gold, all she ever wanted was a nice vegetable garden and a quiet home in the realm's most idyllic village. And she had them... until the Fae attacked. One night of monsters and bloodshed leaves her peaceful life shattered and her best friend at death's door. And when one of the Fae offers to save her friend- for a price, of course- Brin accepts... then steals a relic from the creature and runs for her life. But escaping a relentless monster isn't easy, especially when said monster keeps appearing in her dreams. And if that wasn't bad enough, bargaining with a Fae is a crime punishable by death... and Brin's only protection on the road is a ruthless, frustratingly attractive mercenary who just knows she's hiding something. And this terrified gardener is not hiding it very well. What to expect: 1. An underdog heroine with a heart of gold. 2. Romantasy adventure with a slow-burn, series-long enemies-to-lovers arc. 3. Themes of found family and unconditional love. 4. A fun twist on the "chosen one" trope. 5. A hopeful journey set in a dark world.

A single knock on her door changes Avni's life forever. Two strangers arrive with a truth she never imagined existed. Her biological father, a man she never met, is on his deathbed and wishes to see her one last time. But that's not the only secret waiting for her. Along with a newfound family comes a shocking demand: her father wants her to marry the eldest son of his closest friend. Avni wants nothing to do with any of it. Yet when her mother's life is threatened by her father's ruthless wife, she is forced into a world of powerful families, dangerous secrets, and promises people made behind her back. To protect the only person who has ever mattered to her, Avni agrees to a fate she never chose. But fate has other plans. Instead of marrying the eldest son, Avni finds herself married to the middle brother. Within months, she is widowed, left carrying secrets of her late husband. Just when she thinks life cannot become more complicated, she comes face to face with the stranger who has haunted her dreams from the moment her eyes met his hazel ones. Arjun carries a burden of his own. "I promised to protect her," he says. "And I failed." Why did she marry the middle brother instead of the eldest one? And what secrets did her deceased husband leave behind? Some destinies are written in the stars.

----- She opened her eyes, intending to get a drink, maybe water, maybe anything to ground herself. And froze. --- After the Daylighters left, there was no happily‑ever‑after for the Glass House residents. Of course not. But how did their lives go on? Let's find out together. A Morganville Vampires Fanfiction The author had help from AI - please don't throw stones. I have kids, limited time, and far too many ideas to keep locked in my head. The characters and the universe belong to the fantastic Rachel Caine.

Ari, AKA the cryptid Skurdulka, is months away from turning their formerly haunted mansion into a safe haven for LGBTQ youth. But they're not the only cryptid in town. Bystander, an eyeless monstrosity with an inexplicable influence over crowds, has plans for Ari--and their kids. With undercurrents of homophobia and transphobia rising in town, Skurdulka's House, Ari, and their family, may be in danger.

Please don't take this seriously or something. It's mostly just lore for a conceptual series that I will probably never write. It's got bisexual DILF supervillains, queer women sidekicks, bosses who pay their workers a living wage (mostly), unholy amount of WAWA (tm) praise, Delaware Valley Nostalgia, and a few trips to the Camden aquarium in Camden NJ. All that bullshit an internet lurker should enjoy. Like you freaks. As I type this I notice that the cover I made for this book isn't sticking. Hopefully its stays when I actually post this crap. WTF

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Noctilux was never meant to belong to light or shadow. It was meant to survive between them. For ten years, Layla has hidden in the human world from the realm that slaughtered her family and erased her bloodline. Returning could get her killed. When her guardian vanishes, leaving only a warning, Layla is forced back into the world that betrayed her. The Veil is thinning. War is coming. And the only answers left are hidden within the revived Tournament of Houses. To survive, Layla enters beneath another House's banner: a false champion with a buried bloodline and a talent for noticing when things begin to break. Then she catches the attention of Lucien, Solestra's golden heir, the son of a woman tied to everything Layla lost. He should be simple to hate. If only it were that easy. So, while old secrets begin to surface and the Veil continues to weaken, Layla must uncover the truth behind her family's destruction before what was buried demands a reckoning Noctilux cannot survive. Preview Excerpt: She studies me the way Assassins do, not for obvious weakness, but for inconsistency. "You were born to Noxira," she says at last. "Before it was erased." The name lands quietly between us. "They were first to see how power moves," she continues. "Not just shadow, but intent. Pressure. The places where something begins to fail before anyone else admits it's breaking. That made certain people nervous." "No," I murmur. "It made them afraid."