Softgoth Stories

Every day gets a number. I don't explain what it's for. This book is a quiet countdown, written one day at a time, where each chapter holds a moment, a thought, and the weight of time passing. It's about waiting, noticing, and feeling things shift long before they fully arrive. The reason for the countdown stays unnamed. Only I know what waits at the end, and only time decides when it's revealed. Until then, these pages are filled with reflection, softness, and the slow ache of becoming someone new. This isn't about rushing toward the final day. It's about what happens in between. The truth will be revealed when the numbers reach zero.

Miracles aren't supposed to fall into the hands of reckless alchemists... yet here he is. The night a glowing orb tumbled into his workshop, everything changed- his experiments, his luck, the entire rhythm of the city. The miracle hums to him, answering his thoughts with sparks of possibility. Doors open. Coins flip in his favor. The world tilts, curious about the boy who dared to pick up fate with bare hands. Now everyone wants the orb back- nobles, mages, thieves, people who definitely shouldn't be trusted with anything that glows. But he's not letting go. Not when this miracle feels like the first thing that's ever truly chosen him. And if chasing luck means outrunning danger, bending the rules, and following the sparks across the kingdom? Well- he was never the careful type anyway.

What if Bella never fell for Edward? What if fate had always led her to Alice? 💔 Alice's Future, Bella's Fate By m0stwantedjoi Before Edward, there was Alice. In an alternate version of the Twilight Saga, Bella Swan arrives in Forks not drawn to mystery-but to warmth. Alice Cullen is a vision, literally. Her every dream has shown Bella's face... but never the ending. As their bond deepens beyond friendship, fate grows jealous. The Volturi begin to whisper. Edward watches from the shadows. And as Bella remains human, the line between choice and destiny begins to blur. This is not just a love story. It's a fight for a future no one saw coming. Dark. Tender. Haunting. This is Twilight, rewritten by heart.

When Lirena wakes up in a dark room pierced only by an unnatural glow, she believes it's just another restless night. But as she steps into a hallway lined with endless doors and finds herself drawn toward a mysterious man watching the moon, reality begins to unravel. Is she dreaming? Remembering? Awakening? Haunted by a presence she cannot name and memories she never knew she had, Lirena is thrust into a surreal journey where time folds, space shifts, and identity trembles on the edge of revelation. What is the moon? Who is Raen? And why does it feel like she's been here before?

In a world where pink lightning cracks the skies and glass hearts beat with forbidden life, the so-called "mad" are often the ones who love the hardest. Sparks & Shadows is a collection of gothic, steampunk-tinged tales of invention, obsession, and sapphic romance. From a reclusive scientist who builds a heart in a machine, to a runaway pianist who discovers love trapped in glass, these stories explore what it means to be misunderstood - and what it takes to be seen. Love blooms where the world fears to look. Will you follow the sparks into the shadows?

Death in the Downside is a museum of forever. Avery discovers that it's a lavish place and learns to lounge inside it, until a heartbeat breaks the silence. It pulses with a melody she once loved, leading her toward a forbidden stairwell and the impossible feeling that someone is waiting for her. She learns that: not all of the dead stay buried and not all of the living let go. Main Prompt: #17. You fall in love with someone whose heartbeat matches a song you haven't heard since childhood. Second Prompt: #82. You are in love with someone living and someone long dead. Neither one is willing to let you go. Open Novella Contest 2026 #ONC2026 ⚠️TW: Themes of death, grief, loss