Speculative Stories

If you had a second chance, what would you change? Logan never believed in karma. But as his already shit life starts to fall apart, he starts to change his mind. The final blow comes when he finds out the kid he used to bully, Dakota, committed suicide. In an act of dispair, Logan jumps from the same bridge Dakota did. But instead of dying, he wakes up ten years earlier. 𝐓𝐚𝐠𝐬: 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲/𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦, 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥

Book 2 WYRM SHADOW As old enemies gather and impossible alliances are forged, every victory uncovers a deeper truth: It has already begun. Destinies are written. They are rewriting reality itself. The Children of Fate Series: She studies suffering like a science. He was born to destroy worlds. The universe decided they were each other's problem. Wednesday Santora is Woe made flesh - a Child of Fate who catalogs misery with academic precision and a straight razor that opens doors between realities. Francesco is a Black Spiral Dancer who ate a Technocracy kill-squad for breakfast and called it a networking event. When a demon frames Wednesday for leveling Chicago, the only thing standing between her and the assembled wrath of every faction in the dark is a wolf who finds her professionally fascinating. That's the problem. Days of Fate, not Days of Choice. Every move they think they're making was already written. Every alliance, every betrayal, every impossible thing that shouldn't be able to happen between two people who are constitutionally incapable of it - already decided. The Loom doesn't explain itself. It just pulls. Content: Dark fantasy, World of Darkness setting, morally complex characters, slow burn that burns the whole building down, no redemption arcs because nobody here needs redeeming - they need to be exactly what they are. "All our days have come. All our days have gone."

She is the Empire's last defense. And its most dangerous weapon. At seventeen, Viviann Marie Evans called a council of generals fools to their faces - and saved thousands with nothing but her wits. By twenty, she was the youngest spymaster in history. Feared. Brilliant. Utterly irreplaceable. But when the King she serves falls dangerously in love with her, and a young man with grey eyes and a hidden past steps out of the shadows, Viviann faces the one enemy she cannot outwit: her own heart. Dark SpecFi. Slow-burn romance. Absolutely morally grey heroine.

A collection of short fiction for the 2026 Smackdown.

Growing up, all she ever wanted was a normal life- to go to school, learn, make friends, and experience the world beyond her front door. But her father believed the outside world would corrupt her, so he kept her inside the house for most of her childhood, convinced he was protecting her from a broken society. Everything changed when Nathan came into her life. For the first time, she found love, hope, and the future she had always dreamed of. She finally believed she was building the ordinary life she had been denied. Then a new president was elected. As her country slowly unravels, she watches in real time as everything she once believed in begins to disappear. Rights are stripped away one by one. Freedoms vanish under the promise of "security." Neighbors turn against each other while many refuse to believe anything is wrong until it's far too late. Women are among the first to lose their place in society, rapidly being reduced from equal citizens to second-class people with fewer rights, fewer opportunities, and little control over their own lives. Those who speak out are branded terrorists. Those who stay silent hope the nightmare will pass. Most are simply too afraid to risk everything. With every new law and every executive order, the government tightens its grip on the nation. As the life she fought so hard to build slips away, she must decide whether staying silent will keep her safe- or whether speaking up is worth risking everything. The Good Wife Act is a chilling story about the slow collapse of democracy- not through one dramatic event, but through one law, one signature, and one act of silence at a time. It is a story about love, fear, denial, and the devastating cost of realizing the truth only after your freedom is already gone.

This anthology was created for the 2026 Smackdown. ⚠️ COPYRIGHT NOTICE This story is original work by Anita Le Roux and is published on Wattpad under my author account. No part of this story may be copied, reproduced, reposted, translated, or redistributed on another website or platform without my written permission. If you are reading this story anywhere other than my official Wattpad/Inkitt account, it has been posted without my permission.

The Earth is finally dying. Humans have been doing wrong time and time again, failing to understand their mistakes. Eventually, history closes in on itself. Now selfish and arrogant, humans fail to understand the importance of history and nature. Benji is a walking contradiction. He empathizes, but embodies selfish behavior. One day, his entire life changes with a selfless, yet simple action. Little does he know, this could give him just what he needed all along. Maybe with his story, humans can also understand the wrongdoings of their actions. Maybe we can learn how to heal ourselves and the world. _________________________________________________________________________________ Now fully completed

In the Smackdown, we have no idea what might happen! That includes me, as I join the @LayethTheSmackDown and @Ooorah 2026 speculative fiction Smackdown. Join me as we discover, together, where this path might lead!

Dimarrah Folette is a woman accused of murder and awaiting the executioner when a stranger comes for her. Together they unravel secrets that could ignite a war.

In 2027, as Earth faces total collapse, humanity races against time to evacuate to orbit - not just the elite, but all 8 billion people. As global governments unite to build a lifeline among the stars, ordinary people are caught in extraordinary choices: families torn by quotas, lovers split by launch schedules, and quiet heroes who give everything so others might live. Told through multiple, deeply human points of view around the world, this is a story of survival, sacrifice, and the final moments of a world trying to save itself.

Society loves a blueprint. If you fit the mold, doors open; if you don't, your fundamental rights-even your right to exist-are up for debate. Meet a protagonist whose uniqueness defies every category you know. Your subconscious bias will try to build an avatar. But until you strip away every label you've ever been handed, you will never truly see the human inside.

In another world, Elara and Cait would have grown up like sisters, but that world was forever lost to the tragedies and choices of their elders. Twenty years later, that same inheritance is reuniting this scientifically-minded priestess and thrill-seeking thief in a quest to unravel the mysteries of ancient relics, find a missing father, and discover the truths that lie somewhere between unreliable memories and unconditional love. As Elara and Cait face down the dangerous traps unwittingly set for them by those who love them most, they are both aided and obstructed by the very elders whose choices set them on this path; by a stranger without personal memories and the quiet young boy who has given him purpose, and by a magical feline who oscillates between faithful protector and indifferent demigod. This tale follows a raw, character-driven path that probes the complexities of human connection with equal parts humor and tragedy. Characters are forced to question what "sacrifice" really means as they navigate the rivers of nuance that separate truth from perception. This serial is also available on: Scribble Hub Royal Road YouTube (search "Forestwalker The Wandering Souls" from within YouTube)

After working all day for some University credit points during the Christmas break, the students along with their professors find themselves locked in the University on a Friday night. Knowing that everyone in the town is busy celebrating their favourite holiday at various parties, it looks like the group is going to be there for at least the entire weekend. As if being in school in the daytime isn't stressful enough, the night progresses with disappearances and discoveries which uncover the true divinity of the religious town. Morale of the Story: Stay out of school kids.

When orphans vanish, Nick Sperry takes on the case. What do the missing children have in common? IQ's higher than Einstein's. P.I. Nick Sperry investigates the disappearance of Sidney Ryder. Nick's girlfriend, Melissa, brought the child to Sunshine Children's Home, D.C. eight years ago. Nick isn't fooled when the federal orphanage claims to have no record of Melissa's son. As an ex-CIA agent, Nick understands the immoral capabilities of the US government. Fueled by his suspicion, he discovers Sidney isn't the only lost orphan. Moreover, an unidentified man claiming to be their uncle took the children away from their foster families at a very young age. Meanwhile, Dr. Jack Kerwin begins to work with Tabula Rasa, a highly effective think-tank based out of the Center for Interactive Research and Solutions, or CIRAS. Under the direction of Tabula Rasa, Jack's research on childhood leukemia could save countless lives. But, his enthusiasm recedes when he notices strange things lurking behind the center's shiny walls.

Welcome to speculative park, a place where creatures that have been extinct or have never existed before roam a massive wildlife park Join us as Lincoln Loud alongside his girlfriend/fiancé Stella Zhau, their friend Sid Chang and Lisa Loud Lincoln's younger sister as they plunge into the multiverse or prehistory to rescue animals from the brink of extinction and give them a second chance in this ultimate wildlife sanctuary

Historical fiction drama coming of age epic set in the turn of the century alt history ancient China. The story follows the life of Meng An, the sixth child after five brothers: born to a military clan headed by old Marshal Yeye when her father is off to defend the border and her mother has retreated into necessary seclusion for health. Meng An stumbles after her brothers and thinks she is no different. Their world changes when her father General Meng claims a decisive victory and the Meng Six are granted the privilege to study alongside the princes in the palace by the Emperor... Story is PG, no swearing, there's seige, thriller and polyandry #palace_drama #princes #gender_nonconformity #military_household #character_arc

Cassandra Stewart is in a bind, and her loving husband is struggling to keep them afloat in late-stage capitalism. She hates teaching, and corporate America is barring her from the job - and the money -of her dreams, so what's a whimsical black girl to do for money? Maybe...sell her friendship? As the bills continue to mount, she knows she has to find a non-traditional way of making money. If selling her friendship is one way to go about that, so be it. But...are there risks to this? Stranger...more occult risks than she realizes?

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Beyond Reality, Beyond existence, Ontology, Metaphysics