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  • The Way To Save You by BigEyedWonder
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    • Book 1 out of 4 of "The Way To Save You" series. Hiraya te Salem Ka'art'ite, the last of the nomadic Terapatxi, has chosen the shadows. A survivor of the RDA's cruelest experiments, the fifteen-year-old Hiraya knows a bitter truth: in a world at war, her mutated blood is not a gift - it is a prize to be exploited by humans and Na'vi alike. ​Her carefully guarded solitude is shattered when a stranger stumbles into her sanctuary. He doesn't come with shackles or syringes; he comes with a gentle smile and a name that carries the weight of a legend. ​"I am Neteyam te Suli Tsyeyk'itan. Son of Toruk Makto. It's nice to meet you, Hiraya." ○●○●○●○ This Avatar - Neteyam AU fanfic: • is canon-compliant (save for the author's own interpretation of incomplete souls and Spirit World rules). • is written in switching 3rd person POVs for better storytelling. • adheres to sci-fi laws and logical emotional development. • is literally made to counter Neteyam's canonical death in ATWOW. • is made by an author who loves pictures (so please do read online for the full experience ♡). ○●○●○●○ Sample passage from this book: ​"Listen to me," Neteyam said, his focus narrowing entirely on her, his brows furrowed with genuine concern. He shifted, his hand moving to cover hers where it rested, white-knuckled and trembling against her thigh. Her skin felt fever-hot against his palm, a sharp contrast to the cooling spray of the sea. ​"Focus on this," he told her, keeping his voice low and steady to cut through the sound of the surf. He needed her to stop staring at the horizon with those dead eyes. "Feel the weight of my hand. The salt on your skin. You are here, Hiraya. Right now. You're with me, and we're above the surface. Stay in the light."
  • Bill and the Whistling Death by CroodsGirl
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    |SEASON 1 OF BILL AND THE WHISTLING DEATH · 9X FEATURED · WATTPAD CREATORS PROGRAM · PERFECT FOR FANS OF A MAN CALLED OVE AND REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES!| A troubled veteran attempts to forget the past by volunteering at Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, but it proves difficult when he's close to the plane that changed his life forever--the Corsair. *** Retired Navy pilot William Beckington never planned to move on after The Incident and has lived with the guilt for seventy years. After failed attempts with PTSD counselors, his daughter recommends that he begin volunteering on the aircraft carrier CV-10 in Charleston, South Carolina. Reluctantly, Bill agrees, but his decision proves difficult when he stumbles back into the world of Corsairs, the plane he'd rather forget. Seeing that The Incident still haunts him, Bill's new friends attempt to help him remember his long-lost joy; he attends Bulldog Tours, learns the stories of other veterans, and strangely finds himself near the Corsair more than he would like. While nothing will free his mind from the traumatizing Incident, Bill must find a way to push past his grief and guilt to live the life he is meant to live--and rekindle his best friend's legacy before he succumbs. *** *#SupportHistoricalLGBTQVoices* Trigger Warnings (this book is a drama and touches on heavy topics, inspired by my father and grandpa's service in the Navy and my father's reaction to my older brother's death in 2021. However, it's a clean story.): - War trauma (including PTSD) - Survivor's guilt - Lots of angst - Accidental murder, and Bill's struggle to accept his friend's confession of being queer at first.
  • The Last Death by vivianamorris011
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    "How does a girl survive a mass murder without a scratch, and the killer remain at large? The Only Survivor..is she truly innocent, or a killer hiding in plain sight?" ---------------- Fallon knew she was never supposed to survive that night. All of the forensic evidence said as much--statistically and logically, her survival was nothing short of a miracle. But what some deemed a miracle or an act of God quickly became the thunderous end of the world as Fallon knew it. The media became obsessed-picking apart the details of the case and everything involved-and tore itself in half with the same question: Was Fallon truly an innocent victim, or a killer hiding in plain sight? Since the night she became the sole survivor of the Midnight Massacre, she's learned to pretend that it never happened. She can't be a victim if she doesn't pay attention to the past, right? But when she stumbles across a crime scene and finds out that the illusive Midnight Butcher, the one who turned her world upside down, has returned a year later, the delicate balance she's built for herself is shattered. The Butcher wants-needs-her to join the ranks of the dead, but not quite yet. Subjected to terrors and a mysterious stalker that always seems to find their way into her space, Fallon must learn to navigate her life, and find a way to destroy the Midnight Butcher's in return. Finding purpose in enacting revenge for the other victims, who's names have been lost to the discourse over her own involvement and the Butcher's motives, Fallon begins to investigate the murders. With the reluctant help of her neighbor-- and childhood friend turned public enemy--the annoyingly charming Vincent Hutton, Fallon is determined to find the Butcher at all costs. Even if entangling herself with Vincent might just put a target on his back, too. Book Two of the Between Eternity Duology (Can be read as a standalone)
  • Vow of the Fallen Guardian: The Choosing by Rav_frost
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    At just 18, Alexia battles the haunting guilt of her past-a burden she carries alone, unwilling to burden others with her pain. Rather than seeking help, she suppresses her emotions, masking the turmoil within. Yet deep down, a fierce determination to redeem herself ignites a spark of hope. In a bold move, she joins an elite military faction tasked with defending humanity against a terrifying onslaught of monsters. As she dons the uniform and steps onto the battlefield, Alexia realizes with a mix of dread and resolve that she's been handed the same mission that once eluded her: to protect those around her. Unbeknownst to her, this journey will test her limits, force her to confront her past, and ultimately reveal the depths of her strength. Cover art by: kryst_art on Instagram
  • Sheltered Love (SHORT STORY) by QueenSas24
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    🥇 Best Pick-Up Line in The Cupid Mini Awards 2026 Two People. One Heart. Mason & May drift through hospital life like ghosts-teens more comfortable unseen than known. Each carries a past that refuses to stay quiet, shaping the way they move through the world. They meet in the hallway of their floor, and in a place meant for recovery, they discover something unexpected in each other. What starts as "just friends" begins to shift into something deeper-delicate, uncertain, and new. Can these two lovebirds survive, or will their love be shattered by their own flaws? 👑 DISCLAIMER: This work of fiction explores themes of mental health and depicts characters who experience personal freedom despite their challenges. Theres portrays are NOT intended to represent typical or realistic outcomes for individuals facing similar conditions. Trigger Warnings ⚠️ This story contains themes of: Mild swearing, TWO death scenes, mental health, and sexual content. If you or someone you know is depressed or has any other issues, talk to a trusted adult or therapist/psychologist. Characters and events are fictional. ©2025 by S.A.S. (QueenSas24). All rights reserved. No parts of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, or distributed in any form by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations used in critical reviews.
  • Tearing Down the Raccoon's Walls by crematedlazulibuntin
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    After the harrowing events of Indigo Park, Ed takes an internally grieving, aimless Rambley home. Despite how paternal and gentle Ed is, Rambley struggles to open up about the hard stuff.
  • [].-𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫-.[] by Lotus_Starlight
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    - - - - - - - - - - - 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐨 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞? 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐞𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐫𝐮𝐧, 𝐮𝐧𝐛𝐞𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝. 𝐀 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞. 𝟐𝟎 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝟔 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐬. 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬? - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Rain Drowning River by VriennaBryne
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    A Little Life but make it 13 pages. At 18, Brie Alvarez inherits her brother's duffel bag. This isn't a story about death, it's about the weight of it and being the good kind of fraud. Updates: Sunday 11AM ET - some bags are just hard to put down so let's carry it together.
  • Survivors Guilt by hobbyhorse
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    START FROM PROLOGUE ITS VERY IMPORTANT YOU READ THE PROLOGUE note: every chapter pre part 5 is from 2023 and is not my writing style. I recommend reading up to part 5 with an open mind that it's my old writing style and that I have improved In 2009 a serial killer plagues the quiet suburb of hibiscus creek three years on shows how the survivors are coping Tara Watts - the perfect girl: head cheerleader, academic prodigy, universally adored by all and yet quietly feared Lillie Lamas - the famous girl who survived it all having a lot more to do with the massacre then she lets on Liv Wild - addicted to meth and other substances Max Calder - one of the most affected by his survival behind Lillie, dreams of being normal again Noah Carter - unclear if he is dead or alive, hasn't contacted anyone since he left in 2010; used to date max never broke up with him just left silently in his car and never came back Dylan Spencer - used to be popular in highschool. jock, rich, dating max in toxic relationship keeps his sexuality quiet despite the fact everyone knows, very mentally ill after all he witnessed tries to keep himself together Survivors Guilt follows the ones who escaped the violence but not the aftershock, Max, Jenny, Lillie, Noah, Liv, Tara everyone fits into a role note: this story is ongoing if you wish for more parts to find out what happens to the characters please try and help push this book out to whoever you can thankyou TWS: SUICIDE, DRUG USE, ABUSE, SELF HARM
  • The Way To Keep You by BigEyedWonder
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    • Book 2 out of 4 of "The Way To Save You" series. Hiraya te Salem Ka'art'ite has finally found a flicker of light in the blue depths of Awa'atlu. Under the protection of the Sully family and the steady hand of Neteyam, the fifteen-year-old sole survivor of the Terapatxi is learning to breathe again. But peace is a fragile thing for a ghost. ​When a ruthless shadow from her past appears on the horizon, Hiraya must stand her ground against a recurring nightmare and uphold her pride as a Terapatxi warrior. For the sake of an outcast friend, she must also choose whether to hide herself back into the shadows or to fight for what she believes is right - even if it means standing alone against the tide. In a journey of a deeper exploration into her identity, culture, a trauma with a past tormentor, and her relationship with the golden son of Toruk Makto, will the love between her and Neteyam prevail? Or will it be snuffed out by the unrelenting challenges for survival?
  • 2000s Gay | S.W by northstarhasfallen
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    ׂ╰┈➤ this is the story about a normal, non-hunter esque college student who is dragged along with Sam and Dean across America in search of the creature who killed Jess; whilst they kill and hunt monsters, spirits, and demons on the way. [Sam Winchester x Male! OC] [seasons 1-3]
  • Flowers Bloom in the Sunset Endlessly  by pizza_fanfics
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    CROSSOVER POST FROM MY AO3 ACCT: slice_of_life_with_za Chifuyu may hate himself for many things, but the death of his Partner will haunt him for the rest of his days. It was shocking, seeing the world go on without Takemichi, but such is life.
  • How to move on... Please Read Me Its Not As Sappy As It Sounds by tetsutetsu134
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    Bakugou and Midoriya have been dating for about a year. They both get called out in the middle of the night to fight a nomu but something goes terribly wrong. In this story you can file to be available to fight villains and nomu once you reach certain points, even if you are still in school. Credit to whoever made the cover. I found on the story Bakugos Instagram by AngryGayPomeranian
  • °Survive° by maritjeee
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    The war is over. But healing is its own kind of battle. Grace, now Georgia has survived the fall of VIRE and the ghosts that nearly consumed her. Now, among the broken bones of rebellion, she works... bleeding, rebuilding, enduring. But recovery isn't quiet. It's messy, painful, and laced with scars that don't always fade. As whispers of a cure begin to spread, so do the cracks in Georgia's armor. The boy she thought dead walks again, the people she loves are healing... and she's still drowning in silence and vodka. Some days, surviving is a victory. Other days, it's a punishment. But hope is stubborn. And love... slow, soft, impossible love, might just be enough to call her back. They didn't fight to escape the past. They fought to build a future. This is what comes after survival. There are four books in the series. Survive is the fourth book. The first three are called Adapt, Run and Triumph Read here: Adapt(1): https://www.wattpad.com/story/227457413?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=story_info&wp_page=story_details_button&wp_uname=maritjeee Run(2): https://www.wattpad.com/story/390715871?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=story_info&wp_page=story_details_button&wp_uname=maritjeee Triumph(3): https://www.wattpad.com/story/393595735?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=story_info&wp_page=story_details_button&wp_uname=maritjeee Still heavily Maze Runner inspired. Started writing the series back in June 2020, finished this book on August 2025. Trigger Warnings: Alcoholism and substance abuse, PTSD symptoms, Psychological trauma, Depression, Grief and loss, Medical experimentation, Blood, injury, and medical content, Violence, Death and mourning, Body horror, Recovery from physical trauma, Discussion of suicide and survivor's guilt, Emotional abuse, War aftermath, Scenes of emotional breakdown and panic attacks
  • The Rising Of The Shield Hero: The Jekyll-and-Hyde Iwatani Cousin by jus_shipping_OTPs46
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    After Naofumi first disappeared from the local library in his world, his family believes him to be dead. All except one. His only younger cousin named Makoto Iwatani. Even though he couldn't find the red book in that same library, Makoto found his way to the side of Queen Mirelia Q Melromarc at the World Conference through... a MIRROR?! Follow the young Iwatani as he takes his steps in this strange new world from the queen's side to his older cousin. Find curiosity in Makoto's past and discover what caused his Jekyll-and-Hyde situation and who is his "Hyde". *HEADS UP* Romance will be more of a sub-focus in this story. . . until later in the series. Also, beware of the medical inaccuracies that will pop up, as I am not well versed in the medical studies. **BEWARE OF THE BITCH!!!!** TOODLES!! :3
  • Memories of a Human Being by ghak47
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    humanising the migrant story. war, family, love and loss. follows the life of Lena since the day she left, to the day she gets back.
  • Lucky by RoninTheGreat
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    The only survivor of a plane crash, Dorian carries the weight of luck, grief, and guilt, and the memories of the daughter he lost.
  • A Weary Heart Wanders by americanidiot2004
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    Roni and Adam did everything together. That's probably why she felt so alone in the wake of his death. Everywhere Roni goes she's reminded of her twin brother. She has to get out. So what do you do when you are 17, heart broken and are trying to cross the country? You walk. Roni leaves her family, her girlfriend, her life, to travel to California like she and her brother and one day planned. Along the way she Learns to enjoy life without her brother and stand on her own two feet. When she finally reaches her destination she has two choices. Go back to Maine and finish high school with her family, or simply disappear and start a new life in L.A but which one will she choose?
  • In this (cloak) Shirt by a_star_is_here
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    ALSO CAN BE FOUND ON A03!!!!!! When Merlin returns after Arthur's death, it's obvious that he's devastated. Gaius, Gwen, and the remaining knights see it, and the new of Gwaine's death doesn't help anyone. Merlin becomes emotionally distant, and though he's still snarky and joking, there isn't quite that shine in his eyes. Gwen tries to grieve with him, being his closest and oldest friend, but Merlin insists that he's fine. Until he forces himself to clean Arthur's room, and the all too familiar memories he's been trying to forget come tumbling back, forcing Merlin to admit that he really isn't fine. Based on the song "In this Shirt" by The Irrepressibles
  • The Men Who Died by ajknight00
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    Enduring the trials and tribulations of life are already enough to have the ones who struggle with it suffer more. When death serves as yet another constant trial for a few particular men, they seek no more than the clarity and closure of the roles that they play. Both in each others deaths, and the deaths of so many more.