Wattyswinner Stories

🏆 Watty Award Winner (2022) This updated edition includes revised chapters and new scenes. Trans guy Collin makes a bet with his coworker that he can land a date with the hot new barista across the street. It should be easy. Except the more time he spends with her, the more the bet starts to feel like the worst idea he's ever had. ### It's 2003 in Santa Cruz, and 21-year-old Collin thought transitioning would be the hard part. But now that he's on hormones and passing with ease, he's still stuck wondering who he is and where he belongs. It doesn't help that his girlfriend of six years just dumped him. So when his coworker challenges him to prove he's still got game, Collin agrees to a stupid bet: get a date with Heather, the cute new barista who just started working at the café across the street. With some unexpected help from his roommate Sam, getting close to her might be easier than Collin expected. But what starts as a harmless distraction quickly turns into something real. And when the truth behind the bet finally comes out, Collin will have to decide whether risking his heart again is worth it... or if he's about to lose the best thing that's happened to him since the breakup. A nostalgic beach-town rom-com about bets, baristas, and what happens when pretending turns into something real. ☕ Tropes: friends-to-lovers vibes, a very bad bet, coffee shop flirting, early-2000s nostalgia, and learning who you are while falling in love. NEW CHAPTERS EVERY TUESAY & FRIDAY

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[Wattys 2021 Winner - Sci-Fi Category] Clara only wanted to reach her interview on time. Now she finds herself lost in time, space and reality with only an impeccably dressed six-foot tall lemur for company. Dragged through Breaches to alternative realities, timelines, alien worlds and a filthy diner off the I95, all she wants is to return home. Preferably before tea-time. Trigger Warnings: Severe shoe damage, references to drug taking (Bloody Linda!), oh, and minor foul language. Unsuitable for hydroelectric citizens of Vardak V (Citizens of Vardak IV and VI have shown no signs of explosive side-effects. So far). Gluten free. #1 in #Bonkers (2nd Sept. 2020) - Achievement unlocked! 🥇 1st place Winner of the Sci-Fi category of the "Starlight Awards"! Woohoo! 🥇 1st place Winner of the General Fiction category of the "Dream Heart Awards"! Cover by @LynaForge

Insight is a compilation of 5 poems based on my individual mind state and feelings plus experiences. It depicts what runs through my mind in random situations and the feelings that are left unsaid/ not spoken because of my introverted characteristics.

Lisa Ritter has developed a very special talent for getting herself into trouble. One foggy evening she has to climb onto the roof of her neighbor's carport to hide from a pushy admirer. Paul Darrer, on the other hand, seeks the peace and seclusion of his suburban home to contemplate the future of his fencing career. Uninvited, his new neighbor brings more excitement to his doorstep than expected. Nevertheless, the man with strong nerves must admit to himself that this troublemaker fascinates him more than a little. This is the translation from my Watty-Winner 2020 Book "Mit Herz and Degen"

Her eyes fluttered open and a smile spread across her face. Once her vision came into focus, her smile only got wider. She watched as his chest rose and fell, a serene look on his face. His lips were parted slightly and his eyes were shut tight.He looked so much younger when he was asleep. She reached out and lightly traced his features until his eyes shot open. She had been caught. "Can I help you, Mrs. Rose?"He asked with a smirk on his face."Why yes you can. You can go back to sleep so I can continue what I was doing." "And what were you doing?" He asked again, his smirk growing wider. "That is none of your business." Only he wasn't letting her off that easy. He flung his arm around her waist and began to tickle her until she was kicking off the blanket whilst laughing hysterically. A young girls journey through life trying to figure it out.

From the palace what we called earth there something under it that we can't define in one word. There's a disease that can swallow your whole body even your gold soul. And lastly, there's no cure for that pain that can own your body wholeheartedly. Can you risk your own life just to save someone? Can you run faster than flash so you can escape the earth's vengeance? Can you fight even you need to take some life so you can breathe and hide? Are you ready to die miserably? And plan to make an escape but in the end you've just split and break your soul.

"Ano ba'ng ginagawa natin dito, Kyve?" Iritang sinabi ko. Hindi ko alam sa sarili ko kung bakit basta-basta nalang ako nagpahila sa lalaking 'to. Sabi ko naman sa sarili ko na iiwasan ko na siya! Pero anong ginagawa ko ngayon?! Sino ba naman kasing hindi maiirita, hinila ba naman ako papasok sa room na wala tao. O_O T-teka.... W-walang tao?! Kyve has been my enemy simula pa lang nung punasok ako dito sa Falcon High. Nakakairita lang talaga, bwiset na Franco 'yon! Pinagtutulakan ba naman ako sa lalaking 'to. Sinabi ko na sa sarili ko na magfo-focus ako ng pag-aaral at ayoko makisalamuha ang mga sikat na kagaya nila para walang distractions sa pag-aaral ko. Argh! "Kehlani.." usal nito. "Ano?!" Naiinip na sinabi ko. Ganun parin naman ang mukha niya, walang emosyon. Hindi ko alam kung tao pa ba 'to o robot? "Be mine, stupid." O_O Ha? Bakit biglaan? "Naka-shabu kaba? Alam mo, baka inaasar mo lang ako." Sabi ko at akmang bubuksan na 'yung pinto para lumabas nang may humila sa isa pang kamay ko-at si Kyve 'yon. >O< Anong ginagawa niyaaa?! Para akong nabibigla na para ewan, 'di ko alam kung anong nangyayari sa mokong 'yon. At ang mas malala, hindi pa nag fa-function ang utak ko. Baka pinagtitripan lang talaga ako 'nun!

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***2019 Watty Award Winner - Science Fiction*** Charlie has always been the one left behind. It isn't because there's something special about him; in fact, there is nothing special about him at all. As one of the few unlucky members of Terran society to be born without powers, Charlie's luck has never looked worse. After a visit to his brother's school ends in an international disaster, Charlie finds himself stranded on an alien planet with no idea where he is, how he got there, or why he is even awake. Why did his captors let him go? How will Charlie get home? And more importantly, what in the world is Trial 017? [Book One of the Scion series]

Jack has one dream: finish the manuscript of his next book, the one that will be a major bestseller. He retreats to an abandoned hotel in the wild, away from all the distractions of daily life. Then he meets two girls in the elevator. It changes his book and life for good.

Introverted Charlie never expected to gain the attention of Dia, the chatterbox on the train, and he certainly wasn't expecting to fall in love. *** A few words can describe Charlie Jackson. He enjoys the simplicity of a coffee far more than the average person, and devotes too much time to his work - commuting included. But Charlie's life is far more complicated than meets the eye. Hindered by his stammer and the anxiety that occurs as a result, he has become accustomed to letting others use their voices for him. When Dia strolls into work one day, it seems that the universe has its own plans. Charlie instantly recognises her as the chatty woman from the train he takes five days a week. She's different in many ways, and it becomes clear that there's something between them. But the journey to love isn't so smooth sailing, especially when Dia's own battles come to light. Can Charlie fight his demons to support Dia in facing hers, or will his anxiety never allow him to become more than the stranger on the train? Romance Wattys Winner- 2020 1st place in the Firework Awards [New Adult] Featured in the Wattpad Summer Challege- 2020 Content and Trigger Warning- this book contains themes including the following; mental health, anxiety, suicide awareness, domestic violence.

REALISATIONS... from past mistakes, innocent conversations and spiritual healings. Poetry by Ken Maraj

A musically talented teen with her sights set on the spotlight must find a way to get her life back when she falls in with the mob. ***** In a city where con artists make the rules and aspiring females wear sequins and dance with a pole, Melody Holiday refuses to ride on the coattails of her semi-famous grandfather. She wants the freedom to choose her own path to showbiz greatness. When a chance meeting with a handsome stranger provides Mel with an opportunity, she thinks she's landed the big one. But her grandpa isn't thrilled with the direction Mel's career is going, and it's not until she stumbles across something she probably shouldn't have that this becomes clear. Perhaps meeting the stranger with the Rocky Balboa eyes wasn't by chance. Maybe Mel is rubbing elbows with the kind of people who could take away her freedom for good. This story is loosely based on the author's feral youth. So, if you like your fiction shaken not stirred with a sprinkle of badboy on the rim, NEON GIRL delivers the goods; giving readers a dose of drama, a dash of romance, and a heaping helping of Las Vegas schmaltz. Oh, and there's a killer playlist, too. WATTYS WINNER! LEGAL DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction and owned by the author. If you attempt to plagiarize, the author knows people backstage who can 'take care of things'. IN OTHER WORDS: If you find this story on any online platform other than WATTPAD, the author did not allow this. You may also be exposing yourself to malware. If you wish to read this story in its original, safe form, do it here on WATTPAD.

Adele knows she witnessed a murder - what she doesn't know is just how personal it is. ***** A girl was brutally murdered in the basement of a sorority house in spring 2011. Adele Theroux thinks she saw the killer - and the killer definitely saw her. What she doesn't know is why this all happened and who this guy is. As she tries to solve the mystery from a distance while in witness protection, the connections keep getting weirder and more personal. Might she be able to relate to the killer in a way that no one else can? And what does that mean about her own psyche? *2019 Watty Award for Mystery/Thriller* [[word count: 50,000-60,000 words]] Cover designed by April Alforque

★ NOW PUBLISHED! ★ Hookup Culture Noun The idea that casual sexual encounters are the best or only way to engage sexually in college, a set of practices that facilitate casual sexual encounters, and an organizational structure that supports them (Lisa Wade, American Hookup 2017). As a sociology major researching nightclubs, Laney Emerson finds hookup culture to be just another socially constructed phenomenon that is worth questioning, analyzing, and concluding about. As a twenty-something college student, Laney also finds herself immersed in the culture of hooking up, in which physically getting naked is often easier than admitting how you feel. © 2020 ℓαℓαℓαℓαwriting © 2023 Published Version |ORIGINALLY A Short Story One-Shot (Walk of Shame) that received an HONORABLE MENTION in Romance Contest #12: Songspiration| *This story contains explicit language and implied sexual content*

Adventurous Ella's brave and daring spirit calls her ( and apparently her parents too) to move to Canada. After finding a metal disc that supposedly sent her Sister to another dimension and back years before she disappeared on a date with her Boyfriend, Ella's restless self forces her to use it to find out what truly happened to her dear Sister, Melanie.

The sequel to HUMAN SPINES, a 2016 Wattys winner! It's been seven months since the Opaque struck the desert and ravaged the Demon's caverns. Seven months since the Reaper-Mother gave up. Seven month since Dumaine last spoke to Emmeline. Seven months since Hans died. Huddled in a house perched on the crest of a mountain so remote only Demon's come to visit, Dumaine has come to learn a simple lifestyle. Expect nothing (except the daily drop ins from rampaging gangs of bloodthirsty Translucent), and accept everything (especially the learning opportunities provided by the aforementioned Translucent's resulting corpses). But while time seems to have frozen for Dumaine as he waits for Emmeline, it lurks forward beyond their snowy alps, creeping toward the shadow of the Opaque's threats until one evening they find five human strangers hidden in their home. And one of them is dead.