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Life in Paintings

DarknessAndLight

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Reads 281,172
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Time 6h 7m

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DarknessAndLight

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"I must have hit my head a lot harder than I had anticipated, or maybe breathe too much smoke because this is definitely nut-case crazy. Or a very creepy dream that feels way too real for my own good. I can pat my subconscious on the back for that one, but at the same time, it might be a little over the top."
When Melody set fire to a museum she didn't expect to hit her head on the pavement and wake up in a nightmare. But she does. And this nightmare is not a nightmare apparently--it's a curse.
A curse that traps her into paintings. And there's no escaping from the wrath of a possessed painting out to teach an art-hater a lesson.


Cover painting made by Soo Kim (http://sookimstudio.com/blog/)All Rights Reserved

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Cursed by NimbusNova_2Queens

"I'm glad you were able to break the curse. But now you'll have another one. One only I can break. You won't ever disobey me again Eva Kim. Now you are dead to me, and dead to the world and maybe one day, you will finally be truly dead. But for now, you and your friend will suffer forever." - - After being separated from her mother, Eva Kim is cursed by her own despair. Years later, and it remains as an issue in her life, until she finds a way to finally get rid of it. She concludes she needs to find her mother again, but in the process, she meets a peculiar boy who breaks it for her. However, things don't remain well for the two of them, as soon, the two are given a life changing curse, one that may take a lifetime to break. - - - - I probably should've written this part months ago but there's a sequel to this now. It's called "Scarred."

Secret Dreams, Hidden Signs | HEEHOON 🔞 by Taitsu97

Sunghoon, as a half-incubus, has lived his life as any other human. So normal was his life that the moment it actually affected it, he didn't even remember that was possible. Now he has to battle his, literal, inner-demon who wants nothing but to feed from the lust and desire of his friends in their dreams. There's things Sunghoon doesn't wish to know about their friends, like who they want to fuck and how. Especially not if that person is Heeseung. Resisting, however, is going to take a lot from him and will leave him in a really bad condition. Or Sunghoon thinks fucking his friends while looking like someone else is morally questionable and he does not want to find out through this means that Heeseung doesn't like him back. Really 🔞 some dub-con elements and discussion of extreme diets (more details in the 1st chapter) Taitsu on AO3

Violet Witch by NVMelissa13

"Let's go for a party." They said. "It'll be fun." They said. Well my best friends were so wrong. So very very wrong... My world literally turned upside down after that one night. It was supposed to be my first High school party and it was the day before my 18th birthday and in case your wondering, my birthday is on Halloween. Pretty cool right? Not. At the stroke of midnight like Cinderella or some shit, my powers were unlocked. And get this... I'm a witch. And there's this evil demon lady called Lilith who my mom and dad locked up in the depths of hell that is hell bent on killing me for some reason (pun intended) and I have seven days to find a way to stop her. Urgh! The only positive thing about this is that Lucas, the son of Lucifer, is helping me, along with his wolf familiar Sydney. I may be catching feelings for him and I think he feels the same. I'm Melody by the way. #5 in princeofhell #8 in familiars #10 in portals

Cursed by Love [SDS x JJK Fanfic] by DecemberAzure

There are many kinds of curses in existences, and sometimes some folks would even regard some good things as a curse. The most popular belief being a curse to some jaded folks out there is that 'Love is a curse'. It makes one weak, vulnerable, pathetically stupid. But love is embraced despite the dangers of the double-edged sword it brings, not that Yelena would be aware of it. That is until one day on a mission changes everything, and becomes oblivious to the suitors out for her heart while continuing to combat the dangers of the Curses. [Collab with BlueGalaxy1993]

Ashley Dreams| Completed by Faceless_Paradoxa_

"I observed the girl in the mirror, grimacing at the sight of her hair colour. I watched as the girl twirled the brown locks in her fingers ruthlessly. The girl's porcelain skin was painted with grief and nostalgia. The problem with nostalgic feeling was that: She didn't seem to recall what must be recalled. All she saw was flashes of bones, twisted hands, sweaty bodies, a Victorian house and Danny's nerdy glasses." ----------------------------------------------------- Ashley Moss, a perky fourteen- year old prep, saw her life change from a rainbow to a hurricane on the chilly December night of her best friend, Danny's, birthday. After seven months of nightmares and depression, she finally decides to catch the culprit who brought death to many innocent souls. The only problem was : She couldn't remember anything ----------------------- Just give it a try!

𝐀 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 by Lazybaby63

🎀𝐀 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥'𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲🎀 16+ (𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝)(undergoing a makeover lol) 𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐮𝐫𝐚 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬 is a struggling artist with dpd, just trying to get her art work noticed. When all things fail, she decides to go to a party her friend invited her to, hoping to let loose and forget all her problems, but what she didn't know was that this was a typical frat party, meaning Liliura was going to have to be extra careful. At least she tried...until she decided to take a drink from a random guy. She blacked out only to wake up in a holding cell. It didn't help that she didn't remember anything that happened at the party or that the tattooed Greek god sitting next to her invaded every thought in her mind. -𐀔- "Do you by any chance have 50,000 dollars?" I looked at her with a raised eyebrow. Why would a girl like her need that much money? It must have something to do with why she was in the holding cell. When she noticed I didn't answer her eyes shined with nervousness. Usually I'd like to see the uneasiness in people but, on her, I'm not so sure I like it. "Why do you need it?" I said, causing her eyes to widen as she quickly averted her eyes to anything else but me. "Well, I might have destroyed a very expensive painting and I kind of need to pay the people back-and before you say anything, it wasn't my fault, it was drunk me fault." I let out a sigh and ran my hand through my hair. This girl is something else. -𐀔- Follow the werid, cute and complicated relationship of Victor and Liliura including: Emotional scenes Corny Jokes Romance And so much drama that it will make you feel like your watching a reality tv show. -hope you like it- [warnings are included] *The Main Character has Little space syndrome therefore her actions might seem childish and odd.*

My Neighbor, My Boss and an Incubus OH MY! by jk7248

Who knew my new apartment would be the one beside my new boss. Not only that but turns out he is a incubus which explains all the sex. Damn it! I almost fed on my mate. I can't believe my cousin had her bound like that. I was so hungry as I hadn't fed because I had to stop the incubus invading her dream only to find out it's my cousin. Lucky for him or he would either be dead or maimed. She tasted like heaven... well at least what I imagen heaven would taste like. Well, the kiss anyway. The smell of her arousal nearly sent me overboard. I wanted to bury my face in her pussy and eat her out until she came all over my face and then lick her clean. Shit! Shit! Shit! I'm surprise at my control. I stopped myself. Even though I wanted her I couldn't take her without her consent. First, I have to go feed. There is no other option. I'll call her and have her cancel all my appointments for today and tell her to stay home. No reason for her to work if I'm not there as today would mostly be meetings. I listen closely to my mate and her water turning off and her getting out of the shower. I picked up my phone and dialed her number.

Nightscape by jrdigimon11

A collection of stories based of my dreams and nightmares. Recently I've been having vivid dreams and nightmares that seems recurring or just memorable. Either caused by my anxiety or troubles that I don't acknowledge. People always say that there's meaning behind dreams and I'm here to figure out what it means or just to share an interesting tale. Some people have wacky dreams but for some reason mine seems to be pretty creative and straight forward that's good enough to write a story for. That's what I use my dreams and nightmares for, inspiration. Hopefully you guys enjoy these short and easy to digest stories. Cover Art by @goomimg on IG If you guys ever want an art commissioned, I highly suggest you check her out.

Like the Dawn by LacheMooney

Tess begins her dream sailing peacefully along a pristine coastline; it's not long before a storm approaches, capsizing her. Normally the dream would end there, but this is a dream unlike any other. When she wakes up, she's still in her dream and discovers that here, her sign language has power. Back in reality, college-student Tess faces another storm; death, and the debris it leaves in its wake. Tess's Aunt Valentine, the woman who taught her ASL and practically raised her, is dying and treatment isn't working. On top of this, Tess is finishing her degree in English with hopes to make her mark on the world through her poetry. Oh yeah, and she's working in an art gallery for a family friend, Alice, preparing a new exhibit featuring the invisible beauty of trees. It's a hectic life to balance. And now, she keeps having the same dream in a living world. Every night she returns to find the world changed, whether its creatures of her subconscious she calls Tones or an oddly intuitive boy who claims to be her guide. Then there's the monster her Tones call Amiko who seems to want her dead. Tess is starting to think this could be a nightmare instead. As she dives further into the dream, she loses her grip on reality. She can do anything, conquer it all, but can she find a way to save her aunt?

The Companion Series by DepravityCorner

KillerVlogs uploaded a new video! Tape #00: Calling Creepy Numbers "A company? A friend? Simply someone to talk to. I've been... lonely as of late." The line went silent for a moment and before Killer could answer, the voice asked. "Are you perhaps... interested?" ---...--- KillerVlogs is currently LIVE! Now Streaming: Help Me "How long are you going to keep me here?" The camera positioned on uneven surface. A broken leg propped on one of the small chairs and beyond that, an easel was positioned along with a canvas effectively blocking the figure currently painting the holder of the device. The soft light of the morning from the windows betrayed the air of discomfort. The comments of the live stream pour like heavy rain. 'GET OUT!' 'RUN!' 'Is this true, like no ARG shit? Somebody call the cops!' The figure behind the canvas paused from dabbing the brush delicately on the image. Killer just know that his host was sporting a sweet smile as he said: "As long as it takes." ---...--- WARNING: This story will have dark tones and not at all, a completely healthy depiction of romance. I don't condone such behaviors in real life but for the sake of telling a story, this will be the point of view of the characters. In no way do I support the later warnings so proceed with caution.

The Stray Cat That Came With A Friend by shortiecakke15

Nicky and Choi have been together for a good while not even caring about who or where their mate is. They've been doing just fine by themselves and enjoying each other. But all relationships have problems. With Choi being an incubus, he has to feed to be strong but he will only feed if a person is willing. Nicky hasn't been "in the mood" for a while because of stress from work. Choi doesn't bother him for as long as he can but eventually, it's too much. He goes out on a rainy night looking for anyone with arousal to feed from. There's barely anyone out this late but he smells this amazing scent. Looking for the source he finds a plus size black woman walking home with strong arousal burning. Using the little energy he has left, he changes into a cat and goes over to get her attention. When he does they take off to her home with Nicky having no idea where Choi is. ❌ABSOLUTELY NONE OF THE ROMANTIC INTERESTS ARE WHITE❌

THE DEAD ||. JJK✅ by Blindlovers96

Life the beautiful lie, Death the painful Truth Everyone knows the saying But on the death Hymn, Death, is the beautiful truth. _________ Darkness spread around in to the burnt forest but her steps kept on moving as her small figure shook in fear. There her foot steps came to a halt seeing a figure with black wings that spread around the area proudly. Cracks on his skin with devilish eyes that made him look so creepy. But something about him made him look so beautiful.... So tempting, just like the saint's blood that trailed down from the corner of his lips and a mysterious smirk that took place on his face. It was like she was getting hypnotized to do things she never did before. Only If anyone knew, he is up for a revenge . . . . . . . Notes : -Happy ending -supernatural AU -Angst -depression -self change -smut -dark world -violance The following story contains mature content.

Pills and Passion by Wandering_Alma5

One word to describe Lorenza's life; wrecked. One sentence to describe Lorenza's life; a total fuck up. Besides the fact that Lorenza hadn't had a clue of having a mental illness her entire life and having to gulp down pulls hourly, being the bane of her existence, Lorenza never had a clue she was different. ___________ Here's a quick storyline. Girl goes through life with a stitch, eats pills like blueberries and obsesses over the earths art as if it's oxygen. Her mother in a mental institution and her father having no clue how to fix his broken family apart from ignoring its fucked in the first place by trying to shove pills down their throats. One day things go off the tracks, the pills go down the drain and so does Lorenza's life. And her life is screwed just like that; but that's not the whole story of course, because why would it be? __________________________________________ 🛑𝕎𝔸ℝℕ𝕀ℕ𝔾🛑 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝 𝕚𝕤 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕕, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕟𝕠 𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤. 𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕓𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕚𝕤 𝕞𝕖𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕣𝕪 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕚𝕥 𝕚𝕤 𝕠𝕟 𝕡𝕦𝕣𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕖 𝕒 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕗𝕗 𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣🤍

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Where Siren Lake Lies by chefsmallhands

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Mad Temptation by KalyxIole

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Greeting Insanity by total-spazzoid

I find comfort in the colors of the world That's where the "doctors" have it wrong Sticking people like me In rooms adorned only with Plain Crisp White Walls White room White bed White toiletries White necessities It's vile It's cruel And it makes them seem a fool Placing me in a cell of plastic A cubical of my own destruction The world fades by Repeating Hazy Just because I'm what they call Crazy I see white White room White bed White toiletries White necessities It's stereotypical It's defective It feels Repetitive They first discover my "condition" A problem to them When I flung a can of paint Screaming My throat bled Ear piercing Agony ricocheting off the Plain Crisp White Walls As I released the inner me Congratulations On greeting my insanity

It was nice while it lasted...right?(Shin Soukoku) by Cassywolf

So...this was out off my control...I would have never thought Tw:Violence may include swearing lots of angst Akugawa x Atsushi and may include Dazai x Chuuya panic attacks attempt of unalive and mental illness ect The Au is unknown for ✨reasons✨ I dont own the art

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"I'm glad you were able to break the curse. But now you'll have another one. One only I can break. You won't ever disobey me again Eva Kim. Now you are dead to me, and dead to the world and maybe one day, you will finally be truly dead. But for now, you and your friend will suffer forever." - - After being separated from her mother, Eva Kim is cursed by her own despair. Years later, and it remains as an issue in her life, until she finds a way to finally get rid of it. She concludes she needs to find her mother again, but in the process, she meets a peculiar boy who breaks it for her. However, things don't remain well for the two of them, as soon, the two are given a life changing curse, one that may take a lifetime to break. - - - - I probably should've written this part months ago but there's a sequel to this now. It's called "Scarred."