Thorns and Melancholy
- Reads 24
- Votes 1
- Parts 1
Ongoing6m
Last published Tue, Nov 20, 2018
Caterina Wedlow is a unknowingly saddened Dame who worked under the royal name in the Empire of Nixaedora. Not only is she disliked by her fellow coworkers, but her intelligence is suppressed by everyone around her because women are only seen as 'devices to a man'. Since Caterina knows her own worth, she is knowledgeable that she has the answers to information that can save the Empire against an event that is sure to wipe out at least half of the Empires population, but nobody will listen. While on the job, she gets an idea that could cause many risks to herself and others, but it would save the rest of the Kingdom she was loyal to. She commits to the idea, preparing herself for the task at hand; even if it had to overthrow the Royal Family.
All Rights Reserved
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
How to Be a Proper Maid (When You've Never Worked a Day in Your Life)
COMPLETED!!! Thalia Windrose had it all-money, luxury, and an army of maids catering to her every whim. As the heiress of a multi-billion-dollar empire, work was a foreign concept. Why lift a finger when someone else could do it for you? But fate (and a suspiciously fast-moving truck) had other plans. Reincarnated into a fantasy world as the daughter of a struggling noble family, Thalia barely has a roof over her head-let alone a bank account to bail her out. With no riches, no servants, and no clue how to survive, she's forced to take the only job available to a penniless noblewoman: a palace maid. The problem? She has never worked a day in her life. To make matters worse, her new life comes with a system guide designed to turn her into the "perfect" maid-whether she likes it or not. With daily tasks, skill levels to grind, and unexpected punishments, Thalia must navigate the chaotic world of royal service without embarrassing herself (or, you know, getting fired). Can a spoiled heiress survive the ultimate challenge-an honest day's work? 2025Complete
The Crowning Jewel (Book 1)
A young seamstress "Luna" is thrown into danger, after learning a secret about the royal family from her friend "Melody". Afterword, the two of them are invited to a ball being hosted by some relatives of the royal family "The Frostells". When they go to this ball, the heir to the Frostell fortune "Griffin" takes an unwelcome interest in her. From then on Luna is thrust into situations she never dreamed of, from getting the Phoenix King as a body guard, too getting a rather unusual Jewel from a handsome carpenter. Will Luna escape the dangers Griffin keeps throwing at her and her friends, or will he succeed in his endeavors?Complete
~ my darling ~ Lady Dimitrescu x female reader
Lady Alcina Dimistrescu was longing for love, she was truly ready to settle down with somebody but none of the maiden's suited her desires. Until you, the newly recruited maid caught her eye and grew a soft spot for you and you only (This is my very first time writing a proper fan fic, it will be a slowburn between Lady Dimitrescu and you, Y/N is a female [I apologize for not making it gender neutral :( ] and to add! My first language is french- so if I mess words up, I sincerely apologize) [update from 33 chapters in- OMFG I DIDNT KNOW THIS WOULD GET SO POPULAR]
Mage Slayer: Book Four of the Empress Saga
Reyn has nothing but secrets. Everything she is or has ever been becomes another reason to be despised. Born of demons, pursued by justice, and haunted by regret. In the service of the Dragon Empress, Reyn hoped to find vengeance for the life she lost, but as emissaries from a distant empire arrive with an offer of friendship, Reyn is commanded not to kill the monster she's longed to destroy. Worse, she must work alongside him. Joshuan Krayson goes on the hunt. Demons and their thralls have worked in the shadows throughout history, and only a secret cabal of divine guardians has kept the Five Kingdoms from falling to ruin. Krayson follows the voice of an imprisoned god to its source, hoping to uncover the true purpose the old masters have for the world. All that stands in his way is the Teulite Horde led by his father, the Tiger King. Ban Karst leads the Arcane Knights into Melcia. In the homeland of the spirit callers, Shan Alee and a tumultuous alliance of fey races are met by the true power of House Akazewi. Ban is forced to decide which of the oaths he has given is most precious to him. His bond, his homeland, his fealty, or his heart. Enfri the Yora is hailed and feared as the Dragon Empress. Overwhelmed by the path fate has taken her, Enfri goes back to the beginning. In a simple cottage on the desert's edge, the sky woman of Sandharbor returns home. There she finds the strength to at last deliver the final enclave of her people to safety. Except, a traitor in her midst threatens to undo all that she's worked to build. In the deep sands, secrets best left forgotten return.Complete
Melancholy
She hated them. They loved her with everything in them. The universe truly has a sick way of telling you it's there, doesn't it? From being kidnapped to being abused, that was all Arabella saw in life. It was all she ever knew. They tell you to keep fighting but sometimes you realize... you were just a child. Now she's built herself up using her pain as the next step to her strength. She's learnt how to strive forward even as her past haunts her mind crawling up her back every passing second. That is until the first 7 people who only ever brought her pain find their way back into her life. She has no way to let go of her past when they come right back to her. The world showed her no mercy in it's ways so why should she. ~~~ I let out a small sigh wanting more of this. I wanted to be held like this whenever I felt broken. Feel the way he puts me back together in his arms. It ate at my heart and I could have sworn I felt a feathery kiss on my head. It was as if he could hear my thoughts and was kissing them away for me. Slowly he lets one hand go, the other staying around me as he brings my chin up to him gently wiping my last tears as more fill my eyes. He sees this and his eyes look... crumbled. If you feel this way then why can't you choose me, Dominic. I shake my head from his hands wishing to step back but he pulls me back to him a pain filled groan leaving him. "Just one more minute. Please." His body shook and I brought him closer, feeling our pain become one. Our hurricanes of minds pull away even for the smallest time letting us stand together as one in each other's embrace. He was it for me. But I wasn't his.Complete
Ten of Swords (Draft Only)
Names of characters subject to change Boss is a single mother and the commander of a small squad of rebel agents who dream of putting an end to the corruption of those in power. In the face of food shortages and dwindling finances, the leaders of the rebellion have begun to take drastic action, which Boss has been strongly and vocally in opposition to. This voice of dissonance is not something they can afford to let go, and so an attempt is made of the lives of Boss and her subordinates. Those who survived the attempt owe it to a mysterious mage, who without knowing them or their cause, risked his life to help them get to safety. But there is no such thing as a good samaritan in times of turmoil such as these, and Boss is convinced that this sorcerer has ulterior motives. She has more immediate concerns however, such as a gift from the mythical ferryman, who asks that she kill on his behalf to prevent the greatest threat to survival that humanity has ever known.Complete
A Ghost On Earth - Wilbur Soot x oc
She was just a maid at the palace with a crush on the Prince, she didn't think he would save and change her life. ----------- 'To think she's just an ordinary girl and yet, I'm catching myself falling for her' ----------- This is an AU I'll put TW's at the top of chapters. NO SMUT! There will be swearing (ofc) PLEASE DON'T BE A GHOST READER! I love reading your guys comments and sometime responding! :) If there is a typo, the vocabulary is a little boring or its just bad in general then I'm sorry. I'm a sucker for Fluff so there is going to be a lot of that, there will be plot, but I love Fluff. I'll try my best to update at least once a week :) Cover art not done by meComplete
Enchanted
She was lost and so was he. Who knew that two broken hearts can connect to one. Arabella's world has been rigged since the day she was born. Her fate had been decided for her much longer before she even had been conceived in the womb. So it came as no surprise when she found herself back at the beginning. As if the pain she has previously experienced wasn't enough, she now needs to relearn how to balance her life. She can't help but pray to the universe for a break. She was exhausted from fighting for all she had and watching her life fall apart just as quickly as it had come back together. Dominic's life was something he would forever be grateful for since he knew that he never had it as rough as others. But there were always going to be times that he wanted to give up. With the responsibility of leading an entire mafia and his own past commitment issues, he believes the barrier to letting go is far greater than what others tell him. And when new desires emerge, he notes how his heart skips a beat whenever he sees her. His instinct kicks in, and he raises his barriers twice as high as she lowers hers to make place for him. All I was guilty of, was showing them mercy when no one else would. ~~~ "I saw you, Dominic. I wish you saw me." "I see you." I freeze at his words, my back facing him. "I can only see you. Everything I look at, everything I touch, everything I smell always leads back to you. I spent most of my life thinking that my heart was my biggest weakness. I always imagined that it would be my downfall. I had a loving family and that was enough for me. Getting a girlfriend, getting married, having a family, none of that mattered to me. Before you." He pauses, taking a breath and my eyes water. "I kept any other part of my heart guarded and almost locked. It was as if I didn't have one at all. Even now, its still fucked up. The lock I've kept is warned out though the only person who has its key is you. It's yours."Complete
Ashes of Eryndor
SHE'S THE KNIGHT THEY TRUST. SHE'S THE CRIMINAL THEY FEAR. Torn between two lives, Althea is stranded on a world that isn't hers. By day, she serves as a loyal knight in the royal palace. By night, she is Nightblade, the empire's most wanted criminal, plotting its downfall. Her mission? To overthrow the Four Gods who destroyed her home planet and murdered her family. With her ruthless sister-in-all-but-blood, Vin, at her side, she will ignite a revolution from within the glittering court of Syphorite. But every move is a gamble. One wrong step, and her disguise will shatter. ◆ A deadly game of political intrigue ◆ A prophecy that terrifies even the gods ◆ A sisterhood forged in secrets ◆ The search for an ancient lost magic to get her home Will she free the worlds from the gods' tyranny, or will her past sins destroy her first?
The Second Prince's World Rewritten
Having no time for debutante ball after her coming-of-age ceremony, Lucelia left the barony to become the court lady. Ended up as a housekeeping maid in the Bridge Palace, the one time she was hastily ordered to serve tea to the chamber of the second prince. This is not about prince charming turning her fate around. Indeed not. It is not about her love. It is a journey of the two betrayed to take revenge and rewrite the world. "There is no coincidence, everything follows the plan. It will happen again, forever repeated. Unless you make a choice that you would never do." What would you do to survive? Will you believe it if the only way is to take the extremes? Would blood and murders do? [Story in progress for editing]Complete
COMPLETED!!! Thalia Windrose had it all-money, luxury, and an army of maids catering to her every whim. As the heiress of a multi-billion-dollar empire, work was a foreign concept. Why lift a finger when someone else could do it for you? But fate (and a suspiciously fast-moving truck) had other plans. Reincarnated into a fantasy world as the daughter of a struggling noble family, Thalia barely has a roof over her head-let alone a bank account to bail her out. With no riches, no servants, and no clue how to survive, she's forced to take the only job available to a penniless noblewoman: a palace maid. The problem? She has never worked a day in her life. To make matters worse, her new life comes with a system guide designed to turn her into the "perfect" maid-whether she likes it or not. With daily tasks, skill levels to grind, and unexpected punishments, Thalia must navigate the chaotic world of royal service without embarrassing herself (or, you know, getting fired). Can a spoiled heiress survive the ultimate challenge-an honest day's work? 2025
More detailsContent Guidelines