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Expiration Date (Books 1 and 2)

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Reads 24,452,637
Votes 1,208,695
Parts 173
Time 14h 49m

Wattys winner

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The Society knows when we're going to die. They imprint it on our arms at birth. I was supposed to die yesterday. I'm the girl who's Expired.


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Broken by crankynewtiepoo

I close my eyes. I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die. Suddenly, I feel my stomach drop and my head start to spin. I try to scream, but nothing comes out. I try to breathe, but my mouth is dry. The sickening feeling continues for about a minute, then it stops. I open my eyes; I'm not dead... Yet.

Spoiled by Toothbrushing

[Being Edited Along The Way] Based/Built Around MikaelaBender's series: Expiration Date, which is amazing and you should totally go read it for some extra information. Welcome to the world of destiny and fate, the world where your death date is known from birth; and there's no escaping it. Or is there? Simon Wright and Deidre Doniver are destined to die within a week of each other so naturally they're best of friends. In fact they even kissed once in third grade, but that was weird and its not the point. The point is Deidre doesn't trust the Society, and when Simon comes home from work one day and tells the story of being kidnapped by rebels Deidre's suspicions are confirmed. Fate can be changed. Or can it? Is there an actual possibility of becoming Expired or becoming Spoiled, dying before your Mark says so? Read to find out!

𝐀𝐕𝐀 by itsliafr

Isn't it sad that everyone you love will pass away later in the future? Your lover, mother, father, sister, brother, everyone. There's no saving them from this death, all you can do is spend as much time as you can before their clock runs out. But what happens when you realize that your clock is running out sooner than others? Started: August 3rd, 2022 Ended: August 7th, 2022

Ethereal by jpharris34

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Unfrozen by SayuUzumaki

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The Constellations Awards [CLOSED] by Constellations-Club

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Echoes Of Freedom | ONC 2025 by SaniCybele

🏆 Round 1&2 Winner - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 🏆 In a world where every citizen's lifespan is predetermined at birth, Liora receives an unprecedented message - she has been granted 20 days of freedom before her scheduled expiration. Confused and terrified, she escapes the surveillance state that has controlled her every move, determined to uncover the truth behind her unexpected reprieve. As she navigates a world she's only known through censored screens, she meets rebels who claim the system is rigged, a scientist who might hold the key to extending life, and a government agent determined to bring her back. Each day reveals more secrets-about herself, her past, and the society that dictates who lives and dies. With time running out, Liora must decide: will she fight for a future beyond her 20 days, or accept the fate she was assigned? ----- Written for the Open Novella Contest 2025 Prompt 110 - 20 days of freedom ----- Cover by @devarsh_yagnik (the prologues at the end because of the prologue ban 😭) ----- Copyright © 2025 by Sani Cybele All rights reserved.

uninvited by ShawMcKnight

Is the end of the world near? The answer to that might be closer than we thought. One thing is for sure, the world as we knew it is gone. We thought we were alone in the universe. We were wrong. They came uninvited. I certainly didn't invite him into my life. His kind are lifeless with no emotions to speak of. He's incapable of offering any true feelings so why can't I look away from him? How is it that I know whenever he walks into a room? Should we take the lifeline they offer? Are they the enemy or can we trust them? They have the power to save us or destroy us. He has power to save me or destroy me. Winner of the Year in The Miracle Awards 2017 The Grand Winner of The Golden Star Awards 2018 1ST PLACE in TeenFiction 2017 Freedom Awards 1st PLACE in TeenFiction The Proximity Awards 1st Place in TeenFiction The Sanguine Awards 1st Place in TeenFiction The Rose Awards 1st Place Teen Fiction in The Lion Awards 1st Place in Science Fiction The Wolf Awards 1st Place in TeenFiction The Golden Awards Winner in TeenFiction WOW Awards NewComer Award in the Miracle Awards Master Planner Award in The Profound Awards 2nd Place in Romance The Glow Awards 2nd Place in TeenFiction Blue Rose Awards 2nd Place Gray Awards 2nd Place in TeenFiction The Rebellion Awards 2017 2nd Place in the Hidden Gem Awards in TeenFiction 2nd Place in Teen Fiction the Fallen Angel awards 2nd Place in Teen Fiction The Penguin Awards 3rd Place in Science Fiction Corona Awards 3rd Place in the Fallen Angel Awards in Science Fiction 3rd Place Unknown Books in the Blue Rose Awards 3rd Place in The Profound Awards 3rd Place in TeenFiction The Chaos Awards Best Summary The Melancholy Awards Winner of The Story that Kept you Hooked till the End

The Revelation by dstry0515

In the beginning, there was death. The darkness flows from hues of purple and orange, the moon rising to kiss the sun's rays one last time as the darkest cloud of night I've ever seen falls over our tiny haven. I catch Will's face from the side of my vision and my heart tightens slightly. The tick of his jaw wouldn't be noticeable for anyone but me. His best friend, his lifeline. A solemn tear forms in my eye as he wipes his face, another tear falling for the family he lost. I love him. Utterly and desperately so, but, there's nothing I can do about that. The ultimate forbidden fruit, if you will. I reach to comfort him and he doesn't respond. I open my mouth to speak and he looks my way, but the gleam in his dark brown eyes hits the moonlight just right and I fall. My voice escapes my throat and I can't do it. I've tried for years to tell him. 10 years, actually. All this time, I hopelessly remained devoted to a ghost who had given the best of himself to a fiery red-head with a sassy personality and the body of a supermodel. For 10 years, I held to the desperate thought that maybe, just maybe, he'd be someone I could count on. Instead, I watched him marry my best friend, smiled as they welcomed their son. Stood, holding that beautiful boy as his mother was in the first round of executions after the beginning of the Revelation. Helped heal Will's wounds in the aftermath. Cried, clutching the tear-stained shirt of my best friend as his son took his last staggering breath in that first harsh winter. The guilt of my emotions crawl through me. My heart twisting in regret, guilt, desperation, and grief. I loved my best friend. She was so much more than that; she was my family. In this dystopian quick read, join a group of people desperate to recapture their freedom and end a tyrant's reign.

Expired With Me by JulianaTheis

For once since Iris came into their lives, the Blackwood Estate was calm. That is, until Thea, Aiden, and their friends wound up in a world full of Expiration Dates, with no way to go back home. Based off Expiration Date by @MikaelaBender and She's With Me by @AvaViolet. (Not complete. Never will be. I don't even think it's edited besides for spell check.) ***I have literally no claim to the version of myself who made this. Feel free to rip it to shreds.***

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The Power of the Expiration Date [Completed] by RAIR1234

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Amnesia by xoxoControlFreak

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Broken

I close my eyes. I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die. Suddenly, I feel my stomach drop and my head start to spin. I try to scream, but nothing comes out. I try to breathe, but my mouth is dry. The sickening feeling continues for about a minute, then it stops. I open my eyes; I'm not dead... Yet.