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Zealand

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A bastard by birth and orphaned at twelve, Charles has learnt to fend for himself in 1660s London. Homeless, he seeks shelter for the night in some canvas aboard a barge on the Thames. In the morning, he tumbles awake when the sail is hoisted, and the captain presses him to work as they move away from the wharf. Trapped, he sees no option but to follow orders.

Captain Bryson likes his sharp mind and eagerness, and he offers him a job aboard with food and shelter. Charles wonders how he'll be able to repay this kindness, and he strives to do his best, lest he be set ashore, again homeless.

Charles drives himself to learn and gain experience and to remain in the captain's favour as their adventure grows far beyond the barge, but his insecurity continues surfacing. What will it take to give him the confidence his natural abilities deserve?


Written for ONC 2021, this story was selected for the Shortlist. I'm now expanding it into a full-length novel to serve as either the third volume of the Wattpad-featured Zeelandia story or as a prequel to it.All Rights Reserved

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-It Do Be Like that Sometimes- |Laurance x reader|

You're one of Cadenzas guards, until some toe eyed cabbages show up claiming to be her friends. . "Laurance?!" I screamed, "What. The. Hell. What's this, the fourth time now?" I jumped up, and the room started to rock; we're back on the boat. Brilliant, I missed breakfast. ~random little bits~ Ik it's a shocking description but please just give the book a try :( Its based during Minecraft diaries, but don't try match timelines bc honestly it'll be painful to. The basic things are still there like they went to the Irene dimension n shit but everyone that didn't go, like Cadenza, Nicole and Dante are in their 20s rather than mid/late 30s - it's also not brung up in the series that much so its not a big concern 🤷‍♂️ It's a fanfic guys I wrote it for fun not to match with the whole timeline ~it's not the most innocent book but there aren't any lemons 😬 ~slow burn relationship ~chapters vary from 500 words to 1500 words lol I don't own shit for the book apart from the plot (even tho 50% of it is my inspiration from other stories and i mashed it all together lol) I also take full credit for the cover apart from the pic I found on Google lmao Started: 11 April 2020 Finished: 23 June 2020 Final chapter released (64): 18 August 2020