Like Real People Do
- Reads 41
- Votes 7
- Parts 3
"Where did ya come from then, the moon"
"Yeah, how'd you know?"
Dotty knows what it means to be a fairy, but when her first moon festival arrives she finds herself wandering to the border between Holt and the forbidden. The border she's been told to avoid since she was a child. Beyond it the unknown. But it also happens to be where her mother was last seen before she disappeared. Crossing that line means she might not ever be able to return to her home, her family.
But what if she finds something even better on the other side?
All Rights Reserved
#43
grunge
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
As the Crow Falls | ✔
Niccola is a demi-queen undercover in enemy territory. Her little sister went missing seven moons ago, but one lead remains: a picture of a woman's face, drawn by a diviner shortly after the disappearance. Tracking her down has led Niccola to Calis, the realm next door whose border with her own remains closed for a reason. There, the trail goes cold. Until, that is, Niccola runs into a man in the marketplace who bears a family resemblance to the woman she seeks. His name is Isaiah, crown prince of Calis, and he's investigating disappearances, too. They join forces, faking courtship to sneak Niccola into the palace and get Isaiah's wedding-minded mother off his back. It doesn't take long to suspect that a common threat might underpin both their realms' problems. And as Niccola begins to develop real feelings for Isaiah, she's faced with an impossible choice: reveal her secrets and risk breaking his trust, or leave him in order to chase down the woman who stole her sister... a woman whose forbidden magic comes with a cost that could bring both realms to ruin. ❖❖❖ Complete and fully edited. Cover credit goes to @CeeMTaylor. Go check out her books too if you like Dark Fantasy Romance-she writes some pretty incredible stuff! Comments and critiques are both welcome and appreciated. I write characters from many different backgrounds, with many different experiences. If you share those traits and find that I have misrepresented anything, please let me know! I am feedback-friendly and here to learn :)Complete
Far from the Sea
In a land where dreams become reality, everything has its price. When her father forbids her from marrying handsome sailor, Kai, Liesel steals away with him, intending to sail to the colonies where they can be wed. A violent storm forces them to take shelter in a seaside cave. There, Kai hears a strange and haunting melody that leads the pair to an unfamiliar land, full of beauty and magic. They decide to settle there, and name their new home "Arcadia." But Arcadia brims with infinite secrets - some wondrous and others deadly. Happiness abounds for Liesel and Kai , but how long can it last? And at what cost?Complete
Haunted
The dead typically want one of two things. Ghosts crave conversation. Spirits seek pain. My name is Bria, and I've been able to interact with the dead for as long as I can remember. Communicating with the deceased might sound like a cool gift, but let me assure you, it's not. Ghosts don't shut up, and not all specters are friendly. In fact, most of them are dangerous. Pretending the paranormal doesn't exist is far easier than talking to the shadows, so I've been avoiding the dead for years. Past experiences have led me to avoid the living too. And for a long time, I've successfully kept my distance. Until a single ghost encounter in the library ruins everything. Now a couple of my classmates know my secret. But as it turns out, they have a deadly secret of their own. Time to talk to the shadows again. _______________ This story contains profanity and violence. [ONC 2021 Shortlister]Complete
FD: Birth of a Wishing Heart
***This is the old version of Birth of a Wishing Heart. Please head to the newest version of the story, thank you. <3*** When Grizelda was a child she vowed she'd keep her sister from falling victim to the family's curse that came directly from the gods. When she's unable to keep that promise she vows to free the world from its bloodlust by finding a wishing heart and using it to release it back to the gods. When a wishing heart by the name of Gree is born she quickly learns she is being hunted. If the curse is set free their world may just collapse. Hidden and disadvantaged young Gree must find a way to win against Grizelda, and the trail of destruction the curse brings with it.Complete![Mountains And Plains [OLD VERSION]](https://img.wattpad.com/cover/73200782-256-k642205.jpg)
Mountains And Plains [OLD VERSION]
What if America was never found? What if the land we know as America was untouched by human hand? What if those mountains and plains were called The Blank Land? The student of biology and criminology Ary Night lived her life as normal as any other human being can. She attends university and has fun with her best friend Emma when it's possible. And for her birthday Ary gets two tickets for a trip around The Blank Land by boat. Shrouded in mystery and indefeasible by big waves the land makes Ary too curious to say no for that kind of trip. Even if there is a risk to sink to the bottom of the sea or being captured by men wearing only fur. Warning: This story contains gore and sexual continent. Read at your risk! 1# in Spirits 2018/05/09 Cover by PheonixOfStorysComplete
Dying Is The Easy Part
Two months after finding out that they have magical abilities, Quinn is still struggling to come to terms with the fact that they're a witch. It becomes even more difficult when another, significantly more troubling talent starts to emerge: the ability to see ghosts. ***** Even though Quinn tries to ignore the spirits haunting the old college campus, they soon find themself inexplicably drawn to Vincent, a boy from the 1930s with a sweet disposition and a tragic past, and his rag-tag group of ghosts. Before they know it, they find themself on a desperate hunt for answers and artifacts from their former lives, aided by Luis, a charming coffin maker with a penchant for the paranormal who Quinn can't seem to stay away from. In the end, it all comes down to one question: to accept or not to accept their magic? Spoiler alert: caring more and more about the ghosts you're supposed to set free doesn't make things easier. This is a spin-off to LOVE AND OTHER WICKED THINGS but can be read as a stand-alone. Content warning: this story contains themes of anxiety, death, insomnia, mentions of alcoholism, mentions of cancer, mentions of drug overdose, mentions of motorcycle accident, mentions of parental neglect, paranoia, panic attackComplete
The Time-Traveller's Choice
One moment, Emma Scott is in her college room in 2015, and the next she's in 1921 falling in love with an ex-soldier with a charming smile and a secret... Emma's an old hand at time travel: the first time she was pulled backwards she was ten years old. She can sense the memories that stone, fabric and wood have soaked up: usually she just sees them, but sometimes she ends up living them. She knows the drill: (1) avoid getting pulled backwards in the first place; (2) avoid the object that's pulled you backwards; (3) prevent the memory that imprints on the object, or, if all that fails, (4) wait it out until you're back in the right time. The problem is that the object was an old ring that her Granny Alice bequeathed to her, and Emma last saw it on the finger of her great grandmother, fleeing into a crowded London street. Now Emma is trying to find the ring and go back to her own time, but her great grandmother has vanished, and meanwhile there's Charlie Lawrence who's making Emma wonder if she even wants to go back at all...Complete![[OLD] Cursed](https://img.wattpad.com/cover/137450997-256-k649946.jpg)
[OLD] Cursed
[COMPLETED] 'On the third dawn, all will return and stay in their world, and the barrier will be destroyed.' Two worlds. Two curses. Two fates. Caroline spent her whole life wondering what was behind the barrier that kept her from seeing what was beyond her mountain home. Her curiosity led her to a link to places other than the world that she lives in, a place past the barrier. But is she able to cross the barrier, without fully knowing who she really is? Thomas can't remember anything in his life but sailing the seas. He's content that way, until he finds out about the land. His captain forbidding him to go there just fuels his curiosity and eagerness to rebel against the orders not to go. But he is also told that the land is dangerous. Why? [written during 6th grade for a writing contest]Complete
Niccola is a demi-queen undercover in enemy territory. Her little sister went missing seven moons ago, but one lead remains: a picture of a woman's face, drawn by a diviner shortly after the disappearance. Tracking her down has led Niccola to Calis, the realm next door whose border with her own remains closed for a reason. There, the trail goes cold. Until, that is, Niccola runs into a man in the marketplace who bears a family resemblance to the woman she seeks. His name is Isaiah, crown prince of Calis, and he's investigating disappearances, too. They join forces, faking courtship to sneak Niccola into the palace and get Isaiah's wedding-minded mother off his back. It doesn't take long to suspect that a common threat might underpin both their realms' problems. And as Niccola begins to develop real feelings for Isaiah, she's faced with an impossible choice: reveal her secrets and risk breaking his trust, or leave him in order to chase down the woman who stole her sister... a woman whose forbidden magic comes with a cost that could bring both realms to ruin. ❖❖❖ Complete and fully edited. Cover credit goes to @CeeMTaylor. Go check out her books too if you like Dark Fantasy Romance-she writes some pretty incredible stuff! Comments and critiques are both welcome and appreciated. I write characters from many different backgrounds, with many different experiences. If you share those traits and find that I have misrepresented anything, please let me know! I am feedback-friendly and here to learn :)
More detailsContent Guidelines