COMPATIBLE [Unedited]

COMPATIBLE [Unedited]

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[Contest Entry - unedited, complete] She was supposed to fall in love. He was supposed to be the adoring match. It was supposed to end well. But not everything always goes according to plan. »---« Archie lives in a world where, at the age of sixteen, girls are matched with boys they are believed to be compatible with for life. This is believed to create stability and love for them both, resulting in a happier society. But what happens when the two puzzle pieces don't fit? What about when Archie's heart has been stolen by another, someone she could never hope to be with? This story explores the 'soulmate match' utopia cliché from the perspective of someone who could only ever see it as a dystopia. »---« **ROUGH DRAFT, UNDERGOING REWRITING** CW / homophobia, death, guns, blood Huge thanks to @love_at_first for the stunning cover! Contest run by @NealLightwood
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A post-apocalyptic w|w romance story. America in the year 2265 is not the America that it used to be. The entire world is facing severe overpopulation and there's no way to stop it. However, the government decides to fight overpopulation by executing any legal adult who commits a crime. Paid your taxes late? Dead. Stole a loaf of bread from the grocery store? Dead. Had more than one kid? Dead. However, anyone under 18 that commits a crime will be jailed instead of killed and has until their 18th birthday to prove their innocence or they will be killed as well. That is, until this year. The rules have been changed. Instead of just accepting that your fate is to die, all prisoners that turn 18 within the year that have not proven their innocence can choose to fight for their lives against every other criminal. The last one standing will be freed and have their records wiped clean from any crimes. There's just one small issue. With Rowan's 18th birthday coming up just two days before the games start, she decides to fight for her life as it's the only way she has a chance of surviving. The issue is that Rowan as been in love with Wren ever since she first got arrested and now they are both in the games together, destined to kill one another. Their alliance can only last so long. What happens when it's just the two of them left and one of them has to die for the other to earn their freedom?

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