Cube Heart || ONC 2025
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[ONC 2025 Longlister] One Valentine's Day gone wrong causes a college girl to make her own reality; one where she can finally be loved.
No one warned Amara how dangerous love could be though, and after fiddling around with the latest cutting edge technology, she soon finds herself trapped, both physically and mentally, in a realm between reality and fantasy.
Living a life fueled by dreams, will Amara ever find her way--or satisfaction--in the real world again?
~ONC 2025~
Prompt: 60. The magic of the library takes its toll-a love story so powerful that its echoes span eternity. But as you write, you fall in love with the character you've created. What happens when the line between fiction and reality begins to blur?
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