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  • Worthy of You by LordEmrys
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    After the Chamber of Secrets, Harry realizes he's in love with Hermione-but he doesn't feel worthy of her. Determined to change, he begins a journey of growth, magic, and self-discovery. As he rises, so do unexpected connections-with Hermione, Fleur, Daphne, Susan, and Tonks. But as Harry reshapes himself, he may end up reshaping the future of the entire wizarding world.
  • Between Bullets & Butterflies  by Smiling_S
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    Second book to Crazy Story. •••• Karmelo never expected to make it past sixteen. Growing up on the streets, But now he is 21 and alive rather than just living. Now in college he navigates through life trying to find himself while he deals with feelings for his ex crush and old friend, Kasai. And deals with the feelings of not feeling like he's good enough to repay his parents and make them happy. •••• Kasai is now in college and going to therapy trying to do better and understand his feelings and life better. He tries to make things better between Melo and maybe be friends while he also denies his feelings for the older male that may have never left. •••• Start: Sun, 15 Jun 2025, 8:21 End: Sat, 30 August 2025, 12:02 I suggest you read Crazy Story before this one. Enjoy.🌚
  • ⋆·˚ ༘ *  THIS ISN'T LOVE (BUT IT'S CLOSE) | Dean Forester x reader by arcadiabqy
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    | ❝𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭.❞ - A 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 story . ─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ─── Y/n's little life in Stars Hollow seemed perfect for the longest time. A boyfriend, as troubled as he is, and a family that love her. But with her father's recent death now following her everywhere like an attached ghost, she can't help but feel herself slowly start to spiral into something she never thought even remotely resembles her. After Jess, her boyfriend, ends up kissing the infamous Rory Gilmore at a party, y/n's grip on life starts to slip. Stirring up trouble in town and watching her grades drop lower, she's changed - and she knows it. As she clings at straws and tries to keep herself afloat mentally, her biggest so-called "enemy's" - Dean Forester's - presence becomes increasingly clear in her life. Will he now be the one lifeline to bring her to surface again when she's drowning? ➳ [𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐱 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 ] - 𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗆𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌 Only original characters are reader, her family and any other ocs.
  • Le Tsukasaverse by AkumuIsSleepy
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    Toya, WxS, and a few others react to Tsukasa Tenma's pov! Details: When a little over half the pjsk cast find themselves in a strange Sekai resembling an old timey theater, chaos ensues. With a new Miku taking the reins and concealing their only escape, they find themselves trapped and forced to watch the sorrowful depths of their one and only future star. Behind the scenes, a mystery lies; who gathered them all? Why? And most of all, can they somehow fix Tsukasa with the knowledge they shouldn't even know? Or does he even need fixing? This is an interactive book! Your comments matter!! 📽️Start: 03/13/2025 ⌛️End: (projected date based on current schedule is 07/05/2026) Ranks 👀? (No repeats, just when we first hit to achievement!) #1 projectsekai - July 2025 #1 ruikasa - July 2025 #1 pjsk - August 2025 #1 hatsunemiku - October 2025 #1 interactive - November 2025 #1 vocaloid - February 2026
  • Team Fox Force by BanditTheNickit
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    A Pokémon Mystery Dungeon fanfic. Bandit was just a human boy before he woke up in this strange new world, without any memories of his life as a human to boot. Now he's a Nickit, which means others are suspicious of him because of the reputation Nickit have for thievery in the area. He quickly finds himself in a tough spot upon entering this world, before he is rescued by a Vulpix who very soon starts crushing on him. He finds a home in a nearby village, gets settled in, and starts going to school, but trouble always finds a way of reaching him one way or another. No matter how comfortable he gets, he can't get around all these questions. Who was he before he became a Pokémon? How did he get here? Why can't he remember anything? The answers are bigger than he could have imagined.
  • TARNISHED - Book 2 : Heritage (MHA) by Driftoboiii
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    The following is a non-profit fan-based story. My Hero Academia and Vigilante: My Hero Academia Illegals are all owned by Kōhei Horikoshi, Hideyuki Furuhashi, Betten Court, Shueisha, Studio Bones, and Toho Animation. Also, all other possibly mentionned video games/anime universe are all owned by their respective creators. Please support the official release. ✧ After Kamino, nothing is the same for Naoto Shirogane. He lost his arm to Reiji Kirisaki, but later woke to find it replaced: a mysterious figure had given him a Zonai arm, a strange gift that raises more questions than answers. At the same time, buried truths about his family come to light. The Shirogane bloodline, supposetively noble was in fact rotted to the core, secretly closely tied to All For One, serving him in the shadows. After All Might's victory, Naoto's father, Retsu, abusive, violent, rotted to the core, was exposed and forced into hiding. Once Naoto was thought dead, but Retsu's downfall revealed the truth, he is alive, and now marked. At the hospital, two revelations change everything: his mother, Aashiko, returns after years away, and with her, a sister he never knew, Tsukiko, 3 years old. Innocent, untouched by Retsu's violence, she still believes her father was good. To her, Naoto is just the brother who broke her family apart. Living with them briefly, Naoto finds a fragile home. Aashiko accepts him; Tsukiko only tolerates him. But as Aizawa said, with villains aware of who he is, he has to leave, for their safety, heading to Heights Alliance, U.A.'s new dormitory system, where a new chapter begins. Before he even arrives, something unexpected happens: reaching out to stop an accident, his left hand opens a portal. A new ability, separate from Quickslot, has awakened. Where did this power come from? Why now? And what other trials wait ahead, as Naoto struggles with the dark legacy of his bloodline and the uncertain future of his own strength? ✧ Cover by me
  • The Door in the Dream: Dreamwalker by rashabree
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    Everyone dreams. Not everyone wakes up in another world. When Maria begins getting pulled into a Dreamworld called Wendellia, she assumes it's because of her connection to Keegan, a Dreamer who can control the elements. In Wendellia, everyone has magic, injuries carry into the waking world, and once Dreamwalking begins, there is no choice but to return. Maria soon befriends Soren, a boy trapped in the dream, who believes an old prophecy about saving Wendellia points to her. Maria isn't convinced, especially when an immortal dreamer named Cyrus begins hunting them, using Soren to trap others and threatening to destroy the dream entirely to escape. Joined by Keegan and a fast-traveling Dreamer named Donovan, Maria sets out to stop Cyrus. But her own power, the ability to sense and change emotions, comes with a dangerous cost. When a desperate choice ties her to the mysterious Changelings, Maria begins to lose herself. In a world built on dreams, saving everyone may mean becoming something she never wanted to be. Author's Note: This is a clean YA fantasy with no explicit sexual content.
  • 𝙰 𝙻𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚂𝚘𝚞𝚕...? | ✦ | Genshin Impact X OC! by KingTheStupidOne
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    𝐇𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬. 𝐍𝐨𝐰, 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐮...? ...𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬... 𝐢𝐟 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭. - ᯽ - 𝑰𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔... A flickering flame floats over where his face should be. 𝑻𝒐 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔' 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔... - The Forest Ranger Tighnari sees a scientific enigma. - His apprentice Collei sees a lost boy needing kindness. - The General Mahamatra Cyno sees a weapon disguised as a man. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔... Dark ropes choke their souls. And with a single touch of his... they snap free. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝑪𝑶𝑺𝑻? Every salvation stains his hands. Every cut of the rope scars his spirit. Every act of kindness reminds him of how empty he is. ...but even so... 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐮'𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥... 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬...? | 𝙲𝙾𝙻𝙻𝙴𝙸 𝚇 𝙿𝙰𝚁𝚃𝙸𝙰𝙻𝙻𝚈 𝙼𝚄𝚃𝙴 𝙾𝙲! | ✧・゚ weekly updates ✧・゚ (some art is mine, you'll know when you see it) created 18/06/2024
  • Named Elin  by NuMiran
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    Abandoned for the fourth time, Elin steps into a world that has never been kind. Alone, muddy, and bruised, she carries only a few copper coins and the memory of the families that left her. Yet she is not helpless. Hidden from the eyes of the world, a strange, glowing system she has -a secret tool that may be her only chance at surviving.
  • Absolute Deku by DeadbeatAuthor242
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    Absolute Deku is a My Hero Academia AU where the Symbol of Peace didn't retire-he fell, suddenly and publicly, and the world never recovered. With All Might broken and his legacy turned into a debate, hero society rots from the inside: villains rise bolder, vigilantes fill the gaps, and "hero" becomes a title people argue over instead of a promise they trust. In the middle of that wreckage is Izuku Midoriya, not quirkless this time, but born with Kindlepull-a volatile blend of telekinetic attraction and flame that grows stronger with heat, powerful enough to turn debris into shields and rescue lines... dangerous enough to become disaster if fear takes the wheel. Raised in an orphanage after being abandoned by his father, Izuku becomes a small lighthouse for kids who were never supposed to shine. But the world doesn't stay small. Katsuki Bakugo is chosen as the successor to One For All and chases strength like a religion, keeping his quirkless twin sister Katsumi at arm's length to "protect" her-until that love becomes a cage. And Izumi Yagi, All Might's daughter, burns with jealousy and resolve, wielding a shard of Gear Shift and refusing to let her father's symbol die, even if she has to break herself to resurrect it. In a society starving for meaning, three forces collide-hope, strength, and unbreakable spirit-while one quirkless girl stands at the center as the heart that refuses to be forgotten. This is the story of a world without a Symbol of Peace... and the boy who becomes a symbol anyway.
  • Paranormal Oxygen - Venturiantale Fanfiction by TheBriarMaya
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    Season 1 of Paranormal Oxygen! Follows the two Paranormal Investigators (and childhood best friends) Johnny Ghost and Johnny Toast, in the small town of Little Buttz, North Carolina (located in the 4th Dimension)! Also following many side characters, including OCs. Danger seems to follow them wherever they go, but they work hard to get through everything together. A story about friendship, lingering trauma, the paranormal, and found family as they all do their best in this weird world they live in! (..And dealing with possible growing feelings between the two Investigators?) Regardless of whatever life throws at them, they choose to go through it together. Just a silly fanfiction I'm writing for fun, and wanted to share it! Based on reimagined VenturianTale lore with an episodic format, with chapters as seasons and episodes! (Also on my AO3!)
  • Thriftopia by CDP989
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    Elliot Morris is a recent graduate of the prestigious Briarton College who, despite his best efforts, struggles to find work. Forced to put his post-graduate aspirations on hold, he takes a less than ideal job sorting through donations at Thriftopia, a profit-driven thrift store. There, Elliot forms an unlikely friendship with a coworker. Together the duo navigate the uncertainty, disappointment and fleeting opportunities of life in their early twenties.
  • Between Two Worlds, We Loved by Novalink930
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    In a future city divided by wealth, light, and silence, two lives collide where they were never meant to meet. Sam William is twenty-seven, burdened by responsibility and shaped by hardship. Working as a delivery boy by night and a babysitter by day, he survives for the sake of his family, carrying a deep resentment toward the privileged world that has always looked through him. Love, to Sam, is a luxury he cannot afford - and a lie told by the rich. Sarah Reynolds is twenty-five, born into influence, luxury, and endless social attention. Surrounded by parties, people, and perfection, she lives a life admired by many yet understood by none. Beneath the glamour lies a quiet emptiness she has never learned to name. When coincidence brings them together - first through misunderstanding, then through reluctant recognition - their worlds begin to shift. What starts with suspicion grows into curiosity, and what follows is an emotional connection neither of them is prepared for. Sam resists the feelings he believes will destroy him. Sarah, for the first time, questions the life she has always accepted. Between Two Worlds, We Loved is a story about love born where it does not belong - a deeply emotional, slice-of-life romance that explores class, vulnerability, and what it means to choose another person in a future that has forgotten how to feel.
  • The Crazed: Part 1 by SereneMorgan
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    The world didn't end with the infection. It ended when people began to turn on the ones they loved. The crazed look human. They wear the faces of their former selves. The familiarity a weapon. Ava was raised in a world of wealth and safety. A world lost in the collapse of society and privilege. When she is forced to protect her three-year-old cousin in a city roaming with hunger and madness, her exceptional mind becomes a valuable skill. Monsters fill the corners of Bastion. The city lights diminishing from yellow strobes and into red, pulsating eyes that follow you in the night. Others will resemble humans, but hold more evil than the 'monsters'. This is Part One of The Crazed. The full story continues beyond this platform.
  • The Bookmark Of Their Silence by xAyshaWrites
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    It started in a bookstore. And it should've ended there. But some people don't leave your life the way they entered it. Bookmark of Their Silence is a quiet story about connection, family, and the things we don't say.
  • Seven Hues of Love by For3skin
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    Seven Hues of Love is a character-driven coming-of-age story about trauma, self-discovery, and the many ways love can exist without being permanent. From the innocence of first friendship to the weight of betrayal, from healing that feels safe to passion that burns too bright, Percy Cooper falls in love seven times. Each love leaves behind a different hue. Some heal. Some wound. Some stay long after the person is gone. This is not a story about finding the one. It's about becoming someone whole. Told through seven seasons of love, loss, identity, and quiet survival, Seven Hues of Love explores how people shape us and how we learn to shape ourselves.
  • We Met Twice In August (Under Edit) [GL Subcategory] by Klynnleal
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    "Some people only meet once. We met twice-when we didn't know who we were yet." Everything felt dark to Ilary, as if she were living inside a monochrome, automated world-one where life moved, but she remained still. Cynical and quietly observant, she carried secrets no one noticed. An ordinary student. A nobody. Just someone trying to survive her own thoughts while searching for a way out of her mind. Introverted, with social anxiety that made even small interactions feel heavy, Ilary never expected anything to change. Until one day, something shifted. In a fleeting moment, she caught sight of a woman-composed, clean, confident. Beautiful. Just a glance. Just long enough to matter. Ilary wanted to say something. Anything. But the moment passed-and the woman disappeared. She tried to find her again, returning to the same places, hoping for another chance. But the woman never came back. Eventually, Ilary stopped looking. A year passed. They met again. This time, Ilary didn't just learn her name. She learned her identity. Celian-her class adviser and Contemporary Arts teacher. From that moment on, Ilary was forced to be careful. To stay respectful. To draw lines where her feelings wanted none. What she felt had to remain unspoken, weighed constantly against what was right, what was allowed, and what was impossible. Do her feelings matter at all? Or will Ilary choose to walk away-once again-leaving everything unsaid, unresolved, and unfinished? --------------------- We Met Twice In August is a quiet, autobiographical story about timing, restraint, longing, and meeting someone before you know who you are. 🥇 First autobiographical story Note: I hope everyone enjoys reading this. I'm not really the type of person to share-but I hope the real-life Celian Grace Mancilla gets to read this one day. Drafted: 2025 Published on Wattpad: February 2026 Finished: -
  • One Piece: I Will Become a Great Writer! by Bellirys
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    Reborn into the world of One Piece-not as a hero, not as a pirate, but as just another nameless girl. She longed for peace, but this unforgiving era would never allow it. In a world so harsh it could bring her to tears, she found only one way to keep living- to embrace her passion. With pen in one hand and sword in the other, she chooses to create amidst the chaos, turning writing from a simple hobby into a force strong enough to shine light in the darkest seas. This is the story of a reincarnated soul who will ride the raging waves of the Great Pirate Era, changing lives and destinies with nothing but ink, courage, and imagination- and chasing a dream that shines brighter than any storm: "I will become a great writer!!" --- Fan translation of the Japanese fanfiction "I Will Become a Great Writer!" (《大文豪に私はなる!》) by 破戒僧. All rights belong to the original author.
  • The Yellow House with the Ballon Lights by ChristiPike
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    Some people choose their houses. But this house chooses them. In 1946, newlyweds Lillian and Pete escape post-war New York and stumble into Brightford--a quiet New Hampshire town, where a local glass artist and a mysterious, half-forgotten house seem to call to them. As they rebuild the home at 33 Willow Bend Road, something awakens inside its walls: a steady, living magic that listens, understands, and gives people what they need... even when they don't know how to ask. In 2025, Mara is freshly broken up, emotionally guarded, and perfectly content living a small, controlled life with her dog, Tucker. That is until a drive north pulls her back toward her childhood road and toward the same yellow house. When the porch light flickers to life only for her, Mara realizes the house hasn't been abandoned at all. It's been waiting. A dual-timeline story of love, healing, found family, and a haunted kind of hope, where a house-and the light that crowns it-holds magic that doesn't shout, but whispers. A house that holds the power to change the lives of everyone who enters.
  • A Handful of Pomegranate Amidst Growing Pains •KaiLu• by blackhowll
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    Be careful what you wish for in the dark; the universe might just be listening. An angry wish, a midnight bus, and a stop that doesn't exist on any map. When Kim Jongin steps off the bus, he doesn't find the familiar streets of Osaka. Instead, he is greeted by a world of shifting shadows, ancient rules, and a mentor whose sea-green eyes hold the weight of a thousand secrets. In a place where every choice is a gamble and time is a fickle master, Jongin must learn that some bridges are meant to be burned, and some wounds can only be healed by a handful of pomegranate. This is not just a journey home. This is the art of survival.