City Stories

[This story will become free on June 15th 2022] In the sequel to When Best Friends Kiss, Liam is faced with the life Alex has built without him. Can their love survive when they've become so different? ***** Fresh out of university and settled into a new apartment, Liam and Alex are ready to start their life together. While Alex finds passion in journalism and has more friends than he can count, Liam is frustrated with his photography and awkward around Alex's LGBTQ friends. Seeing the life Alex has built without him, and how different they've become, Liam finds his insecurities resurfacing and mental health spiraling downwards. After the time they've spent apart, do Liam and Alex really belong together? Or will their love story end before it starts its next chapter? (Sequel to When Best Friends Kiss.) [[word count: 30,000-40,000 words]]

After the accident, Noah Archer built a wall around himself. But Riley Dawson is curious about him, and she's determined to meet the man behind his defenses. ***** Riley Dawson has always noticed Noah. He was the most popular guy on campus, until he lost his parents in a car accident. Now he's withdrawn and silent. Mustering up the courage to give her condolences, the two end up talking, and Riley grows determined to help Noah find himself again. Every time she coaxes a smile from him, she can feel the ice around his heart melting. But Riley knows that Noah's loss is still close to him. She's opening up her heart, but can Noah do the same? He's got so much to lose, but now, so does she. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

After falling in love with a younger and much less successful man, can Yiwen convince herself and her parents to accept him into their wealthy family? ***** When Yiwen Wang suddenly finds herself 30 and single, she lets her well-meaning best friend talk her into a blind date with the handsome Zi'an Li. And not only is he plucked straight out of a movie screen, his witty banter over dinner also convinces Yiwen he's exactly the type to make her toes curl. Yet, by some wicked twist of fate, he's five years younger than her and has no house, car, or stable, high-paying job. So how is she ever going to convince herself and her parents that he's the right choice? Especially when her new, attractive boss makes it very clear that he's interested in her? [[1st Place, Flower Awards, Chicklit Category]] [[1st Place, The Golden Awards, Chicklit Category]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

"She feared him once. She trusted him forever" "He wasn't her choice. He became her home" In this haveli, no love story was ever simple. Some were born from promises. Some from chaos. Some from pain, pride, and stolen moments beneath trembling hearts. But every story that entered these walls left behind a legend of its own.

After the fall of L Corp, the people trapped within the facility were pushed to their very limit to keep everything contained within it, fighting for both their survival but to also stop the AI known as Angela. Unfortunately, with the abnormalities on her side, they could only delay the inevitable. In the end, as predicted, they all fell, perishing while attempting to stop her plan. Y/N, one of the employees, closed his eyes in defeat after losing at the hands of the very AI he feared. Falling on the ground, everything became cold and darkness circled him. At least he could find solace in that pointless endeavor, dying with the one he loved. ...Until he was forced back to the world of the livings, brought back from the dead by the the one who caused this, Angela. Now in her hands, both of them will see their place of residence, the "Library", expand along with its many visitors. No, unlike the OG game, This book is not structured so that a newcomer can read it without the first story.

A Story of A City girl and A Tribal Man ｡⁠.ﾟ⁠+◍✧⁠*⁠。 Previous Name: Lost in wild, found in you. Adityanath x Dhanvi

Around Manila Series 2 Missy and Anton Sometimes, letting go means less wounds than holding on. Missy, a Broadcasting student and iskolar ng bayan from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, is known for her social skills. She blends in anywhere, whether it's a hairstyle, an outfit, or new people. With her personality, she effortlessly connects with others. Missy believes that every connection is like a string, some loosely tied, others knotted tightly. She spent her life gripping them tightly, even when they burned and hurt her hands. Because to her, that's what love looked like. But how long can she keep tying knots with people who only want to untangle themselves? How much of herself must she give up just to stop them from turning their backs? Antonio Gabriel Simon, her ex-fling, a Political Science graduate and alumni from PUP, comes back into her life. Antonio has always believed that if someone doesn't like you, just let them go. Their strings cross paths again when they both receive a surprise message from Beebeads: they've been chosen from thousands of past buyers of couple bracelet for a chance to win ₱500,000, if they can prove they're the most heart-fluttering couple. Will they allow their strings to be tied once more? Can they tighten the knots again, despite the thousand reasons to loosen them?

Renée Clark is a confident city girl who knows her stuff. All that's missing is love in her life. Her passion for interior design has earned her prestigious awards and has taken her all over the world to design hundreds of spaces of retail giants. When the heiress of a family horse ranch in rural Wyoming hires her to design the interior of their newly renovated property, Renee- along with her quirky boss and her spoiled shih-tzu- take residency at the ranch to help complete the intense remodeling project. While staying at Circle A Ranch, she meets the Allison family- whose lives revolve around horses, each other, and the visitors who come to stay at the ranch. One member of the family in particular catches the attention of Renée- Dennis "Denny" Allison. Denny was living his dream of being a rodeo star on the brink of greatness when a simple horse riding accident took his ability to walk only a year prior to meeting Renée. Falling for somebody- let alone with a classy city girl like Renée- was not even on his radar. He must become confident in himself if he wants to pursue her and get back to the person that he was prior to his accident and no longer be considered "hell on wheels." "Where Horses Run Free" is a story about love, family, horses, and redemption. Author's note: Hi reader!! I will try to post a chapter every Friday until it is completed! It is a story that is inspired by certain people in my life and also spending a lot of time with horses on my grandparents' ranch as a child. I'd like to dedicate this story to my Mamaw and Papaw. This one is for you. ♥︎ Top Rankings: #1 in wheelchair • 6/10/25 #1 in lifestyle • 1/18/26 #1 in job • 2/3/26, 2/21/26, 3/7/26 #1 in farm • 3/7/26

A month's trip to Japan sounds like a perfect break for Dami - big city, small villa, surrounded by her family. That is, until, she realises the month will be spent with her ex boyfriend whom she hasn't seen for the past five months. Dami and Minho mask the perfect couple in front of Dami's family, blatantly ignoring the past five months of tension and unresolved feelings. But, amidst pretence and reality, messy feelings and unsaid words combine, and soon they're not so sure it's pretend anymore.

In the waking world, Quinn is nobody special-just another exhausted soul drifting through sleepless nights, empty routines, and dreams that feel a little too real. But one night, he wakes somewhere else. A silent green hospital with endless corridors. Smiling nurses whose faces never stay the same. Hallways that shift when no one is looking. And a terrifying truth whispered across the walls: If you stop moving, they find you. As Quinn fights to escape the facility, he uncovers a hidden path spiraling beneath the hospital itself-a descent leading toward the legendary cobblestone bridge and the glowing metropolis beyond it: Somnus City. A city built by lucid dreamers who never woke up. Some have lived there for decades. Others for centuries. Time moves differently in Somnus, and the deeper Quinn travels into its impossible streets, the more he realizes this is no ordinary dream. Something ancient watches the city from the dark beyond its towers, filtering souls through the hospital like a test. The weak awaken and forget. The strong remain trapped. And those who fail too many times become something else entirely. Now hunted by entities that mimic humanity and haunted by fragments of the life he left behind, Quinn must uncover why he was brought to Somnus City before the dream consumes him completely. Because in Somnus- sleep is not escape. It's the beginning.

Aetherveil. In a world where magic was once seen as a blessing, ngayon... isa na lang itong bagay na kinatatakutan. Matagal na panahon na ang nakalipas nang piliin ng mga tao na talikuran ang mahika. What they could not control, they chose to erase. Ang mga mages-dating healers, scholars, at tagapangalaga ng kaalaman-ay itinaboy, itinuring na panganib, at ipinatapon sa mga isla na halos wala nang nakakaalala. The cities stand tall now, proud and untouched by magic. O iyon ang gusto nilang paniwalaan. Sa labas ng kanilang mga pader, kung saan ang mga bundok ay halos sumasayad sa ulap, may mga lihim na nananatiling nakatago. Sa gitna ng makakapal na kagubatan at malamlam na hamog, may isang lugar na hindi dapat umiiral-isang paaralan, lihim at tahimik, para sa mga batang ipinanganak na may kapangyarihang kinamumuhian ng mundo. Doon, ang mahika ay hindi itinatanggi... kundi inaaral. At kabilang sa kanila ay isang babae na lumaki sa paniniwalang ang magic ay isang alamat lang-isang bagay na dapat katakutan. Until the day it awakened within her. Bigla siyang hinila mula sa mundong kilala niya, dinala sa isang lugar na tila nasa pagitan ng langit at lupa-where floating halls, whispered spells, and hidden truths exist. Ngunit hindi pala ganoon kasimple ang mahika. Hindi ito puro liwanag... at lalong hindi puro dilim. Dahil sa labas ng mundong iyon, ang takot na minsang sumira sa mahika ay unti-unting bumabalik. At sa pagkakataong ito... hindi na ito mananatiling tahimik. Habang nabubunyag ang mga lihim ng nakaraan at unti-unting nagigising ang katotohanan, mapipilitan siyang harapin ang tanong na matagal nang iniiwasan ng lahat- Is magic truly a curse... o ito ang susi para baguhin ang mundong tumalikod dito? Sa huli, ang tunay na panganib ay hindi ang mahika- kundi ang takot ng tao rito.

This is not a love story. Ira Mishra lives more in her head than in the present. With an absent father and a quiet life centered around her grandfather, her world is small-but controlled. At seventeen, she isn't looking for anything to change. Until someone enters it. Manav Dixit, nineteen, comes from a small village with nothing but responsibility on his shoulders. He arrives in Jabalpur searching for work, unaware that one wrong turn can redirect an entire life. What begins as coincidence slowly becomes a presence neither of them knows how to ignore. This is not about love at first sight. It is about attachment that forms quietly, distance that grows without permission, and the kind of connection that doesn't ask before becoming permanent.

Shield High is a school that screams rich city. All of the kids there wear fancy clothes most likely from daddy's money. All except for one boy. Bucky Barnes. The country boy. The outcast. But what happens when he starts to hang out with Tony Stark? What happens when Tony drags him into the friend group? What happens when relationships form and fail? Cover by me! Started/Idea Formed: September 8th, 2025 Restarted/Actually Started: May 10th, 2026 Finished: ⚠️I DO NOT OWN MOST CHARACTERS!!⚠️ All character rights belong to MARVEL The only characters that do not belong to MARVEL belong to me. Do not take them. THIS IS MY AU If you don't like it, that's your opinion. I can't help that. But don't stay around just to hate. Find something better to do with your time other than criticizing people online for fun.

7 teens 7 secrets 1 team. Will these heroes be there to protect the city they love and be there for one another in difficult times. Or will their bonds break and cause the team to split as they face villains that push them to their limits and mental challenges that effect their ability to be a hero and a person ----- This is an episodic style book that will feature different storylines with each character and a variety of villains. ----- This book features my two OCs Celerity and Slingshot with more characters as well. You DON'T need to read the previous two books before reading and I don't recommend it tbh. Anyways enjoy.

Jaiden Hart is a 34 year old woman who moved to the United States to Become a doctor she takes a few interviews with different hospitals, no luck is found until she gets hired to this hospital Sliver's Childern Hospital it's a fancy hospital! Jadien is over the moon at this point, on her first day of work she bumps into a woman named Amy Lee, Amy is the Nurse of the hospital Amy is 38 a bit older than Jaiden. Jadien and Amy become friends for a while until Amy starts to have feelings for Jadien, But Jadien doesn't know that Amy likes her. *** "Sometimes Love Finds You When You At Least Expect It." -Sarah Adams

"𝘚𝘰 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥, 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸." HMH Neo 🌟 🥝 - As a stand-in makeup artist working under Hesong Media, 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘪𝘯 often gets swept from studio to studio in order to get her job done. But when a key makeup artist gets hurt while working on a new drama called Fangs of Fortune, it's up to her fill in for a whole month. Work, work, work. That's all that's on her mind. Until she accidentally spills a her trauma to the main lead and the two bond over shared experiences. Will their relationship survive the netizen backlash, or will they part ways and never see each other again? || Hou Minghao X Reader || this story is purely fictional! I am not in any way affiliated with Hesong Media or Hmh- 🥝 Rankings- 1# Hou Minghao (12-7-25) 1# Neo Hou (11-28-25) 1# Chinese Drama (11-28-25) 1# Chinese Actor (11-28-25) 2# Actor x Reader (11-28-25)

"How can we be like this?" The first encounter with an otherworldly being was beyond what Ferren could comprehend. Odious, yet so desperate for togetherness. It was Elvathan. Looking into those golden orbs should've been forbidden when God knows what decreed that no one was able to resist. It might not be the path Ferren was hoping for, nor a relationship he had been longing for in his tedious life. Someone thought he was deep in the abyss when unbeknownst to them, coming to terms with this fate taught Ferren things he didn't understand before. Sincerity in Elvathan's presence. The last breath was no longer a barrier for them to be together. The stone was just a place for Ferren to lean on. Forever, in another dimension, Elvathan was the best he could ask for, albeit the world was against his every dark particle. -BEFORE MY EYES- ⚠️ English is not my first language :) Some parts of the story including the place and the characters are fictional. Torturously slow update. I'm kind of struggling to improve my English, but I try to fight this language barrier. I apologize.

They say the desert forgets everything. But this time... it remembers. In a world where names are more dangerous than blades and silence hides ancient empires beneath the sand, a cursed bloodline wanders without rest-doomed to search for something that was never meant to be found. Salem Al-Noor has spent his life running from whispers he cannot silence and a mark that moves beneath his skin like it is alive. He believes the desert is empty. Until it starts calling him by name. Then he meets Arezou Varesh, a girl who does not see the world as it is-but as it truly is. She can see the hidden names of things... even the ones that should not exist. Even his. When their paths collide, the sand begins to move like a living memory, and something buried beneath reality starts to awaken. A lost city stirs beneath the dunes. An ancient force known only as The First Word begins to echo through the world again. And the deeper they go, the more terrifying the truth becomes: The First Word was not meant to be discovered. It was meant to stay buried... with everything it imprisoned. Some truths don't reveal the world. They rewrite it.

The mask is off, the secrets are shared, and the wolf has finally claimed his partner. In the wake of a harrowing raid and a soul-baring confession in a forgotten graveyard, Kev is no longer just the "mysterious human assistant." He is Fang's partner, a role that brings as much danger as it does devotion. Maffa and the Council are no longer just fighting over property lines, they've set their sights on the ghost in the system... Kev himself. Act One was about Kev finding his footing and falling in love. Act Two is where the world pushes back. We're moving from 'Fish out of Water' to 'The Phantom in the Machine.' Expect more politics, more action in the park, and a deep dive into the trauma that built the club. Expect more "real-time" day by day goodness, every breakfast, every shave, every drink in the VIP booth with the enigmatic wolf-man Fang.

When Mojo Jojo decides to team up with Wanna Ben's enemy is Vilgax. Along with Kevin 11, They both started to hatch up a plan to destroy the power Puff girls along with Ben Tennyson himself to take over... The city of Townsville and the City of Bellwood once and for all. Will these Heroes Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup, along with Ben, team up and save the world? Or go they kill each other by Arguing throughout their adventure.