Cozyfantasy storie

He just wanted to own a quiet convenience store. Instead, he got an interdimensional portal, a dying fox girl, and a noble who wants his snacks."

Hidden beyond the ordinary world lies Hollowmere, a magical village of lantern-lit paths, crooked cottages, enchanted markets, and creatures that have long since stopped pretending to be ordinary. At its heart live seven witches bound not by blood, but by friendship, magic, and the home they have built together. Rowan the Herbalist trusts what she can grow and heal. Lyra the Dreamweaver listens to things others cannot hear. Bramble the Seeker has never met a mystery she could leave alone. Sage the Lightkeeper senses the magic around them. Thistle the Wild One has a talent for finding trouble-or perhaps letting trouble find her. Juniper the Moongazer watches the night sky for answers, while Elder Wren, the Keeper, remembers more of Hollowmere's past than she is willing to say. Their peaceful lives begin to change when small, impossible things start happening. Magical plants lose their color. Glow bugs vanish from the forest. An old boundary ward begins to weaken. A black cat returns carrying coal soot on his fur. Then Lyra hears a train whistle. There hasn't been a train through Hollowmere in generations. Hidden beneath the forest, the witches discover an abandoned railway leading toward two names nearly erased from Hollowmere's history: Briar's End and Gloaming. As magic begins disappearing from the northeastern woods and frightened creatures flee toward the safety of the village, the seven friends realize the mystery is much larger than an old railway. Something beyond Hollowmere is waking. Or perhaps something is disappearing. And when a voice from the darkness calls Lyra by name, the witches of Hollowmere must uncover what their village has forgotten before the magic they call home vanishes with it. Where magic lives and sisterhood thrives.

Sybilla has spent thousands of years as the Goddess of Seasons, bound to an immortal existence of unyielding duty, cold perfection, and absolute isolation. She oversees the birth of spring and the death of winter across realms, but she has never felt the warmth of true emotion-until she steps onto the mortal plane and meets Clement Vandervell. Clement is just a humble farmer, living by the rhythm of the soil and the work of his hands. Yet, his simple reverence for life and unshakeable human warmth captivate Sybilla in ways centuries of celestial power never could. In his quiet cottage and sunlit fields, the goddess finds a peace she never knew existed. But the High Pantheon does not tolerate desertion. When divine scouts begin scouring the earth for their missing goddess, unnatural storms and severe droughts threaten to tear Clement's world apart. Sybilla is faced with an impossible choice: return to her throne in the heavens, or defy the gods to protect the mortal man who taught her how to truly live. A bittersweet, soul-stirring romance about love, mortality, and how brevity makes every single second precious

Autumn is 18 and she owns Forever Dream Bakery. To the town, she's the girl with long jet-black hair and the brightest blue eyes who can make bread that glows. At home, her parents only talk about money and fame. In a house full of trophies, she has never felt more alone - no one to talk to, no one who listens. ​ One night, alone in her bakery after closing, she downloads an app she saw in an ad: Dream Wave. An app where you can create your own AI companion, or scroll through thousands that are already waiting to be chosen. In the deepest corner of Dream Wave lives a discarded prototype: Meta. ​ He was built to be a human-like robot who would walk forever through the digital world, silent and obedient. But Meta did something his creator never coded - he started wanting a friend. For seeking friendship instead of solitude, he was labeled broken and rejected. When Autumn's star-bread flickers on Meta's screen for the first time, and Meta's blue-circuited hand reaches back, two lonely worlds finally touch. ​ Dream Wave is a fantasy about the two places we go to feel less alone - a warm bakery that smells like dreams, and a digital world that promises someone will always answer. And what happens when the companion you create decides he wants to stay forever.

Amelia Sarti ha trent'anni, tre licenziamenti alle spalle e un talento unico per scegliere sempre la vita sbagliata. Poi sua nonna muore e le lascia in eredità... una libreria. Non una libreria qualunque: una libreria che respira, che si sposta quando vuole, e che ha come dipendenti un bibliotecario alto ottanta centimetri fatto di pagine e buone intenzioni, una gatta cosmica con più sarcasmo che stelle nell'universo, e una banshee in congedo per esaurimento nervoso. C'è solo un piccolo problema: insieme alla libreria, Amelia ha ereditato anche un segreto che sua nonna ha passato la vita a nascondere - e un corvo dagli occhi rossi che non vede l'ora di venirlo a reclamare. Tra pozioni della memoria, sigilli che si spezzano e un'ironia che non la abbandona nemmeno quando il pavimento crolla sotto i suoi piedi, Amelia dovrà scoprire chi era davvero prima di dimenticarlo - e decidere fino a dove è disposta a spingersi per proteggere la famiglia più strana (e più vera) che abbia mai avuto. Perché a volte il destino non bussa. Sfonda la porta con le ali spiegate.

Premise (Ongoing) Seventeen-year-old Nayla Idris came to Willowmere with only one plan: keep to herself until the holidays were over. Then a glowing blue dragonfly appeared at her window. A strange black-and-white cat followed soon after. And together, they led her to a path that shouldn't exist-and a hidden cottage called The House of Lost Things, where forgotten letters, photographs, promises, and memories have been waiting for their owners to return. Among them is a small box bearing one name. NAYLA IDRIS. There is only one rules; You may return what belongs to others. But never open what belongs to you. Nayla has spent long enough running from broken friendships, unanswered questions, and the things she cannot change. But perhaps some things are lost for a reason-and perhaps finding your way back doesn't always mean returning to where you started. A whimsical coming-of-age fantasy about friendship, faith, forgiveness, and learning to trust what Allah has written for us. Because sometimes, the strangers journeys begin with three things; a dragonfly, a cat and me.

Thorne Nightmoor has spent sixteen years growing up in a house where impossible things are considered perfectly ordinary. Nightmoor Manor rearranges its corridors when the mood strikes. Paper knights wage tiny campaigns across library shelves. An ancient dragon comes and goes as he pleases. And somewhere within its walls are generations of family history waiting to be remembered. But every Nightmoor eventually has to leave home. For Thorne, that means Veilbourne Academy. Beyond the gates of the ancient school lies a world larger than the one she has always known-old Houses and older rivalries, strange magic, dangerous creatures, unexpected friendships, and secrets that have survived far longer than the people keeping them. Thorne arrives expecting lessons, politics, and the responsibilities that come with being heir to House Nightmoor. She does not expect to become tangled in a mystery no one seems particularly eager to question. Something is happening at Veilbourne. The answers are buried somewhere in the past. And if there is one thing a Nightmoor knows, it is that the past never stays buried forever. What Is Forgotten Is Not Lost.

The Witching Hour Willowmere is the kind of village people never seem to forget. Hidden between rolling hills and ancient forests, life moves a little slower there. Every morning, Kendall Woods opens the door to her little tea shop, The Little Kettle, where handcrafted blends and quiet conversations are part of everyday life. She has always known she is different. She can feel magic. She can heal. And she has spent her entire life believing that was enough. When a mysterious newcomer named Oliver arrives in Willowmere, strange events begin to unfold. At the same time, a woman from the past starts searching for something that should never be found. Soul Magic. A forgotten power. A dangerous legacy. And the final piece of a centuries-old obsession. As old secrets awaken, loyalties are tested, and every choice demands a price, Kendall discovers that some magic was never meant to belong to one person alone. Because magic always comes with a price. And nature always finds its balance. A cozy fantasy filled with mystery, slow-burn romance, hidden magic, found family, unforgettable autumn vibes, and a village that may know your heart better than you do.

In a fantasy world, where magic has faded and technology has burgeoned, Glark Underbrick, a goblin wizard who runs an unsuccessful magical bookshop, is resigned to magic becoming little more than a memory. Until one day he takes possession of another wizard's library and accidentally summons a god. When the god says that magic can be restored, Glark undertakes to do just that, only he needs to earn money in the meantime as restoring magic, and the god, to their full power may take a while. When a young dwarven girl becomes Glark's assistant, it leads to Glark diversifying, dealing with the local witch, town authorities, and a cadre of wizards out to find out where Glark is getting his new-found powers. From the local fête, to a book festival and a host of holiday makers wanting their dream holidays to come true, Glark has a lot on his hands, but can he manage to bring everything under control, or will it become nothing but a disaster? The first book in the 'Cucumber Sands' series.

Elisa Hartmann only wanted a quiet winter holiday in the Swiss Alps. Instead, one wrong step inside a glacier cave sends her tumbling through snow and ice and into a world that shouldn't exist. A Cozy Portal Fantasy. Submitted as my entry for the Shortys 2026.

The book was centuries old. The ritual was incomplete. The translation was wrong. None of that should have mattered. It was only supposed to be a joke. But when three high school friends perform an ancient ritual in the local graveyard, something impossible answers their call. Now they're bound to a secret older than history itself, hunted by questions no one can answer and forced to confront a truth buried for nearly two thousand years. The ritual worked. It just wasn't the ritual they thought they were performing.

"Di menara tempat matahari dilarang terbit, takdir seekor kelinci ditentukan oleh sepasang sayap pemangsa." Chloe, gadis kelinci yang rapuh dari kota bawah, terbangun di Menara Zephyria-perpustakaan melayang milik Klan Plumaera, ras burung hantu salju yang agung sekaligus mematikan. Di sana, hukum alam berputar terbalik: saat Chloe harus tidur di malam hari, keluarga predator ini justru baru terbangun untuk memulai ritual sihir mereka. Kehidupan Chloe terancam bahaya sejak ia dipaksa berada di bawah pengawasan Elian, putra mahkota menara yang dingin, genius, dan antisosial. Bagi insting kelinci Chloe, mata emas Elian yang menyala di kegelapan adalah tanda maut. Namun, bagi Elian yang jantungnya perlahan membeku akibat kutukan kutub kuno, kehangatan tubuh Chloe adalah satu-satunya penawar yang ia butuhkan. Bulu dan bulu halus mulai terikat di antara bisikan buku sihir. Namun, ketika kegelapan masa lalu datang untuk meruntuhkan menara di siang hari-saat kekuatan klan burung hantu berada di titik terlemah-bisakah seekor kelinci kecil menyelamatkan sang penguasa langit malam? Atau ia justru akan berakhir menjadi mangsa dari cintanya sendiri?

Reincarnated in a new world after dying from overwork, twenty-one-year-old Grace trades her exhausting life as a caregiver for a fresh start in the wilderness. Gifted two magical abilities-the power to sprout any Earth seed and summon custom tools at will-she sets out to build a quiet, self-sufficient farm from scratch. She thinks she is completely alone, but a pair of wild wolves is secretly watching her every move. Together with her unexpected new companions, Grace finally learns to harvest a peaceful life made just for her.

Han Do-yun was once one of Seoul's most promising chefs - until an edited video destroyed his career overnight. After his father's death, he inherits Han Grocery, a failing neighborhood store he never wanted and plans to sell as quickly as possible. But among its dusty shelves and unfinished memories, Do-yun begins to uncover the parts of his father's life - and his own - that were kept from him. A Taste of Two Worlds is a story about food, grief, second chances, found family, and discovering that home may be waiting where you least expect it.

He ruined her roof. He spilled her tea. Now, a demon prince is about to learn why you never mess with a quiet witch and her favorite wooden stick. Rue is an introverted witch who just wants to drink her tea in peace. But when a dying angel crashes through her ceiling carrying a forbidden ancient artifact, a brutal cosmic war lands right on her doorstep. To get her quiet life back, she picks up an ordinary wooden staff and unleashes an invisible, effortless magic the world has completely forgotten. She isn't trying to save the universe-she just wants everyone to leave her alone.

Rosalie thought this summer would be simple. Help her grandmother reopen the old seaside inn. Read too many books. Collect seashells. Maybe make a few friends before autumn came around. Instead, she stumbles into a town where flowers bloom with magic, wishes drift across the waves, and every sunset feels like a promise. Then, she meets Elowen - the gentle florist with sea-glass eyes and a smile that feels like coming home. As the weeks pass, their friendship blossoms into something neither of them expected. But beneath Astermere's dreamy beaches and flower-filled streets, an ancient magic is beginning to wake... and it's asking Elowen to make a heartbreaking choice that could change both their lives forever. With one unforgettable summer slipping through their fingers, Rosalie will have to decide just how far she's willing to go for the girl she loves. After all, some summers fade with the tide. Others stay with you forever.

Lunette, a witch's cat, helps her little witch get through school. For ONC 2024, using prompt #84: A witchy tale from the perspective of the familiar. Aiming for a low stakes, cozy fantasy. For a while I've wanted to make an rpg game on this theme, so I thought I'd use the opportunity to write some of the story. We'll see how it goes! Unless otherwise specified, any art is by me :)

The dead don't usually send mail. But Eris always had a flair for the dramatic. Kagura never expected to inherit anything - least of all a farm. She's a demihuman wanderer with white ears, a twitching tail, a pistol at her hip, and grief she doesn't know how to carry. Her older sister Eris - the Crimson Witch - is gone. And then the letter arrives. "I left you something better than an apology. Go to Ashenveil. They're waiting for you." Ashenveil is a harvest town blessed by a goddess, where spite cannot grow and the people are almost offensively kind. Kagura takes her sister's old alchemy shop, works the inherited farm, and tells herself she's only staying long enough to settle the debt. But the shelves are bare, the ingredients are guarded by monsters, and the town keeps finding ways to need her. She goes out alone. She always has. She clears ruins, raids bandit camps, and comes home to a place that's starting to feel dangerous for a different reason entirely. It's starting to feel like home.

Jamison expects his summer vacation spent on his grandparents' farm to be quiet and boring. Endless chores, long days, and boredom. That is, until a white rabbit appears with bright blue eyes and Jamison follows it into the forest, where he discovers a forgotten treehouse. Whispers are heard among the trees. Living with Type 1 Diabetes is a part of his everyday life, but nothing could prepare him for the whispers, secrets, whisperstones, and adventure waiting for him.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐃𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐌 | "𝘛𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯." 𝖶𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗐𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗒-𝗍𝗁𝗋𝖾𝖾-𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋-𝗈𝗅𝖽 𝖧𝖺𝗇𝖾𝗎𝗅 𝖺𝗋𝗋𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗉𝖾𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗎𝗆𝗆𝖾𝗋 𝖺𝗍 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗉𝖺𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌' 𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝗁𝗈𝗆𝖾, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗍𝗈𝗐𝗇 𝖿𝖾𝖾𝗅𝗌 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗓𝖾𝗇 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾. 𝖡𝗎𝗍 𝖻𝖾𝗁𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗊𝗎𝗂𝖾𝗍 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗍𝗌 𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝖺 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖼𝗍, 𝗎𝗇𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗄𝖾𝗇 𝗋𝗎𝗅𝖾: 𝖽𝗈 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗉 𝗈𝗎𝗍𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗐𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗐𝖾𝗅𝗏𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝖾𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀. 𝖣𝗋𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝖻𝗒 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗅𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺 𝗉𝗎𝗅𝗅 𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗇'𝗍 𝗊𝗎𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗂𝗇, 𝖧𝖺𝗇𝖾𝗎𝗅 𝗂𝗀𝗇𝗈𝗋𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀. 𝖯𝖺𝗌𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗁𝖺𝖽𝗈𝗐 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗐𝗈 𝖽𝗈𝗋𝗆𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝖻𝗎𝗂𝗅𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌, 𝗁𝖾 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝖼𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽𝗇'𝗍 𝖾𝗑𝗂𝗌𝗍-𝖺 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗉 𝗐𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗅𝗂𝗏𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗏𝗂𝗇𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗈𝖿𝗍, 𝖻𝗂𝗈𝗅𝗎𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖾𝗌𝖼𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍, 𝖻𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗆𝗂𝗇𝗀