Onc2025 Stories

Logline: He's a hopeless romantic, she's romantically hopeless. Together? They're a match made by the gods. --- Love-cursed Verena has never known the pitfalls of true heartbreak or the euphoria of a special meet cute. Instead, she spends her days working as an event planner and sigil artist for Aphrodite and being an accidental wingman to anyone and everyone around her. Matteo is a male witch with an affinity for shiny things and romantic comedies who is single for the first time in seven years. All of his training under Freyja should've ended in happily ever after, but alas. While starting fresh in the city of Mysnia, Matteo meets Verena and the sparks fly instantly. But Verena holds a secret near and dear to her heart: she won't fall in love; not for anyone, and Matteo hopes maybe he will have the luck to thaw out her frozen heart while mending his own in the process. --- ONC 2025 Prompts: #49 (main): As a love mentor, you suddenly experience a devastating breakup. Now, you've fallen for someone who doesn't believe in love at all. Can this unique connection heal you? #133: »Obviously, where you're concerned, there is no need for me to flirt.« #134: »You did more for me in six days than he ever did in seven years.« --- New cover by @-MilaSteele!! Copyright © 2025 KC_Han_writes ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. All plot concepts are my own. Characters are of my own imagination. I do not own any real-life locations or inspired locations. This book should not be copied or reproduced in any way. Exclusive to W a t t p a d.

In 2081, Mia has survived two attempts on her life-and learned she's far cooler than her best friend, Nate. But surviving a mad scientist after the proprietary tech inside her body is nothing compared to becoming the most wanted fugitive, with a bounty on her head. The surface is still off-limits, humanity lives underground, and CodeTech controls their every move-without their knowledge or consent. Scientists are scrambling to recreate Dr. Amour's rumoured, lost technology-tech that promised to improve their quality of life-but the government would rather see it destroyed. Mia knows the truth: life in the bunkers is no life at all. Her mission is clear-destroy CodeTech and free humanity from absolute control, as Grandpa intended her to do. To do that, she must trust that snarky voice in her head that isn't hers, fight like her life depends on it, and elude the mad scientist still hunting her. But to reach CodeTech's heart-the Hive-she must infiltrate the very government hunting her, and navigate every danger standing in her way. Easy-peasy, right? *** This is the long-awaited sequel to my 2021 Watty winning Sci-Fi, THE GOD CODEX. The story will continue from where the last book ended. Prompt 79 (modified): Instead of robotic rulers, this story has humans, high on power, and the lengths they'll go to control the population. All rights reserved, Eva Acharya 2025.

2025 SHORT LISTER!!! My name is Brooke Price, and I will not let Layla Henderson steal my boyfriend, Damien Shaw. I'm cheer captain, and she doesn't even show up to the pep rallies. At least, not until Damien crashed into her and tipped her world on its head. Now she watches him from over the top of her books. Now she's in the bleachers - and she will see exactly what made me Damien's girlfriend in the first place. I am not expendable. I am not going to be the cliché. Prompt 25. You're not the shy, bookish girl who bumps into the star athlete and wins his heart. No, you're his girlfriend - the blonde, confident cheerleader destined to be the cliché ex. But this time, you're rewriting history and taking control of your story.

A murder that took place two years ago is Tarons new current case to crack open and dive back into the year where a Journalist was killed in her home and the only murder suspect they had died a few days later, or so people think. But while uncovering the case, Taron finds out that people tend to keep secrets that can do a lot more damage once exposed. A town full of lying and not talking people, Taron has to be careful, because he's not only the new guy in town, but also comes with a mystery on it's own that no one should ever find out. ___________________ My take on the ONC 2025 with the prompt: It's not a Mystery -----it's the walls. They hold secrets but what are they hiding? Started: 24.02.2025

Open Novella Contest prompt #87 "A skilled detective has solved almost every case that has come across their desk. But one case seems to elude them, with no apparent connections between the murders. That is, until something changes everything." Daniella Wrestling is a mother of three and world's best detective. On the night of her husband's murder changes her whole life. Will she be able to find this killer or will she step down as a detective?

In Maisse, profit is king. A beating heart of trade and commerce, it is home to boundless wealth and endless opportunity. But, not all are so lucky. Blanche is a member of the Covenant, an elite crime syndicate of thieves, spies, and murderers for hire. After years in her indenture, she is no stranger to the streets -- or to death. She has infiltrated the enclaves of Maisse's wealthy, carrying out hits at the request of highborn clients. Quick, discreet, and perfectly anonymous. Once, however, Blanche had sang in the finest theatres on the continent, renowned for her prowess as an opera singer. But, as is the nature of a society driven by blood and gold, that life is no more. Desperately, she clings to the idea of returning to the stage: an easy existence, far from the world she has become so accustomed to. Blanche would do anything to go back. However, a dangerous job from a mysterious client throws her into a world that is darker than she could have ever imagined, and, suddenly, everything she knows is at stake. Blanche is forced to choose: just how far is she willing to go? ONC Prompt #52: Let's play a game of colours: you'll paint me red because you love me, and I'll paint you black because I want you gone.

Elliot's little sister, Grace, is transformed into a unicorn while they are hiking. Transported to a mysterious realm, Elliot must find a way back home, and a way to transform Grace back again.

When young Nevae loses her grandma to the hands of the Big Bad Wolf and kills him in self-defense, she doesn't expect the shapeshifter's children to kill the rest of her family as payback. Orphaned and alone, she takes refuge in the house of a witch, becoming the old woman's apprentice and vowing to kill all the shapeshifters. Nevae becomes a powerful witch and starts taking revenge, until there's only one shapeshifter left, the youngest son of the Big Bad Wolf. However, something happens that stops her right when she's about to kill him, and she hesitates. Will she fulfill her vow to extinguish that race, or will she let her heart lead the way for once? And what will she do about the two abandoned kids that show up at her door shortly after, and the wedding party of princess Ella, and the mysterious icy woman that freezes the heart of men when she kisses them? ❄❄❄ Retelling of Little Red Riding Hood and some other fairytales. ❄❄❄ Open Novella Contest 2025 ❄ Prompts: #2, #54 and #126

** 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉. The young widow Rebecca must choose between her old love or the chance of a new beginning. ** "You're still here When I close my eyes I still see you I still feel you And we'll never be apart You're still here Still here in my heart" - Natasha Bedingfield - Rebecca and Aiden live a perfect love story - until a plane crash ends their happily ever after. Overwhelmed by grief and the loss of the love of her life, Rebecca reaches for her cell phone in a moment of despair and writes a message to Aiden's old number. To her great shock, she receives a reply with Aiden's typical vow of love: "Forever yours." Touched by the comforting messages, Rebecca soon clings to this mysterious connection to her deceased husband. It is only when she meets Ian, another mourner, at a grief therapy session that she slowly begins to open up to life again. But while Ian tries to help Rebecca escape her grief, his desperate attempts collide with the mysterious messages of a past that Rebecca simply can't - or won't - let go of. Will Rebecca find the courage to fall in love again, or will she remain trapped in her longing for Aiden and continue to cling to the messages from the afterlife? "𝑇𝘩𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑒 - 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠" 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑦 𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑓, 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑐𝘩𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝘩𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠. *** READING SAMPLE

Captured as a pup by a ruthless hunter, Rowan has spent years fighting for survival in a cruel zoo on the outskirts of Silverbrook. With no pack and forced to perform for the hunter's sick entertainment, he's lost touch with the life he once knew. But everything changes when Oleander, a fragile Omega werewolf from a prestigious pack, is thrown into his world. Will this be the spark that ignites Rowan's fight for the need for freedom he never knew burned in his heart? ------- This is my entry for the 'Open Novella Contest 2025' #Prompt 92: A love story unfolds between two werewolves, now trapped in a zoo by a ruthless hunter. With their powers lost, they must escape and return to their pack, before it's too late.

Fevered Temptation is a story about two people, Zara and Luca, who are drawn to each other by an undeniable physical and emotional connection. As their intense attraction grows, they navigate the dangers of losing themselves in desire, only to discover that passion can lead to healing and self-discovery.

Alexie never meant to fall in love with a demon. It never crossed her mind. When she meets Zarek at the library, she thinks nothing is wrong with him. Until one night, she stumbles across him while completing his job as the demonic Judge of Souls. Thrust into a new world, the two of them must navigate dark politics, secrets, and bond ties-while denying their love and attraction to each other. But as trust builds, the two of them are thrust into a new fear that only the two of them can get out of. ONC Prompts #2 and #127

León Cervantes es soñador, muy alegre y hasta (sus amigos aseguran) el alma de la fiesta. Entre sus ensoñaciones está encontrar el amor después de una terrible ruptura. Diego Rosales no cree en el amor a primera vista, de hecho, no cree en el amor en general y le ha costado hacerse a una relación estable por temor a que rompan su corazón. Cuando Diego y León intercambian miradas en el carrusel de Playland, el mejor parque de diversiones de la ciudad, ambos sienten una ligera conexión y el deseo de intercambiar palabras. A lo largo del día buscarán la forma de hablar, sin embargo, cada uno va con su grupo de amigos y la misión de conocerse se hace más complicada. ¿Podrán al final de la tarde encontrarse? _________________ Finalista (lista larga) del Open Novella Contest 2025. Disparador #70

1893. In Victorian London, a world marked by deep class divisions, young worker Henry Hops stumbles upon a secret manuscript by an unknown thinker. Fascinated by the radical ideas regarding the liberation of the working class and the contradictions within society, Henry embarks on a quest to find the mysterious author. A handwritten invitation in the manuscript leads him to an exclusive book club. Henry must decide how to navigate these ideas and how to fight for the rights of the working class, all while grappling with his own emotions, relationships, and the tension between aristocracy and social justice. ONC | 2025

Combine a mountain filled with rugged orcs with a mysteriously arrived shop serving delicate cups of tea. Could this be the start of a revolution? **** On Orc Mountain, there is nothing but dirt, smoke, and backbreaking labor in the mines. There are no colors, no sun, no breaks for rest. There is definitely no tea. That is, until a mysterious tea shop appears in the orcs' domain. Glimmering in blue and pink, it stands out against the rugged backdrop. At first, the hardened inhabitants of the mountain are understandably leery about the malpositioned shop, wondering how it got there and why. Lava, a dedicated supervisor at the mines, takes it upon herself to investigate the suddenly-arrived business. Stepping inside, she meets Jasper, the bubbly fairy shopkeeper, who offers her a fragrant brew. Once Lava takes a sip, the sweet yet bitter taste pulls her in, making her clamor for more. Soon, all orcs are hooked on tea, but something sinister is brewing under the surface. When Lava catches Jasper conducting a secret meeting in a backroom, the true purpose of the tea shop is revealed. Soon she is forced to choose between her newfound passion for tea (and Jasper) and her dedication to the mountain's mining operations. *** Legends & Lattes x Shrek *** An ONC novella using prompt #15: A mysterious tea shop suddenly appears and you can't help but wonder: what's its true purpose, and why does it seem so important?

In Imperia, power is a delicate, all-consuming game. So when young Lady Sylnavi's father commissions her to quietly destroy a political rival, she's thrilled. Impress, and she earns her place as her powerful father's right hand. Fail, and -- well, there is no such thing as failure, is there? But when the rival turns out to be the first person she's ever met who can match her own ruthless cunning, the plan gets more complicated. After all, if he's smarter than her father... wouldn't it make more sense to switch sides? As her father and his rival vie for her loyalty, she must decide what is most important: family, love, or her own unending ambition. ~ * ~ Shortlister in ONC 2025 Prompts 52 and 123 Main: Let's play the game of colors: you paint me red because you love me, and I'll paint you black because I want you gone. Secondary: »I'm unstoppable. I'm a Porsche with no brakes. I'm invincible. Yeah, I win every single game« - Unstoppable by Sia ____________________ Cover © 2025 Avadel Ink Authorized solely on wattpad.com/avadel