Onc24 Stories

[Disclaimer: This book is a first draft and is currently on hold as it's in the process of transitioning to a full novel.] How many friends do you have? When a stray thought forces Will Marte to notice the oddities in his everyday life, what follows is a reflection on the friendly relationships he has and had and a contemplation on the question: what is a friend? Having had an unconventional upbringing, he still feels its effects as an adult. Now, everyone around him is aging normally in their conventional life, and he doesn't know how to be rather than to seem. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Published in February 2024 for Open Novella Contest 2024 Copyright © by CrownedMadness (Maddy Alson) 2024

The letters seemed to bleed on the yellowed paper, their red ink glistening under the moonlight streaming through the old skylight. An old hand slid over the ornate curls of the decorated text as her fingers danced across the yellowed pages. The english version of my OCN24 novel! 5th place in ONCnl Contains a half Dave

Others call me blessed, but I know I'm cursed. The day I got my powers was the day I realised all magic comes with a cost. Nature loves its balance. I never asked for this, but this is the burden I now have to carry. I was use to the solitude of travelling alone, just my animal companion by my side for these past few years. But then I met them; this ragtag group of individuals in need of a Druid to complete a job. And they came with Boro. An egotistical, over dramatic Elven bard that taught me I might actually have something worth living for. That is if we survive this next job. *** ONC24 entry Prompt 48: 'The curse of magic is that for every reward, there is a great loss. For every spell that goes right, there is something else- in the real, natural world- that goes terribly wrong. Nature loves its balance.' ***

When an orphaned, DACA, pre-med student with a secret gift and a fiery CEO with a legacy to protect are forced into a marriage of inconvenience, the Mayan Moon isn't the only thing causing turmoil. Roger Catzín, a pre-med student with a knack for healing wounds with a whisper and a touch, never imagined his nightly stroll under a blood-red moon would derail his life. But then again, Central Park has a reputation for surprises, and not all of them pleasant. Enter a dramatic old man with a cryptic message, and Roger's life flips from mundane to mystically entangled faster than you can say, Mayan Moon. On the other side of town, or more accurately, on the upscale side of life, Claire Williams navigates the corporate jungle with the grace of a seasoned CEO-a title she earned but now fears losing to the whims of fate, or worse, a grandfather who apparently moonlights as a matchmaker from beyond the grave. When Roger and Claire's worlds collide, courtesy of a will that reads more like a romantic comedy plot than a legal document, they find themselves legally bound in holy matrimony. Who said romance is dead? Mayan Moon is a novella that asks the important questions: Can a man who talks to the moon and a woman who commands the boardroom find common ground? Will they uncover the mystery behind the old man's attack and the secrets Chester Williams hid in his will? And most importantly, can two strangers fake a marriage without killing each other or, dare we say, falling in love? Dive into a story where magic is real, the moon is a guide, and love is... well, let's not get ahead of ourselves. Roger and Claire have enough on their plates trying to figure out why fate (or a very eccentric old man) decided they're a match made in legal documentation. Mayan Moon delivers laughs, gasps, and maybe, just maybe, a belief in the magic of the unexpected. Participant in the Open Novella Contest 2024 | Prompt: A midnight stroll and a meeting with a frantic stranger.

So, there I was, ready to pull off my great escape from an unwanted marriage, using bedsheets as my escape rope dangling from my bedroom window. Just when I thought I was pulling off the greatest disappearing act after Zayn Malik from One Direction: Lo and behold, halfway down, who do I see but my would-be hubby, also making a break for it! Talk about a wedding day plot twist! Next thing you know, we're both swinging from windows like some bizarre rom-com version of Spider-Man. Long story short, instead of escaping the wedding, I ended up eloping with the groom! Who knew fleeing could lead to a happily ever after? ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Some impressive rankings: ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ #1 onc #1 onc24 #1 onc2024 #14 cozy #12 writingprompts #68 heir #59 novella #93 escape #133 sarcasm #176 runaway #231 wedding #271 taylorswift #505 romcom

Seventeen-year-old Rue Winters wants nothing more than to get out of Eldermere. After all, there's a witch living on the outskirts of the town, and Alethea Storm knows everybody's secrets. It's not like they have to wait all that long either. But when Alethea's familiars (a crow that can make itself invisible and a size-shifting black cat) tell Rue that Alethea has disappeared, and the pair of them have been abandoned, their plans for a future away from witches stall. Because the last place Alethea planned to go was the witches' city of Moonwood. It should be easy, sort of, even for a non-witch: let the familiars guide them to the city, find someone who can actually find the missing witch, and go straight back home. When it comes to Rue Winters though, nothing is ever quite so simple. Caught off guard by the news they've been sponsored to take the Legerdemain Trials, a series of contests that seem to be done just to prove the merit of the new generation of witches, Rue quickly realises that finding Alethea Storm is going to be a lot harder than they first intended... but they know they must be on the right track. There's more than one way to define a 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩, after all.

" i'd give up half of forever, just to be with you " in which gardenia and christopher enter an arranged marriage for the sake of their kingdoms, but end up falling in love along the way. -- oc x oc (onc 2024 entry) (prompt 88: Your father is forcing you to marry someone you just met. The night before the wedding, you tie your sheets together and make your escape through your window. Halfway down you make eye contact with someone doing the exact same thing a few windows over.) (COPYRIGHT! DemigodLegends © 2024) (cover by!: @-novxscomet)

Round1✔ - Ambassadors' Pick - Round2✔ - Longlist✔ - Shortlist✔ ----------- Oct 4, 2025: featured on @Fantasy - Mythology & Folklore ----------- Genre: fantasy, romance, and a teeny tiny bit of action. ----------- Of a Moon, majestic silver and soothing blue, that hung in the sky, breathing life into barrenness and lifting away the darkness that threatened to swallow everything. And a wolf, fur darker than night itself, that would passionately howl at the moon in a holy nocturnal ritual. He yearned to go and reach his beloved sphere of blessed silver rays for it breathed life into his very being and gave meaning to his existence. His howls were a balm to her lonely soul and so, on one spectacular night, the Moon in all her glory descended, gracing her devoted worshipper with her radiant presence. That was how the wolf's search for his otherworldly beloved ended. She'd come to him instead. Indeed, a desperate wish, made from the heart, is always answered, sooner or later. ----------- Warning: mention of violence (wolves, duh) and blood, fluff, extremely gorgeous FL, one hawt ML, and (A LOT OF) sexual tension. *evil laugh* ----------- Note: 1. this is the prequel to Rieka (ONC22) and The Dark Side Of The Moon (ONC23) 2. the story is written from an omniscient point of view. ----------- + If you are reading this on any site other than Wattpad then it is being unlawfully shared. Mirror sites often contain malware so please protect yourself and the work of this author by reading only on Wattpad. ------------------ [ONC entry - 1st draft - unedited]

He can climb the tower, but can he win her heart? Victoria Grunell loved her job as a personal assistant. Or at least she did, until her absentminded boss of five years decided to suddenly retire and disappear, without leaving even a current phone number, the jerk. And it's the day before her best friend's wedding reception. At the party, she meets Trenton Lloyd, drummer for the hit cover band Aspire, and wonders if her luck is already turning around. Unfortunately, they have no time to explore the sparks between them, as Vicky is kidnapped by an evil organization hoping to coerce Trent to join them. Trent will have to keep his cool to get Vicky home safe from the tower of terrors, but will he be able to show her his heart, to earn her love in return?

'Don't stay awake for too long, don't go to bed.' 23-year-old, med student Destiny Sommers has always been good at sleeping. And suspiciously good at making up stories. Has she really been sleeping all this time?

Mia woke up, strapped to a chair, a long way from home. Who can she trust? My ONC24 story. Guidance: swearing, sexual references.

Reve just wanted to be alone. After a horrific day, she just wanted to have some time to process her thoughts. Yet, when she laid back down after a late night she found herself sinking into more than just her bed. Like she wished, the world swallowed her and she was in a new one. The land of Erebos was a beautiful, perpetual nighttime where her peaceful moments were stopped by a disaster waiting to happen. She and three warriors from Erebos have to stop another from accidentally destroying the quiet darkness. Main prompt 65: She realized that whenever she let her body fall slowly to the bed, the bed sank and became a portal to another world. Sort of followed secondary: 57. A young girl discovers the world of faeries and must help them save their world from the dark force that threatens to destroy it

The last person Victoria Beaumont expects to be singing the grease soundtrack alongside, is a serial kiler. Sasha Vaughan is not a serial killer, a fact she's made abundantly clear to absolutely nobody, because, quike frankly, she's good at her job. The lives of Victoria and Sasha intersect one night as they catch eachother singing 'Summer Nights' under very different circumstances. They're two seventeen year olds with nothing in common. Or so they think. When Sasha is tasked with tracking down and taking down a new target, she accepts it gratefully. After all, when has she ever refused a chance to kill? But when Sasha's life starts to unravell in a way she never thought possible, and Victoria starts to learn that her life hasn't been as smooth as she remembers it, the two teens are forced to question everything they've ever known. WRITTEN FOR ONC 2024 BASED ON PROMPT #8

An ONC 2024 entry A regular museum worker one day, Raul Mendez finds his life turned upside down when he gets dragged into a supernatural grapple for power that threatens to plunge the world into eternal darkness.

Power! Greed! Betrayal! Can destroy a family in seconds. Something is coming and you can feel it in the air. There is a war brewing. Amryn finds herself right in the middle of it. There's even a bigger threat on raise! Will Love cloud her judgement? Or Will she choose the right side.

*ONC2024 Shortlister* This is for the Wattpad 2024 open novella contest, I picked prompt 21." A dragon, an elf, and a dwarf embark on a quest to find the lost heir to the kingdom." ***** Morte, the heir to the kingdom, vanishes inexplicably in a peaceful world. Tobi, a devoted friend, finds out about the king's failing health and Morte's abduction. The impending coronation of Morte's younger brother, Sol, heightens the necessity of finding Morte. Tobi decides to look into Morte's disappearance with the help of his newfound buddies. As political tensions increase and word of the missing heir spreads, the kingdom is in disarray. Before Sol is about to be crowned, the party embarks on a mission to locate Morte. But is Morte the heir the kingdom is waiting for? * This book is written EXCLUSIVE TO WATTPAD. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the author's prior written permission, Angela Olah.

Every step away from home is a chance for an adventure and Darcy is on her first one. She's been dreaming of finding her father for as long as she can remember. He's out there and she's got a list of clues and a crappy map, but it'll do. Less than a day into her travel she's accosted by a mango throwing thief and lands herself in a band of mind controlling musicians. Taking over the world wasn't on the itinerary.

In a need of a break from her demanding job, Carmina seeks refuge in a hidden gem of Italy - Amalfi Coast. But her plans for a peace are thrown off course when a mysterious stranger appears out of nowhere. Despite Carmina's expertise in unravelling secrets, this man proves to be a puzzle she can't solve. As they both strive to keep their secrets hidden, they find themselves ensnared in a tangled web, with no easy way out. 🏆 ONC 2024 Longlisters! #2K words milestone ✔️ #8K words milestone ✔️ #20K words milestone ✔️ ________ ONC 2024 entry Prompt 09

Kate thought she was done with Daniel after he shattered her heart and trampled its pieces on the dance floor. Her interfering roommates have other ideas but can she risk the hurt?

[Original Story] In the dreary, short days of late January, 1970, strangers arrive at the Paradise Hotel in Arkansas. Some are here for respite. Some for work. Some for trouble. The holidays may be over, but the murders aren't.