Bayou Stories

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Down in the Bayou, the rules and legends are a little different.

In the humid, magical landscape of Louisiana, three powerful teenagers with wildly different backgrounds are set on a collision course at an exclusive magical academy. Olivia, a witch with a secret family lineage tied to the bayou, is eager to prove herself and embrace her destiny. Supported by her loving parents, she arrives at the sprawling, mysterious school filled with a mix of anticipation and nerves. Meanwhile, Adrien, a brilliant and cynical warlock from a family of academics in Cambridge, is a reluctant participant. Forced to attend by his parents, he resents his magical abilities and sees his time at the school as a competition to be won. Their paths cross on the first day, and an immediate rivalry sparks between them. As they face the daunting aptitude tests, their unique magical aptitudes and clashing personalities set the stage for a story of ambition, family secrets, and the powerful, unseen forces of the deep South.

In post-apocalyptic America, a major infection has wiped out nearly 3/4 of the population. The Government has been left in shambles and Big Pharma's only cooperation was developing and providing free immunizations, air dropped to the remaining survivors. Abandoned and left to their own means, people are forced to survive in ways that threaten to destroy the only thing they have left; their humanity. Reid St Clair got caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. Once a Rock 'n' Roll bad boy from the big city; he had gone to the back country of Louisiana to claim the family property that had been willed to him by his deceased Uncle. Arriving to find the estate little better than a ruin of an old plantation, there had been barely enough time to lock the doors behind him when all hell had literally broken loose. Living through the infection had proven to be an easier task than what came after. Being an outsider in a town that had barely tolerated newcomers before the outbreak was now even worse. The few people that remained were armed, scared and only traded with him out of necessity. After tragedy strikes again, survival becomes his only priority. Reid is forced to become a lone wolf and a recluse; until he is woken up one morning to a piercing female scream coming from the swamps.

Set against the evocative backdrop of 1960s Louisiana bayou life, Gessika is the story of a fiercely independent young woman navigating the clash between tradition and her desire for freedom. Gessika Mozelle Batiste is no ordinary girl-she's bold, outspoken, and unafraid to challenge the expectations placed on women in her conservative community. Her individuality often puts her at odds with her father, Arnold, a controlling patriarch who demands submission from the women in his household, and her extended family, who view her rebellious nature as a threat to their way of life. While Gessika struggles to find her place in a world that insists on conformity, she serves as a role model and protector for her younger sisters, Ciara and Eve, who dream of following in her footsteps. Amid the family tensions, she finds solace in Deston Ray, a kind-hearted and supportive young man who understands her need for independence and treats her as an equal. Gessika is a richly layered tale of strength, resilience, and the courage to break generational cycles. With its vivid setting, complex characters, and themes of love, loyalty, and self-discovery, the story captures the heartache and triumph of a woman determined to live life on her own terms, no matter the cost.

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A recent unsolved murder shakes the small town of L'endroit caché and reminds a former sheriff of the blood on his hands...

Morgan has spent her life imprisoned in a shrine high on the banks of the bayou, where everyone is constantly aware of her presence, but no one has ever actually spoken to her. She is god, just as her Mother was before her, and she'll stay that way until she gives birth to the next living god. But the job comes with little power beyond the ability to sense the emotions of others-certainly nothing her worshippers would find worth all their sacrifices, if they knew. Until one day, the villagers bring her a badly injured boy to receive last rites. Tired of being worthless and alone, Morgan decides to do something worthwhile for once revive him. To her own surprise, she succeeds, but he's not whole and hearty. The boy is alive, locked in the agonizing moment of his death. As her newfound power grows, Morgan finally gets what she's always wanted-a life outside the shrine. If only she can shake the angry mobs hunting her, and figure out how to restore death before the village is over-run with the animated corpses of its loved ones.

Allie was forced to move all the way from Chicago to Louisiana, leaving behind everything Allie had ever known. Miserable, Allie hadn't really tried to befriend any of the southerners until one day Annabelle Dixon was kind enough to invite her over for a sleepover. Alone in an old house, Allie and Annabelle face the untold horrors of the bayou together.

Seventeen years old James Haigen's life is about to change for ever he will never look at the world the same he will never be who he once was ever again. He will scratch to survive in every possible way.

A former bounty hunter takes on a new job in the Louisiana swamps: to find a rare white orchid said to grow where no one should walk. But what begins as a hunt for a plant becomes a quiet trial of the soul. What happens when you stand before something beautiful-and choose not to take it?

The story of a young man suffering from memory loss finds himself welcomed into a family of strangers. After some time, he must save them from the fathers mysterious past of which comes back to haunt him. Despite the danger which has fallen upon the family he falls in love with their daughter, Lacey, who has the ability to being his memory back to life. With these memories back in place, he finds the sad reality of who he really is... a dark, cold and calculating individual who will stop at nothing to protect who he loves.

On the run, Benoit Falicier tries desperately to escape from his pursuers. What he does to escape will haunt him until the day he dies. -Written for the We're All Mad Here, Disney Villains writing contest.- Highest ranking, #1 in WattpadDisney.

A poem about the pressure and fear-mongering of religion.

Hungry and Cold, Jack's looking for the Jackpot he hopes will take him far away. Desperately trying to survive. In this world, morbid curiosity can bring you nightmares. Its just after midnight when a search for food is interrupted. His nightmares start to come true..

"She hated the swamp. She always hated it, and she wished that her father's bill never passed and that legislation wasn't written to protect the marshlands. Those law people always went on preaching about life and the importance of preservation, yet all she saw here was death. The swamp is an illusion of life-- only a beautiful illusion because everything goes here to die." --- Charlotte has lived in this southern Louisianan town almost her whole life. The annual festival reawakens old wounds laced with bittersweet memories-- listening to psychedelic rock with her environmentalist parents in the 70s, catching frogs in the humid summer, and dancing through fairy fields with her adventurous childhood best friend, June. It's been thirty years, but the memories of that summer leading up to the tragedy will haunt her forever. -- Content Warning: Violence and brief mentions of child physical abuse

⚠️As you know, I've already posted the first two stories in the "human limbs fueling the sun" series. Yet I would not want to torture you with nonsense. Basically, the sun is dying and humans must amputate their limbs in order to fuel it. Yet not everyone is willing to make this sacrifice.... Basically, the third story wouldn't make any sense on its own. I had to put it here. Happy reading! Edit: Thanks for the kind comment!

When Diana heard about the old conversion camp over the years something yearned in her bones urging to explore the forsaken land. But what summoned her to those halls of hell was far worse than she ever anticipated.

There was something didyme refused to tell the Volturi. She had a sister, hera was very different from didyme. She was dangerous and angry that Marcus let the Romanian kill didyme. She now lives in New Orleans in the bayou with her clan. What will happen when she returns to forks with her clan and Marcus finds her.

Many years ago, one of Emilie Benoit's grandmothers brought a rare blue diamond with her to Bayou Devau, and the gem was passed down for generations until Emilie's birth. Rumor has it that the stone was stolen from her parents, never to be found again, but Emilie learns the harsh truth about the gem's path after marrying an abusive gem thief and jewelry connoisseur. In a rash bid to escape him, she purposely gets caught during a diamond heist and ends up in prison feeling safer there than with her ex, but she didn't expect a man from her past to come through her prison cell door asking for help to put her ex away for good. Ty Granger is an FBI agent who has his own reasons for seeking the blue diamond. He grew up in Bayou Devau hearing rumors about the jewel, but he never expected such a gem to turn up. When his wife is killed working undercover to find stolen jewelry, he is convinced Emilie's ex is behind the murder, and he won't quit until he's put the past to rest, and one of the world's most notorious gem thieves behind bars.