Gaslight Stories

Filomena Arabella-May Goodbody-Baggins is a robust woman. Known for being a feisty and untamable hobbit of the Shire, not even a company of 13 dwarves are able to control her: not even a hard-headed king. After an ill-received proposal, a few stolen heirlooms, and a mutual exchange of harsh words, Filomena finds herself in the company of an unwilling dwarven king, Thorin Oakenshield. On a quest for adventure and reclamation, Filomena and her cousin, Bilbo, must break free of the silken safety blanket of the Shire and survive in the big world. Of course, it's hard to make it big when a king doesn't like you. Will Filomena and Bilbo make it to the end of the quest? Or will a stubborn-headed king do everything in his power to break the little woman? Will Thorin be able to stay true to his own beliefs and morals? Or will an intoxicatingly fierce hobbit break down his walls? Read to find out ;) NOTE: This work dips heavily into BOTH the films and book and "rewrites" some of the outcomes and character impacts. If you haven't read the book, some scenes will be very different from the film, and the timeline follows the book more closely (AKA, realistic travel time) (This story can also be found on ArchiveOfOurOwn, still written by me)

From the outside, Alison Hickling has it all. Friends, boyfriend, status. What more could a girl want? But behind the golden curtain, it is not all as it seems. ..... Alison Hickling's sole focus is getting through school with friends, title and her boyfriend at her side. No matter the cost, she will do it. But her plan is thrown into turmoil when her new lab partner is an obnoxious nerd, her worst nightmare. No detail slips past the ever observing Joshua, with his charming smile and know it all attitude. What starts as a biology project, ends in harsh truths, new secrets and a disastrous friendship.

Victor Hart the Carnie detective, haunted by his own soulessness uses secret mind control techniques to solve crimes in a steampunk alternate reality. Join him as he hunts after his arch nemesis; the dastardly clockmaster Geppetto.

Pantomime is the first book in the Micah Grey series, out now from Pan Macmillan. Please enjoy a look at the first six chapters here on Wattpad. In a land of lost wonders, the past is stirring once more . . . Gene's life resembles a debutante's dream. Yet she hides a secret that would see her shunned by the nobility. Gene is both male and female. Then she displays unwanted magical abilities - last seen in mysterious beings from an almost-forgotten age. Matters escalate further when her parents plan a devastating betrayal, so she flees home, dressed as a boy. The city beyond contains glowing glass relics from a lost civilization. They call to her, but she wants freedom not mysteries. So, reinvented as 'Micah Grey', Gene joins the circus. As an aerialist, she discovers the joy of flight - but the circus has a dark side. She's also plagued by visions foretelling danger. A storm is howling in from the past, but will she heed its roar? Pantomime by Laura Lam took me to an exotic and detailed world, peopled by characters that I'd love to be friends with . . . and some I'd never want to cross paths with (Robin Hobb) Pantomime is a fantastical, richly drawn, poignant take on a classic coming-of-age story . . . a vibrant tale told with surety and grace (Leigh Bardugo) Set in a vividly imagined world with wonderful steampunk touches, Pantomime is a fable-like story as beautifully unique as its main character (Malinda Lo) A lyrical, stunningly written debut novel, which set my heart racing with every lift of the trapeze. In Micah we have one of the most original - and likeable - protagonists I've read in a long time. An author to watch, without a doubt (Amy Alward)

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||||||Deadass this was written in May 2016 and nothing has been edited but I thought it was funny as hell so I'm publishing it now. I might continue it bc it's so freaking funny but honestly iconic. But gd I wrote some manipulative ass characters.||||| You grew up with Mark and Sean. They were your best friends. Mark, the rough, tough orphan. You both bonded with being tough, and loving the same things. Sean, the sensitive one. He was there when you needed him and took care of you when you were sick. Both of these boys were your shoulders to cry on. They were there when anything went wrong. Not seeing them for 10 years, man, they really did change.

Rants & Vents Dark Poetry Free Verse Marked complete, as poems are individual and have no connection to eachother, but will go on as long as I and the person I call you in this book don't die.

Is it better to have loved and lost, or to never have loved all all? --- 16+ Suggestive Themes, Suicidal Mentions --- Interactive! Credit to Alilynx!

It was hard to leave and it was hard to stay (was it?). Every day she never knew which was worse (did she really?), and every day nothing ever changed. A Genderswap One-Shot.

Ayana and Ivan are in a relationship. They both depend on each other. One for the sake of attachment the other for control. Ayana is delusional and cheerful but don't be fooled she knows more than she leads on. She's your classic anime fan , dark romance fan and Tyler the creator fan. The most pansexual person you'll ever meet. She's fire captivating , warm , beautiful but dangerous to touch she's toxic but the type of toxic you've never seen. Characters to describe her would be Luz from Owl house , Dazia from Bungo stray dogs and Harley Quinn. Now Ivan the Russian prodigy the man who refuses to take therapy. Ivan is cold like ice. Doesn't talk much would rather plan how to kill you after you asked "Where is the bathroom located?" He's like Light from Death Note but ten times more a maniac. The type you couldn't see though he's cunning and dryly sarcastic. Never mention or talk or think about Ayana in his presence unless you want to die. But maybe there's more to him. Characters to describe him are Fydor from Bungo stray dogs , Robin from Teen titans OG and Zuko from Avatar the last Airbender.

this is just gonna be a random dump of things i find

Uncontrollably, they fall. I keep wiping them away, and as i do so, the feeling Intensifies.. It's like I'm trying to convince myself that this isn't real, a figment of my imagination, perhaps one of my made-up scenarios that live rent-free in my head... Instead of asking "why" like I'd usually do, I could mess up my routine and just accept the fact that it might not get better .. Some may call it pessimistic, but I like to say that's just me being realistic and practical Famished and confused on what to do, I just stare at the sky, no stars in sight, just darkness... A black empty void of Nothingness. Half empty or half full...pick a struggle! Empty.... That's how I'm starting to feel... Maybe I've been that way for quite some time, and I'm just realising it now? Maybe it's too much space in my head that I can actually think and come to the conclusion that emptiness is kinda...Nice? Being responsible for just yourself... wouldn't that be easier to manage? I'm spewing nonsense, but I'm sure someone can relate to being snatched up from your regular "normal" and placed in the universe of utter "abnormality " and waves of nothings? The emptiness echos really loud, my love... she is stillness, in a world full of chaos.

She studied the human mind. He studied hers. At Vale Institute, Elara meets Adrian - a man too calm, too intelligent, and far too dangerous to trust. But the closer she gets to him, the more she realizes... she's no longer observing the subject. She's become one.

✎...ongoing -------------------------------------- what happens when rahul eastone transfers to a new school that was once a holy church?

In the fall of 1997 Toronto, Annie, an Iranian girl meets Nelson. Annie finds herself swept into the kind of relationship she never thought she'd experience. But as the seasons shift, so do the shadows-quiet doubts, subtle shifts in tone, words that bruise more than they soothe. This is the story of a girl learning how to trust herself, even when the world tells her not to. A tender, haunting portrait of first love, loneliness, and the quiet strength it takes to walk away. Content Warning: emotional and sexual abuse, gaslighting, sexual themes.

In a world of declining magic and rising technology, a veteran of the Talon Company takes on one last request from his General. To find the General's Brother-in-law. Dollan Chancellor must use his intuition and wit to navigate the city of Utopia in search of the missing Safety Inspector and ultimately uncover the city's dark secrets kept beneath its glossy facade.

In New Freedom: No Longer Bound to Spiritual Abuse, author Shamika S. Niles, not only shares her personal story about spiritual abuse but also inspires and informs those that have been or could be going through similar experiences or who just want to become more aware of this topic. Filled with joy, pain, confusion, and every emotion in between. With an open heart, Niles pours out her testimony in a way that reminds readers that no matter how difficult their situation is, God has given them the power to speak up in the face of abuse, and break free from the bondage of sin. Niles also speaks about what a real relationship with God should look like and reminds readers that as believers "we have been released from the law, [because we] have died [to that] by which we were bound, so that we may serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter [of the law]." Romans 7:6

Shattered Broken "Melipione Lècharre Adrika daughter of Duke Adrika, for commiting the crime of attempted murder, for damaging the property of the Empire, for commiting illegal activities in the shadows of the empire, for the sin of........and for harming the royalty and nobility, you are sentenced to death by public execution. Do you wish to say your last words?" "........" Melipione had nothing more to say, even if she had, it wouldn't reach the ears of the viewers as they only came to watch. She felt as if there's a thick invisible barrier between her and the rest of the world. But since it was the last, she opened and closed her mouth for a second before finally managing to utter her words. "I... Im a human..." 'i get hurt too' "I eat" 'im starved of love' "I sleep" 'i felt restless' "and play around" 'im bound with shackles' "Im a human too" 'im scared.' "Please...kill me" 'i want to live my life too' 'The skies really are indifferent dont you think?' These words that I'd never be able to express even in front of the death's door, its such a shame...

Each night a new story unfolds along the sunbeam strip. Sunbeam city is a new age cyber paradise-or is it.