Survival Stories

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION In 1955, mixed-race Ethan Harper leaves his progressive hometown for a summer in Alabama where he's not welcome, except by resident free spirit, Juniper Jones. ***** After getting himself into a bout of trouble, 16-year-old Ethan Harper's parents send him to Ellison, Alabama, to live with his aunt and uncle for the summer. But the year is 1955, and Alabama is a far cry from his beloved home of Arcadia, Washington. As much as it's hotter in temperature, it's colder in every other way, and Ethan learns the hard way that people see his mere existence as a threat. Amidst all the mayhem, a fiery, free-spirited, oddball walks into Ethan's life. Her name is Juniper Jones. She is the first person in Ellison who seems unfazed by their racial differences, and she promises to give Ethan a summer he will always remember, filled with endless adventure and discovery. With Juniper, Ethan can breathe, he can be, despite the incessant attention and bullying their newly formed friendship attracts. Can the two survive the summer, run in the light and block out the noise of the outside world? [Published version comes out June 16, 2020 with Wattpad Books!] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

When Clara wakes up in a new world, she's no longer a top-tier survivalist from a post-apocalyptic future-she's now the newly married stepmother of four malnourished children in a poverty-stricken rural village. Her husband? A handsome but useless deadbeat who's more interested in gambling and gossip than putting food on the table. With a thatched roof threatening to collapse, threadbare clothes barely holding together, and not a single coin to her name, Clara rolls up her sleeves. She's not here to be a tragic character. She's here to survive-and thrive. But raising four skeptical children, reviving a collapsing household, and navigating a village full of nosy neighbors won't be easy. Especially when her new stepchildren don't trust her, and the whole village is waiting to see how fast the "new wife" will run away. Armed with grit, wit, and a lifetime of survival instincts, Clara is about to prove that even in the toughest soil, something beautiful can grow.

After escaping a stalled elevator into a zombie apocalypse, Emily must learn how to trust people again or risk losing everything in this terrifying world. ***** For Emily, every day of the last two years have been a blur. She keeps her head down, takes her college courses online, and only goes out to work at her mandatory internship. But all that changes on the day the office elevator breaks down, leaving her trapped when the screams begin. And when the doors finally open, revealing a dystopian world ruined by bloody teeth and disease, Emily is launched into a terrifying run for her life, caught between the strangers she's not sure she can trust and the man-eating monsters that hunger for her flesh. Now she must learn not only how to survive in this new and dangerous world, but also how to overcome her own inner demons before they cost her something more precious than her life. [[Wattys' Shortlist]] [[Promoted by AMC]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: The story contains some gore, violence, strong language, and dark themes. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

When a deadly disease ravages the town of Holmsley, Frankie and her friends find themselves trapped inside a military-blockaded quarantine zone. ***** A story that was first published in 2014 and feels more relevant than ever. Fifteen-year-old Frankie and her friends must find their way out of quarantine if they want to survive. As the body count rises, Frankie realizes that this is no ordinary quarantine and no one is coming to help. Once infected, the sick become crazed and violent, while fear turns other survivors to savages. And who or what are the mysterious figures Frankie keeps seeing around town? It seems she'll have to unravel the dark truth behind it all if she wants to get out alive... Content and/or trigger warning: This story describes disease outbreaks and contains scenes of violence, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

He just wants her booty, but she'll end up stealing his heart. ***** After pirates kidnap seventeen-year-old Ana in a case of mistaken identity, the orphaned housemaid prepares for the worst. Instead, between a shipwreck, mutiny, and her growing feelings for her captor -- the dashing Pirate King of the Caribbean, Alestair Kincade -- Ana soon realizes the secret she keeps is far from the most dangerous part of her new life. But playing the wholesome daughter of a Spanish admiral among rag-tag buccaneers isn't easy either, and to avoid both discovery and the gallows she'll have to learn to rely on more than just her wits and her charm. But is Alestair Kincade really on her side? Or will his protection and his love both disappear the moment he learns the truth? Book Two of The Pirate King Series is called SCUTTLE (formerly The Reluctant Pirate Queen) [Now an audiobook from Hachette, Powered by Wattpad] [word count: 90,000-100,000 words] PLUNDER (Book One in The Pirate King Series) © 2014 by R.S. Kovach. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced without the author's written permission. Cover designed by Ren T

FIRST CAME THE DRAGONS When scientists brought everyone's favorite fairytale creature to life, people flocked to see them, including 17-year-old Zelda Rissland. THEN CAME THE PARASITE But scientists created more than just dragons-they created a deadly parasite. Wyrmrot, they later called it. First, it ate your brain, and then it made you eat other people's brains. NOW ZELDA MUST SURVIVE THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE Separated from her family, the only person Zelda has left from her former life is her childhood friend turned boyfriend, Cooper Marotta. Together they've carved out a safe place for themselves in a world turned upside down, but when a zombie horde decimates their survivor group, they face a choice: attempt to rebuild or follow the mysterious coordinates that appeared on a construction sign. Zelda still hopes her family is out there somewhere and believes the coordinates might lead her to them. Cooper, however, thinks the coordinates will only bring trouble. When the remaining survivors vote to undertake the perilous cross-country journey, he attempts to deter them every step of the way. What Zelda discovers at their destination will test her loyalties and change everything she thought she knew about the apocalypse. Wyrmrot is a heart-stopping Young Adult Apocalyptic novel told in dual timelines. "Jurassic Park meets Resident Evil." This fast-paced tale of survival, secrets, and betrayal features dragons, zombies, and a touch of romance. Perfect for fans of Erin Bowman's Contagion or Emily Suvada's This Mortal Coil. Cover design and illustration by Jeff Brown (www.jeffbrowngraphics.com) Available on Amazon in paperback, eBook, and Kindle Unlimited.

Everyone has their own path in life or they are given one it's very simple, but for some it's different they are forced down a path that is not their own. They can't make their own decisions or choose their own fate nothing saves them. For Raelyn, she wished for death. She prayed and wished for death to come in her path and take the unbearable pain away. The grief of loss and hope...maybe just maybe if she shut her eyes for just a minute time would stop and she could breathe, she can feel....maybe just maybe she would finally feel alive instead of used and broken She just might find that within five strangers she'd never imagine meeting ***************************************************************************** these are my characters, so please don't copie right SEQUEL: TELL ME YOU LOVE ME

Ethan Grimes, a sharp-shooting force with a devil's charm and a trigger finger that doesn't flinch, carries the weight of a name that demands strength in a world gone to hell. Lila, the Greene family's fierce healer, stitches wounds and souls with hands as steady as her heart is wild, her compassion a blade that cuts both ways. In the brutal sprawl of The Walking Dead, where the dead hunger and the living break, their connection sparks a fire that could warm them or burn everything down. Bound by desire and tested by blood, they navigate a landscape of gnashing teeth and fractured trust, where every choice is a gamble and love is as dangerous as the next step. Blood and Ember is a gut-punch dive into passion, violence, and the raw edges of humanity, where survival demands everything you've got-and more. THE WALKING DEAD 🧟‍♂️ Male Oc X Fem Oc Season 2 - Season 11 #7 - glennrhee, 15/09/2025 #8 - maggiegreene, 12/09/2025 #9 - rickgrimes, 04/10/2025 #2 - negansmith, 04/10/2025

What would you do to survive...what would you do to protect the ones you love...how far are you willing to lose your humanity... What started as a normal morning for Y/N a new Rookie Sheriff deputy for King County. Quickly turns into a waking nightmare. Being forced to quickly fight for not just his own survival but to protect those who can't. Challenging choices and meeting people who he'll save, protect, love, care for....or lose himself in the process. TWD X MALE READER/ MAGGIE GREENE X MALE READER/ TWDFANFIC

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oh, the things we invent when we are scared and want to be rescued. shauna shipman x fem!oc all seasons cover by @aaronhtchnrs ©nellcrains 2023.

Once, he was a hero. Now, he's a fugitive. After being falsely accused of crimes he didn't commit, Y/N L/N disappears from New York, leaving the world to believe Spider-Man is gone. Stripped of purpose and hunted by those he once called allies, he drifts across the ocean, only to crash onto a lawless island ruled by pirates and warlords. Captured, beaten, and left for dead, Y/N is saved by the mysterious Rakyat tribe, who see in him the spirit of Anansi, the Spider God of creation and chaos. Reforged through ancient rites and scarred by new power, he becomes something far more dangerous than the hero he once was. To some, he's a savior. To others, a curse. But to the islands, he is a legend whispered in fire and blood. Once a hero. Now, he is a Rakyat.

𝐇𝐚𝐦 𝐍𝐚-𝐫𝐢 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 "𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝, 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡." 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟-𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐆𝐲𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐬𝐮, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐲𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐬𝐮'𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐧-𝐣𝐨, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬. 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬, 𝐍𝐚-𝐫𝐢 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 "𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡" 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐰. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞.

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐱 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐝𝐞 [𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭] ───✱*.｡:｡✱*.:｡✧*.｡✰*.:｡✧*.｡:｡*.｡✱ ─── 𝐀 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐝𝐞; 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫, [𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞]. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭? 𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭. ⋘ 𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑎... ⋙ ████▒▒▒▒▒▒30% █████▒▒▒▒▒50% ████████▒▒80% ⋘ 𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑡... ⋙ ████████▒▒80% ██████████100% 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠. . . ↷✦; w e l c o m e, [name] ❞ ───✱*.｡:｡✱*.:｡✧*.｡✰*.:｡✧*.｡:｡*.｡✱ ───

❝ She was his weakness... the only heart he could never protect, the only fire he could never tame. ❞ ↬𝑨𝒓𝒐𝒉𝒊 𝑮𝒐𝒆𝒏𝒌𝒂↫, a brilliant and fearless cardio surgeon, was left humiliated when her groom confessed his love for her sister. The world turned against her,whispers of shame, stares of contempt but then he appeared. ↬𝑹𝒖𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒉 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒉 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒕↫A mafia king, ruthless, untouchable stepped into her ruined life. His offer was not love, but a bargain. Yet beneath the cold steel of his gaze, a fire ignited... She became his weakness. The one heartbeat that could pierce the armor he built over a lifetime of power and fear. Every glance, every word, every touch drew him deeper into a dangerous obsession. His love for her was wild, possessive, and unstoppable,a storm that burned hotter than any darkness he commanded. To the world, she was just a bride. To him, she was everything. ↬𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐨𝐡𝐢 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐤𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐮𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐭.𝐀 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. ↫

They said the worst was over. They were wrong. Lex begged for the chance to go topside. After months underground, she just needed air-sky-freedom. What she and Nate find above isn't just a ruined world... it's a warning. The outbreak was only the beginning. Now, the things left behind are changing. And Lex may be tied to it more than she knows. This Broken Earth is a slow-burn dystopian romance about finding hope after ruin, uncovering the truth, and falling for the one person who makes you believe the world might still be worth saving. Upper YA /Teen Romance Go to @ thevoiceofdaydreams on Instagram to see more pics.

Born of fire and shadow, raised by the sea, Tsa'eya te Ronal'itan was never meant to survive-let alone belong. Taken from the Mangkwan Ash Na'vi and adopted into the Metkayina clan, Tsa'eya grows up straddling two worlds that do not forgive difference. Though she bears the name of Ronal and Tonowari, the reef still whispers of ash, and the past she barely remembers refuses to stay buried. As war creeps closer to the oceans and old grudges resurface, Tsa'eya must prove that loyalty is not defined by blood, nor faith by birthplace. Bound to her deadly skimwing Räxey and shaped by Ronal's teachings, she becomes a silent blade of the reef-feared by enemies, questioned by allies. Amid rising tides and burning skies, she finds an unexpected anchor in Neteyam, whose steady goodness challenges her guarded heart and teaches her that love does not demand sameness-only trust. Ash Beneath the Tides is a story of identity, chosen family, and the strength it takes to stand firm when the world insists you do not belong-an epic tale of fire meeting water, and the daughter Eywa chose to keep.

Gate Vladimir has a unique ability: The Fantasy Gene. Fueled by mysterious energy, he can transform into iconic characters from various fictional works, such as Bleach's Sosuke Aizen, the Lich King, Madara Uchiha, Artoria Pendragon, Archangel, Ainz Ooal Gown, and Deathwing. This power allows him to become the ultimate one-man pirate crew, that even Whitebeard declares, "This era is called 'Gate'!"

​Jungkook believes that "Action" is everything, while Taehyung believes "Knowledge" is everything. ​They have been rivals for 4 years. But now, they are trapped together on a dying research ship, drifting helplessly toward a massive black hole. ​With the oxygen running out and the ship falling apart, there is nowhere left to hide. As the "point of no return" nears, their long-held grudges and sharp words turn into something else...confessions of feelings they've buried for years. ​Can they find a way to work together and escape the gravity of certain death? Or will their first moment of true honesty also be their last? In the face of the void, they must decide is their bond strong enough to defy the laws of physics and bring them back home?