I write stories with sharp edges and soft hearts.

I love stories where love is both a refuge and a wound. Where choices matter. Where things go wrong, sometimes irreparably, and the beauty is in how people endure anyway.

Worldbuilding and character are my favorite parts of writing. I believe being true to character matters more than happy endings, plot convenience, or reader comfort. If a character wouldn't do it, I won't make them. I carry that belief into everything I love, video games, Dungeons & Dragons, long campaigns, and quiet moments that change everything.

Once, my creative writing teacher told me to write for readers, not for myself. It's a habit I've never quite managed to break. I write the stories I want to read. I write heartache. I write devotion. I write the slow, painful, wonderful work of loving someone anyway.

If you like that too, I'm glad you're here.
If not, that's okay. There are so many stories in the world. I hope you find the one that feels like home.

You can find me on Discord as Havenite85 if you'd like to connect there too.
  • Los Angeles
  • JoinedFebruary 15, 2018



Stories by Havenite
Shared Ice by Havenite85
Shared Ice
Lila Mercer lives for control-on the ice and off. When a new skating partner fits her perfectly, it should fe...
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Inherited Ice by Havenite85
Inherited Ice
The Varela family has always moved as one-on the ice, in life, in everything that mattered. So when Adrian Va...
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Ethical by Havenite85
Ethical
Everyone at this university thinks they know what's right. Liam Carter is the kind of guy who's always done e...
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