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**COMPLETED-- First in the Wild Magic series** "My heart doesn't beat right if you aren't holding me in your arms." Edon has never known home, or family. Love or gentleness. Slave to a cruel master, he's lauded as a monster to crowds of leering men and women. Until the day a man who smells like fire and passion breaks him free of his cage and shows the monster what it means to be human.

In the harrowing journey of high school life, Aiden faces relentless bullying and discovers his true self amidst the chaos. As he grapples with his identity and sexuality, a devastating assault shatters his world. When his parents learn about his sexuality, their rejection is swift and cruel, leading to his expulsion from the only home he's ever known. With nowhere else to turn, Aiden finds refuge with his friend Taylen and her supportive family. As he rebuilds his life, he finds solace and love in a relationship with Kyle. But as Aiden's emotional turmoil deepens, he struggles with despair and contemplates ending it all. "I Love Me" is a powerful and poignant exploration of self-discovery, rejection, and the search for acceptance. Aiden's story is a raw and emotional journey through pain, hope, and the challenges of finding one's place in a world that often feels unforgiving.

"We can't do this." I whisper as our lips re-connect, a tingling fire surging through my body as his hands ravage unexplored lands; my innocence dissipating away with every peck he trails down my neck. "I know we can't. That's why it's so exciting." He replies through kisses. His effortless charm intoxicates me; drowning me; hunting me; devouring me. "What if my brother finds out?" The perpetuated patter of the rain unable to subdue my groan as he digs his nails deeper into my skin. "Who cares." Welcome to my story, where an innocent boy finds a not so innocent boy in his bed; where they do not so innocent things. - YOP

Things were supposed to get better after Nathan's surgery. His shoulder was getting stronger by the day, and his voice steadily came back to him. Aiden was growing in confidence and learning to love himself again. He'd finally found a happy place filled with love and security; but fate had different ideas. Nobody knew that danger lurked in the shadows, and history would repeat itself for the boy who'd already been the victim of so much hate. #1 - Teen-Drama

| Long Listed ONC 2025 | Summoned to another world through a mysterious door, college student Silver Wolfe discovers a realm of witches who want nothing other than to lock him in a dungeon until the day he dies because of a prophecy claiming he would be the 'Destroyer of Worlds'. He is broken out of the dungeon by not a person, but a stray cat who holds a strange likeness to a man he hates from his homeworld. Now that he is free, will he follow the prophecy or find his destiny in the paws of others? #ONC2025 Genre: Fantasy-Adventure Copyright© 2025 short_flame

After fainting in elementary school, Noah Roman was forever banned from human contact. Still able to attend school, though he has to wear a mask, gloves, and not show a single part of his body, Noah was perfectly fine with it. Living with content Noah never cared about how others thought nor he would never experience a true relationship. Casted outside of the world, Noah grew fond of his illness, but like seasons, it changed. Moving away from his home state to California, Dominic Storm wasn't exactly fond of the new place. Researching cases of Mysophobia, Dominic begins to care less and less about his schooling and life. Without knowing, Dominic invades Noah's safety bubble, stirring up trouble for Noah and himself. Avoiding, pushing and hiding couldn't separate these two no matter how hard either tried. Does Noah finally see the pain of no longer having the ability to touch? And why does Dominic care so much for Mysophobia?

(14+) Wisteria had grown up so distant from his father. Never did he come outside to play with him, to meet his friends. Why, never did he come outside at all. He'd sit at the table with an empty plate for Wisteria after he begged him to, but he never ate. He never ate at all. His father was hardly ever out of his room, a room the boy had never seen, and only did he hear the floorboards creak when the clock struck midnight. And so the young boy was determined to find out why. TWs for all chapters: - Violence, gore - Slight smut I suppose and sexual implications For mature audiences only please!

Aiden, an 18-year-old high school junior from a wealthy background, lives in the shadow of expectations and privilege, but nothing prepares him for Ethan-his handsome, 22-year-old senior. Ethan is dark, possessive, and intense, someone who knows what he wants and will stop at nothing to claim it. The two find themselves drawn together in a tangled web of attraction, power, and undeniable chemistry. Aiden is the last person to expect the whirlwind of emotions that Ethan brings, and as their relationship intensifies, he begins to feel consumed by Ethan's dominance. Despite the allure of Ethan's darkness, Aiden struggles with his own sense of control and independence, trying to reconcile his growing feelings with the fear of losing himself in Ethan's world. But as the lines blur between love, obsession, and desire, Aiden realizes that there's more at play than just raw passion. Ethan is as broken as he is, and their connection is deeper than anything Aiden could have imagined. Will Aiden be able to surrender to the pull of Ethan's love, or will the intensity of their connection tear them apart? Bound by desire, they are forced to confront their darkest fears, navigating a dangerous love that is at once passionate and possessive, sweet and destructive.

"In a word I was too cowardly to do what I knew to be right, as I had been too cowardly to avoid doing what I knew to be wrong" Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. I'm a textbook pessimist and I like it just the way it is. Eynal is a highborn boy who has whatever he could need to be happy but his outlook on life plagues him at every turn, obsessed by the notion that existence is entirely pointless living in his own world void of anything remotely positive he turns a blind eye to anything that is expected of him, but forces beyond him thrust an entirely new situation upon him that he fails to navigate with his usual indifference will he adapt and change as expected? or will he find a way to cast it aside as he always has. This story is based around medieval fantasy with some inspiration from the classics (Lotr, GOT) it will navigate the personal lives of two characters who are polar opposites and an increasingly fragile political situation in the world they live in *this is my first time ever writing something so if i suck please dont bully me XD*

When a plan is revealed to eradicate the lycan scourge once and for all, the group is thrust into a maelstrom of impossible choices. Do they choose their survival or the greater good of their people? In a world on the brink of destruction, love and lust must be put aside. The weight of their choices could either pave the road to freedom-or lead them straight into the grave. For Nicolas, the stakes are even higher. He faces an agonizing decision: keep the book and do what he believes is right, or destroy it and risk losing himself in the process. The question lingers over him-will he be forced to become like his father to save those he loves? Or will he find another way to protect them without sacrificing his soul? The time for fleeing is over. It's time to make a stand. With annihilation looming on the horizon, Nicolas must decide whether to embrace his destiny or face the obliteration of everything he's fought to protect. The road to salvation-or annihilation-begins now.