a waking lesson

Seven years have passed since Emma last saw the man who once held her heart. Bright Alejandro Anderson—her first love—was a prince, a symbol of everything she once believed in. But the moment he walked away, leaving her broken and betrayed, she swore she’d never let love consume her again. Now, Prince Anderson is back. As a key figure in royal affairs, he forces Emma to confront a past she’d buried deep. With every word he speaks, with every glance he gives, Emma is pulled back into a world she tried to escape. The man who broke her heart is now begging for forgiveness, claiming he would kill for her, that he would never leave again. But can Emma ever trust him again? Can love truly be resurrected from the ashes of betrayal, or will it burn them both alive? #secondchance #getingbacktogether #slowburn #diplomacy #kingdombuilding #enemytolover --- (Setting: 19th Century) Seven years had passed since Emma last saw Bright Alejandro Anderson—her first love. Emma had almost succeeded in living her life normally. She was doing fine. But that man resurfaced in Emma's life as Prince Anderson, who led the royal legal affairs team. He not only appeared in Emma's life but also forced her to look back. To revisit memories she desperately wanted to forget. For Emma, Bright, aka Prince Anderson, was the most bitter lesson in her life. From him, Emma learned never to trust anyone. Not even God. ~~~ Emma's tears flowed, voice cracked and pained, "Even if I were to die," her despair remained, "I'll hate you forever, it's only fair. Don't come to my funeral, don't you dare, set foot at my graveside, expect no embrace, Don't ever anticipate my heart's forgiving grace. I'll spend my days, my bones, in hatred's grip. A love once cherished, now a sinking ship. ~~~ "I've just killed someone with my own hands. Ah, this is how deep my love for you is, Emma. I would kill for you, and you've just witnessed it with your own eyes." ... "I'm here... don't be scared... this time I'm not leaving you, unlike before when I left you." ... "I was stupid. I am sorry. I regret it with every breath I take. I wish there was a way to turn back time to fix the past. But despite everything I can do, I can't. So, I sincerely apologize, even though I know I don't have the right to do so." !!!Explicit adult content above chapter 100 and will be informed at the beginning of the chapter. Please refrain from accessing the chapter if you are underage. Thank you.!!! another works: - Undressed by The Half-beast Prince - Wolfdale: Blood of the Moon - Mafia Princess: Raised by Wolves - Slayer Knight: Survive The Undead

"In the face of survival, will you still cling on to your ideal?" Keiko sought desperately an answer for herself and the future she vowed to protect. In the end, what would she choose? --- Keiko Lee, a female Special Assault Team (SAT) woke up in the body of the infamous "Death Reaper", the rising star mech soldier of Earth Federation more than 100 years in the future. The Earth had gone through devastating change after a round of nuclear war, natural disaster, and alien invasion while a huge threat was still looming over humanity's future. Having no other option, she has to adapt to her new world fast while unknowingly becoming the center of the storm known as revolution. Meanwhile, Jeanne Armstrong, a prodigious black-bellied female major who is also a senior technical officer, a military research expert, and a female instructor in the highest military academy in the Federation, keeps teasing and seducing her to her heart's content. Keiko who sought survival and perhaps, a way home, and Jeanne who will do anything for her freedom. What will happen to them when their fate entangled with each other? +++ Precept: Jeanne leaned on Keiko’s side and rested her head on her uninjured right shoulder. "If you feel guilty about me, please don't push me away. Just think of it as you act for the sake of your goal, and I am for the sake of my oath. We are comfortable using each other like this and we know each other well, isn't it good? " Keiko's hands trembled, she caressed Jeanne's face gently, while her head was lowered. She said, "You... don't be so nice to me..." "Pfft, I've made it clear that I want to use you, and you still say I'm good to you? Are you stupid?" "If I am really stupid, I probably wouldn't be sitting here talking to you right now," Keiko whispered. "Hmph! You know it in your hear all those words really hurt me very much, you’re terrible." "Do you think I want to say that much? It really makes me suffocate, each and every word. I'm just afraid that you will suffer a lot if you choose me, and I'm afraid that I can't take care of you well." “Heh!” Jeanne snorted, "You? Taking care of me? It would be nice if you didn't bother me to take care of you. You damn block of wood, you want to piss me off, don’t you?" “......” "Don't you have anything to say?" Jeanne looked up at her. Keiko didn't speak but lowered her head and pressed Jeanne’s lips with hers. Jeanne's eyes widened for a moment before the corners of her eyes and lips drew a beautiful arc as she stretched out her arms around Keiko's neck, and pull Keiko’s face to hers. --- cover commissioned by: IG: @vatarison.art

A Tik-Tok style anthology of 100 word stories of fiction, horror and Sci-fi.

not my story

Ethan Voss hasn't slept properly in five years. Then one Tuesday night he gets the best sleep of his life — and never wakes up. Trapped inside an infinite dreamscape with no exit, hunted by a creature that was human once and lost itself mapping every layer of this place, Ethan has one option: keep running. Keep jumping from dream to dream before it finds him. The only problem is, every time he moves, it already knows where he's going. And the longer he stays, the more of himself he loses.

Eloise Wright was a young lady from a bad background, was ridiculed and tasteless. Dominic Richardson was very dissatisfied with that marriage with her, and he was either with a popular idol or a bikini girl for three days. Eloise Wright yelled all of sudden: “Don’t you like me at all?” “Don’t blabber such meaningless words!” “So, won’t you be loyal to this marriage for the rest of your life?” “As long as it’s you, then never!” Eloise Wright knew that he would not be a good father, so she decided to end the marriage for the sake of the child in her womb, “Then let’s get a divorce!” Six years later, Eloise Wright transferred and returned home. Dominic Richardson pulled her directly into the corner where no one was around, and pressed her against the wall. “Eloise Wright, where are my children?” “Gone! It’s a great idea not to communicate with each other, so it’s a clean break!” Dominic Richardson yelled red-eyed: “Then, give me another set of twins, you owe me!” After saying that, he directly groped her! At that time, the three little kids jumped out, “Daddy, let go of my mommy!” Dominic Richardson felt lost and puzzled. Why was there an extra child?

‘A ship is a female after all!’ The man, now known as Abyssal thought to herself. This is the story of a man who woke up one day and realised that he became a ship. A broken ship that's stranded in space with a skeleton as a captain, but nevertheless a ship! Now, S.A.S Abyssal (Self Aware Ship Abyssal) roamed space freely, wanting to find her purpose in this endless void. Along the way, she upgraded herself, found other Living Cores such as herself, got herself a maid, got into a dogfight, went space mining, upgraded herself further, steered through a minefield, encountered a supernova and even found genetically engineered catgirls! Also, it turned out that there was some sort of crazed bounty hunter out for her blood! But wait there was more! She also somehow got herself involved in an intergalactic space war! ‘Wait wait wait! What the hell is this?! What am I supposed to do now!?’

Begun on a whim, to be written in fragments... A mythical take on current events and old legends. When mankind retreats, the earth shifts, and the sleeping dragons awake. -- Contest category: Evolution (It might also be seen as apocalyptic, given the virus outbreak parallel, but it is more focused on the concept of guided evolution in my mind.)

Warning! Explicit Content!! Readers discretion advised!!! Adaeze is the daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Imo state, she has a very strict and boring upbringing. And she is about to get married to a man that is just like her father. Just two weeks to her wedding, under the guise of going to another friend's wedding, she decides to indulge herself one time before she gets married. It is going to be a week of insane sex and chivalry, she sets out to discover herself. And what she finds leaves her shocked... Because what started out as a mere thought, was just the waking of a hungry beast. And she had no way of taming it at all. This is a fiction story that is inspired by true events.

What does it mean to be KING? Ohta was once the most ruthless and famous Mafia Boss King in all of history. He was so feared that the mere mention of his name made world governments panic in fear of his visit. He climbed to the peak and reached the very pinnacle of mortal existence in power, money, and freedom. Just when he thought he had it all, he touched upon an enlightenment only gods and true kings had ever reached — that the peak of power is nothing but beautiful loneliness. But before he could understand and dwell on it, he was betrayed by his act of kindness and the king fell. However, the eye of Osiris had lessons to teach this Mafia Boss king that had knocked on its door, and he was reborn on a parallel earth. Now, he must restart his journey again, build his kingdom, but unlike last time, he must navigate siblings who want him dead, clan enemies who want him gone, Invading demons from another dimension, and worst of all — the absolute nightmare of highschool teenage drama. However, this is not the usual high school. For example, why are deadly weapons legal in school? And what do you mean by we are allowed to kill each other for points, but must fight demons. Welcome To Avalon, the War-Zoned Highschool. Where snakes eat snakes, and lions fall at the hands of cunning ants.