partners or pawns

Crestwood used to be peaceful. Now people lock their doors before sunset. The town has become consumed by a string of brutal murders, each victim connected in ways the police fail to understand. To everyone else, the deaths seem random. But Aubrey knows better. There’s a pattern hidden beneath the bloodshed—something watching, choosing, waiting. And when the pattern begins circling her, she realizes she was never outside of it. Desperate for answers, Aubrey gathers the friends she trusts most, only to uncover a terrifying truth: all of them are connected by something far deeper than coincidence. Their lives, their encounters, even the tragedies that shaped them feel orchestrated, as though they had been guided toward one another long before they were born. But the deeper they dig, the more reality itself begins to unravel. Because behind Crestwood lies something far worse than a murderer. There are forces moving beyond human sight—silent influences shaping lives, steering choices, and bending fate toward an outcome only they understand. To them, people are nothing more than expendable positions in a larger design, living entire lives unaware they were never truly in control. Everything was proceeding exactly as intended. Until one of them changed. Among Aubrey’s group, one fate begins drifting beyond what was planned, triggering a chain reaction no one foresaw. What should have remained controllable becomes unpredictable. Dangerous. For the first time, something within the system is no longer obeying the role it was given. And if even one pawn can move on its own… Then the ones controlling the board may finally learn what fear feels like.

They were supposed to never cross paths again— One is a cold, sharp-tongued magazine editor. The other, a once-viral vlogger crushed by scandals. When a “no romance, just marriage” post brings them together online, sparks fly fast. But offline? Surprise— You’re that person?! A fake marriage to solve real problems. Living together was not part of the plan. Catching feelings? Even worse. They swore they’d never fall in love again. But life—and love—has other ideas.

Alice and Jordi are friends from high school. Alice is poor, while Jordi is very rich. Suddenly, during a night out at a club to celebrate college graduation, someone put an Aphrodisiac on them until they finally had a one-night stand. It turns out that Jordi and Alice have been harboring feelings all this time. Moreover, Alice didn't dare to think more about loving Jordi because Jordi's mother had warned her not to think more about Jordi. Jordi also insisted on staying together, even marrying Alice. But Alice refused. Moreover, there is another woman who turns out to be close to Jordi, the theme of his childhood. Jordi's mother created a misunderstanding between Alice and Jordi so that Alice tried to stay away from Jordi. Not long after that, Jordan had an accident and lost his memory. Jordi's mother said that Jordi had died, so Alice was very confused, especially since she was pregnant. Alice immediately went to Melbourne with the mother and child in her womb, while Jordi underwent treatment in Singapore. Five years later, Jordi met Alice and saw her son, Luke. Luke's face was so similar to little Jordi that Jordi immediately knew that the woman in his past was Alice. Jordi's mother was angry because Jordi called off his engagement to the woman of her choice. But after going to Melbourne and seeing Luke's face, Jordi's mother immediately agreed to the marriage between Jordi and Alice.

Where does the future of humanity lie? To become the perfect life form? To become the perfect human? To live under the hand of God, or be a pawn of the Devil? All of which should be decided by whom? A Hero blessed by the Gods themselves? Or a man who has even conquered the light? It all starts at Aethermoor Academy, where Prince Agni S.K. arrives looking like a beggar rather than royalty. He is the last person expected to shake the magical world Having lived as a ghost in his comfortable and lazy royal life, a single near death is what it takes for him to feel what it truly means to be human "the burning passion of winning and the sickening frustration of losing".

Welcome to pleasure encounters, to erotic tales of fantastic worlds, embark on tales of love and passion, to the adventures of city couples, those countless forms of love, amidst tales of sexual encounters, from humans, gentlemen of the night, vampires, witches and werewolves, their encounters of love and pleasure, and their intrigues and adventures of high society and its citizens of the city of Lovecraft, wrapped between magic, from art to seduction, in addition to the fantasies of love stories and encounters with fantasy beings, to be put to the test, in which everyone is involved in tales of love, passion and pure sex, in a universe of pleasure and seduction. Amidst erotic tales of every person who lives in this world, amidst tales of seduction, sexual encounters, mundane lives, sex tests and pleasure houses. A city known for the den of passion, the crime mecca of seduction, a sex story, in which it goes beyond the mafia city, the mecca of crime, the forces of passion, the evidence of pleasure, using their bodies in controls of their men and women, meetings between houses and that of the mafiosi, the den tales of pleasures, see that during the trips, the stories and coexistence of people, the sexual life of each person who lives in these cities, in which they visit the several dens of pleasure in this city wrapped in tales of love and seduction. Involved and although they are the tales of love and sex, which lasted for many years, there were countless gang wars that were resolved with points of love and their conspiracies, murders, stories of love, pleasure and passion, in which the numerous clans Mafiosi got involved in fights for territory, crime lords in their games of passion, the fight for control of their wills and their passions, control of their bodies, in struggles for power and control. The rich socialites in their games of pleasure and amidst the struggles for power, the countless struggles for passion, amidst the stories of fantastic adventures of pa

Hoga Yasahiro, who wished for death as he lost all interest in life, comes to realize he's immortal as he fails his suicide attempt. Isozaki Izumi who is so afraid of losing those around him, has a complicated past that led him to lead a simple life with simple goals as he struggles with attachment. As events escalate, Yasahiro and Izumi find out that they share nothing but immortality; making their partnership very hard. With no clue of how it happened, they start investigating and asking questions for very different reasons. Yasahiro wants to end it, and Izumi wants to make use of it. They start sharing memories of dying, a heavy secret with traumatic effects, traumatic enough to unite them in the face of whatever that comes, as it won't be as bad as death itself, or so they thought.. A story of two immortals struggling to live many lives in a world that has more mysteries than they could ever imagine. ----- Special thanks to r00t for writing the synopsis^^

Gaining a piece of land is hard. Building something on it is harder still. But what if you could take control of a world? What if the fate of humanity hinged on that one world, one key to survival? A world of endless possibilities. An open canvas, where nothing is set, and everything is up for grabs. Welcome to Solva—where nothing is as it seems. A place of mysteries, of opportunities, and of dangers that could tear apart the very fabric of reality. But in the silence of this world, one truth echoes: This is the only chance you’ve got. Will you rise, or will you fall into the darkness? The answer lies in the heart of Solva, and no one knows what awaits.

Damon An ambitious person who dreams of becoming a warrior, but in reality, he is merely a pawn—and when I say pawn, I mean it in the literal sense. In this magical world, wicked thoughts turn into reality. In this story, there are dozens of characters, but there is no main character—not even Damon—because we all love to think of ourselves as protagonists. Yet in truth, we are just pawns advancing toward a greater truth.

Rose was an ordinary human living an unmemorable life until she was suddenly dragged into the supernatural world. She became a Heaven emissary, working for the Angel Society alongside her best friend. Their alliance is tested when unexpected, consuming desires jeopardize not only her exciting new life but also their entire relationship. He was an Angel known for his carefree personality and flirty attitude. Yet, no one knew the terrifying burden he carried, or the dangerous secrets behind their angelic nature: the invisible shackles that bound them and shaped their whole existence. As strange occurrences fracture the reality of their world and a hidden history unravels, they must confront a chilling possibility: the righteous system they swore to protect is as fractured and volatile as the fragile equilibrium between Heaven and Hell. When outside forces shatter their quiet existence and their feelings become entangled with the mythical, life-changing rules of eternity, will the truth join them together or tear them apart forever?

In her previous life, she took the wrong "white lotus" script, causing her to die a miserable death. Heaven has let her live again, so she shouldn't have to suffer the hardships of her past life once more! Feng Moxi sheds her weakness from her previous life. Making a new choice, she must fight! There are monsters! Kill them! There are scumbags! Eliminate them! With her meager strength, she picks up a Heavy Sword and forges a difficult path forward. Unexpectedly, that arrogant and reckless person who caused her no small amount of trouble along the way eventually becomes a comrade-in-arms to whom she can entrust her back, a companion for life. The sky fills with darkness, the Demon People emerge! The Heavenly Dao returns. One day, Feng Moxi is leisurely roasting beast meat by the river. Chaoyang, having just finished fighting a demon beast, sees the crumbs on her lips and immediately leans in. "Want some?" Chaoyang dazedly nodded his head. Suddenly, a piece of burnt beast meat is stuffed into his mouth. Chaoyang pulls Feng Moxi into his embrace, gently brushes the corner of her lips with his hand, and says, "You're mine!" Apocalypse + Cultivation + Doting Boyfriend