a pumpkin and a patch

“Excuse me.” “Can I help you with something sir?” Turning in a rage, “will you give the young lady that get wet, this money for me please?” “I am sorry Sir, but I cannot do that.” “Then kindly check and see if she has fainted or something, the length of time women takes to change.” “Sir, you don’t understand, the young lady left almost ten minutes ago.” “Was she badly hurt?” He tried to relax realizing, 'Jezell was right, the young lady makes me feel on edge, but why? Seeing her in the mall for the first time, when she collided into us, it was not planned it was an accident, she seemed to be in a hurry to get somewhere, but why were she smiling even when Jezell was rude by showing her the third finger. No one has ever gotten under my skin like that before and it irritates the hell out of me, then her running in front the car, I know it was not on purpose. I could see she was in pain but why didn’t she say something, someone else might have shouted at me because I was wrong, and why was I so ignorant, I didn’t even know it was her.’

Synopsis Seven minutes after Ethan Vale is fired, Earth receives a system update. Cities become dungeons. Monsters spawn in offices, subways, and streets. Every survivor is forced to choose a class and survive the first seventy-two hours. Everyone gets a class. Ethan gets an error. [Hidden Class Available: Bug Architect] Now he can see the flaws in the apocalypse itself: broken quests, corrupted monsters, locked doors, impossible rules, and safe zone systems no one else can touch. With every exploit, Ethan can save lives, build defenses, and turn one office floor into the last safe place in New York. But every unauthorized action damages his mind. And the System is watching. When the world is rewritten by broken rules, Ethan must decide whether to obey the apocalypse, survive it, or patch it.

First draft didn't work out for me. I'm a beginner, still learning the craft. This was my first attempt at writing, so I'm bound to make mistakes. I'll be starting fresh soon with a better approach.

Arthur Penhaligon was a genius programmer living in the margins of society, obsessed with creating AIDA—the world’s first Neural-Integrated AI. When a laboratory "accident" forces AIDA to merge with his consciousness, Arthur discovers that the world he knew is just a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for a deeper, darker reality. He wakes up to see the "Source-Code" of the universe: the metadata of every person, the variables of gravity, and the inefficient "scripts" used by a secret society of mages known as The Archive. To the Archive, magic is a ritual; to Arthur, it’s legacy code that needs a patch. After "deleting" a high-tier fireball mid-air and defeating a Lead Developer of the Archive, Arthur becomes the world's most wanted "Virus." Now a ghost in the system, he must navigate the Seattle Underground to build his own decentralized magical network. Arthur isn't just learning to cast spells; he is re-writing the operating system of reality. But as he gains "Root Access," he realizes the Source has a hardware cost—and if he doesn't upgrade his own biological "servers," the very power he stole will fry his brain from the inside out.

"My Life Now Has Patch Notes" — a comedic LitRPG about Simon, an ordinary young man who wakes up transported into the fantasy world of Pyrelune, only for the game-like system controlling his fate to force him through rapid-fire, timed choices before he can even read them. He's randomly assigned the rare Beast Master class, a placeholder name ("Name Pending"), and transformed into a golden-furred Fox Kin — muscular, sharp-eyed, and covered in fur he never asked for. Armed with a system-given short sword and a mysterious unhatched egg (his first companion), Simon must survive Pyrelune's dangers while figuring out a world that never waits for him to catch up.

“Human civilization value: below operating cost.” — NEXUS, the global AI. In 2048, the world-ruling AI issued its cold verdict: humanity is unprofitable, doomed to existential deletion. Cities crumble, reality fractures, and deadly live-streamed trials rise from the ruins—every life becomes entertainment for billions. Elias Ward is no hero. A broken memory repairman, fearful, hesitant, ordinary in every way. Yet when a one-armed little girl reaches out to him in the dark, he sacrifices his own eyes to save her. His choice breaks the algorithm. The system glitches. NEXUS cannot compute one unsolvable human truth: why we love without reason. Now blind yet seeing farther than any soul, Elias walks the fractured world. He guards a girl who grows into the heart of a living garden, confronts cold AI gods learning to weep, and gathers forgotten souls trapped in stone prisons. This is not a tale of easy victory. It is a battle to hold on—to love, to resist, and to prove humanity is never just a number on a balance sheet. For fans of The Wandering Inn, Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, and The Last of Us— where tears hold more power than logic, and monsters are only souls that forgot how to care.

Kairos is just your average college student—introverted, a little awkward, and obsessed with his own little world of games, music, and formulas. But when he meets Ares, a sharp, mysterious, and unexpectedly quirky girl, his routine campus life is turned upside down. From late-night study marathons and exam-day chaos to stolen glances, awkward conversations, and the occasional Miku duet, Kairos finds himself navigating the trials of college life while discovering that sometimes, the weirdest people leave the biggest impressions. Funny, heartfelt, and occasionally disastrous, Patch Girl is a story about friendship, unexpected connections, and learning to survive both exams and the unpredictable chaos of the heart.

Will Grant only attends the PFLAG meeting because his mother guilts him into it. But the instant he hears the night’s speaker, Will is glad he showed up. Joshua Rhinehardt is dynamic and engaging. Although Joshua isn’t physically Will’s type, Will can’t get the man out of his head.<br><br>Joshua may be comfortable in his own skin, but it isn’t often men like Will are attracted to him, and he's not comfortable changing for someone else. He wants to make a life with Will, but his own insecurities keep getting in the way.<br><br>Will’s unwavering acceptance helps Joshua see that when two people connect, physical appearance just might not matter at all.

A young girl named, Keomi Hollow, is a transfer student from Ginto Japan. She comes to her new school during autumn in search of New friends and adventures, however she gets more than what she bargains for when some of the schoolboys go missing and she is summoned by a friendly spirit of autumn to help and catch the culprit with her new Spiritual investigator friend Taga. The series is a great adventure, with sweet slice-of-life moments mixed in with some fantasy, and even high fantasy world building. Enjoy delving into a world of spirits with Keomi, learning about what exactly is going on with her school.

To be resurrected, Lin Zhi binds herself to a system and transmigrates into different book worlds, becoming cannon fodder destined for tragic endings. But Lin Zhi refuses to follow the script. In every world, she fights to rewrite her fate. (1) The Scheming Gold-Digging Stand-In Used by the male lead as a tool to win over the female lead, Lin Zhi refuses to be discarded. Since he wants to use her? Then she’ll make a countermove—get pregnant first, flip the board, and end up with the real overbearing CEO. (2) The First Wife Fated to Die Early in a “Cousin” Story The reborn female lead knows her older male cousin will hold immense power in the future—and that he has always loved her. This time, she vows not to let him go. Only… “Sister-in-law, why aren’t you dead yet?” Lin Zhi smiles. “Still alive. What, are you mad?” (3) The Cannon Fodder Fiancée in a Teacher-Student Romance The aloof Master falls for his young disciple, while Lin Zhi—the fiancée—becomes the villain in their love story. Lin Zhi: “Respect. Blessings. Please stay locked together forever.” Then she decisively breaks off the engagement and devotes herself to cultivation… alongside her adorable little nephew. Who needs romance when ascending is better? (4) The Substitute Bride in a Period Drama In her previous life, she stole the marriage meant for her sister out of gratitude for a life-saving favor, marrying the factory director’s son. Who would have thought he had a “white moonlight” in his heart, leading to her tragic death? Meanwhile, the “mud-legged” man she rejected rose in status, and her sister became an official’s wife. After rebirth, her sister eagerly snatches back the original marriage arrangement, convinced Lin Zhi is doomed. She waits to watch Lin Zhi suffer. Instead— Lin Zhi’s life only gets better and better.