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[WARNING: MATURED CONTENT (R18)] Penelope Anderson, long past the age society deems “marriageable” and burdened by rumor, devotes herself to securing a perfect match for her younger sister after experiencing an unsuccessful courtship. Everything proceeds as planned until Lord Anthony Ravenport, a notorious rake she once met under scandalous circumstances, becomes her sister’s most promising suitor. Though Penelope knows he is dangerously unsuitable, his status makes him impossible to refuse. As tensions rise, so does an undeniable attraction between Penelope and Anthony, one that threatens to ruin not only her sister’s future, but the fragile reputation of their entire family. *** “Why do you despise me so much that you consider everything I do unworthy of your blessings!” he demanded, eyes bright with frustration and restrained fury. “Because you are unworthy of one!” she yelled back, her gaze holding the same frustration as his. “You’re unworthy to be a husband, unworthy of my sister, unworthy of love, unworthy of everything! Your presence is only making things worse for Franseca,” “And your presence isn’t?!” he spat back, his composure gradually dwindling as seconds passed. “Just because you think you’re better off unmarried doesn’t make her one. She shows interest in me as much as I do her!” “Oh, is that so?” She countered, mockery and disbelief laced in her tone. “I know men like you. And men like you thrive on pity and selfishness, believing women to be nothing else but breeders and assets! How dare you speak of interest when all you think of is what benefit my sister possesses!” “I know women like you,” he retorted, keeping his voice likewise. “Women whose conclusions are based on personal grudges. Women who are blinded by rage, envy, and jealousy, disguised under safety. Women whose hearts are hardened by grief and sorrow, and all they can think of is affecting other people’s lives!” “How dare you,” Penelope seethed, expression cold in fury and her gaze heated in cold rage. No one has ever talked to her the way he did, and it annoyed her to such an extent that she could barely recognize herself anymore. “Oh, are you pained?” he snorted, mockery plastered in his expression. They were so close, so improperly close that their breath fanned against each other, eyes brightened in rage, chest rising and falling from such pressure. But neither of them seemed to realize. “You are… insufferable!” She spat. “And you’re… aggravating!” he returned, hot breath matching hers, as their chest rose and fell in exasperation. For a moment, the world revolved around heated glares and venomous expressions. Finally, those pair of grey eyes left the storm of dark-brown ones, descending on her lips that were only an inch away. Sensing his diverted attention, her breath stuttered in response, eyes descending against those inviting lips in return. Penelope’s heart raced wildly, breath puffing furiously as she swallowed the lump down her throat, unconsciously wetting her lips. “S-Stay away… from my sister,” She said, words barely above a whisper. Her heart raced, echoing in her ears, causing her to feel dizzy. His eyes darkened as they remained on those inviting lips. “You’ll be the end of me,” he whispered back. And in the blink of an eye, his lips crashed against hers. *** PS: BASED ON HISTORICAL SETTINGS AND TIMELINE. #Slowburnromance #enemiestolovers A/N: There will be slow updates for now, until I conclude “Surrendered To The Lord Of Sin”. Although this is my entry for WSA 2026. Thank you for trying this out!

Broken and betrayed by those she loved and cared for, Scarlett wants revenge. A revenge that drove her into making a deal with the king of Dons—Xavier Grey. A ruthless and cold-hearted Don whose past held dark secrets that made him the man he was today. The initial deal was no love, just pleasure. But Scarlett began to develop feelings for him, feelings that could forever destroy her. Because in his world, where blood is shed mercilessly and only the strong survive, there’s no room for emotions. ^^^^^^^^^^ “We could make it work, Xavier,” I cried out. “Just give it a chance, pl……” My heart leaped out of my chest when he slowly looked up at me, instantly shutting me up. Those eyes—dark, empty, yet beautiful. I once feared them with everything in me, and now that fear was coming back. Cutting through my airway. I shivered backwards. “Please…” I whispered, clinching to the fragile garment on my aching chest. “The deal is over,” his cold voice broke through. “Get the fuck out of my house.” He spoke, and I felt my heart shatter into a thousand pieces. ************** “Don’t even think of it,” Damien’s voice broke in. “You can’t possibly be falling in love with her.” He spoke with a serious expression, but I could still see it—the lurking fear hidden in his eyes as he paced about. “You know what happens when you fall in love, or even have anything to do with a girl,” he said again. “It’s best not to reopen closed wounds…” “Yeah, thanks for the reminder,” I replied sarcastically before walking out. His voice trailed behind me— calling me back, but I didn’t look back. Not for once. I fucking hate this world. I can’t wait for it to all be over. ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Strictly adult content. Read with caution. Dark romance. Dark secrets. Dark revenge.

In a world where bloodlines dictate fate, Fiona, the sole princess of the Silver Moon community, finds herself shackled to a werewolf in a marriage that defies her very nature as a vampire. Torn between loyalty and desire, she embarks on a dangerous affair with her husband’s half-brother, a powerful figure who ignites a passion within her that she never knew existed. As secrets unravel and tensions rise, Fiona grapples with the weight of her legal bond and the thrill of her illicit connection. But betrayal runs deeper than blood. Her twin sister, fueled by a thirst for revenge, lurks in the shadows, ready to expose Fiona’s duplicity and shatter the fragile peace of their world. In a realm where trust is scarce and alliances shift like the moon, Fiona must navigate her treacherous path carefully. Will she choose the safety of her marriage or the intoxicating freedom of forbidden love? In this gripping tale of desire, betrayal, and the quest for identity, every choice could lead to devastating consequences. Will Fiona emerge unscathed, or will her heart's true desire cost her everything?

Gray Kyojin, a troubled teen lost in his own self-doubt, succumbs to the overwhelming pressure moving forward and attempts to take his own life. But instead of death, he’s thrust into another world—a second chance at life. Yet, his journey is far from easy. Confronted by villains, monsters, and forces that threaten to corrupt everything, Gray must rise, fall, and learn through every struggle. Though he dreams of becoming a hero, the road is long, and even with a third chance at life, Gray isn't perfect. Through every victory and defeat, he must find the strength to move forward—learning what it truly means to be a hero in a world that isn't kind to those who falter.

Yeo Jun is a boy whose life seems to have everything. A talented artist, born into a wealthy family, surrounded by luxury, blessed with loving parents and a life most people can only dream of—what more could he possibly want? His life is perfect. At least, that is what everyone says. Until mysterious scars appear in his life—marks that turn the perfect Beauty into something incomplete. Because that is what everyone says this time, too. And then, another chapter of Yeo Jun’s life begins. Those very marks place him within the Beast’s hunting gaze, turning an already-marked Beauty into his next prey. But what will the Beast do with a prey whose secrets are mysteriously intertwined with his own life? --- # Reader Advisory | Content Warning **Age Rating:** **18+ (Mature Audiences Only)** This novel is intended for mature readers and contains themes that may be emotionally distressing or triggering for some individuals. ### Themes Include: * Dark Psychological Fiction * Trauma, PTSD, and Complex Trauma * Depression and Anxiety * Emotional and Psychological Abuse * Family Dysfunction * Organized Crime and Mafia Themes * Political Corruption * Kidnapping * Violence and Murder * Human Trafficking * Obsession * Mental Health Disorders * Hallucinations and Dissociation * Grief and Loss * Slow-Burn Boy × Boy (BL) Romance * Healing, Recovery, and Hope ### Author's Note This novel does not support, glorify, or justify violence, abuse, or criminal behavior. These themes are explored to portray the deeper layers of human fear, pain, and emotional suffering—especially the struggles that are often misunderstood, dismissed, or overlooked. Through its characters, the story explores how deeply extreme fear and trauma can affect a person.Reader discretion is strongly advised.

On mid-6th Century, in the Eurasia region. The Turkic Tribes under leadership of the Ashina Clan had conquered vast plains that border the Caucasus Mountains region. Iltas a mere footman of the Gokturk Central Army are assigned to guard the empire's treasury and envoys to the East Rome. Avar Kingdom ambushed them. Remnants of their once sworn enemies, a vast confederation of tribesmans who fled when the Ashina rebelled. Now the Blue Turks as their name implied, are in the brink of collapse. Questioned by it's nomad and settler subjects. During the harsh journey, under merciless winter of 587. The conflict inside Gokturk administration reach it's boiling point. Civil wars on the young empire is inevitable. Iltas on the other hand, only want seek for the righteousness. Always longing for the ultimate path of truth. Iltas must fight to survive and endure so that one day he shall find the ultimate truth that he yearn for. -- 12+ Genre: Action, Drama, Philosophy, Military Novel art by: @Analella_

To what extent are you a person? To what extent are your personal values identified and freely crafted on your own? Give a beast a prey, and it would learn to be a predator. Give a person an inch, and they’ll take a mile. Just like animals yearn to sit at the top or feel safe, it's in humans’ nature to have dominion over everything they want. And just like how animals have fangs to rip through skin, humans have Concepts to shape the world to their whim. Our story takes place in a world like our own, a planet called Petra, a sphere trapped in the Sun’s orbit. Just like how the Sun influences our day and night cycle due to your world's Concepts and understandings, humans have developed the ability to physically morph and change reality. We do this by achieving great levels of understanding of these things we call Concepts. Yet only those who wield both vast influence and profound understanding can bend perception itself, altering the very way people see the world. Empowered with these Concepts, guilds, corporations, and nations alike are all clawing for mass influence our the world. With all the factions' budding heads, effective manpower has become a hot commodity. Paying for the temporary loyalty, Freelancers take on these extra tasks while darker work is handled by Journalists. Stay toned and bear witness to the birth of the next World Editor.

Sixteen years ago, Tierney Duke lost the love of her life in a battle against a secret organization known only as the Suits. Forced into hiding, she raised her daughter, Katherine, far from the dangerous world of magic, prophecy, and war. But destiny cannot be hidden forever. When Katherine discovers she is one of the legendary Chosen Ones, her life changes overnight. Alongside her closest friends, she awakens extraordinary powers tied to ancient forces—earth, sea, wind, fire, spirit, and more. As dark enemies emerge from the shadows, Katherine and her newfound allies must learn to control their abilities, uncover long-buried secrets, and prepare for a conflict that has been centuries in the making. Their journey takes them across the world in search of the remaining Chosen Ones, forging powerful friendships and facing impossible sacrifices. But an ancient enemy is gathering strength, reviving forgotten horrors and manipulating forces that were never meant to return. As the battle between light and darkness escalates, Katherine must embrace her destiny and unite the Chosen Ones before everything they love is destroyed. Filled with magic, action, found family, romance, and epic adventure, The Guardian Series is a fantasy saga about courage, destiny, and the power of standing together against impossible odds.

"On that faithful day, I looked up and saw, the Golden Eyed One and Finality, atop the moon. He struck the source of the disaster. He rewrote the fate of that war, as he did countless times more. On that day, the Time Eater attained his freedom... And my master began his painful cycles to attain his perfect ending." — Prometheus ... He was born an evil god, born to give the world a deadly embrace, and give ruin to life. As the honkai dictated, he was born to destroy, but his destruction led to a desire for preservation. He lived in the present, dreamt of the future, and saved the past. He loved the Origin and opposed Finality. He was granted Humanity. He was gifted sentience. Thanks to this, he fell in love with the world. When the day of reckoning arrived, ruin turned to salvation and the world entered its eternal Cycle of Samsara. The Commander was banished and the Captain tried to rewrite the story. Destined death became the saviour, and reset the world countless times, to obtain his "perfect ending".

The love story of two lovers. Feeling betrayed by her childhood sweetheart, her lover she decided to part ways with him. To keep her safe from his enemies he decided to get engaged to her step-sister. Will they be one again?

Contains Heavy Netorare and Corruption not for vanilla readers. On New Year's Eve, Rob and his family host a lively party. As guests leave after the party, Rob's family and his two friends decides to play a game to keep the night going. What starts as a simple fun game turns into something far more intimate and forbidden. NTR - R18 - Harem - Incest - Humiliation - Corruption - Degradation - Netorare - Netori - Netorase Early Access Chapters, Side stories and some exclusive stories at Patreon. Patreon: FloppyGeneral Patreon.com/FloppyGeneral Discord: https://discord.gg/ZE52ZyApRs

Viola was once the pride of her pack, destined to rise above everyone on the day she received her wolf. Instead, that day marked her fall. She had been the villain in countless stories, untouchable and adored by the Alpha heir, until the night her wolf was supposed to awaken, and fate played its cruelest joke. She fell to the lowest rank in her pack, rejected by her sworn mate. Stripped of status, strength, and even her wolf, she was forced to live a life worse than that of an omega. Imprisoned and alone, Viola’s only hope of escape lay in finding her wolf, or her fated mate. Only, a dark past kept her powers dormant… and her fated mate didn’t want her. Sebastian Kade is powerful, ruthless, and chained to a past he refuses to release. Viola Linden does not belong in his world, and he wants her gone. Fate, however, disagrees. This fragile, stubborn girl refuses to leave his orbit. He does not believe in love. He does not want her. He has already lost too much. An Alpha who swore off weakness, hardened by loss and haunted by a prophecy that feels more like a curse, Sebastian is certain he will never allow another woman into his life. But the Moon Goddess is rarely kind. Viola carries something ancient within her, something dangerous, something powerful enough to defy him. Hate twists into desire. Desire ignites into fierce passion. And passion threatens to become love. But when Sebastian discovers what Viola truly carries within her, will it save him… or destroy everything he’s built? ~~~ WARNING: MATURE CONTENT! #Slow burn #Spicy #Morally Gray ML #Adventure #Angst Discord server: https://discord.gg/VMM9DXw3yP

XH has always believed there will be enough time to fix what he breaks. At Utopia University, he and his friends are struggling through the years that will decide their futures. June is the girl he cannot stop choosing. Kitty is the friend who refuses to disappear. NS is the brother he trusts most—and the rival who understands exactly where to hurt him. What begins as friendship becomes a slow-burning tangle of secret kisses, jealousy, betrayal, and feelings no one is brave enough to confess. As examinations push them toward their limits, the four students begin choosing sides, even while pretending that nothing between them has changed. Beyond the campus walls, Yandong is changing too. Unnatural storms darken the sky. Workers are striking. Powerful people are moving in secret, and fragments of memories that XH cannot explain keep bleeding into his ordinary life. He only knows that he wants a little more time—to repair their friendship, make the right choice, and become the person he should have been. But some seasons are never meant to last. One campus. Three years. Four hearts caught between love, ambition, friendship, and an uncertain future. They almost escaped. They almost chose one another. Most of all, they almost belonged.

[Transformation + GL Romance + Affection + 1V1] I Transmigrated into a Book and Became the Silent, Selfless, and Ultimately Tragic Supporting White-Rich-Beautiful Girl in a Childhood Sweetheart Story. No way I'm sticking with that! Is the male lead handsome? Not as much as I was before transmigrating. Why would I agree to be his sycophant? But the female lead, she has quite a bit of charm... Ahem! There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world, and I must teach the female lead this well-known truth. Starting today, we won't be rivals in love. Let's try being a couple instead, shall we? .......... This is a translation. .......... Support me on Patreon and get access to advanced chapter: https://patreon.com/Storytime195

In a galaxy ruled by technology, mystical forces, and ancient secrets, chaos emerges that no civilization could predict. The Walking Dead, long thought to be legends from the lost planet Earth, rise once more, spreading terror across planets. Amid this upheaval, Bram Ashford—a brilliant, ruthless, and enigmatic mastermind—sees opportunity where others see doom. His complex family binds him in unexpected ways: a failed son he despises, a favored heir whose talents rival his own, and an unborn child who could change everything. With deadly galactic diseases, supernatural phenomena, and a mysterious force targeting him, Bram navigates a universe where life, death, and power are fluid, and survival depends on cunning, strategy, and ambition. He manipulates, strategizes, and survives, treating every threat as a game. But as legends awaken and cosmic forces stir, one question remains: can even Bram Ashford control the chaos he has unleashed, or will it consume everything—including his family?

Robert Von Anglus, whose original name is unknown, suddenly wakes up in Another world, full of Fantasy Isekai elements, only to find that he wasn't the protagonist but the destined villain. He thought he could rely on his noble status to completely escape from the real world, but the opposite happened. This family of his, it's not human at all. Father is cold blooded and treats him as a tool and his mother tries to brainwash him. Even his siblings view him as a threat and enemy. Let's watch as he struggles in this cold family devoid of human touch and see how he walks on a path he never expected or intended. This is a true story of an ordinary person, forced to become a hero and transforming into a Saviour. what about above synopsis. Notes before reading: —The story is told in the first-person point of view, and the narrator may change as the plot unfolds (the perspective shifts quite often). —Please keep a fair mindset regarding the male lead’s setbacks. He’s an ordinary person, so he won’t always make perfect choices. His character will also undergo noticeable changes as the story moves forward. —The beginning of the story focuses mainly on school life and character interactions, with limited action scenes. Themes like adventures, monster battles, and power progression are not the main focus early on. It can be seen as a Japanese-style campus visual novel set within a Western fantasy backdrop. —Updates may not be very frequent, as the author takes extra time to refine the plot and improve the overall quality. Your patience is greatly appreciated

Because of the existence of the "Cell Laboratory", Midorima Asachi was not sacrificed in the "Hundred-Person Kill" graduation exam after crossing into the Hidden Mist Village of the Naruto world. But the "Village of the Bloody Mist" era is about to begin, and Midorima must prepare to "escape the danger". He has been assigned to the medical squad, and successfully "escaping the danger" will take some effort. ***** You can read more chapters ahead of everyone on p@treon. P@TREON - [email protected]/lessaservantofcosmos (just replace the "@" with "a") Disclaimer : I don't own Naruto or it's characters neither this fanfic. The image used in the cover isn't mine. This is Chinese fanfiction. I'm just translating it. I'm just changing the names and some grammar. I'm trying to make it more understandable. All right reserved to the author 潇潇羽下 (for the fanfic) and Masashi Kishimoto (for Naruto)