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Desert Wake ✔
***The Corner Booth Contest Runner-Up***WARNING: contains one blue-eyed stranger, one fast-talking heroine, and a couple of scenes steamier than a mirage at noon. Throw in gigantic dust storms, lawmen out for blood, plus a wasteland to be traversed and you are in for an adventure sultrier than the desert sun!You would think May was living in paradise. After all, a gorgeous man just showed up on her porch willing to do anything she asks of him. But this is no paradise. May lives in a world settled by technology-rejecting idealists wishing to live in harmony with the land. That land, however, has not been very cooperative. The desert in the heart of the planet is spreading outward at an alarming pace, swallowing anything that gets in its way. And May? She's in its way, all right!Alone on her parents' dying farm, May has two goats, a shotgun, and a whole lot of dust. That's about all she has, until the day Ro shows up. Ro brings with him a secret most of their world isn't ready to face. The lawmen on his tail will do whatever it takes, including murder, to keep that secret buried in the desert sand. If they don't succeed in killing May and Ro, no matter: the desert might just do the job for them.
It's Not too Late to Love You for the First Time
Adding for offline reading purpose. I don't own this novel Author: Zhun Ni Jia Qi (准拟佳期)Campus beauty Lu Wanwan's boyfriend criteria: good at studying + good-looking. After her secret crush on her childhood friend fails, she, under the influence of alcohol, boldly declares her intention to pursue the school genius, Ren Chu, accidentally letting him overhear it, and to her surprise, he takes it seriously...Ren Chu presents Lu Wanwan with his outstanding student award, competition certificates, patent certificates, and a record of scholarships, all laid out in front of her: "Does this count as being good at studying?"With indisputable evidence, it's clear he's exceptionally accomplished! Ren Chu smirks and places his handsome face in front of her, asking softly, "Am I good-looking then?"His long eyelashes flutter with each blink, stirring her heart to beat faster. Yes, he's so good-looking that it's almost against the rules!"So, have I met your criteria for choosing a boyfriend? Lu Wanwan, can I be your boyfriend?" Ren Chu finishes speaking, places his hand on her head, and gently pats it twice. Lu Wanwan nods her head.Ren Chu responds with a pleased "Hmm, you agreed, that's great."
Love Like A Desert
I wrote this for a contest. The requirements were that it take place in the future and that it be about desertification, which is the problem of expanding deserts taking over farmland. I had fun with it and turned it into a bit of a romance. Hope you enjoy!
✔️The Hurting Fanboy (Jikook)✔️
Park Jimin is a huge fan of the famous singer Jeon Jungkook. He follows him on every social media possible and even has a fan account dedicated just to him. What nobody knows about this fanboy though is that he's actually hurting inside, having to deal with severe depression and turning to self-harm for solving it. Jungkook seems to be the only thing that can help him escape from the darkness. Even if it's only for a short period of time, that's just enough for Jimin to be thankful for. One day the fanboy finally gets the chance to meet his hero for the first time. What will happen after they encounter each other? ⚠️BoyxBoy, self-harm, depression, suicidal thoughts and actions⚠️Disclaimer: I'm not an expert on self-harm or depression, I know some people with these conditions and I have done some research, but I'm still no where near an expert. If I depict any of these conditions wrong, please let me know. I want to be as accurate and real as I can. I'm not trying to trigger anyone, I just don't want to create false images of these conditions. I'm also no where near trying to romanticize these conditions. They are real and they really do happen. They are real monsters that those who have them, have to fight with everyday. Have hope, find a purpose, and stay healthy my loves.------Persian translation: @Blak_Hades
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The Pyramid Chronicles: Tyche Point (#1) [PREVIEW]
[PREVIEW ONLY] When secret organizations invade their hometown in search of an ancient artifact, a group of teenagers are finally forced to confront the superpowers they've been hiding.*****After years of hiding his powers, Eric Ackerman is forced to confront them when he's kidnapped by a mysterious organization called Scorpion. He narrowly escapes their grasp, but there's no going back to the way things were before. Eric and his friends - old and new - are drawn into a battle between Scorpion, the government, and a dangerous agent all fighting to get their hands on the town's biggest secret: a powerful artifact called the pyramid fragment. The fragment could hold answers about the origins of Eric's powers, but it could also bring complete destruction to the town of Tyche Point.Book One of The Pyramid Chronicles.
Married the Scum Gong's Villain Brother
Title: 嫁给渣攻的反派哥哥[穿书]Author: 管紅衣This story is not mine. This is for offline purposes only. This is just an MTL translation, I did not translate this on my own.The protagonist Shou who was about to jump off the building "for love" in the novel dressed as scum, Jing Xun turned around. Sorry, no more love. In the original book, the video of jumping off a building spreads on the Internet, making the protagonist Shou become a male college student who wastes educational resources and has no self-love. After Xun Chuan, a national first-level scientific researcher and a master of real learning: Seriously, who are you talking about? Jing Xun has been good-looking since he was a child, studied well, and looks decent in everything he does, but he is not in good health. Now, even though he is in BE scumbag, but fortunately he has a healthy body...Jing Xun kicked the slag Gong over, and by the way, he did all the things he couldn't do before. I just didn't expect that the first outrageous thing he did in his life was to stand in a claustrophobic dark room after taking medicine, and ask a handsome and indifferent long-legged gentleman for help: "Can you help me, sir?" ... one night After the passion, Jing Xun felt that this gentleman was a good man. Until two days later, Mr. Long Legs came to his door and wanted to marry him. Jing Xun: ... Don't tell me it was a one-night passion! It was only later that Jing Xun found out that this gentleman who appeared to be ascetic and restrained turned out to be Slag Gong's brother, the big boss who was the paranoid villain in the book! Legend has it that the young master of the Shen family was violent and moody, and half of the entire Dragon City was watching his face, doing things for him, and finally wiped out the scumbag gang. Jing Xun: Ah this. It seems that marrying the villain is not bad.
(MTL) What about the good little wife?
Xie Yunnan accidentally learned that he was a cannon fodder in someone else's love, and he would lose his life because of it. What the hell is this? He doesn't want to die! Also, he is clearly an attack, and his dream since childhood was to marry a beautiful and fair-skinned wife! It happened to save a pitiful and frail beauty home, Xie Yunnan gritted his teeth, and simply took someone to get the certificate. He is married, and the scumbag quits. After marriage, Xie Yunnan fed her little wife seriously every day, vowing to be a considerate and good husband. Feeding and feeding, he gradually felt that something was wrong. The good little wife? Why are you getting stronger? ! * Duan Changqing, a body-refining madman, dressed up as a pitiful little fellow with injuries all over his body, and a Taoist companion who was in his heart everywhere. He is satisfied. He will definitely grow back his muscles as soon as possible, and beat down all those who dare to bully his Taoist companions! Duan Changqing worked hard to cultivate, and finally had a strong strength, and suddenly found that he was still the most respected high priest in this world. Duan Changqing, who has just become the leader of the rebel army and is discussing with people how to kill all the priests including the high priest: "..." How to hide the vest? Online wait, urgent! * Duan Changqing attacked, Xie Yunnan accepted, favored each other, and both sides will write content tags: Special Favorite Another World Continent Sweet Wen Shuang Wen Search Keywords: Protagonist: Duan Changqing, Xie Yunnan One sentence introduction: The good little wife is crooked! Purpose: If you treat the world with kindness, the world will treat you with kindness
Portal 3
"You are not the first," GLaDOS glared dircetly at Wheatley with her amber eye, "But you will be the last."****Six years after the events of Portal 2, Chell's monotonous, dull life in a human town is turned upside down.A strange event in which a meteor falls to Earth, just so happening to crash into the lake as she walks by it. Out of curiosity, she wades in to retrieve whatever this meteorite is. After a few moments, she realises that it isn't a rock - it's Wheatley. He had nearly killed her before, and he's completely unconscious now. Despite any doubts she may have, she decides to take him home and repair him.After six months, Wheatley reawakens, just as an attack of "striker" turrets targets the town. The two manage to escape, and realise that everyone is in danger. The hope to never return to Aperture swiftly goes, when the two decide to stop GLaDOS from enslaving the humans of the town.It's never as easy as it first seems...When the duo face GLaDOS, having learnt a very dark secret of hers, they are dropped down the elevator shaft. During the fall, Chell is injured, and Wheatley steps up to the responsibility of keeping her safe. They come to learn more about GLaDOS's dark secret, finding a heavily injured Virgil - who turns out to be Wheatley's adoptive father.The duo press on, to confront GLaDOS again. But it doesn't go to plan.In a split second decision, Wheatley puts Chell's safety above his own. This leads to her being able to escape, while he is still trapped in Aperture.Now alone, Wheatley must face his horrific past - and eventually an infuriated GLaDOS.This Story Contains:Material of a trigger inducing nature. Including abusive behaviour in a past context.Usage of mature language. The vowels are censored.Some dark implications.Certain Intellectual Property belonging to Valve and Prism Studios. Credit to all who created the actual, or component parts, to images that are not my own. Some characters are of my own creation.
I'm Here to Fix You - Broken Souls Series #2
Hi, my name's Jake Watson. I'm 28 years old, male. Dirty blonde hair, hazel-green eyes, six foot four tall, 180 pounds more or less. I'm an overly privileged white spoiled rich American boy according to some. A deranged and dangerous threat to society according to others. I suffer from heavy anger management issues, I'm a sociopath with masochistic tendencies and an unconscious death wish. That means the only way for me to feel anything is through self harm, and that I voluntarily put my life on the line at least half of the time. This is my story, and you're very welcome to read it, but only on one condition: don't fall for me. I don't deserve it, I'd destroy you. Like I did to her. I said I was here to fix her, instead I destroyed her.NOTE: This work of fiction is registered on patamu.com, therefore under protection of international copyright laws.https://www.patamu.com/certificate/81538-0a6Don't be scared by the number of chapters,these are like...3-4 books altogether
KO & MoZhaTa's Special Story
A special story about KO & MoZhaTa/HaoMei, the BL couple from a web novel called 微微一笑很倾城 / Just One Smile is Very Alluring.~~~Characters:MoZhaTa (DontHitHim) : Real name is Hao Mei. Due to its pronunciation sounding like "Very Beautiful," his nicknames are Senior Beauty and Beautiful Senior. He is Xiao Nai's roommate, a member of the Computer Science basketball team, an employee of Zhi Yi Technology, and one of the top masters of programming.KO : His real name is unknown. A top hacker and one of the top 3 experts in Zhi Yi. He shares a twisted fate with Hao Mei, whom he previously met in a game.YuGongClimbsAMountain : His real name is Yu Ban Shan. He is Xiao Nai's roommate, a member of the Computer Science basketball team, and an employee of Zhi Yi.Bei Wei Wei : She is Great Master Xiao Nai's wife, and a top beauty of University A. Her favorite game is "Dream Voyage in Rivers and Lakes."Xiao Nai : He is Wei Wei's husband, one of the most handsome guys of University A, and is a genius in all areas. During his University years, he started his own company called, "Zhi Yi Technology (Devoted Technology)," and collaborated with Feng Teng corporation to create "Dream Voyage in Rivers and Lakes 2." His nickname is Third Brother.Cong Cong : His real name is Xiao Ming Cong. He is Xiao Nai & Wei Wei's son.★★★★★★★★★★Written by Gu Man.Translated by tofudessert & LilZah.You can visit its original translation here: http://bookbychapters.com/a-slight-smile-is-very-charming-part-1/
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Sister, I'm Sorry (MTL) [COMPLETED]
*WARNING!! a machine translation novel. So don't come at me about a bad grammar*Original Title : 姐姐对不起Author : 云水迷踪 (Lost in the Clouds and Water)Status : Completed (85 chapters)Copywriter :Shu Yun's mother is known as a beautiful woman, but unfortunately she is weak and has been oppressed by her ex-husband's current wife for a long time after her divorce. The daughter of the current wife becomes Shu Yun's step-sister and sees Shu Yun as a thorn in her eyes.After many years of hibernation, Shu Yun enters her step-sister's university, and disturbed my step-sister's first love. My step-sister's college sisters shared the same hatred as she is, Shu Yun was also idle, so she simply go through them one by one. Unexpectedly, these sisters saved her many troubles, since they all liked the same person. This person that they all admired is much more difficult than Shu Yun imagined.Shu Yun had to work very hard to keep herself from getting involved.***Recommended campus love story! ML was the one who fell in love first. FL don't really believe in love at the beginning. Their love story is sweet and warm. I just simply love it
Miracle Doctor, Wild Empress: Genius Summoner
The Line Up:Shennong's descendant with incomparable medical skills, her body possesses a strange and unworldly treasure.A two-faced War God prince possessing divine looks but somehow became blind.The Plot:She crosses over to a different world, and becomes a little six year old good-for-nothing. One day she rises up, with her summoning skills which defy the laws of nature and forbidden magic. Her abilities suddenly astound the world and she disdainfully looks down upon the strong from the mere corner of her eyes.When extreme frivolousness meets up with two-facedness, when a genius squabbles with an evildoer, at that moment, the world trembles because of it!-From NovelUpdates****************Hello! This is not my story, it's written by MS芙子 (MS Lotus) and originally translated by Ethereal Novels (All rights reserved to the both of them(?). Apologies I'm kinda new to this...) . I became interested in this novel after reading the sequel (kinda) of it, regrettably there are only few (26 with password) chapters translated (from almost 2 years ago) and after thinking about it I figured I would try translating myself to improve my English and get a new experience! But as the novel wasn't officially dropped by the Translator I will only do this, if they don't mind it and don't contact me( in that case I will immediately delete everything). My first language isn't English. This will be a MTL. (So please don't be too harsh with me...)(The first few chapters can be found on NovelUpdates!)Otherwise, Enjoy!!!Update Schedule: Two Chapters every Wednesday, Two Chapters every Sunday
Finally Falling
Fire and Water. That's what they were. Together they were just whispers of what could have happened and what could have been.Running from a tragic past no one- not even her two brothers- knows about, Kate finds herself in Atlanta. She can run from her past but she definitely can't from her future. Her future leads her to the one and only, infuriatingly charming and maddeningly handsome, Brandon. How? A simple scheme to overthrow the growing objectification of women.Enter her protective yet fun twin, Jace. He will only approve of Kate's bizarre arrangement if Brandon is involved. This is due to Kate and Brandon hating each other's guts. He knows that Kate and Brandon will not really start developing feelings for each other.But what if Jace is wrong?What if they both are Finally Falling?What if Kate's past comes back to haunt her?What if...?
The Vampire Diaries - Spells
The witch grimoire with 100+ spells that is used in The Vampire Diaries, The Originals & Legacies. Please do give credits if you use them in a story or tiktok or something else.(Alphabetical order)
Drawings (Book 1)
As the title suggests, you will find painted - drawn pictures of me. On the one hand you will find phantom- and still life pictures here and on the other hand, you will find exhibitions here such as the artificial elephant. But you will also find competition pictures of me here.I would of course always be happy to receive feedback and ideas from you. Reviews can always help so don't hold back and I would be very happy to receive votes.Your.: Celine_Redlove🌹
Anthology of Gothic Poetry
This is the anthology I wrote for my Extended Project Qualification in my second year of A Levels. It's a research project on a topic of your choice, with the option of creating an artifact based off this research. In other words, it is the equivalent to the college version of a dissertation, in preparation for university. I was awarded with an A. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did writing it. p.s: The images used are not mine.
Addicted | Genshin x Male! Reader
You were addicted to Genshin Impact so much you would use up all your money and time on it at fault. You also can't help but getting so attracted in other words, simping on the characters designs that the game offer to the fact that you decided to declare yourself as Genshinsexual (a joke btw). One day, your computer broke down at the middle of your online class session and decided to open Genshin Impact. You have zero control whatsover on your computer it was as if the computer was controlling itself. As the in-game started to open the door, a bright light consumed you which made you went unconscious.The first thing you see when you woke up was Aether's and Paimon's face which brings you to surprise. You have been dreaming for this to happen to yourself. Little did you know, something awaits you in your dream life.Cover by: @thelxione
LBRDINI
NOT my story. NOT my translation.FOR OFFLINE READING ONLY.- - - - - - - - - -Shen Mian, who had powerful wood and spatial abilities, was kicked out by his family for being an omega, became homeless and had zero deposits. The original owner was still a childcare teacher and was assigned to the most marginal planet and served as the dean of the childcare centre.The childcare centre was small and broken. As the dean, Shen Mian has to live broadcast to generate income in addition to raising cubs.So one day, on the largest interstellar live broadcasting platform, appeared a large scale meng selling scene, also known as Awei Crematorium, the audiences passed on word of mouth- in live room 1551, the dragons have gathered!The cubs are a hundred pounds, they will breathe fire, can fight and will also sell meng, the centre's dean Shen Mian is better than an alpha. The popularity of the live broadcast room was so great that the small centre became the best childcare centre in the interstellar.Shen Mian diligently raised the cubs, but he did not want the imperial prince that was among the cubs he raised.Shen Mian: I, the dean, raise dragons.Crown Prince: Raise, raise nine, raising an adult, is it enough?Shen Mian: See if a slap is enough.Crown Prince: Enough, it's enough, thank you, wife.- - - - - - - - - -Status: Completed• Title is on the cover• Picture of the dragon is not mine but I edited the cover.
Transmigrated into Star's Hidden Wife
Dress up as a top-notch hidden wifeAuthor: Qin HuangSOURCE: https://www.256wx.net/read/109077/index.htmlnovel and picture are NOT MINEDescriptionAs soon as Jiang Yu opened her eyes, she discovered that she was married to Qin Shiyu, the most popular beautiful and powerful but miserable bigshot in a book. She was his hidden wife. En, she was the ocean queen female support who framed him and took advantage of him.Jiang Yu:......Having read the book, she knew very well that this was the man behind the scenes who could bring down the Qin Family at such a young age.She looked down at her marriage certificate with Qin Shiyu and the flirting records on her phone with three spare tires.Social phobia patient Jiang Yu:...There happened to be a girl who also transmigrated into the book and was ready to expose her true identity to save Qin Shiyu.Jiang Yu lay down peacefully: Quickly get rid of me as cannon fodder, thank you!The transmigrated female told Qin Shiyu: Your wife has given you at least three green hats.Qin Shiyu turned to look at Jiang Yu, who had been staying at home all day: Which three? Computer, mobile phone, and express delivery?The transmigrated female:......When Qin Shiyu was framed by his stepmother and illegitimate son, the transmigrated female said to him: Be careful of your wife!Qin Shiyu silently opened a group chat:Sunshine's esports genius: Since my master said you are wronged, I believe you - mobilize fans to help him;Aloof top student from a prestigious school: Since my God of Wealth is optimistic about you, I am also optimistic about you - throw money to help him;Cultured Barrister: Since Jiang Yu said you are wronged, I believe you - help him collect evidence.Transmigrated Female: Aren't these top-notch Ocean Queen's spare tires?!
Vicious Male Counterpart Isn't Competing Anymore
Title: 恶毒男配不争了[重生]Author: 吾七画This story is not mineThis is an MTL translation For offline purposes readingAnd Text-to-Speech version
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NPC Max Rep Mayhem | BxB [Hiatus]
Cute, fluffy, boy love. Afira started playing his first ever VRAI game and things turned out different than he expected... An innocent noob's growing confusion over the friendly actions of the AI in the game he plays. So what if he spent a bit longer than most in the starter town. So what if he did every NPC quest. How did it turn out like this? 2018 Watty's Longlisted Updates sporadically depending on inspiration. The story belongs to me. The cover image is not mine.
Hear My Heart: My World Falls into the River of Love
NOTE: Not my story nor did I translate this. for offline reading purpose onlyALL RIGHTS GOES TO THE RESPECTIVE AUTHORAuthor: Ban Li ZiChapters: 61+6 side storiesTranslation Visit: http://www.radianttranslations.com/truly-precious-shared-universe/world-falls-river-love/ to read the novel DESCRIPTION【Breaking News! Exceedingly Popular Manhua Artist Tang Zhi's Amazing Boyfriend is Master He Xiu of Starlight General Merchandise!】Internet User #1: 「Every time a new female star becomes popular, she wants my amazing Master He as her boyfriend/bankroller/Mr. Wang from next door.* You can't change a person!!!!」Internet User #2: 「No ^^, the main point is that now, they won't even leave a manhua artist alone!」 Master He's bad friend** also sent him a congratulatory message: 「Congrats for attaining the 10/10 Boyfriend Achievement! casts flowers ★,°:.☆(￣▽￣)/$:.°★」 Master He replied: 「Excuse me, this time its real :)」 Obsessed with money + Misandry. Once, I had no delusions towards romance, but your voice made my entire world fall into the river of love.
Of Everlasting End
The words escaped the pages of a popular webnovel and the peaceful everyday had been corrupted in calamity. In simpler words, there was a damn apocalypse occurring. And in a particular building, overlooking the chaotic streets, two idiots flirted."Do you want to rebel against your destiny?" the voice is firm and confident in its careless allure, promising a deal among the rubbles of this disaster.The man's lips curved dangerously, and he tilted his chin. "Then I'm in your hands, Joker."---One sentence summery: In which an apocalypse has begun, and a certain delinquent 'accidentally' seduces his boss.Even shorter summery: deadly insulting machine MC x face looks good to punch (lovingly) ML