Ongoing
Paradiso
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Sep 13, 2025
A4,431words
Synopsis

Paradiso is an autonomous, vibrant city known for its tranquility and order. On the surface, it appears to be a utopia where little ever strays from the ordinary. But beneath its polished exterior, a silent war brews. The four most powerful families are locked in a covert, calculated struggle for absolute control. It’s a conflict fought not with open violence, but through influence, manipulation, and silent dominance.
Dante Makaveli, a citizen of Paradiso, lives an unassuming life until a chance encounter with Ophelia Bellefontaine, the enigmatic daughter of one of the city’s ruling patriarchs, upends everything. Their meeting sets off a chain of events that drags Dante into the depths of Paradiso's hidden power dynamics. As secrets unravel and loyalties are tested, Dante must learn to navigate a world where every move is a calculated risk, and nothing is ever what it seems.

Note from author

Figured I’d finally sit down and actually write this thing—wellllll, type it—after letting it haunt my brain for like two years straight. (Master Procrastinator on the road to recovery, maybe?)

Figured I’d finally sit down and actually write this thing—wellllll, type it—after letting it haunt my brain for like two years straight. (Master Procrastinator on the road to recovery, maybe?)

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