**DISCLAIMER: there are depictions of depression, suicide, self-deprecation, and self-harm in this book. i do not suggest reading this book if any of this triggers you.** Toshiro Okumori is a second-year high school boy who struggles to empathize with others because of his traumatic past. Beca...

Ah, you’ve returned. Or maybe you’ve never left. It’s hard to tell, in places like these. Let me speak plainly—this story is no longer about heroes. There are no roads, no warm taverns, no festivals waiting to be rebuilt. Here, in this forgotten wound of the world, we follow a man with no n...

In this cosmic comedy caper, I, a weary salesman, find myself in the most absurd predicament imaginable. One moment I'm limping home from another soul-sucking day at work, the next I'm faced with a cosmic offer: reincarnation or godhood. Desperate for a break from the grind, I insist on a peacefu...

I should’ve known nothing good starts with a knock on the door. One minute I’m enjoying a peaceful existence. Next minute, Akiyama Yui, the school idol, local goddess, and my terrifyingly composed neighbor, is standing there with a literal contract. Her problem? An arranged marriage. Her ...

Simon Fisher (self-proclaimed social outcast and dedicated ballet dancer) has a massive crush on his year’s massively popular (and admittedly very hot) sports player Joey Burgundy. Despite their obvious differences, they were once best friends and Simon still hopes to reconnect with this crush he...

Awkward and prone to overthinking, Rin has always struggled socially. It doesn't help that her white hair tends to draw attention. That said, one night on the train she sees a sight even more unusual than herself. A girl with horns. Her name is Evi. At least, that's the only name she's willing...

Hana and Lyra have been stuck in Rudi's rundown bunny club for far too long. What once started as harmless entertainer gigs has long since rotted into something darker — something they're forced to pay for with their own bodies. Hana hides her despair behind a peace sign and too many empty bot...

Nate thought he was losing his mind, chasing an unexplained itch only he could feel. It led him to a world he can't call his own—one that still feels eerily familiar. Now stranded in a forest village wary of outsiders, he finds work under Io, a sharp-tongued woman with her own reasons for staying...

Ayaka is the idol of the decade. A perfect smile, a flawless image… and nights where anxiety is the only thing that feels real. Keeping the mask they gave her has slowly poisoned her life. Then her agency sends her to Takumi — a low-profile image consultant who lives far from the spotligh...

This story is about a older brother and his little sister traveling the world together getting out of a monotonous life. Or I'm pretty sure this is my train of thought writing page so it could really go anywhere! All feedback is appreciated though please be nice.