Bentio Inimota left middle school behind—and with it, any desire for friendship. After being quietly abandoned by his best friend, Bentio chose isolation over heartbreak. Now, in his first year of high school in Tokyo, he keeps to himself, never speaking unless necessary. That is, until the da...

In a world brimming with ancient secrets and powerful pendants that harbor forbidden forces over time and fate-sealed away for humanity's safety-clashing powers and ideals collide. A shadowy organization lurking in the church's shadow seeks to exploit these forces, drawing in an ordinary high sch...

While visiting his friend's rundown apartment, Jamie witnesses something happen one night while looking across the street that leaves him with the desperate hope that it was only a dream.

Fire Doesn’t Want to Hurt You (Short-complete story) ————— “Don’t go near the fire.”they said And yes—it hurt. But I stayed. Because I wanted to understand.. And finally— through ash and scar, the fire stopped being a monster. It became something else. My companion. ——— I...

Jakol knocks on her best friend's and also roommates door. No response. He knocked again, a uneasy pit forming in his stomach. His hands began to tremble slightly, and the worst part was he didn't know why? Maybe it was the left-over ramen he'd had earlier? Or maybe it was the shitty sleep he'd h...

Sunguard Special Agent Rehema Nyasi has upheld peace in the Terran Federation for over five centuries. But when an anti-insurgency mission on Jerr ends in a civilian massacre, she faces a question she can no longer ignore: What if loyalty itself is a kind of betrayal? Amid the chaos, she finds M...

Riku is a cog in the machine of grey. Until he has a chance encounter with a woman wearing a floral jacket. Waking up the following morning he finds he is in possession of a phone that is not his. Is it the woman? Will there be colour in his grey life? One shot written for the Honey Event.

Trembling, I asked the young man who had just saved me, “How did you avoid that van?!” In my disbelief, I forgot to thank him—he should’ve been hit head-on! The driver, a middle-aged man, who had almost run me over, rushed over and exclaimed, gasping, “I’m sorry … I didn’t see you, miss … and...

Lia, a nurse, is suddenly told devastating news, the sun is going to collide into Earth. With a failed government system, many riots, looting and murders are happening in all parts of the world. Lia and her disabled brothers, Will and Sen, must figure out ways to survive through the turmoil and h...

A small, artsy town called Halewood nestled near a forested lake, known for its community of creatives, weekend farmers’ markets, and slow rhythms.