Cuddle & Monster

PrincessFelicie | mystery | Complete

After a malevolent spell intended to turn her into an animal goes awry, Cherry finds herself stuck as a plush toy. She now has to cooperate with the warlock that tried to transform her in the first place as her latent magic goes out of control and starts to change the warlock in unexpected ways. Content warning: Temporary death, Animal TF, Inanimate TF, (accidental) Non-Consensual TF & Mind Changes Cover by DoodlerBee

15.52 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-21 18:44

All The Lonely People

nasonjelson | psychological | Complete

When our narrator's wife dies, he struggles to be a good parent to his daughter, Eleanor. He wants to be, but he is stuck in a whirlwind of depression; seeing all of his mistakes past and present and how they would negatively impact Eleanor. When he starts having visions of his wife, he starts to question his sanity, but also the makeup of the known universe. Is it a ghost? Is he seeing a mirage from the past? Is he seeing beyond the veil of space and time? It's a journey of self-discovery, but more than that, it's a journey of love, towards love.

49.87 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-21 18:54

NiceOneNoMicroSon

HungryVisitor | satire | Complete

Bobby was a normal child - until his parents decided to improve his future chances with bleeding edge technology.

9.22 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 09:38

Universeman (One shot)

Bluebery | satire | Complete

"I am Universeman! My left eye shines like the sun and my right eye glows like the moon! The death star is the core of my heart and the black hole is boiling inside my stomach!" A story with only dialogue and dialogue tags! LET'S GO!

2.11 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 09:36

One Perfect Moment

skribe | satire | Complete

Basil wants to propose to Della. But Gemma won't let the two of them be alone. Then Basil's friend starts a fight with Gemma's husband. And nobody can work out who Wanda really is. It's a night doomed to be a total disaster, but in the middle of it something magical happens: one perfect moment that they will all long remember.

2.72 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 09:35

Transition and Restart, book one: Arrivals

StenDuring | romance | Complete

Ulf Hammargren transits from one world to another, from Sweden to Japan and from the peak of his career to his high school body. He must rebuild his life and live with memories that never were. He must find himself again, find friends again and maybe dare to find love again. PG13 Observe that this is the first book in a series with book seven currently ongoing. The slice of life tag is there for a reason. The story is slow, and the characters unfold as the story is told. If you're looking for an action packed quick fix, then you have come to the wrong place.

38.03 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 12:16

Stories that teach you about life( a collection of short stories)

Workaholics inc | tragedy | Complete

This is a collection of short stories, ranging from slice of life to romance and more (Complete)

1.92 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 12:33

Second Life: Prelude

GrinNoCat | psychological | Complete

You know you're going to die, what's your plan? When John dies and his plan get's enacted, he finds that his second life isn't what he thought it would be. After character generation and a name change it's time to meet the afterlife - and there's something deeply wrong in Nirvana. She has secrets, and punishments to make sure they stay secret. Nirvana isn't living up to her namesake, so what's really going on? Follow Jebediah Walker's oblique path as he navigates his Second Life. This is a hobby for me, so I won't be asking for money or other support. I'm sharing my enjoyment of writing in a community of writers I admire. Generally, chapters will be between 1-2K words, published on Tuesdays and Fridays. If I get more than 8 chapters in drafts I'll release some as bonuses. If you can suffer without all the nice things RoyalRoad does for readers, then you may find content on my website that hasn't been published here. Content there may be going through revision before being posted here, but I know that won't stop you if I left a horrible cliff hanger. Please review my work (here) and share your opinon with me. Your feedback can improve my skill, and my enthusasim can only do so much!

37.39 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 18:54

CODEX

JAGuppy | psychological | Complete

The call of adventure was prevalent in Eric's mind since he was a fledgling of a boy. He loved exploring new places so much, that he happened upon a magical tome in a cave he found when he wandered around his neighbourhood. And from this tome, manifested the ghost of a dead sorceress who made a home in his mind. And so began his journey in becoming a legendary mage; and also a royal pain in the ass. NB: Just a side project made purely for fun! HIGHLY EXPERIMENTAL. NO PLOT! Well, maybe a little plot. Okay, it has more plot than I first intended for it to have. And uh, there's not much, but expect profanity.Check out my edgelord book:https://books2read.com/u/mgg7dD

247.77 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 13:33

Cheater's Play

Mad Sadie | one_shot | Complete

The final game in a chess tournament doesn't go quite as anyone planned... A short story.

0.56 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 13:43

Trouble in Station Liophage

Methuselah | one_shot | Complete

A sci-fi-fantasy shortstory about political strife on a metropolis space-station populated by plant-humanoid aliens. Our Hero leads a team of his assistants to investigate the whereabouts of the station's Captain, whose absence has been noted at a time of unrest where he'd otherwise step in.

1.81 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 13:42

Blog Entries of the Broken Hearted

Stephanie Van Orman | contemporary | Complete

Fall in love with a ghost, but wake up to a real boy... and he's yelling at you.

3.69 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 14:12

The girl Zoey

Kaylaellen92 | contemporary | Complete

Kevin's life changed forever when a mysterious girl named Zoey came knocking at his door. After his wife died, Kevin felt guilty that, as a doctor, he was unable to save her. He left his career and previous life and now liveswith his tiny dog, Ghost, across from the cemetery where he is the groundsman. He never dreamed his life would turn out thisway. Then one day, a mysterious girl knocks on his door. When Zoey comes into his life, he is intrigued when he realizes she has nomemory of her past. Kevin shares his home and eventually his love with this mysterious girl. When he discovers the truth about her,can their relationship survive?

8.21 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 14:10

Shadowed Waters: Book One

NicholasGraves | horror | Complete

It came down in a ball of fire missing the transatlantic cruise. In a search for survivors, crewmembers find a body floating among the debris. But they also find something else. Before they realize the terror they've uncovered, it's already too late. A horror quickly spreads across the ship while its passengers are trapped in the middle of the endless blue.

16.61 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 14:29

Second God

Akmedrah | drama | Complete

Humanity has a god, as does every race, but in the beginning, he gave up on his creation. Cthulhu found these disregarded souls and took care of them in his own fashion. Now, the dark one rises from the depths once more to lead humanity in their first interspecies interactions.

19.17 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 15:35

Arrows

at least 3 characters long | tragedy | Complete

Asher lives a normal, happy life with his father and younger brother, Adrian. Adrian has always been very weak and often gets sick. However, Asher is determined to help his brother have the best life he can provide him with. Asher, who is slowly recovering from the loss of his mother and learning to enjoy life through music, is one day suddenly bombarded by voices in his head- voices that he does not know. These voices, which are said to be the voices that even Hell could not contain, tell him that he has two options: either live with their torment forever or help them to cause chaos and destruction in return for assistance only they can offer.

6.45 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 16:25

Cages

Shanidar Man 8 | tragedy | Complete

Stuart, a capuchin monkey, longs for the jungle. The iron bars of his cage sap his sanity day by day. The other animals around him have already slipped away, caught in their own misattributed hopes. But, when escape becomes possible, does the jungle grow closer or farther away? In this story inspired by the horrors of the primate pet trade, Stuart searches for solace amongst the madness.

2.69 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 17:47

Murder at the Tower

Adam Hayche | mystery | Complete

A crow mage wakes up from a nightmare. They are expecting to have an average day. By the end of it, they will wish they had stayed asleep.

3.54 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 18:34

Field of Stars

Sway | mystery | Complete

Field of Stars is a beautiful slice of life, romantic drama in which the protagonist, Kaito, and his sister moved in with their aunt after a tragic night they'd both rather forget. It is in the mountainous town of Hakone that he experiences the love found in the bonds of friendship, the unrelenting support of family, and the allure of love between two people meant to be together.

30.72 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 18:40

Radical-9 - 7th Anniversary Edition

Ryan Geever | psychological | Complete

The American Government had collapsed. Life became so much harder for people without someone to guide them. Some cities are completely destroyed. it isn't until a mysterious company named ADATA partners with longstanding technological giant TECHNODOME INC. to create an escape for those still surviving--an escape from reality through virtual reality. This escape is known only as ELYSIUM, an interactable online world where the wearer's imagination comes to life inside the world of Elysium, a medieval land recreated with ancient arts of swords and sorcery. In Aurora, Colorado, one of the better-off cities in America, high school senior, ANDREW CRESS begins his escape into the magical world of Elysium, but he soon finds out that his escape might not be much better than the reality he was trying to escape from as death threatens to take him in its loving grace. Trigger Warnings: Implied Sexual Assault, Violence, Murder

49.69 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 10:50