Fiction
After Saving Him, I Became the Demon Lord’s Possession 7
Luna had imagined countless times what kind of person her tribulation partner would be. When she first read about him in the book, she thought he was a pitiful soul abandoned by the world, even feeling a twinge of compassion for him.
By Lappas Engerman5 months ago in Chapters
Blackbird Fly #16
🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛ (The italicized words are Jack’s inner thoughts.) Blackbird Fly – Looking Back on Chapter 15 Looking back on Blackbird Fly, Chapter 15: After being missing for several months, Angelita is finally home. She had been placed under protective custody while the investigation into Xochitl’s disappearance was underway.
By Rick Henry Christopher 5 months ago in Chapters
After Saving Him, I Became the Demon Lord’s Possession 6
Ding— The moment the ghost cultivator finished speaking, Luna heard the system chime in her mind. She didn’t bother to trade insults. With a flick of her wrist, she stuffed him—quite literally—into one of the row of urns lining the roadside.
By Lappas Engerman5 months ago in Chapters
Jayla Mile. Chapters 9 & 10
9. Lilacs and Roses Jay and Gold bar hop, from Club Intime to the Cloak and Dagger to Stop 39, where they are thirty-nine storeys into the sky and twenty-six stories into his life. He punctuates his lengthy diatribes with the lighting of cigarettes. Holding the lit match for a pregnant moment, his chiseled features are illuminated from below; devilish shadows play there as he tilts his head down to ignite the waiting fag. Exhaling, he extinguishes the match flame with a snap of his wrist, then looks up at her through strategically arranged eyebrows to resume the spinning of a metaphysical qabbalistical quandary around and about her brain.
By Marie Wilson5 months ago in Chapters
After Saving Him, I Became the Demon Lord’s Possession 5
Luna pushed the unconscious boy off her and sat up, clutching her neck, hissing as she drew in a sharp breath. With a flick of her wrist, she conjured a water mirror and carefully examined the wound on her neck.
By Lappas Engerman5 months ago in Chapters
After Saving Him, I Became the Demon Lord’s Possession 4
Tian Yu spoke sympathetically. “Luna, I’ll wait right outside. I promise I won’t peek.” Luna’s lips moved, but in the end, she said nothing. Bracing herself for a noble sacrifice, she prepared to step into the cave.
By Lappas Engerman5 months ago in Chapters
Stop Trying to Please Everyone at Work
The Problem with Being ‘Too Nice’ Many people believe that being nice at work will automatically lead to better relationships, smoother teamwork, and more opportunities. While kindness is essential, being overly agreeable can backfire. Psychologists warn that constantly putting others’ needs above your own can make you appear insincere, undermine your authority, and even create burnout.
By Lucy watson5 months ago in Chapters
Jayla Mile. Chapters 7 & 8
7. Going for Gold: At seven o'clock on the assigned Friday evening Jay walks from her class at the Lilac Circus to the street of the lowlit Club Intime. She intends to stop and have a cigarette a block away from its canopied entrance, while pondering her next move. It seems foolish, this rendezvous, an invitation to the kind of trouble she’d decided to be through with. Man Trouble.
By Marie Wilson5 months ago in Chapters
Businesswoman Chapter 229
Socialista flew on a personal jet to her third home from Sussex County to New Castle County. This flight lasted about twenty minutes. She rationalized the idea that she had cut down on the usage of fossil fuels by just using the aircraft for a short while.
By Skyler Saunders5 months ago in Chapters
