Psychological
The Crossing. Runner-Up in Through the Keyhole Challenge.
“Put that down,” a voice hissed angrily from somewhere in the corner of a dark room that looked more like an errant garage. A man with large open sores and mangled limbs sat whimpering in a chair as he pushed a bag of ice onto a patch of mottled skin. His hands desperately clinging to the relief it temporarily provided.
By K.H. Obergfoll4 months ago in Fiction
The Woman of Three Holes
Rain had just stopped over Soho, leaving the pavements shining like long mirrors that refused to forget what had passed upon them. Emma Grace stood beneath a lamppost outside the café where no one called her by name anymore. Her coat, an old beige thing that once held the scent of men’s colognes, was buttoned all the way upas if to keep her silences from escaping.
By Mansoor Afaq4 months ago in Fiction
Halloween House Party (1). Content Warning.
Chapter 1: “I’m going to go get another drink” I say over the heavy punk music, my girl Cas curled in my arms, delicately painted black lips at her ear, hands resting on her hips. I feel her ass grinding up on me in the best way, skin hot and melty at the closeness.
By 𝓗. 𝓒. 𝓡𝓾𝓫𝔂4 months ago in Fiction
The Clock Beyond Time
The night was quiet when Ethan Cole stood before the old grandfather clock. Its brass pendulum swung with a rhythm too perfect, too alive. He had inherited it from his great-grandfather, a man who had vanished mysteriously in 1893. For years, Ethan thought it was just a family legend. But tonight, something in the air felt different. The clock’s hands spun backward faster and faster until they stopped exactly at twelve midnight. A faint hum filled the room, the floor trembled, and without warning, the world folded like paper.
By Emma Fischer4 months ago in Fiction
South Korea to Deploy Monster Missile Hyunmoo-5 as Tensions with North Korea Escalate
South Korea has announced plans to deploy its most powerful ballistic missile Hyunmoo-5, nicknamed the “monster missile” by the end of this year. The move marks a major boost to Seoul’s conventional firepower amid rising tensions with nuclear-armed North Korea.
By Faruk Hossain4 months ago in Fiction
Defender... Or Not
Maia stood still. Unable to move. Her village was gone, destroyed to the ground. She knelt, arms trembling as she picked up the discarded bear. Covered in soot and dust, it was the last remnant that remained. Nothing was left. No homes, no roads, no people. Nothing.
By Emilie Turner4 months ago in Fiction
