"He who fights with harem tropes should see to it that he himself does not become a harem protagonist. And if you gaze for long into a narrative, the narrative gazes also into you." ~ Friedrich Nietzsche (...probably?)... more>>

How would you react if one day you found yourself in an environment running on tropes and clichés?

For allegedly average high-schooler Leonard Dunning, this rhetorical question became uncomfortably real on the day he woke up on a strangely pristine island country in the middle of the Atlantic. Without memories, surrounded by characterless placeholders, and with a classic harem protagonist and his various love interests for friends, he tries his best to fit in and figure out what's going on.

That would be difficult enough already, yet his investigation into the rules governing the world, sabotaging the harem tropes, and his odd blend of outside-context knowledge, unique abilities, and a penchant for causing trouble wherever he goes, ends up drawing the attention of the world's nebulous narrative...

Disclaimer: This is a tongue-in-cheek, slice of life romantic comedy, with occasional sprinkles of combat and mystery to spice things up. Please do not expect a straight up deconstruction beyond some in-universe meta-commentary by the characters. <<less

Aidan was bringing his military career to a close, after a little over six years of fighting on an earth now littered with dimensional tears. As he was on his way out of the military, he found his life cut short as he suddenly blacks out while preparing to depart. The next moment, Aidan awoke in a clearing with no idea where he was, or who he now is. ... more>>

Planned Release is once a week.

Any feedback whatsoever is appreciated; I want to do the best I can for this story.

At CH9 the story shifts perspective from multiple first person perspectives to only the mc first person and third person for the rest. Eventually those chapters will be reworked.

This is my first work so i apologize if your eyes glaze over at any point.

Discord server: https://discord.gg/dXgdmW3Aey <<less

A young woman from Earth wakes up in a cave, disoriented, confused, amnesic and with her lower body replaced by that of a giant spider. She has no idea what she stumbled into and all the extra sensations were definitely not helping. "Did I get reincarnated into a fantasy world?" She's not quite sure. But, the goblin, the troll and (soon enough) the hot elf all suggest "yes."... more>>

As much as it creeps her out, her new body is powerful and flexible in some very interesting 'spidery' ways as she slowly learns to live with it. Combined with what modern knowledge she can still remember, the newly christened Elania soon finds herself building a new life as an adventurer among the elves.

Who knows what awaits her?

Maybe, just maybe, she might even find happiness along the way.

Chapters are minimally edited, I believe there aren't many spelling issues but if you find any don't hesitate to mention them. More editing will be done over time. :)

Come find me at: https://discord.gg/TqFjdv8uaE

Ill be happy to answer any questions that do not spoil anything. I'll also be actively asking readers for their input and ideas! <<less

Schwarz -‖- Der Wille zur Macht... more>>

Villainess, noble girl, princess.

Reincarnation is a fickle matter, unpredictable and capricious, uncaring and unforgiving in nature.

Stranded in unknown lands, in a different time and age by the mysterious forces of magic, Aurora is reborn as the sole heiress of the ancient noble House von Schwarz, destined to enter the game of kings and queens, armed with pride, deceit, and an adorable doll.

Author: Assurbanipal_II

Friend and chief editor and artistic advisor: Rellawing <<less

After learning about my girlfriend's infidelity, I got drunk and woke up in the world of the novel NC-17.... more>>

I became a character who is not even included in the extras of the novel — the useless and unnecessary daughter of the Duke de Valt. However, I didn't care about it, because I knew what this world was waiting for ahead.

Soon the Dallas Empire will be mired in chaos, and in order to survive it, I decided to sit quietly in the estate enjoying a luxurious life. Everything went according to plan, until one day I made just one fatal mistake.

A year after my rebirth, I accidentally found a girl in the forest. Out of pity, I sheltered her and made her my servant. We lived together until I found out that this is the main villain who was supposed to die at the end of the novel. But because of my interference, the plot of this damned book continued with me!

I urgently have to run! But where…?!

After all, this crazy woman is now stalking me.

«Where are you going, lady?»

— I… just went out for a walk.

— Take a walk? The border of the empire is not the best place to walk. Let me walk you back.

With the sword in her hand, I didn't have a chance to refuse.

More chapters on Boosty: https://boosty.to/meredit <<less

Cover art by Lemntii (2023).
A Tale of the Jade Road.
Updates Mondays AEST.
[Cross-posting to Wattpad.]
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What to expect:
* Several NSFW scenes... more>> (male/female and female/female) including in the first chapter
* Yuri/GL endgame
* No harem
* Not just about the smut! There's a serious storyline here!
* A section of the story veers into xianxia/xuanhuan territory, but the majority of the story is based in Japanese/Shinto/yokai lore
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Eitsu is a cat.
But not just any cat. She has the power to shapeshift into a human body, and what better way to use those opposable thumbs than to cause trouble?!
Unfortunately, the world has other ideas. Ghosts from her past lives keep returning to haunt her, and they're not about to let her go.
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The Tales of the Jade Road are a collection of stories set in the same universe, a historical East Asian-inspired fantasy world where the East and the West are linked by a long trading route, the Jade Road. Other Tales include: At the Water's Edge, I'm Not the Saviour!, and Ginseng and Yew. <<less

To make things clear, this is my first-time writing; feel free to correct my spelling mistakes.
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His day started out terrible only to get worse by being crushed by ruble. Now reborn as a young female wolf he now she must navigate this new world where the strong thrive and the weak parish all while trying to figure out how this collar appeared around her neck. ... more>>

What's a young wolf to do? Grow stronger. <<less

In the forgotten land of Gensokyo lay many a fantastical creature and personages even more fantastical than any creature – there reside plentiful of vampires, ghosts, tengus, onis, so on and so forth. The land is a refuge for these creatures who are oft forgotten in the 21st century of the Outside World (Earth) and whisked away through a barrier that separates this odd realm from the normal world that exists outside.... more>>

Perhaps the oddest location in Gensokyo, amongst those comprehendible to the ordinary human mind, is the Scarlet Devil Mansion. A Western mansion, sticking out like a sore thumb in an Eastern land, inhabited by: a gatekeeper who can’t gatekeep, a maid / ninja / very normal human who can control time itself, an asthmatic witch with an impressive collection of books in Esperanto, the mansion’s vampiric mistress with a penchant for trolling, and the aforementioned mistress’ little sister who has the ability to destroy anything and / or anyone at will. Oh, and one last thing, the vampires serve humans for breakfast, dinner and lunch.

As evidenced above, the Scarlet Devil Mansion is not a suitable place to live for your run-of-the-mill homo sapiens with any smidgeon of sanity.

Thus, it is quite a troubling predicament when an ordinary human named Licorice Meidou finds herself in the grounds of the mansion, with no idea as to where she is or who she is. She ends up being recruited on the whim of the mansion’s mistress, stepping foot into the bizarre land of Gensokyo as she has to contend with whatever fate has in store for her.

What to expect from this work:

- The world of Gensokyo as told from the perspective of an ordinary, human female MC working in the Scarlet Devil Mansion, written in a way that should be easy to get into for people who know nothing about Touhou.
- Some comedy, some drama, lots of slices-of-life.
- Scenes of people consuming tea.

What to not expect from this work:

- High octane action with high-stakes drama.
- An overpowered MC who gets all the girls.
- John Brown. Please read the John Brown Isekai if you were expecting the aforementioned.

Since I’m currently busy writing the John Brown Isekai, this work might not have the most consistent chapter length (somewhere around 1000-2000 words / chapter).

New chapters will be uploaded every Saturday at 17:30 GMT.

This fiction is a fanwork of “Touhou Project”. All rights reserved by Team Shanghai Alice. <<less

Cole Stephens awoke in a dark alley inside a body of a murdered high schooler, his memory of his life taken from him by whatever power brought him into this world that was supposed to be on the pages of a comic and not a reality of its reader. Cole Stephens, now known as Jeremy York, was once heir to the considerable fortune of York Industries.... more>>

Warning: I’m not a professional writer nor an English major, so my grasp on proper writing structure os flawed and this won’t be perfect. If you’re expecting some GOT type of storytelling I apologize I’m telling the story I want to read and sharing with everyone else. <<less

Sixteen-year-old Peter Parker's life was a mess. His successfully failed attempt at giving himself superpowers turned him into a giant mindless feral lizard and his death battle with the very vigilante that inspired his actions, the one who he once admired(Spider-Women) was the least of his problems.... more>>

After being left for dead and actually dying, something brought him back, changing him to the point where he doesn't even know how much of him is him and how much is the cosmic being that's now a part of him.

A/N: This is my first attempt at writing a fanfic so reviews, criticisms, and tips, are welcome, feel free to highlight my mistakes or what you think I need to improve on.

This novel is written by an amateur in their spare time, and as such will contain

Grammar mistakes
Spelling mistakes
Syntax mistakes

Disclaimer: This fanfiction is a work of fiction inspired by existing characters, settings, and/or concepts from [original source material]. It is created by fans for entertainment purposes only and is not intended for commercial use. All rights to the original characters, settings, and/or concepts belong to their respective creators and/or copyright holders. <<less

Jordan Johannesburg is just your average guy. Well he would be, if it weren't for the fact that he's perpetually haunted by something called a Stand. What's a Stand? Well they say Stands are a reflection of the shape of your soul given physical form. Like a persona, or a caricature of the User. Well Jordan's soul just so happens to take the shape of a demonic doll ghost that can do blood magic, of all things. Combined with these powers, JoJo and RoseGold go on a journey of self reflection that takes the shape of your typical Shonen. But this time with girls love and transfemme elements. This story explores the psychological aspects of... more>> being haunted, being super mentally ill, and being a bit of a manipulative girly. All accompanied with mysteries, lies, and several high octane fight scenes. Ora Ora~!

This story is loosely a fanfiction set in the universe of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure by the mangaka Hirohiko Araki. I do not intend to make this fiction to say that I can write jojo's better than he can. I cannot! I'm just writing this because I wanted to mess around with the concept of stands and stuff with a backdrop of my own complexes and issues. So there's gonna be LOTS ofinconsistencies between this and the source material, namely with the fact that the main character is a trans girl egg that will crack part of the way through the story, and that there's a magic system. You don't need to know JJBA before reading this, but it certainly does help.

Cover art made by the lovely hluna69420lol on Instagram! <<less

Mankind finds a way to use magic, but this great power comes with a price. A transaction that can't be refunded. Nora Hayes is a simple girl whose only worry is graduating high school. That is, until she faces this new reality. How will she, her family, and her friends deal with the aftermath of such event?... more>>

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Sneak Peek:

Next to the kitchen, there was a small squared table and two wooden chairs, each made from different wood. The bookshelf behind those contained a decent amount of books.

I stood up to take a closer look at them and even opened a few out of curiosity. While I could read most of them just fine, some of the oldest-looking books were written in a language I didn't recognize.

"Hm? Was my hand always blue?"

I didn't remember. In fact, I couldn't recall anything about myself, not even my name. Inspecting the rest of my body, I found that it was the same all over. I didn't feel sick; quite the opposite. Still, my blue skin felt out of place for some reason. Trying to find an answer to my situation, I kept investigating the odd room.

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Big thanks to Alice Griffin for helping me out with the cover. <<less

Book 1: Complete, in process of posting.
Book 2: 50% complete, will schedule chapters when complete.
Discord: https://discord.gg/5UwSSc2
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To the Creshe Empire, I’m just a number.... more>>

I’ve spent the past five years in isolation and under study. With my home razed by a Syldrari attack, my mind damaged, and nothing but white walls and a viewing window around me, I dedicated myself to two things: training my body, and reading any book they allowed me to have.

The Empire wants me to serve, to use the inhuman power the Incident stirred within me. Technically, they asked, but it wasn’t much of a choice. It never is. Serve, or… I refused to be a mindless slave. My life was taken from me once. Never again.

With the Empire moving forward with their xenophobic plans, they needed someone capable of killing Syldrari—and I was just that. A tool they could use, a tool they thought they could manipulate. Needing me was their first mistake. They gave me leverage, I named my terms.

Now, after five years, my life can begin. <<less

It was just like any typical protagonists' lives, Ron and Elisa were famous for their natural beauty and for being the top scorers in college.... more>>

Students consider them celebrities...

A bus suddenly crashed into the siblings while they were on their way to school.

They were suddenly brought back to consciousness to find themselves being 3-year-old children!

Later on, they realize they have been transported into a novel?!

What's worse is that they became the twin two-faced villains, who stayed by the main character's side for their enjoyment in seeing her struggle to reach her goal and shatter her hope.

They got themselves killed by the male lead's close person's hands, their blood-related brother...

In addition, they have to help their mother who is in a deep unknown slumber keep her position stable and watch their brother in check, not raising any of their red flags.

"Elisa"

"Ron"

""Let's survive this life and save the duchess while we are at it!""

(Cover art does not belong to me and is cross-posted on Wattpad!) <<less

[This is the rewritten version of The Story of a Girl and a Goddess Whose Souls Became Interconnected].
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Plagued by amnesia, a girl awakens on the outskirts of a mysterious forest. Haunted by a constant voice and searing pain, she finds solace in the name given to her by the unseen speaker: Servi.... more>>

Driven by an unyielding urge to live, she cautiously infiltrates a bustling city, clinging beneath the undercarriage of a passing wagon to evade detection. Within the labyrinthine streets, she encounters a kaleidoscope of beings, their animalistic features both captivating and perplexing.

In the grim slums of the city, Servi becomes witness to the heart-wrenching cruelty of a desperate world. Seeking refuge in an abandoned shack, her respite is shattered by the anguished cries of tormented siblings. Unwilling to stand by in silence, Servi confronts their oppressors with nothing but a humble pipe, an act of courage that leads to her demise.

However, death proves elusive as Servi is confronted by Itarr, a goddess imprisoned and shackled by forgotten memories. Bound by a shared purpose, their souls are spliced together in a bid to transcend their confinements and return to the realm of the living.

As Servi and Itarr embark on an extraordinary journey, their intertwined destinies intertwine with a singular goal: to reclaim the goddess's lost memories. In a world steeped in mystery and pain, their quest for identity and purpose will challenge them, unraveling the secrets that lie dormant within their enigmatic existence.
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Content Warning: This story contains graphic depictions of gore, explicit sexual content, and strong language. Reader discretion is advised. Please be aware of the mature themes and provocative scenes present throughout the narrative because it can get quite dark.

What to Expect - Overall: Interconnected: Spliced Souls is about Servi, a girl without any memories, navigating through this new life of hers as a goddess with Itarr's power over the soul. Some chapters will have images, and some of those images are R-18. All images will be within a spoiler box. The beginning of such chapters will have an Author's Note explaining if the images are R-18 or not.

What to Expect - Romance: Servi is a futanari. She becomes one fairly early on in the story, and she will have multiple love interests-- polygamy-- as the story develops.

What to Expect - Tags: More tags will be added as the story develops so as to not spoil anything I have planned. <<less

Cover image by Steven Shan (2023).
A Tale of the Jade Road.
Updates Sundays AEST.
[Cross-posting to Wattpad and Royal Road.]
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What to expect:... more>> /> - Intrigue and politics
- Daoist references
- Discussions of mental health, some horror and gore elements
- Strong but not OP characters
- A super slowburn female x female romance
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"Do you understand how I could hurt you? I don't think you realise-"
"I don't. I really don't. I can't think of anything worse than what has already happened."
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The demon hunter, Miss Fén, has been called to save a town from the hundred-year scourge of a vengeful ghost. But things are certainly not what they seem and this initially simple-looking job becomes a saga of intrigue, from a little village to the highest realms of power.
When they discover that both she and the 'ghost' have been betrayed by the same person, how will they take their revenge?
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The Tales of the Jade Road are a collection of stories set in the same universe, a historical East Asian-inspired fantasy world where the East and the West are linked by a long trading route, the Jade Road. Other Tales include: I'm really not the Saviour!, Eitsu's Nine Lives, and Ginseng and Yew. <<less

The Dollchip was created in military labs, as a means to quickly create usable soldiers. The entertainment industry put a... creative spin on its use. Most gangs in Night City also dabble in said industry, while also servicing the more dubious wants of clients, leading to many a tragic fate that make Scavs look appealing. Caught in one such fate, what does one do? With new knowledge and chrome, return the implant to what it was originally intended to be. So pick up the pieces and reassemble into something new.
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So here goes, first ever story I'm deciding to flesh out and post. This is basically my first time writing anything longer than... more>> an essay, do please leave feedback. The idea for this story came from datashards in cp77 (See: Cyberpsycho Sightings: Smoke on the Water) and while I was at it I added a missfired isekai in there. I'm trying to find a way to have MC become OP without any system or magic bs, let me know how well you think I managed. When/if I eventually get there. I think I struggle with balancing environment descriptions and moment to moment acts with moving along the story in a timely fashion. Again, please do leave feedback.
Quick disclaimer: I'm not going to write smut in this. Writing gore I'm fine with, but actually writing any details about said tragic fate that I am teasing will not happen. Besides the unknown horror having more impact, some things are just better left unsaid. Also, I hope I ticked all the right boxes for Content Guidelines and stuff. Tag suggestions are welcome, alot of them are technically applicable, but maybe not accurate (yet, hopefully). I do not own Cyberpunk 2077 or any related copyrights.

*Cover AI generated with WOMBO Dream. Will probably change when I learn to better wrangle prompts. <<less

►Just one more step and I might reach freedom...◄... more>>

Whispers.
Faint and unclear.
A cry for freedom.
Prayers of rare Pokémon Domino hears in her head. Trapped on an island and determined to escape, she and her Zorua take a step into the unknown. But behind the friendly facades of the world, the pavement is rough and fights are dangerous. Lies lurk in the cracks, the truth is bittersweet, and just as the spirit of adventure is suffocating her, she learns this journey isn't one she's tackling by herself.
Domino doesn't wander through the ruins alone.
Amethio does too. <<less

The only thing the mage remembers is his death. He sees echoes of a war long lost and a fallen city vanished in the sands of time. He died but now he breathes again? He finds himself in a new form and given a new name and someone to protect. The mage turned hydra is bonded to the girl he now calls master. Bjorn lost his old life and when Freja’s life is threatened he will do everything in his power to protect her and maybe find his memories along the way.... more>>

"The Chronicles of a Scalebound Sage: Reincarnated as a Hydra" follows Bjorn as he protects Freja, his new master. She is scorned, beaten and disowned from her family for being a failure in the arcane arts. The two must lean on each other for strength to survive in a world of monsters and magic. This is a LitRPG adventure where every victory is a hard fought and death is quick to claim those that lack resolve.

**Moving forward, the new release schedule will be on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays at 4 PM Eastern Standard Time (USA, GMT-5)**
We now have a Patreon
Or you can Join us on Discord at https://discord.gg/5m86Zhka <<less

Isekai. A genre of fantasy worlds where the stereotypical protagonist lives as an outcast only to wind up in a fantasy world through reincarnation or other means; usually with the added powers of modern knowledge and a 'cheat skill' to grow powerful while building their own harem. ... more>>

But what if the protagonist doesn't remember their first life? Mira woke up in a forest after receiving the isekai treatment but she can't remember anything prior to her awakening. She only has the muscle memory of a fighter and an occasional vision of a face she knows but can't remember.

Will Mira ever recover the memories of her past? Or will she succumb to the dangers of this harsh world before she even gets the chance? There's only one way to find out.

New chapters should release every Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday between 8-9:00 p.m CST. <<less

Reborn as a virus, a girl has to evolve and grow to eventually become worldwide.

The moment I woke up, I realized I was drowning in water...no...this wasn't, it was a thick water-like liquid and I wasn't drowning. I was just floating in it...and when I tried to move, my hands hit something hard like a wall, but it was way too smooth to be a wall. And the moment I applied a little pressure on it...it cracked...
...and was how I, Acedia; The Noonday Demon and one of the Seven Deadly Sins was born. ... more>>

I met the other Deadly Sins and worked with them to achieve world peace. I ordered my men to infiltrate the human realm and rob them...Ahem! I mean...do legal business with them and force them to depend on us for the rest of their lives.
Yes! I made them slaves for an easygoing life where they'd beg for me to spare their new lifestyle!

And then I became an adventurer myself and infiltrated the human realm to have fun...Ahem! I mean...to survey the human realm with my own eyes. I made a lot of friends, fought a lot of foes, and awaited the fated encounter with my loving soul mate.
...The hero who shall kill me one day...isn't it dreamy being killed by a pretty girl you're in love with?

PS. I have no specific gender by the way, but I look like a girl for the most part... <<less

Hot-tempered psychic Minami Tachibana eventually joins a psychic facility that 'provides services for problems large and small'. Performing good deeds and services with her psychic power, the girl must learn to control her powers as she gets involved in a case with a powerful psychic who wants to brainwash everyone and retcon their history of crimes. Many strange incidents and natural disasters need reformation in this paranormal world, and Minami and her friends from PsiCo try to transform the world and ease the hearts and minds of people who need their help, one client at a time. No one knows the darkness of one's heart more than Minami Tachibana, who has a secret that she... more>> doesn't want to tell anyone else--that she knows the coming of World War III and must prevent it from happening. But how can she do this and save her friends in the temporal timelines? She wants to create a Singularity where everyone is safe and happy, though there is a villain lurking in the shadows who is retconning the past and distorting memories around her.

Book Cover Art Illustration by hazelnutbrew
Character is Minami Tachibana the Protagonist <<less

When Keisuke is reborn into the afterlife, he finds himself in a dire situation. Demons are attracted to him and he cannot reincarnate into his... more>> next life without his memories, as a soul needs to pass through the soul cycle reliving their memories and accepting all the trauma and pain they went through as a mortal. Will Keisuke survive the afterlife? <<less

I walked into my parent's room and saw their bodies. Both of them dead and their corpses splattered with vomit. I was offered a deal... more>> by the Devil himself. I took it and they got better. In this new world, I will fight my enemies with the power of shadows behind me and the power of a wolf. <<less