What does it mean to be noble? To be a Noble?... more>>

When deadliest assassin from the underworld kidnaps a naive and tsundere noble girl as part of just another contract, they both start to learn about each other start and question their paths in life that brought them together. Perhaps a different ending than either ever envisioned becomes possible through that understanding.

Disclaimers:
- Short story. Story ends after a climax event. Character focused. Lore-light.
- For this short story, immersion is driven by the characters. The setting and world are only fleshed out to the extent needed by the characters. That said, I will fix any inconsistencies as I become aware of them, and the same goes for grammar and typos.
- The narration is technically in third person, or close third, but the script is mostly the characters self narrating or dialogue with some inner thoughts written in italics.
- Content warnings: This story has some R18 content (<5k words), lots of Strong Language, and a very small amount of Gore. <<less

A coming of age story about Celia, a girl who falls in love with skateboarding and reaches for the stars.... more>>

Cover image from pixabay by StockSnap. <<less

The second story in the Phoenix saga, Phoenix Ascendant, begins 6 months after the end of Phoenix Book IV. Ranko and Akane have their own... more>> apartment, as both resume their academic careers. Ranko's pursuit of music takes a huge leap forward, and Ranko and Akane further cement their relationship. A secret Akane insists on keeping threatens to tear them apart. As Ranko's second original song shakes up their lives, the pair must navigate being a gay couple in 1991 Tokyo when one of them is a budding celebrity. Features more than TWENTY original songs! <<less

Madelyn Taylor thinks she's nothing special. She's just trying to get through boarding school one day at a time. But after many strange occurrences, sleeplessness,... more>> daydreams and particularly violent hayfever; she realises not all is what it seems. Her eccentric Aunt, friends and unassuming allies help her through a challenging time in her life that has nothing to do with being a teenager; but something else entirely. <<less

Roxanne Kindley is just a regular high-school girl. She has a few friends, a few people she'd rather avoid, and an infatuation with a girl she's never spoken to. Pretty typical.... more>>

Things take a strange turn however, when Roxy helps a bizarrely intelligent wolf while on a walk through the woods behind her house. Not long after, a certain girl takes a sudden interest in her, and Roxy can only begin to wonder where this will lead as it seems her new friend holds a terrifying secret.

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(cover art by the incredibly talented @themissakat, check them out!)

(Crossposted on Royal Road under the same name. Chapters come out as I finish them, at least one per every 2 weeks) <<less

When Ftangu was chosen as the grad student assistant for an archaeological expedition into the Thornwood, she was honored and excited. When the expedition... more>> found that the ancient palace at the center of the Thornwood was completely intact, she was intrigued. When she found that the people of the palace were still alive, in suspended animation, and that only a young man of royal descent could wake them by kissing the sleeping princess, she had a choice to make. <<less

In "I am a Fox Girl in the Real World?!", witness an extraordinary journey of self-discovery, where the boundaries of gender, humanity, and reality are challenged. Through unraveling of a celestial mystery, join our heroine as she learns to navigate a world that holds much more than meets the eye. Embark on a heartfelt adventure that explores identity, love, and the transcendence of the human spirit, unfolding in a world where the fantastical becomes the norm, and nothing is as it seems.... more>>

Character Images in Glossary <<less

Monastic life was simple, but maybe not for a priest that lost their faith. Like Thea did before she left. Now she navigates making money from her ability to smell sin without upsetting that little voice inside her head.... more>>

It's semi-honest work that helps her get by. At least, it was until a rookie superhero sent a stray chunk of building into her motorcycle. Now the bills are piling up, her motorcycle is busted, and her savings are disappearing.

Follow along with a cast of characters who are all down on their luck, but won't stop trying their hardest to survive in a world that ignores the little people.

Posting free, unedited chapters every Monday until I run out or the book finishes it's physical release! Don't want to wait until Monday? Read everything that's available right now here: https://www.kitfisto.gay/ <<less

Cumberland Hall is a traditional boarding school that is designed to raise and educate the "proper" students of the future, a school to create the next brightest minds of their generation. ... more>>

But for one student in their last year, Cumberland Hall will turn out to be a place of conflict... and of self discovery. <<less

Blossoming Identity: The Life of Harumi the Vampire Princess" narrates the enthralling odyssey of Harumi, a seventeen-year-old who experiences an extraordinary awakening into the life of a sixteen-year-old girl named Harumi. This metamorphosis is more than skin deep; it signifies Harumi's acceptance and realization of her identity as a transgender female, a profound truth she has longed to express, constrained only by the limitations of her previous existence. Now, she embarks on an inspiring journey, living as the girl she has always aspired to be.... more>>

As she learns to harness her abilities and understand her place in both the human and supernatural realms, Harumi faces challenges that test her resolve, courage, and the depths of her connections. "Blossoming Identity" is a tale of transformation, acceptance, and the enduring strength of one's true self, set against a backdrop of mystical heritage and the eternal struggle between concealing and revealing the true nature of one's identity. <<less

Losing her parents and turned into a lab rat by scientists, Natalie, now burdened with the powers of the divine interveners, sets off into this bleak and ever-changing world to get revenge; this quest for vendetta, however, soon grows bigger than herself, when she crosses horns with a powerful and foreboding man who holds the same powers of divinity she was given. ... more>>

With defeat still fresh in her mind, Natalie and her childhood friend Andrew uncover a breadcrumb trail of clues that lead them to believe that there targets next move will be to destroy one of the safest villagers in the world.

As they make heist to the village, however, run into another crisis and are forced to make a choice; either stand by and help the people before them. Or prioritise their original goal, knowing that acting too slow to save one might doom them both.

Being a victim of similar a choice made in negligence, Natalie strives to do what’s best for all involved.

But will this be enough to save everyone? <<less

Ranma, having lost the Phoenix Pill and being all but trapped in his feminine form, leaves the Tendo Dojo in search of a "normal" life. With the Full Body Cat's Tongue rendering them unable to take a hit and putting martial arts largely out of her life, Ranma needs a new career path, too. After spending a few months homeless in Tokyo, Ranma ends up getting a job in a bar run by a found family consisting of the owner and four hard-luck girls that work there and now live as sisters. At the Phoenix, Ranma finds a place where she can be accepted and "normal," learns to deal with the trauma she's experienced and... more>> finds acceptance with her new family. As she does so, she also learns to live as a young woman, discovering a new talent and potential career as a singer.

Pairing: Ranma F / Akane (slooooooooow burn) <<less

What happens when have unfinished business in the center of hell? How far would you go for family? Where do you go when home doesn't exist? Welcome to the west coast baby!... more>>

(Loosely based on The Walking Dead tv series). <<less

Snapshots of a trans girl's life.

"My name is Faith Elizabeth Samuels. Well, it used to be, before I left my fundamentalist helicopter parents and started going by Luna... My counselor tells me writing will help me to 'heal'. Somehow, writing my feelings of depression, anxiety, self harm and suicidal thoughts will negate a lifetime of 'bad feelings' about my self image, mental health and general well-being. Sounds legit. So, fair reader, does my little tale of woe intrigue you? If so, come join my merry band of misfits on this roller coaster of life."... more>>

A -sometimes- uplifting story about growing up and overcoming life's challenges. Laugh, cry and smile with our cynical author as she tries to traverse what comes after high school. Battling her inner demons and conquering the ever-terrifying world of adulting. She might even fall in love on the way...

*There are no perfect people in this story; no villains, no perfect protagonists and no fairytale romance. There is, however, realistic examples of neurodivergence, discovering yourself, LGBTQIA characters and nuanced depictions of mental health problems, self harm, religious and generational trauma.*

Rated Mature (17+) For themes of self-harm, depression, anxiety and some sexuality. **NOT EXPLICIT** <<less

Harry is fifteen and just about to enter his final year of school... but an old festering feeling has come to the surface again, forcing... more>> him to face up to all the things he hates about himself and all the truths he's buried deep down. The fact that he's really a girl, for instance. <<less

Can love survive in a town stuck in the past? Kasumi is determined to find out. The winter in Tottori is long, but can her... more>> love for Aria keep her warm or will she freeze in the bitter cold? <<less

A Quantum Age fairy tale about birds, bunnies, bilingualism, and lunacy
Fires will be started, babies will be stolen, asylums will be broken out of,... more>> spaceships will be piloted, and zombies will be cured (just not all at the same time).
When: 1952 A.D.
Where: America
Who: Grace Grey. A girl out of time, whose precocious mental state would only be diagnosed in the future, but could only be understood in the distant past.
What: NO SPOILERS!
Why: Why not?
How: Brain signals sent to fingers typing on a keyboard attached to a computer attached to a plug attached to an electrical socket attached to a power grid.
Is this the heir of Roald Dahl, The Phantom Tollbooth, and Lemony Snicket? Probably not, but it’s a fun ride.
Rated: PG
Updates every Friday. <<less

"I'm just scared somehow that you're not even real."
"And what if I wasn't? What if I wasn't, but wanted to be?"... more>>

When Timothy Crow gets the ability to turn into a girl whenever he goes swimming, his first reaction is to panic, resulting in his near-death by drowning.
Of course, the one who shows up to save him is his best friend Alex. Alex, who Timothy has been trying to avoid meeting in person recently.
Timothy decides to use this second identity to rekindle the bond between him and his friend, but he seems to be missing something.
What will happen when Alex takes an obvious liking to the mysterious girl he met at the lake, who doesn't seem to exist in the light of day?
Why has his depression so suddenly vanished?
Why does being a different person feel so much better?
In the hottest summer in decades, as a comet with allegedly magical properties circles Earth, a seemingly normal boy sets out on a journey toward self-discovery and love. <<less

Venus, the great city at the northern sea border, lay in ruins with an insignificant six hundred survivors. Crushed by the machinations of a foreign power who now seeks to invade the Centurion Kingdom they once guarded.... more>>

The Lady of that city, Rusalka, together with her husband, Alexander, has no choice but to bear the burden to raise an army and ready herself to face this threat. She will not fight alone, for the Prince of her kingdom comes bearing both arms and armies from all across the land.

What of the south, however? Now unguarded, not against any foreign power, but its own ambitious and disgruntled Lords and their council? These were men of no lesser standing than Rusalka herself, but they were far different in their purposes and the burdens they bare.

Towards that place is where Rapture, the Child of Immortals, now departs together with the nation's Princess, Lucretia, and fifty four of Venus' survivors who bid to serve as their bodyguards.

The Centurion Kingdom's ancient secrets, the entire Muspelheim Continent's too, and the very real "Gods" who exist in the background behind every nation of this world, are all about to step into the light, which seems to herald the dawn of a new age of strife. <<less

Five years ago, everything good in his life was ripped away in Jonathan's life. He was dragged into the depths, for the crime of doing the... more>> right thing. After enduring unimaginable suffering, he’s back, but he won’t rest until everyone who’s wronged him has been made to pay. Letter of The Law is a fantasy story that is both a coming-of-age tale and a revenge story told in two intertwining parts (labeled ‘Now’ and ‘Then’) that explore both who Jon is now and what led him here. New chapters every Tuesday. <<less

Despite her desire to be close to others, a young wolf struggles to understand the intricacies of interpersonal connections, feeling isolated from friends and family... more>> alike. In a moment of revelation, she feels she recognizes the same sense of loneliness in the moon itself. She vows to dedicate her life to finding a way to reach the moon, in the hopes that then she'll understand how to reach everyone else--but as she comes to realize that the others around her don't relate to her goals, she begins to wonder if she's only alienating herself even further. <<less

For generations, Christian’s family have had a natural ability to see beings that are usually invisible to humans and to do magic. They aren’t, however, the only witches in the world or even in the area. When his Scottish-born mother wants to return to her family, and her husband and his widower father decide to go with her, Christian inherits the responsibility for their house and its hidden library.... more>>

Not alone, however. His family leave him with a roommate, Mark, an apparently normal human around his own age. But appearances are especially deceptive in this case.

Christian builds a reputation, first around the New Age bookshop where he works, then beyond that, as someone to turn to when things go bump in the night. Whether it's lingering negative energy, a lost ghost, or a dangerous infestation, he'll solve it. Sometimes, that's with the help of a powerful, sensual, and often bloodthirsty lamia who is still perplexed about how she has come to genuinely care about a human.

Throw in a group of witches called the Fellowship, who are firmly convinced that all witches should come under their authority and above all else stay below the radar; a subgroup within the Fellowship who feel that the ends for the greater good justify any means; a few supernatural threats; a friend from another independent witch family, who has a very close past history with a kitsune who says less than she does; Christian’s Dungeons and Dragons gamer group; a young black cat in dire need of a home; a colony of feral cats inherited from his great-aunt; and a couple of non-witch friends, and life gets complicated in a hurry.

Two characters in this are significantly transgender, in different ways, and orientation is mostly not a consideration. Oh, and it's set in 1998, which was when the very first, very rough draft was written.

** Trigger warnings **
This one does have more explicit sex and violence than my usual, and that's primarily all about the titular lamia herself. It's going to be difficult to be comprehensive without spoilers, but feel free to ask if you have questions, I completely understand. Broad strokes: lamias are a form of energy vampire/succubus (sort of) and actively hunt men to feed, usually without killing but also without consent - if you're okay with the typical vampire/succubus morality this should be okay. (Consent is different with humans she knows!) Lamias tend to have a very direct and physical approach to removing obstacles and annoyances; most of the violence is towards aggressive supernatural creatures (one scene came out particularly gory), but not all of it. One minor character who appears briefly late in the story endured some abuse that ends at that point. There's no harm done to children or animals with the single exception of a cat hunting a mouse. Please be careful with this one if you're prone to triggers!

New chapters Monday through Friday! Complete at 180K words, wrapping up in late September! <<less

The strange new machine at the library represented endless possibilities, possibilities for finding the right shape she was supposed to be, but her parents had forbidden her to use it. Well, what they didn't know wouldn't hurt her.... more>>

(Sequel of sorts to Pioneers, but should stand alone.) <<less

One thing was holding her back, one last trauma, one last terrible part of her past that she couldn't stop from haunting her present. With... more>> her boyfriend by her side, she has decided to confront that trauma head-on. It's time for her to move on. <<less