In a world of superheroes and villains, Gavin McArthur feels like more of a shell than a person even after he transfers to a school for kids who are likely to soon posses an Alter form, a form that grants the user super powers and a different appearance. But what do you do when your Alter form represents an uncomfortable truth about yourself that you're not prepared to face?... more>>

CW: Contains scenes involving characters struggling with disabilities, themes involving non-consensual de-transition, verbal and emotional abuse, and an instance of descriptive gore. <<less

Welcome dear friends, to the Virtual Reality Full Immersion System called Bookworld Online!... more>>

Your name is David Drake and you are a 10 year old slave to the Marsh Hag. You were bought from your parents when you were only a small child at two years old. You don't really remember your old family at all. That's a good thing, since you would hate them on sight for selling you to her. All you've know for your whole life is pain. You are usually quickly healed and receive a lot of training and experience as her unofficial apprentice.

It's unofficial because she would never pay to have you registered as an actual apprentice. To everyone else, you are just the boy she took pity on and brought into her home. What they don't know is that you are much more than that. So much more.

You are her food. She uses you as her own personal buffet and she indulges herself quite often. You even have the permanent scars to prove it. You have learned many things from her, mostly without her knowing, since you have been helping more and more with her spell work the last few years and her potion making. The only parts you can't do are the magic condensing rituals that her potions require and the mana infusions that a lot of her other creations need.

Do you wish to initiate the Main Storyline with these parameters?

Please Note: I publish daily.
Second Note: I changed this story to a fan fiction. It is based on Swamp Boy (https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/4342/swamp-boy). The old story (on another site) is about 4 years old and was dropped after 19 long chapters. The author hasn't been online since then, so I figured it was safe to do my own take on it. <<less

"The past should remain in the past. What do you think?"... more>>

In the world of magic and technology, a lady found herself in an abandoned aircraft. She remembered nothing except her former humanity. With the body of an Arachna and the mind of a human, she was forced to side with the Arachna to survive.

Gradually, she encountered fragments of her past and hints of her future. In the road paved with hope and disappointment, she stood against the world. To protect her significant, she had to.

--- Author's Note ---

Cover Art Created By Nyan_Sempai! Please check out her other wonderful paintings here: https://www.deviantart.com/nyanncreates

I've always been in love with Zerg and its hivemind. Now that I got an excuse to make it, why should I let it go? Let's not stop at that and throw in high fantasy element—now I've got a story material!

Will update every 3 days.

Join my discord: https://discord.gg/chJDt73 <<less

Eli knew the rumor: taking a coin from a wishing fountain made you responsible for fulfilling the wish. He didn’t realize the magic would take... more>> away his body and mind from him to do it, though. And how does him turning into a girl help anyone anyhow? <<less

Randel comes across an injured unicorn while hunting and gives the creature first aid, unintentionally spilling its blood all over himself. Returning to his village, he is overcome by a sudden terrible illness and wakes up having been transformed into a woman! Now she's trying to get on with his life the best she can, but between her unsupportive father and the estrangement of her friends, the only person she can rely on is the eccentric local witch and her apprentice. Will Randel be able to cope for long enough to find a cure, assuming she even wants one?... more>>

This story is being subject to copyright infringement and I am contacting Amazon in hopes of having the infringing material removed. <<less

A tale of romance and lewd encounters. ... more>>

When a succubus summoning goes extremely wrong, Gordon wakes up to find that he's become both a demon and a girl. Can she get her life back together and become human again? Will she want to? Find out within the Ashes College of Dark Arts, as Gordon searches for the answer and gets into a lot of trouble along the way.

This is a smut story, meaning very NSFW, and meant only for those who are 18 and older. CW: Noncon, Coercion, Smut. Also, make sure to check the tags for others. I've been told that this story can come across a bit dark, particularly if things like mind control, noncon, and dubcon aren't really your thing.

Edit: I'm writing a reimagining of this story currently. It begins similarly but diverges into its own story quite quickly. If you enjoyed this one, consider checking it out! https://www.scribblehub.com/series/783344/succubus-tail-the-under-side/ <<less

Ever since she was a child, Ye Jiao was treated as a trash in Chen Kingdom. Suffered from countless beating and humiliation, Ye Jiao endured the harsh life without able to do anything. Only a rare few of them cared for her and gave her warmth in the harsh world.
But the Heaven didn’t give her any chance to live peacefully.
It took the little things she had and pushed her into the bottom abyss. Filled with despair and sadness, she had to hide and bid her time for a lot of people wished for her death.... more>>

“I have lost everything; you can’t take anything else from me. But I too will gain much more in my path as Eon Energy Master, I’ll not give up and someday, I’ll reach the peak.”

Her small arm picked up the white lily flower and gripped it tighter with determination flashed in her eyes. Trash? Her small lips smiled in a tinged of mockery.
Even if everyone around her wished to kill her, she would never give up.
She will show them who the real trash is and become the greatest genius in the world!
Even if the entire world is against her, she would not cower.
She will reach the peak. <<less

After the strange machine appeared on the lawn at the library, Meredith found it was easy to physically transition to the feminine body she wanted so desperately. But socially transitioning, and getting her parents to go along with it, would be a lot harder.... more>>

[Set in dkfenger's Trust Machines universe, but written to be stand-alone for readers unfamiliar with it.] <<less

A fast-paced comedy/fantasy adventure starring a sassy female warrior striving to break a curse. ... more>>

Regaining your youth isn't all it's cracked up to be.

At 23 years old, expert mercenary Willa Lang isn't exactly old to begin with, so she's less than thrilled when an 'undeserved' curse turns her back into a younger version of herself. A MUCH younger version - meaning she now looks like a six-year-old. Willa needs to turn herself back to normal, and quickly. But the woman who cursed her is being a complete witch, insisting that Willa show herself to be kind, generous and unselfish before she'll lift the curse.
Kind generous and unselfish... Go on a quest and help a few people. It can't be that hard, right?
Wrong.

A light-hearted comedic fantasy that will appeal to fans of Terry Pratchett and Diana Wynne Jones. <<less

When a teenage trans girl goes to a renegade witch to get a more gender-affirming body, she expected a little pushback from her family and... more>> society. She didn't expect to wake up as two distinctly separate people. After a spell gone wrong, Maya and Brielle now have to navigate life as a pair of twins, struggling to get used to there being two people where there used to be one. Between jealousy, transphobia, and a mysterious complication, is there any way for these two girls to find the happiness they've been pining for for so long? <<less

As the world is shook by the advent of the first Changeling Waves, a young man with a differently wired brain than most wakes up in the body of a woman with butterfly wings. Anxious and lost, they must make do with the support of their best friend and roommate to navigate the unfamiliar waters of their identity.... more>>

Content warning: This story revolves around two characters heavily uninformed on the intricacies and terminology of transgender discussion.
Expect some conflations of words like sex and gender, potentially upsetting wordings in dialogue and thoughts, subconscious enforcing of pronouns based on sex, and a general lack of knowledge on the topic coming from them.

Cover art by @areechu on Twitter.

License is a CC BY, and credit to me must be given for use, reuse and adaptation. <<less

Ophelia Heide couldn't wait to become a new advisor for the Moon Castle and take her father's place! Well...... more>>

That was until she was saved by Leo, a fairy who protected the Galaxy Kingdom. To pay off her debt to him, she was stuck with the task of reuniting the two sides after the capricious kings had a war over... something. Not knowing where to start, she accidentally found her heart captured by the couple's daughter, Princess Koharu, but neither girl ever thought they would flirt with the boundaries of time and history to fight for their love.

Unfortunately, things weren't easy for Leo either as he worked to save the couple, unlocking the secrets of the kingdoms' administrations in the process. What he didn't expect was to find himself falling for an elusive messenger named Sinclair throughout it all, but would his heart allow them to come in?

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Notes:
-In case you're here for some specific tags and/or representation, some only appear much later in the story or apply to the side couples. The tags, justifications, and some warnings are now listed in the glossary under "Cheat Sheets".
-Content warnings are included at the beginnings of chapters if needed, though most chapters only have a language warning.
-This story is also available on Webnovel under the same title. All chapters have been uploaded there, and they will all eventually be posted here via daily updates. The formatting may be different (chapter lengths, italics, etc.), but the content has been left intact.
-The cover art does not belong to me. If you are the owner and wish to have it taken down, please contact me, and I will gladly remove it. <<less

The Halcyon Call is an inverted isekai fantasy centered around the meticulous and jaded Kobold scout Scaleen Fortuna. They've been stuck doing desk duty as a city guard member for three years when a young Human - who claims to know the future - lands in a prison cell for tresspassing in the Imperial Palace. What the human describes is impossible, but the immediate consequences for Scaleen and their entire race in Sumar Empire are too dire to ignore. Scaleen may not like babysitting a traumatized young outsider, but if the two don’t learn to combine their cynical cultural acumen and extensive, if recreational, fandom knowledge then the world may very well succumb to a... more>> mass extinction as has been played out millions of times before.

Can you hear The Halcyon Call? Or was it always a legend told by the powerful to keep the masses chasing its idealized history?
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I am planning on posting this on Royal Road and/or Tapas in the future, though this will remain the primary repository. <<less

Humanity was close to conquering the Galaxy at the peak of its power. All the other species were either absorbed into the fold, becoming citizens of the Hegemony of Men or were pushed towards the edges of yet-to-be-explored parts of the Milky Way. But everything has its end... and the end for Humanity came way too suddenly. Nobody knows, not even today, what caused the collapse more than 5,000 years ago, but one thing is certain: No humans have ever been sighted again since then. The Galaxy was changed once more, giving birth to new empires, climbing up on the ruins, left behind their hated foes, the ones who previously conquered them.... more>>

Today, those who call themselves the descendants of Humanity, those who carry their genes, a result of their previous interbreeding of species, are ostracised, hunted, and persecuted by the rest of the Galaxy. Sylen belongs to such a branch of "humans," carrying genes from his ancestors and from another species. A mix. A hybrid. A mutant. She traveled with her grandfather, salvaging, searching for old tech from a bygone era, and trying to get by. They were just sailing back home after a successful find when another life-changing event happened right before them; The rediscovering of a living, breathing human out in the emptiness of space!

Maybe the answers to what happened back then are just around the corner, or maybe it should have been left unanswered all along. <<less

A forbidden relationship with the most popular girl in school is the last thing Chloe Lee expects when she begins bartending. Especially when she doesn't even realize she's gay herself. ... more>>

Desperate for money for her mother's surgery, Singaporean student Chloe Lee illegally serves drinks at a local bar. When equally underage RJ Shin--the richest and most popular girl in school--shows up as a customer, they already have something in common.

Their fateful encounter sends both their lives out of control. Chloe's money-making plan is soon derailed by RJ's insistent involvement, a growing hostility at work, and an unfortunate entanglement with RJ's family's politics. Worst of all, Chloe is slowly discovering her sexuality as she falls for RJ. Hard. Suddenly, sacrificing everything for money is no longer an easy choice to make.

As secrets unveil and feelings surface, Chloe is forced to reevaluate her life goals and decide what she is willing to sacrifice for love--and what she must sacrifice for herself. If she holds on to more than she can take, she might end up losing everything she values.

Life is hard, but love is harder.

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Also published on Wattpad, Tapas, and RoyalRoad
Word Count: ~65,000-70,000
Cover art by @chomk.art on Instagram <<less

A seed of hope in a world of hate... more>>

War rages as land runs out. Elves, Dwarves, Humans, and other races fight for control of the limited space they have. When a land mass suddenly appears out of nowhere, people flock to it, only to be caught up in its mysteries.

Kaia, one of the last living members of the Treek race, heads to the new land to find others like herself and escape the war that surrounds her. With conflict at her back, and untamed wilderness ahead, she and the companions she makes discover the truths of the new land and themselves.

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Sprig was completed in November of 2022 and is now also available in Paperback, Hardcover, and eBook. Find all of the links in my shop: HoustonHare.com/shop <<less

A short story about a robot rusting in a field after a great war and their slow growth into sentience.

Whether it's fate or bad luck, Liu Yong is poisoned by a snake demon that he is now keeping as a pet. Even with his new companion, Liu Yong is determined to finish his mission of bringing down the wanted man, who is killing snake demons through cultivating their life essence. ... more>>

As the mission progresses the danger Liu Yong finds himself in deepens and he has to choose between the safety of his lover or the mission.

Caution: Smut scenes.

Original Story <<less

A crumbling empire decides to take a leap of faith and summon a portal to another world, hoping its resources would turn the tide in... more>> its favor. The portal is summoned, but it doesn't lead where it was supposed to. Instead, it leads to a new, bizarre kind of frozen hell. Now, instead of reaping the benefits, the portal's summoners have no choice but to guard it and ensure a demonic horde doesn't invade their world. <<less

Generations ago, two alien species depended on a symbiotic bond that was decimated by the Earth-man's arrival.... more>>

Nala, a gentle farming alien of blue, happens upon an injured warrior of red. She nurses him back to health, only to realize that he's not just any fighter, but the king, a specimen highly coveted by the humans she serves. To make matters worse, he's in heat and desperate for assistance. She's in an impossible position. Hand him over to her masters or save him and risk her own neck. Either choice could be her very undoing.

Between the Earth men looking for more of her kind to snatch up for experiments, and the wounded yet lethal predator in her bed, can she survive the night? <<less

“They hung him for a traitor, themselves a traitorous crew,
But his soul is marching on.”... more>>

The land of Gemeinplatz is a land filled with fantastical creatures, adventurers looking to slay them, and heroes looking to distinguish themselves from the adventurers. The most common of these heroes are those who come from Earth, who enjoy a most leisurely time with their cheat skills. It’s a perfect world, the utopia of those who wish to become overpowered and get their own power fantasy, where even the most everyman of the everyman can pull themselves by their bootstraps and become a hero.

Yet, underneath this “Gemeinplatzer Dream” is a disgusting truth.

To satisfy the needs of heroes who can’t find function like a normal human being (which most of them can’t), the lucrative Gemeinplatz slave trade crushes the dreams and ruins the lives of hundreds every day. These slaves endlessly labor, in the harems of so-called heroes, at the mansions of the landowning “heroes”, and as rare materials for various magical spells.

In a world that looks down at them as demi-human, where the ruling class has no incentive to end this profitable trade, in which their oppressors are overpowered as all hell, what hope is there for the slaves?

What hope is there, is named John Brown. This time, he’ll finish what he started. <<less

A man is summoned into an alien world to be "The Great White Dragon of Lust" by fluffy blue telepathic squirrels whose medieval society is... more>> on the brink of collapse. He must defeat their titanic, ferocious foes, solve their unhealthy societal ills, lead their armies, make peace with their foes, and fall in love over and over again in a bizarre fantasy world. <<less

A human office worker meets her dragon CEO. They work together to undo the results of an ancient crime.

In a time long past, the human race emerged triumphant over the dragons, sealing their majestic beings into mortal bodies known as dragonoids. Unfortunately, this victory led to the subjugation of the dragonoids by their human counterparts, who harnessed their powers as military weapons through the ominous Vesryn Pulse. Amidst this bleak reality, a glimmer of hope emerged in the form of Arcadia, a daring guerilla group led by the charismatic Estoff Wraith, striving to liberate the dragonoids and put an end to humanity's cruel exploitation.... more>>

Within this tumultuous backdrop, the intertwining destinies of two individuals would shape the course of events. Amphere Harrison, accompanied by his loyal dragonoid partner, Airelina Frembell, found himself thrust into the Dragon Knight Academy. Unwillingly thrust into the resistance against the oppressive government, Amphere must harness his newfound dragonoid abilities and emerge victorious in the treacherous Dragon Knights Tournament, all in hopes of earning the favor of the princess. This, they believe, will serve as a crucial first step towards granting the dragonoids the freedom they so desperately deserve.

Vesryn Pulse weaves a gripping tale of action and intrigue, centering around a young man unwittingly caught in the clutches of a brutal war. Possessing incredible skills and abilities, he becomes a catalyst for uncovering the dark secrets shrouding the government, Arcadia, and the enigmatic Vesryn Pulse. However, in his relentless pursuit of truth, he will soon discover that the price of enlightenment is far greater than he ever could have fathomed.

*All Vesryn Pulse novels are standalone, but they are all connected and might spoil each other* <<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