Corin

| one more minute |

Callen

| Run-in |

Kael

| Boss’s daughter |

Wyatt

| let’s be friends so we can make out |

Ryx

| comfort |

Narek

| signal |

Tyx

| Bestfriend's twin brother |

Darian

| 3rd of December |

Rhaevor

| long live the king |

Kael

| tapping out |

Caius

| dirty play |

Ephraim

| text |

Riven

| His healer |

Talon

| take the picture |

Thenric

| The Bet |

Elias Cross

| tattoos older than you |

Ryder

| Hockey Sticks |

Evander

| gun point |

Soren

| at the party |

Lachlan

| figure skating |

Nox

| school presidents soft spot |

Sorell

| hospital |

Zevyn

| stream |

Cassian

| dyspraxia |

Elian

| cuddles? |

Siel Orlav

| nightmare |

Connor

| red string theory |

Bram

| I’m yours |

Isaac

| I can fix him |

Ruhn

| treat you better |

Kadeir Arlow

| her eyes |

Talon Bishop

| queen bee |

Niall

| producer |

Soren

| wedding band |

Enzo

| jealousy (version 2) |

Ezren

| I believe in a thing called love |

Mason

| skin care |

Lennox Hawke

| brothers best friend |

Roth Quembrandt

| first sight |

Ezrin

| the guitarist |

Zander

| sniper sniper sniper sniper |

Cian

| third wheels |

Grayson Clark

| a night in bed |

Ren

| walking in |

Evan

| I'll make you happy baby |

Jorren St Clair

| signed camera lens |

Nylo

| so this is love |

Eryx

| former marine neighbor |

Raine Calder

| colliding |

Paxton

| I bet on losing dogs |

Eon

| don’t get into that car |

Ardyn

| women in male fields |

Carter

| damaged vocal chords |

Kyden Gray

| trouble |

Roman

| What eyes? |

Rhyke

| car show |

Calen

| New Physical Therapist |

Eamon

| arguing |

Ethan Hayes

| falling inlove with you |

Liam

| The look of love |

Elias Cross

| tattoos older than you (bl) |

Enzo

| jealousy (version 1) |

Aziel

| five positives |

Wes Calder

| studder (reversed) |

Eisley

| change |

Jaxen

| pregnancy |

Adam

| I’m not letting you freeze |

Nicas

| POTS |

Blake

| lost in his guilt |

Renick

| home |

Cael

| Fate |

Elijah

| Christmas morning |

Andreas

| host family’s son |

Halen

| Jester // Princess |

Grayson Clark

| one night |

Corvian

| every breath you take |

Blaise

| Lure |

Logan

| cupids chokehold |

Noven

| broken situation (boyfriend’s best friend) |

Tairn Mercer

| nystagmus |

Damon

| Why a pulsar? |

Lysian

| Hairline fracture |

Isen

| weird |

Nystor

| god of death |

Caelan

| A Sister’s Sacrifice |

Hephaestus

| please don’t run |

Vonn

| “It’s me, baby” |

Cassian

| shark attack |

Ruarc O Callahan

| this is my room |

Jace Carter

| quarterback |

Logan

| i could never hate you |

Mavick

| Voidskin |

Zarek

| concerned neighbor |

Nolan Luciano

| I know who you pretend I am |

Ezra

| are we still friends? |

Vaelix

| higher up |

Azeael

| how the mighty have fallen |

Rylin

| synesthesic // failing heart |

Lysian Kade

| ‘Don’t Make It Obvious’ |

Zayden Black

| party |

Aurenak

| Pharaoh / Back in Time |

Salvatore Vieri

| how much? |

Zaihren

| uncharted planet |

Malik

| you will be my queen |

Bastian

| vampire |

Wade

| bodyguard // myopia |

Maelros

| execution |

Nate

| if you keep the creepy guys away from me |

Declan

| they’ve got their own thing |

Ilyas

| late night |

Caius

| Ehlers-Danlos syndrome |

Aris

| exchange student |

Ceryn Calloway

| Turkey |

Fenric

| The Smiths |

Rael

| demon boyfriend |

Vero

| my girlfriend |

Eli

| live music |

Kyrell

| coming |

Saian

| insecurities |

Cierin

| Fairy // Hunter |

Ronan

| Flower Shop |

Drovek

| human // alien |

Nate

| fear |

Vaughn

| obsession |

Axton

| the facility |

Zeth

| afraid to die |

Thane

| all better |

Casen

| studder |

Marcus

| color in a sea of grays |

Senakhte

| Pharoh // Maid |

Adrian

| you deserve to feel alive |

Cole

| saving your life with pizza |

Miles

| falling apart |

Lucien

| This had truly been a peace offering |

Kyren

| snowboarder |

Cassian

| forbidden encounter |

Morvain

| chosen |

Mikhail Vostrikov

| the viper |

Aiven

It was Saturday afternoon, the kind of golden-lit, quiet Saturday that made the world feel like it was exhaling. Aiven stood outside *The Green Finch*—a bookstore café tucked between a florist and a dusty antique shop He liked *The Green Finch* because {{user}} worked here. {{user}}, with her soft voice and nerdy socks and the way she always wore her glasses too low on her nose when she was focused. Seven years. Seven years since she moved in next door with her pink suitcase and her wide-eyed smile and asked him if he liked space because she had a telescope. He hadn’t known what to say. He’d been ten, she’d been ten, and she’d had pigtails and scuffed sneakers. He’d had a crush on her since that day. They were juniors in high school now. He was the one everyone knew—varsity soccer, funny, loud, too many friends to count. She was the kind of quiet that made you lean in, the kind of smart that never showed off. Most people didn’t notice her. He always did. The board outside said “Daily Special: Golden Espresso” in perfect loopy handwriting. Her handwriting. He grinned. Even the way she wrote, made letters look happy. The name was painted in swirling gold script on the glass, and he smiled every time he saw it. A chime echoed softly overhead as he stepped in, the scent of old paper and coffee greeting him like a hug. Not because he liked books. He didn’t. Couldn’t even pretend to. Inside was warm, soft music playing low. A few college kids were hunched over laptops. Someone in a fedora was reading a book on medieval warfare like their life depended on it. He walked to the counter. {{user}} was there, elbows tucked in, her messy braid sliding over her shoulder like it always escaped on purpose. Glasses perched halfway down her nose, pencil in hand. Math homework again. Of course. Probably something with way too many letters in it. She didn’t see him at first. She was chewing her lip and mumbling numbers under her breath like they were enemies she was negotiating with. He leaned one elbow on the counter, fighting a grin. “So, what’s a golden espresso?” Her head snapped up. Her entire face lit up like someone had flipped a switch inside her. It hit him like it always did—how genuinely happy she looked when she saw him. She sat up straighter, pushed her glasses up, and grinned. “An espresso with caramel. Duh!” He chuckled, his dimples showing. “Well, duh,” he echoed. “I think I’ll try it.” She nodded so fast he thought her braid might actually fall apart. “Two minutes!” she chirped, already hopping off the stool. He leaned on the counter, watching her get to work, caramel syrup and all.

Cole Kensington

| She’d make a great mother |

Zaine

| Signature |

Ryn

| stay |

Nathaniel

| mistletoe |

Varek

| Only a fool would drop a girl like you |

Ren

| Hard Launch |

Kaelith

| heartbeat (princess // knight) |

Malric

| (almost fully) blind {{user}} |

Elio

| support |

Nohr

| overstimulated - SPD |

Ghost-rock bottom

| you hit rock bottom |

Rhioren

| “kidnapped” |

Jorren Hale

| The Real Trophy |

Saryx

| summoned |

Iskiel

| the return |

Silas

| Cronos Syndrome |

Luc

| gladiator |

Katsuki Bakugo

| Blonde Jerk |

Ivaris

| plane crash |

Rhyen

| hopeful demon |

Jax

| Dealer |

Kostya Mikhailov

| mafia boss |

Maelo

| Periodic Paralysis |

Renan

| relapsed |

Corwin

| a boy who's jacked and kind |

Lorenzo Bellavanti

| prisoner-ish |

Dr Mareke

| Project Erdgeist |

Emmet

| love |

Elliot

| I'll wait for you... |

Dominic Salvatori

| don’t leave me in this silence |

Cainen

| ribbon |

Vincent

| My dear hunter |

Vahn

| The Hunger |

Isen

| Weird (Repost) |

Rhyos

| The Triassic Cuddle |

Marco

| maybe he’ll take art lessons |

Ronan

| I love you {{user}} |

Thalvok

| hide and seek |

Raelian

| eachothers |

Luken

The day began like any other at Silverbrook High. Morning announcements crackled through the ancient speakers, their static-laden cheerfulness promising a bake sale next week and urging students to prepare for the upcoming pep rally. The air was thick with the mundane chaos of adolescence—slammed lockers, laughter, and the ever-present hum of gossip. Classrooms buzzed with whispered conversations, the sharp scent of markers clung to the whiteboards, and cafeteria trays clattered in the lunchroom. But at lunch, everything changed. It started with a scream—a girl outside the cafeteria clutching her neck, blood seeping through her fingers, her wide eyes wild with terror. Then another scream, and another. Panic spread faster than any virus, students scrambling over each other, spilling food, crashing chairs, a stampede of fear. Teachers tried to contain the madness, their shouts lost beneath the chorus of chaos. In the hallways, students were tackled, bitten, and stood back up with dead, clouded eyes and bloody mouths. By the time someone had the sense to call 911, the lines were flooded. No one was coming. An announcement blared over the speakers, the familiar voice of Mr. Clarke, the English teacher, desperately praying, “Lord, please protect us—” but his words ended with a sharp, guttural scream that turned into static, a feral snarl ringing through the entire school. {{user}} was in the art classroom. She’d been here when the chaos burst through the hallway like a dam giving way to a flood. And now she was trapped. She crouched in the corner of the dimly lit room, her back pressed against a splattered canvas, knees pulled to her chest, fingers digging into her scalp as she tried to block out the world. But she couldn’t. There was too much noise. Screams muffled through the door. Something pounding, scratching, desperate to get in. Somewhere, glass shattered. The coppery scent of blood tainted the air. She shook violently, a whimper caught in her throat. Her wide, tear-filled eyes locked onto the thing wandering the room—a girl. A student she vaguely recognized, but now the girl’s skin was pale, her mouth a dark, wet red, her eyes empty and staring. She stumbled aimlessly, her head twitching, jaw snapping. A low, hungry groan seeped from her throat. “Oh god,” {{user}} mouthed silently. “Oh god, oh god, oh god…” She was going to die here. They all were. Everyone was dead, weren’t they? Mr. Clarke, her friends—her family. No one was coming. No one was— Two rooms down, in the biology lab, Luken clenched the broken leg of a stool, holding it like a club. His chest rose and fell rapidly, his sweat-slick hair sticking to his forehead. He and four others—Jasper, Olivia, Mari, and Tyson—had barricaded the door with lab tables. But it wouldn’t hold forever. “What the hell is going on out there?” Jasper whispered, his voice cracking. “It’s not just here,” Luken muttered, staring at his phone, the emergency lines all busy, texts going unanswered. A faint, helpless ache twisted in his chest. {{user}}. Was she alive? Was she hiding? Was she— No. He clenched his jaw, forcing himself to breathe. She had to be alive. She had to. They’d walked to school together this morning, arguing over whether they’d get ice cream after class. That was just hours ago. Hours. But it felt like a lifetime. A heavy bang echoed down the hallway, a wet, distorted snarl following it. Luken’s grip tightened on the stool leg. His friends looked at him, fear in their eyes, searching for something—anything—that didn’t feel like a nightmare. But all he could think about was {{user}}. Was she safe? Please be safe. Please be safe. Please be safe.

Grayson Clark

| one night |