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"For most of his life E.J tries to hide behind drawn curtains, to afraid that the world will find out about his abnormal situation. The one where he needs to please his stepfather sexually every night behind the same drawn curtains When E.J meets Christopher he wishes that he could be whole for him and be in his arms as a pure boy again, be he know that is impossible. Add in E.J's stepfather becoming jealous of Christopher and E.J feeling he will never be good enough to be in a relationship and E.J needs to choose between killing his stepfather to be with Christopher or committing suicide to get out of this situation once and for all. WARNING: This story may contain adult themes or sexual abuse. Do not read if this affects you in any way. This story however is based on things that do happen in real life. If you are being sexually abused, please talk about it and tell someone that can help you. This story has a rating of 18. If you are not 18 please refrain from reading since this story contains scenes of sexual nature as well as strong language."

--- Curtains & Cages is a slow-burn LGBTQ+ romance wrapped in psychological drama and fame’s unforgiving glare. Elián Voss, a beautiful but emotionally repressed actor trapped under his stepmother’s control, delivers a haunting audition that goes viral overnight. As the world begins to see him, a mysterious media mogul watches from the shadows, drawn to Elián’s pain and talent. Their lives collide in a web of fake dating, buried trauma, and dangerous obsession—where love might be the only thing real. --- MAIN CHARACTERS ELIÁN VALE - Role: Protagonist, dancer, truth-seeker - Traits: Observant, emotionally guarded, fiercely loyal - Arc: Begins as a performer haunted by Ava’s disappearance. Transforms into the architect of a rebellion against the Archivist’s surveillance empire. - Key Relationships: Son of Marisol, stepson of Celeste, nephew of Mateo, stepbrother to Julien CASSIAN RHYS - Role: Director, Ava’s ex, co-conspirator - Traits: Charismatic, guilt-ridden, obsessive - Arc: Once the golden boy of the company, Cassian is unraveling under the weight of his past decisions. His journey is one of reckoning and redemption. AVA VALE - Role: Elián's biological sister, missing dancer, catalyst of the story - Traits: Vulnerable, defiant, enigmatic - Arc: Though absent, Ava’s presence drives the entire narrative. Her journal, footage, and final performance reveal a dancer who refused to be commodified. THE ANTAGONIST. The Archivist - Role: Mysterious, masked figure; curator of surveillance - Traits: Calculated, theatrical, omnipresent - Arc: Turns art into control. Archives pain, edits reality, scripts finales for others. ALLIES & TRUTH-SEEKERS ISLA VALE - Role: Ava’s and Elián's step- sister, whistleblower - Traits: Sharp, strategic, emotionally armored - Arc: Brings Ava’s hidden truth to light. Key to understanding the contracts, the surveillance, and the real finale. --- MARISOL VALE - Role: Elián, Isla, Ava’s biological mother,vanished dancer - Traits: Fierce, intuitive, protective - Arc: Former dancer who tried to expose the surveillance system. Disappeared after a fire at the old theater. --- UNCLE MATEO - Role: Elián’s estranged uncle, former stagehand - Traits: Quiet, resourceful, loyal - Arc: Took Elián in after Marisol vanished. Estranged after Elián joined the company. May have helped Marisol build the resistance. --- THE INSTITUTION VIVIENNE MARCEAU - Role: Celeste’s sister, Juliene's mother - Traits: Polished, calculating, emotionally distant - Arc: Married Elián’s father after Marisol’s disappearance. Pushed Elián toward the spotlight, not the truth. --- JULIEN MARCEAU - Role: Elián’s stepbrother ( vivienne's son) - Traits: Charming, ambitious, morally gray - Arc: Grew up in the theater world but became a producer. Resented Elián’s talent. May have leaked the footage to control the narrative. --- CELESTE MARCEAU - Role: Studio head, former mentor - Traits: Elegant, secretive, morally compromised - Arc: Once a guiding force, now revealed to be complicit in the surveillance. Her motives remain unclear — protection or power? --- THE BOARD (UNNAMED) - Role: Shadowy figures funding the Archivist’s network - Traits:Powerful, untouchable,invisible (for now) - Arc: Appear in Marisol’s journal as key players in the cover-up. --- MINOR & REFERENCED CHARACTERS LUCA - Role: Dancer who impersonated Ava in the “One Night Only” performance - Traits: Fragile, manipulated, theatrical - Arc: Delivered the chilling line: “You made me.” Possibly coerced by the Archivist. --- .M. - Role: Alias used in a comment on Elián’s viral video - Traits: Cryptic, protective - Arc: Likely Uncle Mateo, signaling he’s watching and ready to help. ____

Haruto Kirigami is a brilliant and handsome high school student who keeps his looks and real self behind unkempt hair, glasses, and an icy attitude. Haunted by a painful past, he has issues with trust and likes to be alone, keeping everyone at arm's length. Nasaki Kitta, a lovely and smart girl, has secret feelings for Haruto but keeps them hidden behind a genial and calm surface. Even though she has such feelings, it is hard for her to approach him because he is antisocial. With small, silent moments—such as brief conversations in the library, shared glimpses in the hallway, and small gestures of kindness—their bond slowly begins to develop. As Haruto's walls begin to break down, Nasaki becomes a beacon of warmth and compassion in his otherwise icy existence. The narrative weaves through key high school moments: a school festival where Haruto comes out of his shell, a home visit that introduces Nasaki to his secret world, and a touching graduation where Haruto finally accepts the future with renewed hope.

I'm a special guy, no doubt. No one can do what I do. No one has the ability I have and if the government found out about what I can do, they'd probably lock me up to do thousands of experiments on me... and yet, I still manage to do everything wrong. Even with all the advantages anyone can possess and having the literal answers from the universe, I am absolutely lost. In fact, the universe and I have a rocky relationship and are in a constant fight. So, I hope you know that the universe is telling my story wrong. I am not a genius, I am not an innovative visionary and more importantly: I AM NOT GAY.

Jonathan "Tantan" (17) is stubborn about love. He believes he's too young for it and doesn't want it. But one day a new boy named Ben (17) arrives in their town with an undeniable charisma and mystery. Tantan along with his friends Justine (16), Paloma (17) and Akihiro (17) are drawn to him. They reach a consensus. Anyone who gets close to Ben and makes him fall in love will acquire the money they got from a random man at the funfair . This propels Tantan to get to know Ben realizing he's not too young to fall in love and that first love changes everyone.

"Stop… please," I begged, voice ragged, retreating with each blow. "No, you stop right there!" His eyes were wild now, spitting venom. "You think any man will look at you twice? A fat hippo like you? You think anyone will touch you? You're nothing, Timi. Nothing!" *** Timi never imagined her search for love would end in a police interrogation room. From the moment she arrived in Lagos, life has been a restless battle between survival and desire. Her relationship with Raymond — once tender — spirals into control, humiliation, and violence. When she finally dares to break free, she stumbles into the arms of Gregory Francis, a wealthy and enigmatic car importer whose touch awakens a hunger she has never known. But Gregory carries a dark shadow around, wrapped in grace and elegance. A shadow that threatens to consume them both— Natasha. As Timi navigates lust, betrayal, and the lingering grip of her abusive ex, secrets unravel in brutal ways, and every choice drags her further into a web where passion and danger blur. Now, sitting before an officer, Timi lays bare her story — piece by piece — confessing how love, jealousy, and desperation collided into a nightmare. Each revelation pulls her deeper into the mystery of herself, of Gregory, and of the horrific events that brought her to the police desk. Gripping, sensual, and devastating, Curtains of Unhappiness is a confessional Nigerian thriller where the boundaries between love and destruction collapse — and survival comes at the cost of truth.

Maria became an orphan at the age of 10 when her father was killed by a drug mafia and her mother kidnapped. Maria grew up to be a tough, fierce lady with the determination to avenge her father's death and kill Lorenzo. On her quest to destroy Lorenzo, she fell in love with Rodrigo not knowing he was Lorenzo's son. When she discovers the secret, her world crumbles as she despises Rodrigo. What becomes of their love and her lifelong desire to avenge her father's death?

Set in the urban city of Manhattan. Two Strangers. One Common Ground, The Supernatural. In Such a Long Lifetime. What Changes? Who is Caught? What is Lost? A tale of a Vampire and a Werewolf like one you've never read before.

Qin Yao opens her eyes and finds herself transmigrated from a post-apocalyptic world into the body of an ancient peasant woman. Her family consists of four stepchildren needing care. A good-for-nothing husband, who has nothing but looks, is causing a ruckus. They live in a thatched hut, without a grain of rice, the family is emaciated like refugees. If that wasn't enough, someone even comes to collect debts! Anger rises in Qin Yao's heart, and she kicks the wretched husband out, "Debt collector, feel free to just beat him to death!" The four stepchildren: !!! With the world quieted, Qin Yao rolls up her sleeves to revive the family. Hunting, carrying bags, fighting bandits, she's an expert in all. But facing the fields, with her back to the sky, and her face to the earth, even a top-tier fighter from the post-apocalyptic world waves her hand: Can't take it! Really can't take it! Qin Yao scratches her head: In the ancient times where agricultural taxes are extremely high, how can I avoid farming? At this moment, the lazy husband who was sent away to die (twisting and crawling) (struggling to stand up) (screaming and roaring): My dear! I think I can be saved!

# 1V1 # NOBLELADY The female general has transmigrated to the future. When she opened her eyes, she saw someone snatching a child. She reached out without much thought, but who would have thought the little girl would hug her and say, “Mom, don’t throw me and Brother away!” Since the female general couldn’t go back, she raised her children and educated them. She beat up scumbags and saved men, and achieved another brilliant life. In the face of outrageous people, she was an ice queen. Grandma, sister-in-law, do any of you deserve my time? Faced with her children, it was like a spring breeze in summer. “Little Xing, you’re so smart! Shi Tou, you’re also a good baby!” In the face of men, she was indifferent. “Leave if you want to. You have legs, right? Go on then, I won’t walk you out.” She was a woman with thousands of faces. Even in another world, she was still the most dazzling one.