mosaic patterns

Born with the ability to read emotions, Emma Coolidge leads a life of self-imposed seclusion. Until she is saved by Gideon Keel and Jesse Madding, who befriend her and introduce her to people who can help her create a normal life. Everything is great but for one small problem. Emma longs to be more than friends with Gideon and Jesse, and wants to be part of their darker games involving bondage and sadism, but believes her desire can be nothing but a private fantasy.<br><br>Gideon adores Jesse and wants nothing more than to give him everything he wants. When Gideon realizes Jesse wants Emma, as well, he decides to invite Emma into their games. But first Jesse and Gideon are forced to investigate a string of grave desecrations. They must unravel the mystery of who is stealing Black John's power, why, and how to reverse it before they can devote their time and energy to their mutual desire for a third in their bed.

I didn’t ask for this summer to change me but it did. I came here thinking I could just escape for a little while. Breathe. Hide. Maybe even forget. But life, love, and the messiness in between had other plans. Between the late-night confessions, the unexpected moments, and the way they looked at me like I was something worth saving, everything shifted. I was supposed to be guarded, composed, in control, perfect. But somehow, I found myself caught between the ghosts of what I left behind and the fire of something I never saw coming. Each moment here, every stolen glance, every mistake, every touch I shouldn’t have wanted, pulled me deeper into something real. Something terrifying. Something beautiful. This isn’t just a love story. It’s my story. A story about heartbreak, desire, family secrets, and choosing yourself even when everything around you says not to. So if you’re wondering how I got here… just know, it started with a crack in my armor and ended with me finding the one thing I never expected to lose. Myself.

Adrian Cole is a gifted teenager with a rare talent: an eidetic memory and an uncanny ability to notice patterns in everything around him—from numbers to human behavior. Quiet, observant, and intensely focused, he sees connections others miss, giving him a perspective on the world few possess. As Adrian navigates school, friendships, and personal challenges, he begins to test his abilities in subtle ways, uncovering opportunities and solving problems that others cannot. Along the way, he forms meaningful relationships, faces unexpected obstacles, and discovers that every detail—even the smallest—can make a difference. Patterns of Fortune is an urban, character-driven story about intellect, observation, and the quiet power of noticing the world in ways most people overlook. It blends suspense, realism, and personal growth in a journey of discovery, resilience, and subtle triumphs.

Ever just woke up and wondered to yourself 'What the fuck', yea me too... seriously though. I died, or so I thought. Apparently not, now I have to figure everything out about this new world while avoiding dying for 'real'; I guess next time might be my last.

I told myself I was over him. I built a new life, found someone who loves me, and tucked the past away like a closed chapter. But now… he’s back. The one who broke my heart, and still somehow owns pieces of it. His presence stirs old memories, familiar feelings, and the ache I thought time had healed. As my heart teeters between what is and what was, I’m left with one impossible question: do I stay with the love that’s steady and safe… or return to the fire that never truly died?

In the last stronghold of humanity, Novatlanta, Harriet Laskaris, the reluctant Hero of Humanity, struggles to navigate a destiny he never chose. Burdened by the weight of the expectations placed upon him, he's unsure whether he even wants to be a hero. But everything changes when he encounters Rangi Ifgenia, a mysterious man whose immense strength forces Harriet to confront the path he's been avoiding. Together, they face the monsters of the Dungeon, a parallel realm to Novatlanta, where dangers lurk at every turn. As Rangi's power challenges his own limits, Harriet is pushed to become the hero the world demand—though it may not be the hero he wants to be.

"you drew stars around my scars" - Taylor Swift Amelia, a normal 16 year old fille, with some complications in her not so fun life, moves to London with her mother to escape memories of the treacherous events from past. She thoughts about starting a fresh and clean start this time but she never saw what was coming. How one's presence can make your soul alive again.

20 million years ago, the Great Earth was home to humans and energy parasites called Osmo. Humans were relentlessly hunted as the primary power source for the Osmo, whose creator was the feared Lord Oki. Three supreme beings, the Infinires, rose up and, after a ten-day battle, sealed Oki using their own bodies. This catastrophic event split the planet into Venus, Earth, and Mars and nearly caused the extinction of the Osmo. Before his sealing, Oki hid a fragment of his energy within a wooden frog. Decades later, a young boy found it and absorbed the power. Twenty years passed until, by a miracle, his wife became pregnant, giving birth to the first child to be born from Oki’s energy. This energy was passed down through the generations, creating the "Children of Oki" and reintroducing the Osmo to the world, now feeding on human emotions. A new lineage of "good" Osmo, created by the Infinires, also emerged.

What if one morning you woke up with no memories? What if all you had was a video message you left for yourself, warning you that you were in grave danger? What if the only way to survive was in discovering what you forgot? And what if your biggest enemy was yourself? ** "There is a bug. It allows unmitigated access to the users' consciousness. You're the only one who knows. You must stop the release. You must stop them." That was the primal directive. Min needed time to understand, to accept. But time was the one thing he didn't have. He woke up with no memories. He only had the one video message he left himself to work with. The video told him he was a beta tester of Gaia, and he had discovered a bug that could very well be intentional. What he was asking of himself was to be a hero. But was that what he wanted? Was that really him in the video? If it was him, why go through all that trouble? Why did he delete all of his memories himself? Who were the people helping him from the shadows? Were they friends? Or, were they something else entirely? Who were those that were after him? Were they all related to Gaia? Or were there other secrets too? School was the perfect refuge. Friendless and unremarkable, he couldn't be hidden better. But with less than three months to graduation, he was running out of time...

We live with the energy we survive in the cosmos