Singing "Tears Behind Iron Bars" in a prison cell, singing "Kowtow Before Parents" to the devil, don't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive.... more>>

I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life.

A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path. <<less

There exist in this world a set of six daggers that carry a terrible curse: the ability to inflict a death beyond time. Those under the daggers' curse shall reincarnate without end, never able to know happiness and always drawn to die once more by the dagger. This is the story of "Raine" and "Marie", two souls bound by the daggers' curse to kill one another, over and over again.... more>>

France, 1243. Lapis Lazuli Castle is the name of an insignificant relay fort nestled away in a forest east of Carcassonne. Its ruler, Count Geoffroy, and his only daughter, Marie, are both believed to be insane. The root cause of their shared madness is the mysterious disappearance of Geoffroy's wife three years ago, which caused Geoffroy to grow detached from humanity and cast Marie into a deep depression. After three years of wandering in a state halfway to nonexistence, Marie works up the nerve to ask her chief bodyguard, Sir Raine, to investigate her mother's death, confiding that on the night of her mother's disappearance, she had witnessed something impossible. However, her investigation only prompts a new tragedy.

The French-German border, 1916. As World War I rages on, Raine and Marie's latest reincarnations live the life of a sub-lieutenant in the French army and a medic with the Red Cross, respectively. The two lovers are reunited at the site of the Battle of Verdun, but no sooner have they met then Raine finds himself faced with a barrage of impossible circumstances. An enemy soldier's head suddenly vanishes, right before his eyes. One of his subordinates reports the same thing happening to an ally. Four more headless bodies vanish from a flooded bunker in the minute he looks away. These baffling events are a prelude to the return of their old tragedy.

Northern Hokkaido, 1989. Kimiyo, age eighteen, is already dying, an inoperable tumor in her hypothalamus leaving her with less than a year to live. Refusing to despair in the face of her tragic circumstances, she spends her remaining days with her friends at "The Library at the End of the World", a private library so called due to its isolated nature. One day, a man named Kito approaches her out of the blue, regaling her with a story about a set of cursed daggers, knights in the 13th century, and the two of them being cursed, fated lovers. Naturally, Kimiyo is intensely skeptical, but the events that come next don't require her to believe in them.

Arriving at the scene of these three tragedies is Snowy, an enigmatic figure of indeterminate gender who claims to be "a detective charged with managing the world's chaos". <<less

Have you ever seen romance between a cherry man and a watermelon man,... more>>

you have not.

Earth’s doomsday, species mutation, geological calamities, a purgatory on earth

Humanity’s science and technology are already sufficiently developed. They’ve migrated to other planets, and even began to look behind for research…

A calm, intelligent machine VS a shamelessly reliable dage. <<less

Queen Dowager Mohiresien and King Graceus III are enemies. Queen Dowager Mohiresien wanted to usurp the throne and give it to her son, Julius, but was defeated, and Julius was beheaded at the hands of his half-brother, Graceus III. But Graceus III kept Queen Dowager Mohiresien, the main culprit of this rebellion, alive... ... more>>

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"I’m jealous of the eyes of the men who see your back. I envy someone else's hand that will touch your loose hair. I hate someone who will receive your smile. You may not believe it, but indeed I do.”
Graceus III slowly bowed down and took her hand again. He put his lips on the back of her hand, which was the only thing he was allowed to do. He did so for a long time, because he did not want to let go of her hand that he had caught, and he did not want to separate from the hand that his lips touched.
"Don't smile at someone who isn't me, don't show your back to someone who isn't me, don't give your hand to someone who isn't me, don't give your heart to someone who isn't me. Mohiresien, Mohiresien, don't put anyone in your frozen heart.”
Not even me.

A love that can't be achieved.
No matter what.
Even if you're the kind of person that everyone in the world can't help but love. <<less

As if it wasn’t enough to be hit on the head by my co-workers and boyfriend, I died at the hands of my gambling-addict older brother. Without even regretting my unfortunate death, I realized that I had possessed a supporting role in a romantic fantasy novel, which I just read yesterday. To be precise, a villainess destined to die at the hands of her husband. I know it’s cliché!... more>>

‘Possessed a villainess in a romantic fantasy novel! So this is what it feels like?’

I thought it was pretty good for the price of my unfair death. Until I realize that no matter what I do, I can’t deviate from the flow of the original. For the female lead Lizé, it’s a delightful cider series, but it’s nothing more of a bloody story for Edith, the villainess I possessed.

I am the protagonist in my life. If I’m going to die according to the original story, I should at least kiss my super handsome husband! In the original story, Edith is greatly despised by her husband, but who cares, I’m going to die anyway. However…

“You pretended not to be, but now you’re so hot to play with. Well, that’s good.”

“Yes…?”

“Satisfy me like Riegelhoff’s serpent. Well, who knows? I might be interested in that body of yours.”

…why is the original story starting to change now? <<less

At the age of nineteen, Aliyah Elevant, the daughter of a local lord, became the fiancée and subsequently wife of the king’s younger brother. ... more>>

At first, she was confused by the marriage arrangement that was inappropriate for her status, but one day, she came to know the reason.

The king’s brother and her husband, Xeon Theaureole, had been harboring feelings for his brother’s wife, Cereza. However, since his older brother, the king, was frail, he had no heir to his name. Therefore, once the king had passed away, Xeon would succeed the throne.

Thus, in order to welcome Cereza as his wife after he ascended the throne, Xeon chose Aliyah as his wife as she’d be easy to divorce. <<less

“Hatred shouldn’t be passed onto the next generation. Neither should this tragedy repeat itself.”... more>>

Paides, the country where Iris was born, waged war on Elda over magic ore. As the war dragged on, her country began to fall behind in numbers, so Paides began enacting a conscription.

Iris, who was still a child, also entered the fray. Not just to fulfill her obligation as a noble, but also to protect her precious family.

…At last, the war ended, but it took away both her cherished hometown and family.

Iris, who inherited the title of duchess, poured her heart and soul into restoring her territory, only for her efforts to be unraveled by the eccentric and naïve princess.

At first, she tried to make the princess—who would eventually become queen—understand how unrealistic her mindset was, but soon gave up after seeing how conceited the proud princess was. Ultimately, she concentrated her efforts on defending her own territory.

“You’re unworthy of the title queen.”

Thus, the curtain rose on the condemnation against her ruthless country… <<less

“I shall now commence the execution ceremony for Empress Kilianerisa Sei Resfontia.”... more>>

The notorious Empress Kilianerisa met her end that way.

After her death, the empire found peace.

No one mourned her death, perhaps, it was a fitting death.

She was regarded as a villain by the world, so her death was justifiable.

Callisis did not deny it.

Today would be just one of those days when he felt a little lower than usual, that’s all.

At least, that’s how it would appear to others. <<less

I can't forget him,  but I can only bid him farewell.... more>>

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Alpha × Alpha <<less

"cp: Bian Liming x Zhao Yuan (Double Beta)... more>>

——Two Unfortunate Outsiders in the Core Family

They are outsiders excluded by the pheromone rules.

From birth to death, like mayflies, leaving no trace.

They once awkwardly learned about Alpha and Omega, embracing each other in the cold of all four seasons, kissing each other's necks without any difference while embracing.

They also sat side by side in a pitch-black cinema, lay in soft grass, and tasted each other's different flavored coffees.

They once witnessed together the first falling yellow leaf and the first sprouting green bud every year.

In the 19th year, by the low wall outside the small building.

Standing side by side, leaning against the cold winter stone wall, cigarettes between their fingers, silently watching the endless flow of cars in front of them.

Bian Liming is the cigarette that Zhao Yuan can't quit——

To alleviate the boredom between the fingers, there is no need for unnecessary kisses.

Zhao Yuan is the pride melted by Bian Liming——

From then on, for him, friendship became more important than both love and family.

1v1, sweet ambiguity & more than friends but less than lovers

It's an old story that happened in winter and early spring. <<less

Jinhyuk is a person who likes to immerse himself in the role of the Villains but there is one villain which he particularly hates,... more>>

Reed Adeleheights Roton, the false final boss of the game.

The one who created the Seven Disasters.

The one who due to his inferiority complex led to his own doom.

The one who turned a cute innocent girl into the monstrous First Disaster codenamed Cosmo.

“If I was the Villain then I would have raised her a little better.”

And thus God granted his wish and now he was the false final Villain Reed Adeleheights Roton, the creator of the Seven Disasters.

How different would the world turn out to be now? <<less

I have a foster father…... more>>

Um, that’s not the important part. I just want to say, why doesn’t he understand the differences between boys and girls in this world? He insists a p*rnographic picture is actually a diagram of acupuncture points. And also…why did he raise me as a boy for 15 years?! It’s impressive that he can write prescriptions, but I studied poisons.

But, why is he a Fang Hua Beast… <<less

[BE short stories, take caution, first-person POV]... more>>

At that time, under the orange light, he appeared as if enveloped by divine light, with a soft radiance in his features. In those eyes, there was nothing but the full and clear reflection of my figure.

He said, "Let's get married."
"Okay."
At that time, I was often in a daze. If...
I mean... if... he had understood love from the beginning, would he...

"It's so dangerous, I almost fell in love with you."

[First Person POV/True in*est/Reverse Sadism/Gentle and Extremely Paranoid vs? (Unable to come up with anything, growing protagonist female lead.)
Hint: Involves r*pe, mu*der, imprisonment, and Stockholm syndrome, the content might be distressing, so proceed with caution]

Selected paragraph: Because I had my back to An Zhou, I wasn't sure what he was thinking. All I could sense was the sound of the zipper being pulled down after a few seconds, a scorching and firm object, accompanied by a slightly slick sensation, pressed against the as-yet-undilated entrance.

Amidst the silence, he thrust straight in. The dry pain swept over me, the friction too tight. He got stuck there, causing me unbearable pain.

"Jiji...relax." He leaned down, his lips lingering in my ear, and his low voice was stained with erot*c forbearance.

Such a voice, seductive and enticing, like the whisper of the devil, luring you into the abyss.

Stepping into the abyss and be with him forever.

I gasped for breath as tears streaming down.

Then let’s... go to hell together. <<less

She wanted to be loved when she was young, and to be recognized when she grew up.... more>>

The ground that buried her mother’s body hadn’t dried up enough, but her father already brought in his illegitimate child as her sister.

“...You did a good job, Charelize.”

When she heard that she did a good job for the first time, she thought from then on she was going to live a happy life.

However, that was her mistake. Charelize thought about what had happened for a while.

That illegitimate child drinks poisoned tea on her own to bring her down.

“All the time I've spent with you is terrible.”

Being betrayed by her fiancé, whom she loved with all her heart.

“Since you bring down our family dignity, our relationship is no longer a relationship between father-daughter.”

Her father didn’t recognize her as his daughter nor successor until the very end.

She gave up the child in her belly in the cold prison and chose to die.

It was only then that she was able to let go of the relationship that had been severe since a long time.

She ridiculed herself who had been struggling in her lonely life.

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When she opened her eyes, the spring when she was 17 years old came to her again.

Her fiancé, who remembered everything about the past, weeps and begs for her forgiveness. 

Her father came to her because she made a different action than what she had been doing before.

“Don’t be happy, and don’t laugh too. Just live your life in hell.”

“If you couldn’t be a father, then you shouldn’t have given birth to me.”

At the sad regrets that coming late, this time she let go of their hand first.  <<less

“I am a rotten seed.” It was in the third year of middle school when Yuto met Sakuya.... more>>

What is the true face of Sakuya, who is so bewitching and cruel that he conceals himself behind an honor student? Why did Sakuya become like this? <<less

In the early years, it was all about school, but later on, it was the entertainment industry.
The “21st Century Elite,” Song Nanqiao, had a... more>> system accompanying her through a time leap.
However, she ended up in the shoes of a loser.
And this loser was madly infatuated with the school flower.
“Wen Wenyao looks so good. Aren’t you moved?”
The system began to wonder…
Song Nanqiao: “No… I don’t like her…”
System: “But your compatibility with her is 100%. You must like her…”
Song Nanqiao: “I don’t!”
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Song Nanqiao was focused solely on her studies and work, avoiding romantic entanglements.
But slowly, Song Nanqiao began to notice that the school flower was secretly paying attention to her.
One night, Wen Wenyao grabbed the hem of her clothes and hesitated for a moment before shyly asking, “Did you… used to like me?”
Song Nanqiao: “Uh… well, maybe I used to, but I might not anymore.”
Wen Wenyao held her hand and whispered in her ear, “But I’ve liked you for a long, long time… I really, really like you…”
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A gentle and elegant noble who is incredibly good-looking X seemingly a loser but actually a powerhouse of the 21st-century elite. <<less

The hope of humanity.... more>>

The savior destined to rescue a world on the brink of destruction by the Demon King.

There was a girl known as the "Hero."

She fought diligently to save humanity, defeated the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King's army, and was on the verge of slaying the Demon King himself.

However, in the final battle, the Hero was defeated by the Demon King, plunging humanity back into the abyss.

In a certain rural village lived a boy named "Allan," who was the childhood friend of the girl hailed as the Hero.

Vowing revenge against the Demon King who took his precious childhood friend, Allan, despite having no special talents, honed an extraordinary sword technique through sheer effort, and finally avenges her by clashing blades with the Demon King, who had been severely injured in the battle with the Hero.

However, even after avenging her, she does not return.

Consumed by sorrow and loss, Alan loses his life. . . . . .and finds himself back in time, before his childhood friend was taken to the battlefield as the Hero.

Having witnessed a future of despair, Alan vows.

With the power he gained for the sake of revenge, this time, he will protect his dear childhood friend until the end. <<less

On the distant Tianxiu Planet, there exists a group of unusual and intelligent beings. They consist of neither children nor elders. They have neither birth nor real death. They are born into the world through an extremely special process and have managed to keep their fundamental memories of survival through their endless reincarnations.... more>>

They are the Tianxiu people.

For every Tianxiu person, if they find someone they like and want to bind as partners with each other — then they would have to go through a life or death Adult Ceremony. The winner of the ceremony will become the absolute dominance in the spousal relationship.

While the defeated one will be referred to as — Qizi. <<less

I have a childhood friend.... more>>

Her name is Ayaka Rindo, a girl of the same age who is good-looking, good at sports, and has excellent grades. She is a girl of the same age as me, with good looks, good sportsmanship, excellent grades, and even excellent communicative ability.

I was average or below average in appearance, academics, and athletic ability, and had nothing to be proud of.

But when we entered junior high school, Ayaka confessed her feelings for me.

I accepted it. I had hoped from the bottom of my heart that I could stay with her forever.

But… <<less

(Taken from the author’s own summary)... more>>

Liu An’an, who had been away from her hometown in the county, returned anew, at the news of the demolition of her old house. She left the train station and called a cab to go home. Everything seemed normal. However, what happened next completely exceeded her imagination.

The female cab driver suddenly locked the car doors and said, “I want to die together with you.”

Faced with the sudden threat to her life, Liu An’an had no choice but to put everything she had into it. Who was this unknown woman? Why was she doing this? And what happened in Liu An’an’s past?

In the fierce downpour, where would the fate of these two lead them to?

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This is a baihe RPG-styled story originally posted on a forum. I sorted it out and posted it here.

A short story of just 150K Chinese characters. Genres are suspense and mystery, and it has two endings. Its old title is “Xiao Liu”. <<less

In one year, humanity’s Savior Kamishiro Fuuka—will die.... more>>

And yet one day, during our first meeting no less, she approached me.

“Please go out with me.”

As her boyfriend, it now became my duty to go through all sorts of events and plans she marked in her ‘Savior Notebook’ until the day she will die. Meeting in spring, checking out the summer fireworks, the cultural festival in fall, running away during the cold winter…

The more memories we built together, the easier I realized—that she was still just a normal girl. So could I, the strongest shadow user and hunter of humanity’s evil, possibly save her before it’s too late? <<less

Everyone says "like father, like son", but Gu Fuyou has mediocre talent. So mediocre that when people see her, they mock her, wondering how Gu Wanpeng could have such a daughter.... more>>

She was so ordinary until she was accepted into the Xuan Miao Sect, with some suspecting that Gu Wanpeng pulled strings for her behind the scenes.

During a beast-taming class, the master was teaching disciples how to summon spirit beasts.

Someone, trying to mock her, chuckled, "I've heard your father's golden spirit bird can attain the nascent soul stage. Like father, like daughter, right? I bet the spirit beast you summon will be equally impressive."

She started the summoning formation, but there was no movement for a long time.

Everyone laughed, "She can't even summon the lowest-level young beast." This was beyond mediocrity; it was downright useless.

Suddenly, the formation emitted a blinding light, and fog covered the ground. Everyone gasped in surprise.

She summoned something, not a bird or beast, but a living person.

This person was the unparalleled genius of Xuan Miao Sect.

Even she didn't expect it, and the summoned person looked equally bewildered.

In a sudden impulse, she used her ring finger's blood to mark the person's forehead and named her 'Nanzhu Jun'.

The master intervened, shouting, "Stop, she's your senior sister!"

But it was too late; they had already formed a pact. <<less

The incomparably beautiful girl, "Mamori Honjo", continued to be seen through lustful eyes by boys due to her beauty, and through jealous eyes by girls. Boys turned into stalkers one after another, and she faced extreme bullying from girls. As a result, Mamori developed a fear of humans and began to tread the path of a hikikomori.... more>>

One day, while she continued her hikikomori lifestyle, a crazy stalker entered her home, which was her sanctuary, gripping a knife. The stalker mu*dered her parents, and Mamori herself was on the verge of losing her chastity. In desperate resistance, she ended up killing the stalker.

After such a horrific experience, Mamori lost consciousness and before she knew it, she was summoned to a different world.

When she woke up, there was a small cave and a glowing blue crystal called a "Dungeon Core" in front of her. Upon touching the Dungeon Core, Mamori inadvertently became a being called a "Dungeon Master" who was responsible for growing the dungeon. She made a resolve. She would create an impregnable labyrinth where no one could trample on her anymore, and perfect her reclusive lifestyle there!

And so, Mamori mercilessly slaughters any intruders who set foot into her dungeon, transforming into the strongest hikikomori. . . or rather, the strongest Dungeon Master. <<less

Resentment arises from the souls of dead people, and everyone has it, so it’s not too unusual.... more>>

But those who have strong resentment after death and have not dissipated will lose the way to reincarnation. Wandering in the world day after day, waiting for that great savior who can resolve their resentment.

“As I said, death is an important node that cannot be crossed.” Lu Shen’s expression was light. “So sorry, I can only penetrate into the resentment of the dead.”

Behind each resentment copy, there is a different life.

According to rumors, the gate of the No.4 Middle School is facing the crematorium’s closed door, and the haunting rate and enrollment rate are the highest in the city.

Students from as far as 800 miles away were afraid of such a well-known magical institution, but with the arrival of an equally magical transfer student, a delicate balance had been upset—

The strange things that happen every night of the full moon, the strange and rigid school motto, the old cases left more than ten years ago… What is the source and truth behind all these supernatural events?

“It doesn’t matter what it is,” said Bian Shengjian, frowning, “just tell me, what exactly are you?”

Lu Shen was silent for a while, then raised his head and stared at him: “First, I’m not a thing.”

“Second,” Lu Shen said with a sudden smile and a very gentle tone: “If I said I was a ghost, would you believe it?” <<less

[The Eternal Scattering Flowers: Fiore Caduto Eterna] is a game ill-suited of being known as a galge, as the main heroine would - regardless of the chosen route - meet her demise.... more>>

Fudou Niito, a resident of Japan, went to bed dissatisfied with the ending of the game. When he next awoke, he found himself in the body of the game’s hated fake saint, Elrise.

Confused, but with an understanding that Elrise’s actions would spell disaster for many lives in the future, he took advantage of the situation and acted to change the course of history.

As a result, despite her rotten personality, Elrise was adored by those around her as a perfect saint. Furthermore, the game itself was intrinsically linked to his original world and changed accordingly to suit Elrise’s actions. Without any knowledge of what the hell was going on, the fake saint Elrise continued to alter her fate.

A saint on the outside, but a man on the inside.

The transmigrator was a piece of sh*t and the person he transmigrated into was also a piece of shit. A combination of sh*t and sh*t would cause an accident – to create the greatest fake saint sh*tshow of the year! <<less