《There's Always A Catch》Sedentary
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Chapter 1
“…please repeat this word, Tanaka-san: Visionary. Yes, that’s correct! Good job!” A soft sigh escaped my lips, barely controlling to roll my eyes. What a pain. Looking at the clock, a minute to go.
“Anyway, you did awesomely well today, Tanaka-san! Please don’t forget to review the lesson today. See you next time!” *click*
‘I really hope not, you bore.’ I thought as I finished typing the class report.
Work done, I grabbed my phone at the foot of my bed, scrolled through Spotify for some relaxing music. “Love Shot” by EXO from my ‘BEST SONGS’ playlist blasted out like a hymn of sexy angels as I lounged on my very comfortable chair, closing my eyes to rest.
He was actually one of the better students I’ve had this week. As a home-based ESL teacher for over two years now, I’ve encountered different types of people. From successful business owners, retirees, perverted old men, etc. They share bits and pieces about their life, one of the reasons why I slowly started looking back at my own.
“I’m figuring things out at my own pace right now.”
A lie I tell to people. The truth is, at 30 years old, I still don’t have an idea what to do with my life. Whether I turn out to be an important person or just a waste of space (something I fear so dearly) is not something I can tell right now.
Thoughts like these have been constant for a while now, bothering me every waking moment. I thought about my room, white walls with no decoration - ‘…haven’t killed that spider yet’, white door, a built-in white closet and a grey floor. Utterly boring, like my life right now.
“Zi!!! Come down, dinner’s ready!” A shout jolted me out of my thoughts, my awesome mother.
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Mathilda Cruz, an accomplished Filipino doctor of internal medicine but decided to “put down the stethoscope” to raise me, her very beautiful daughter, so she says anyway. I mean, she’s not wrong.
A premium mix of Filipino, Chinese and Korean ancestry, Zetian Cruz Do. Standing at an impressive height of 174 cm, long silky black hair, legs for days and a face that can even tempt gods – *ehem*, as you can tell, I very much love myself. Narcissist, they say, pish posh!
My father? He’s in China with his mistress, the slut. Cheers to him!
Opening my eyes, I stood up but the siren call of my queen (of course) sized bed is too tempting that this mighty pirate threw herself unto the bed, face first. “Gonna eat later! Thanks!” I hollered back. ‘Mmmm, so comf--’
*bzzzt bzzzt*
‘Eughhh. What now!’ complaining as I checked the phone beside me. Huh. Weird. Low battery again? I just charged it earlier. Grumbling about the unfairness of it all, I plugged it in to charge.
“Ohhh! An update!” I exclaimed loudly when a new chapter notification popped up. Reading online novels is an obsession, you see. And Eight Treasures Trousseau is my current favourite. It’s about the inner court intrigues of an alternate ancient china, a must read I should say. Already tired from work, I slowly dozed off while reading.
Initializing…
I faintly heard a Jarvis-like voice before I succumbed to Morpheus’ embrace.
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Black Wing
Raven. In a world of fantasy, where magic and sword reign supreme, a girl is reborn. Not as a hero, a villain, or even a common mob. She was reborn as a dumb bird. Now don’t get me wrong, ravens are one of the smartest animals alive. But imagine going from a fully functional human body...to....this... In this world, ravens are considered harbingers of death. Filthy pests. The incarnation of damned souls. Due to their penchant for mischief, they are shunned and despised by human and non-human races alike. Join Raven in her journey from a naive baby bird that wants to become human again (or at least get some semblance of arms/legs), and grow to live a life worth living, eating delicious food and reading great books. Also known as the Ascension of Amaris, Queen of the Night, Beloved of the Moon. *chapter length will vary from around 1500~2500 words.
8 159Will You Be Alone? After The End? Don't You Know We're All Still Here?
More than a century ago the world was devastated, but that doesn't matter. Nobody cares about the past, stories from that time are as wildly conflicting as they are ridiculous--when any stories exist at all. There are problems in the here and now that need to be dealt with, bringing the past into things isn't going to help anyone. The fact is that young people all over the world are developing mysterious powers, and the public reactions to these powers are far from positive. Fair enough, you might say. Who wants a young man around who can conjure heat from the palm of his hand? How deeply undesirable is a girl who can bend your emotions to her will? What use, I ask you, is a girl whose very essence crackles with lightning? No use at all, I'd say. As for this so-called Mr Fin and his grand ideals, well, all I can say is that his clothing is of better quality than his plans. Vague allusions to a 'sanctuary' and a 'mysterious and powerful statue' are all very well, but when it comes to solid results I fear you may find him somewhat lacking. Mark my words and mark them well, following one such as him will only lead to tears. All in all, I'd say there's not much you could reasonably expect from a world such as this. Conflict, perhaps. Hardship, certainly. Despair, heartache, loss... ...hope? No, don't be ridiculous. Where could one find hope, in this ruin of an existence? Honestly, I am asking. Where?Discord
8 256These Dreams Between Us
Diana Reynolds closed her eyes for what should have been the last time and woke to find herself transported into the world of her favorite novel, Virtue of the Sun, and trapped within the body of its main villainess: Princess Adelaide Absenwilde. In order to prevent her impending demise and prevent the destruction of the Rathewin Empire, she must rehabilitate the princess' reputation by gaining new friends, forging strong alliances, and even discovering love as she finds new inner and outer strength. But what about her old life and her old body? What will happen if she succeeds, and what will happen if she doesn't?
8 134Teddy Bear
As it would stand, the truth of the matter was that aliens had visited Earth before. Roswell was neither a hoax nor unique. It was simply a consequence of a world growing smaller as communication systems became more and more advanced, partly a result of said visitations. For the most part, past interactions between one of the planet Earth's more intelligent species of lifeform and the alien visitors were along the lines of obscure scientific surveys and tests disturbingly similar to attempts by some human scientists to estimate the intelligence of simians.For any species capable of travelling the stars. Visiting planet Earth made about as much sense as backpacking through the Ural Mountains of Siberia with nothing but a flint and a compass. That is to say, most people would prefer to stay close to someplace within walking distance of a mall or a population density slightly higher than four sapient beings per parsec. Still, statistically speaking, there are bound to be some weirdos who find joy rides though a nowhere solar system fun. Just buzzing a frantic farmer or two and playing chicken with an F-16 for the heck of it. Maybe even bring home a bovine to show off to the guys at the office.
8 124Stubborn Love (Inquisitormaster Chight or Charli x Light!)
Light had always loves Charli, and Charli has always loved Light, but is shy to admit it. When Charli "jokingly" confesses to Light, Light takes it as a joke and denies loving Charli, when deep down, he can't live without her in his life! Jaxx knows that Light likes Charli and Charli likes Light! And he tries to get them together! I mean they are perfect to each other! Charli and Light are both really stupid, and really cute together! Charli is very clean minded while Light is a bit dirty minded! The problem is Light is denying everything!, so what would happen when a series of events happen because of this confession? Or maybe because it was Jaxx, or maybe because it was destiny.Alex, Zach and Jade, Drake are both dating so they both live together! Charli and Light are friends and do not live in the same house! Every person lives in the same neighborhood! This is fan fiction! ALMOST nothing in this book actually happened!No Smut In This
8 142Princess Of The Underworld
"The name's, Hadey, Princess of The Underworld. How ya doing?" When Mal, Hadey, Evie, Carlos, and Jay are sent to Auradon by a proclamation from the soon-to-be-king, it's up to the five teens to steal the Fairy Godmother's wand and release the villains from their prison. It's a lot easier said then done, and that's the gospel truth.
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