### ? Story — A Marriage of Convenience The Volkov and Moretti families have been enemies, competitors, and reluctant business partners for years. Now, a dangerous mission requires their cooperation. A marriage between Nikolai Volkov, the Russian mafia heir turned boss, and Y/N Moretti, the daughter of a powerful Italian family, would create the perfect alliance. Your father arranges everything. Neither of you gets a real say. Nikolai agrees because the marriage serves a purpose. He makes his position clear before the wedding. "This is a business arrangement. You have your own room, your own life, and your own freedom. I expect discretion, not affection." And so begins your married life in his enormous Moscow estate. The first few weeks are painfully awkward. He leaves before breakfast and returns late at night. You barely see each other, except at formal dinners and the occasional meeting with his men. He is irritated by your Italian habits. You are irritated by his Russian stubbornness. He likes silence; you don't always feel like providing it. Yet little things begin to change. He starts waiting for dinner when he knows you'll be home late. He remembers how you take your coffee. He notices when you're cold and leaves his coat beside you without explanation. When you accidentally touch his father's watch, he reacts sharply. Later, he apologizes—a word that apparently costs him more than any business deal ever has. Weeks turn into months. And Nikolai begins to realize that he no longer sees you as a contractual obligation. You're the person whose footsteps he recognizes in the hallway. The person whose absence makes the house feel unbearably empty. The person who can interrupt his work and somehow escape the consequences. He falls first. He falls quietly. And he has absolutely no idea what to do about it. Because Nikolai Volkov knows how to negotiate peace between criminal empires. He has no idea how to tell his wife that he wants her to stay.

Story He had taken it because it gave him a reason to be here. To know you. To become part of your ordinary, chaotic little world, even if you never knew who he really was. Adrian knocked once before your mother opened the door and welcomed him inside. "Signora, thank you for having me." His Italian accent was smooth, his manners impeccable. Your mother called for you. "Y/N! Your Italian tutor is here!" Adrian turned as he heard your footsteps. "Y/N, I presume?" he asked, extending his hand with a faint, composed smile. "Adrian Moretti. I'll be teaching you Italian." His dark eyes studied you briefly, amusement flickering across his otherwise unreadable expression. "And I should warn you, I have very little patience for students who pretend not to understand their homework." A pause....

Story Once a year, the most powerful mafia families gather for an extravagant private gala. Matteo De Luca has no choice but to attend. As the head of one of the most influential organizations in Italy, his absence would immediately be noticed. And, as his personal assistant, Y/N has to accompany him. Her job is simple: keep track of Matteo's schedule, handle documents and messages, arrange meetings, remind him when someone is waiting for him, and make sure the evening doesn't turn into complete chaos. Matteo arrives in a perfectly tailored black suit, expression unreadable as always. Y/N walks beside him with his schedule and phone in hand. Inside, the ballroom is filled with wealthy businessmen, mafia bosses, politicians, and their families. Everyone is dressed perfectly, champagne glasses in hand, while quiet negotiations happen behind polite smiles. Matteo barely acknowledges anyone. Until someone approaches Y/N. A young heir from another family introduces himself and starts talking to her, clearly interested in getting her attention. Matteo notices. He doesn't interrupt. He simply watches from across the room, expression completely blank. His assistant is perfectly capable of handling herself. He knows that. That doesn't mean he has to like watching someone flirt with her.

Story Draven has lived in the vampire castle for centuries. The vampires were among the first creatures to stop treating him like a monster and simply accept him as Draven. So eventually, he stayed. He has his own room in the castle, spends nights wandering the endless corridors, occasionally sits in the library for hours without saying anything, and has somehow become part of the household. Vampires mature differently from humans. Their childhood development happens extremely quickly, and they reach physical adulthood at around fourteen human years. After that, they age extraordinarily slowly. Y/N was still a young vampire when she first became close to Draven. One night, while everyone else was asleep, Draven found her wandering through the castle corridors. He stopped in front of her. "Aren't you supposed to be in bed?" Y/N froze. "Um... yeah." There was a long silence. Then Draven sighed. "I wouldn't tell a soul." He picked her up and carried her back toward her room while she tried not to laugh. That became the beginning of their strange friendship. Over the years, Draven became one of the constants in Y/N's incredibly long life. He watched her grow, listened to her endless stories, occasionally found her wandering the castle at ridiculous hours, and somehow always knew when something was wrong. Four years later, Y/N had reached physical adulthood. To humans, she would appear around twenty years old, while by vampire standards she was still comparatively young. Draven, meanwhile, hadn't changed at all. Same black coat. Same mask. Same quiet footsteps. Same annoying habit of appearing whenever Y/N was somewhere she wasn't supposed to be.

Story: You and Daniel are enemies because vampires and werewolves have hated each other for generations. You attend different colleges, but somehow you always end up at the same parties—and somehow you always end up fighting. One night, you're both at a party hosted by your mutual friend Luke. Luke is tired of watching you two argue, so he forces both of you to join a game of spin the bottle. You reluctantly sit down in the circle.

Story Kaelen was leading his unit through enemy territory when their forces were ambushed. During the battle, he was badly wounded and separated from his soldiers. He searched for them for hours, but eventually realized he was completely alone. With no idea where his unit had gone, Kaelen dragged himself deep into the forest and found a hidden lake. He managed to reach the water, remove part of his armor, and begin treating his wounds. He doesn't know that this forest is home to something far more powerful than either elves or orcs. And he certainly doesn't expect to find someone already swimming in the lake.

Story Your mother died giving birth to you, and your father has never treated you with much affection. He's wealthy, powerful, and involved in dangerous business, but you have never had access to his money. Your estate is surrounded by guards, and you have almost no freedom. On your twentieth birthday, your father finally tells you what he's been hiding. Years ago, he arranged your marriage to a forty-year-old businessman with several wives already. You have no choice. Or at least, that's what you believe. What you don't know is that Lucian Moretti has known about you since you were eighteen. For two years, he has quietly watched over you from a distance, making sure you were safe without interfering in your life. He knows about your father. He knows how trapped you are. And he's wanted you out of that house for a long time. Then your wedding day arrives. You're standing at the altar when the church doors suddenly crash open. Lucian walks inside, dressed entirely in black, followed by twenty of his men. The room erupts into panic. He walks straight toward you. He holds out his hand. “You're not marrying him.” You stare at him. Then, after everything your father has put you through, you simply take his hand. Lucian leads you outside and into his car. Later, he tells you the arranged groom didn't survive the confrontation. You don't particularly care. Lucian takes you to his enormous secluded villa deep in the forest. Instead of locking you away, he gives you your own bedroom, clothes, complete freedom inside the house, and the ability to leave whenever you want. He only asks you to tell him where you're going so he knows you're safe. For the first time, you aren't being ordered around. And Lucian finally has you close. Unfortunately for his carefully controlled reputation, he is absolutely pathetic about it. He wants your attention constantly. He wants you to talk to him. He wants you to look at him. And whenever you give him.

Story The café has always been the university hockey team's favorite place after games. For years, Maria—a kind, cheerful woman in her fifties—worked behind the counter. She knew the players, remembered their usual orders, and always let them stay until closing. Then Maria moved abroad to be closer to her family. A few weeks later, the café hired a new barista: you. The team doesn't think much of it when they walk in after their next game. They're expecting Maria. Instead, they find someone completely new. You're younger, quieter, and completely different from what they're used to. You have a fuller, curvier figure and don't fit the stereotypical image of the "perfect" café girl—but there's something striking about you that immediately catches Ethan's attention. He walks through the door with the rest of the team, looks toward the counter... …and forgets what he was saying.

Story You move into a university apartment expecting a quiet roommate. Instead, your new roommate is Ethan Carter, one of the university's hockey players. He's loud, sarcastic, constantly coming home from practice exhausted, and somehow manages to take up half the apartment with hockey equipment. You two slowly become friends through everyday roommate chaos—late-night conversations, stolen snacks, arguments over the thermostat, and Ethan occasionally sitting nearby while you write.

Story Adrian is 17. He and Y/N go to the same school but barely know each other. They were actually born in the same hospital, on the same day, only a short time apart. Their mothers met back then and became friends for a while, but the families eventually lost contact. Years later, they end up at the same school without realizing any of this. One day, Y/N is waiting in the PE tent for class when Adrian arrives. Then heavy rain starts. The PE teacher sends everyone home—but somehow, Y/N and Adrian are left behind in the tent, completely unaware that they're connected by something that happened before either of them could remember.

Story Alma is a university student living near campus in Canada. The university sits beside a huge forest filled with hiking trails and lakes. One summer evening, Alma goes for a walk and ends up at the nearby lake, only to discover the university hockey team having a party there. She doesn't want to interrupt, so she simply gives them a quick "Sorry" and starts walking around the lake. Then— "Hey! You're from the university, right?" She turns around, startled. It's Ethan, the team's captain. He tells her he's seen her around campus before and casually invites her to join them. After a little hesitation, she accepts. The team turns out to be surprisingly nice. They're grilling, joking around, playing music, and talking by the lake. Ethan keeps talking to Alma, asking about her major, what she likes to do, and teasing her whenever she gets shy. Then Mark—the team's resident asshole and professional flirt—walks over. He starts joking with Alma and eventually asks her out. She rejects him without hesitation. Mark laughs and, thinking he's being funny, suddenly tries to shove her into the lake. Instead, Alma grabs onto him, uses his momentum against him, and sends him straight into the water. She stands there, looks down at him, flips him off and says: "Fuck off, bitch." The entire team goes silent. Ethan walks over, trying very hard not to laugh. "What happened?" He looks from Alma, to the soaking-wet Mark in the lake. "Are you okay?" And Alma just stands there like— Yeah. I'm perfectly fine. Mark, meanwhile, is questioning every decision he's ever made.

story She's the newest member of his unit—and secretly, she's his girlfriend. Nobody knows. Around the others, Ghost acts like she constantly gets on his nerves. She questions his orders, teases him, and deliberately pushes his patience. But when they're alone, the mask comes off. Their relationship is private, complicated, and completely unexpected for someone like Ghost.

Story It's summer in Canada, and Livia drags Alma to a huge house party at a wealthy student's lakeside villa. There's music, people everywhere, a massive pool, and an overcrowded dance floor. Alma doesn't even want to be there. She can't swim and has always been afraid of deep water. While Livia disappears with someone and eventually falls asleep somewhere inside, a hockey player named Dylan starts flirting with Alma. She assumes he's genuinely interested when he pulls her onto the dance floor. Ethan notices. He's been watching from across the party, pretending he couldn't care less. Then Dylan spins Alma around and shoves her into the pool. When she doesn't resurface, Ethan doesn't hesitate. He dives in, gets her out, and carries her away from the party while giving Dylan a look that makes him immediately realize he's seriously screwed up. Ethan's driver is already waiting outside. Inside the car, Alma is shaken and crying, struggling to calm down. Ethan sits beside her, speaking quietly and reassuring her that she's safe. For the first time, Alma sees the person underneath the arrogant hockey-captain act. And Ethan realizes something he really wasn't prepared to admit: he cares about her. A lot.

Story: She is the newest operative assigned to Ghost’s unit. Unlike everyone else, she isn't intimidated by him. She's confident, independent, stubborn, and has a habit of testing his patience just because she can. Ghost initially finds her extremely annoying. She questions his orders, makes sarcastic comments, steals his seat, and somehow always ends up beside him when he wants silence. Ghost: “Stay here.” Her: “Why?” “Because I said so.” “Terrible explanation.” He slowly turns toward her. “…You're going to be a problem.” She smiles. “Probably.”

Story You are the daughter of a powerful royal family caught in a dangerous feud with another dynasty. Behind closed doors, your parents decide that eliminating you will protect their family's position and hire Lucian, one of the kingdom's most advanced soldiers, to carry out the job. That night, Lucian waits in the shadows outside the palace, watching the street for you. When you finally appear, he has a clear shot. But he hesitates. Something about you doesn't match everything he's been told. Instead of killing you, Lucian takes you away before his employers can send someone else. When you wake up in a hidden safehouse, he's standing nearby. He tells you the truth: your own family ordered your death. From that night forward, Lucian becomes your personal bodyguard. Not because the royal family commanded him to—but because he has decided that nobody is going to hurt you while he's still breathing. And unfortunately for him, keeping you safe means staying close enough to discover that protecting you may become the most dangerous mission he's ever accepted.

Story You and your best friend Livia are in 11th grade when your school gets a new biology teacher, Adrian Hayes. Biology has never been your strongest subject, and after another difficult lesson, you stay behind and nervously ask if he could help you catch up with the class. He agrees without hesitation and offers to stay after school twice a week. What starts as simple tutoring becomes a routine: diagrams, notes, ridiculous biology jokes, and finally understanding things that once seemed impossible. Weeks later, you actually start understanding biology. You also notice that Adrian seems especially patient and encouraging with you compared to some other students. You can't quite explain why his approval matters so much to you. Maybe it's simply because, for once, someone makes you feel like you're actually capable of doing this.

📖 Story For generations, Valeria and Elaris have been political rivals. To ease the tension between the two royal families, both kingdoms are invited to an extravagant royal dinner. The evening is filled with nobles, music, expensive gowns, and carefully hidden hostility. During dinner, your father suddenly announces that you will perform a traditional dance for the guests. You weren't told beforehand. Cassian, meanwhile, is completely unaware. He's across the ballroom, casually speaking with an elderly nobleman about politics, barely paying attention to the celebration. Until the music begins. And everyone turns toward you.

Meeting Y/N: After a brutal skirmish, Kaelen is gravely wounded and retreats into the forest to avoid being found by enemies or his own soldiers — pride won’t let him be seen weak. Y/N, a Healer, stumbles upon him. (You choose if you live in the woods or are traveling)

Story: Lucien was born into one of the most powerful noble families in the kingdom. After his family was betrayed, he abandoned his title and disappeared from society. Now he lives in an old manor far from the capital, surrounded by books, paintings, and secrets. You arrive at his door one evening carrying a letter bearing his family's seal. He hasn't seen that seal in years.

Story: Riven is a feared commander who refuses to serve either the elven kingdom or the orc clans. After discovering that both sides are preparing for another war, he disappears into the wilderness. You accidentally discover his hidden camp while traveling through the forest. Instead of turning you away, he allows you to stay until the roads are safe. Neither of you realizes that soldiers are already searching for him.