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Welcome to my Halloween Vault 2026. 🎃This collection brings together my stories written for several Halloween Vault prompts - each one completely different in genre, atmosphere, characters, and kind of darkness.Inside, you'll find stories inspired by prompts from @Fright, @Fantasy, @IdentityandCulture, @Paranormal.Expect haunted voices, strange traditions, supernatural mysteries, family secrets, things that should have stayed buried, and the occasional reminder that the most frightening monsters are not always the supernatural ones.Each story can be read as a standalone.New stories will be added throughout October 2026. 👻…

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Some forms of healing begin not with action, but with the willingness to wait.Hadar has learned that pain is easier to live with when no one asks where it comes from.A first-year student carrying memories she would rather leave unnamed, she has become skilled at enduring-appointments, questions, unexplained pain, and the quiet distance between herself and her own body.Then she meets Dr. Kyle.He doesn't promise to fix her. He doesn't demand explanations she isn't ready to give. And when every instinct tells Hadar to disappear, he does something unexpectedly difficult:He lets her choose.As medical answers bring her closer to a past she has spent years avoiding, Hadar must decide whether protecting herself still means running-or whether healing can begin by allowing someone to stay.**Not Alone in the Quiet** is a story about trauma, consent, bodily autonomy, trust, and the quiet forms of love that never ask for more than we are ready to give.…

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After three silent years of secretly loving Rei Saionji, the cruel and untouchable boy everyone feared, Miyu Aizawa is ready to graduate and leave her feelings behind.But Rei has been watching her too.When his obsession turns into captivity, Miyu is forced to confront the truth: what he calls love is possession, and what he wants from her is not her heart, but her surrender. After she escapes and leaves him shattered, both must rebuild their lives separately-until six years later, a Tokyo advertising project brings them face to face again.This time, the music must learn how to let go.Award:2nd Place - Romance Category, Treetop Writer Awards 2026…

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Some creatures haunt. Some warn. And some have been misunderstood for generations.Creatures Between the Shadows is a collection of stand-alone paranormal stories inspired by creature, folklore, and supernatural drabble challenges.From old legends carried across generations to things hiding in mirrors, streets, forests, and forgotten places, every story follows a different encounter with something that should not exist.But monsters are not always what they seem.Each story stands on its own. Some may remain short stories. Others may refuse to end. 👀…

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⚠️ SPOILER ALERTThis story continues directly after the ending of the original Miyu and Rei story. If you haven't read it yet and want to avoid spoilers, stop here.Some choices take years to become possible.Miyu has rebuilt the life she once thought she'd lost. She has her career, her independence, and the freedom to decide what comes next.But moving forward is one thing. Allowing yourself to want something again is another.A short continuation of The Color of Music.…

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Not every unforgettable date is romantic.Some begin with flowers. Some begin with silence. Some end before they even start. Some make us laugh years later, and some quietly change the way we choose people, leave people, trust people - or trust ourselves.The Dates We Never Forget is a collection of short stories about dates that stay with us: first dates, failed dates, almost-dates, accidental meetings, red flags, ridiculous disasters, unexpected tenderness, and the moments that teach us what love is - and what it is not.Each story stands alone.…