Vacant Expression

In one swift motion, he caught her by the neck, his grip unyielding. Lara snarled and thrashed, but Killian’s strength was overwhelming. “You foolish, useless wolf,” Killian growled, his voice dripping with disdain. “You think you can defy me and live?” With a cruel smile, he threw Lara against a nearby tree, the impact shaking the ground beneath us. Pain tore through me as I felt every blow she endured. Lara tried to stand, but Killian’s foot pressed down on her, pinning her to the ground. “You’ll learn your place,” he hissed. “Both of you.” My body began to shift again, the pain unbearable as Lara was forced back, and I returned to my human form. Lying on the ground, broken and bleeding, I looked up at him with all the hatred I could muster. “I hate you,” I whispered, my voice barely audible. Killian’s expression didn’t change. And then, darkness consumed me.

‘How did this happen’ The young man, practically a boy, looked at the scene in front of him. In just one glance it was possible to see dozens of people, more closely he was sure there could be hundreds or thousands of people prostrating themselves in front of him. From the center of the city square to the adjacent streets in front of the temple, with a frightening similarity to what happened in the Vatican when the Pope gave a speech. The young man sitting on a throne too big for him, inside a marble temple he could see expressions of happiness, reverence, gratitude and in some a small hint of fear. Not that he paid much attention to the others, his attention was mainly drawn to the group directly below the throne. This group was made up of people of various ages, from old men with gray and wrinkled hair, but with strangely healthy bodies and postures upright like poles, to young people of various ages including children. What this group in particular had in common was their expression, which could only be described as fanatical as they looked at the young man. The only thing that was going on in the young man's head, with all this excessive attention, was simply... ‘How did things get like this?!!!! I was just playing a game!!!!’ In a room in an ordinary apartment, in an ordinary city. A seemingly ordinary young man could be seen lying in bed with a cell phone on his chest. The cell phone was on and showing scenes from what appeared to be a game. With a small and intriguing coincidence that the young man sitting on a huge throne inside a marble temple was completely identical to the sleeping young man. ********************************************** Thanks to ImagineArt for the image

"The Art of Falling" follows Elara, a young artist struggling to find her own voice under the shadow of her renowned father's legacy. Burdened by the weight of expectations, she feels stifled and unable to create authentic art. A chance discovery of her father's sketches reveals a different side of him - a side that embraced experimentation, failure, and the joy of the creative process. This realization becomes a turning point for Elara. She learns to embrace imperfection, to experiment with different styles, and to find her own unique path. Through her journey, Elara learns the true meaning of art - not as a pursuit of perfection, but as a celebration of self-expression and the beauty of imperfection. She discovers the "art of falling" - the courage to stumble, to fail, and to rise again, stronger and more authentic.

The world was fine—until it wasn’t. One day, the temperature plummeted, and a frost storm swept through the city. Those who suffered from frostbite… changed. Their veins turned icy blue, their eyes vacant, their humanity erased. The Frostborn were born. 'Ava' never thought her biggest concern would be survival. One moment, she was an ordinary high school girl, secretly crushing on 'Liam Carter'—the school’s football captain and top bachelor. The next, she was running for her life, the walls of her school turning into a frozen tomb. When the storm traps them inside, tensions rise. Romance ignites. And as the ice spreads, so do secrets. Liam has a past buried in the snow, and Ava soon learns that surviving the cold isn’t the only thing she has to fear. Because when the world freezes over, hearts burn the brightest. But will hers survive the frost?

Inside a quiet pavilion located inside one of the Heavenly Sky Kingdom’s four largest cultivation sects, a young man slowly opened his eyes with a helpless expression as he gazed down towards the fog located at the base of the mountain that the pavilion was located on top of. Not only was he the youngest Core Elder in the history of a large cultivation sect, but he was also someone who had transmigrated over with a system! The system in question wanted him to train up disciples and in turn help him get stronger! But there was one major problem in all of this… He didn’t have any disciples! Ding~! Talk about great timing... ____________________________ Release Schedule: 7-14 chapters a week ____________________________ If you are interested in LitRPG, I'm writting another novel called [Reincarned as a Lizard]. A side novel, I write on it when I need something other than Xianxia.

The world is in chaos without a leader! Crime is on the rise, people act as they can. Five "Supreme Knights" appear, dominating the ocean with extraordinary power. Many hoped they'd become world leaders, but the world leaders' throne was empty. In the middle of the chaos, Tomoe appears, an ordinary high school student who chooses a school in Japan's weakest high school. Tomoe insists on becoming the world's leader filling the void. Tomoe has to face severe obstacles, including a fight against the violent "people." Will Tomoe succeed? Can he fill the empty throne and become the expected leader?

Reborn in the early 1980s, what Lin Xia wished to do was to be "idle" to the extreme, and so wealthy that it dripped off of her... Having another chance at life, all she wanted was for her brother to live a long life of a hundred years, her younger brother to attend university, and to set up a small business for her sister; Yet, why were two highly eligible men taking turns to express their feelings for her?

Fu Yuran, a genius actor crowned as a queen upon her debut, basked in endless glory; Yuran, a prodigal, frivolous, and brainless rich third-generation heir. Fu Yuran never thought that upon her sudden death, she would become Yuran, sharing the same name but vastly different in standing, not to mention living at the mercy of others and having an infinitely dazzling movie emperor ... brother? Yuran, who had intended to keep a low profile and strive to better herself, was one day scandalized as the "little demon" cohabitating with the great movie emperor, Yen Shen. Such gossip, truly malicious and insane! Lately, Yuran replied with no expression, "No, I'm not close with Yen Shen, you've misunderstood. How could Yen Shen possibly take a fancy to me?" Just when the dust seemed to be settling, some media personnel surprisingly caught her hand in hand with Yen Shen, and she still spoke earnestly and nonsensically, "We're just acting, don't misunderstand!" Yen Shen, "Let me formally introduce, my wife, Yuran!"

He was the man she loved deeply, but he refused to marry her, leaving her heartbroken. Five years later, a cute child wearing a suit appeared on TV, saying, "Look, I'm imitating the world's richest man!" After watching the TV program, she was startled and immediately called her best friend, asking, "Where is my son?" Her friend replied, "He's asleep next to me." She looked at the little boy on TV and was lost in thought: The child's age, appearance, expression, and mannerisms are identical to her son's! How could there be two babies in the world who are identical to each other?

Zhou Youlin, une célèbre reine de glace des forces spéciales. Lors d'un accident pendant sa mission, elle fut trahie par ses coéquipiers et fut touchée par deux balles. Elle mourut sur le coup. Lorsqu'elle se réveilla, elle était devenue la madame inutile d'une famille de riziculteurs et une épouse rancunière négligée par son mari. Son fils était également négligé. « Si je ne me trompe pas, nous sommes déjà divorcés. Tu envahis actuellement ma maison, mon cher ex. » Zhao Youlin releva son menton et s'assit au bout du canapé, les jambes croisées. Elle avait l'air fière. Mu Tingfeng était sans expression. « Nous pouvons nous remarier. » Zhou Youlin haussa les sourcils. Puis, elle balança sa main, et un grand nombre de photos d'hommes séduisants se répandirent sur la table. « Chéri, sois sage et choisis quelqu'un que tu aimes pour être ton beau-père, d'accord ? » L'expression de Mu Tingfeng... s'assombrit.

His expression was noxious, that bought me to my knees. It was turbulent, so was difficult to see anything through them. But I saw. I saw. Him. Maybe it was too late but I saw.

This is a love story expressing purity and innocence with a broken heart full of pain and desires . love story between an innocent girl and a raw beasty boy . This story is full of pain and love , the story of incomplete love .

** A hug from an old woman he has never met… but one that feels like home. ** SYNOPSIS Reiji Kuroda, a washed-up journalist, has spent his life chasing dead-end stories, never getting the break he needs. When he’s offered a job investigating Kagurazaka—a forgotten mountain village with a chilling legend—he sees it as just another doomed assignment. But what awaits him is far beyond a simple ghost story. A frozen river that never melts. A family that holds the town’s darkest secrets. A village that grows eerily silent at night. And a past that has been waiting for him to return. When Reiji arrives, he unknowingly steps into a centuries-old battle between the Kaimori family and the creatures that lurk beyond the Vacant Doors—portals that spill monsters into the world every Saturday night. But what shocks him most isn’t the supernatural horrors. It’s the truth about himself. Buried in the shadows of Kagurazaka, Reiji discovers that he is the last Heat Giver, the long-lost heir to a lineage meant to purify souls and battle the darkness. The same family that abandoned him now expects him to carry a responsibility he never asked for. But Reiji isn’t a hero. He isn’t even sure he cares. Haunted by his past and trapped between the living and the dead, he must decide: embrace his forgotten legacy or walk away and let the village—and maybe the world—fall into oblivion. Either way, Saturday night is coming. And something is waiting for him on the other side of the door.

Cal Teo, a man with a penchant for the 'finer' things in life, finds himself in an unexpected afterlife encounter after a fatal car accident. The Thunder Goddess, Calla Stormbringer, revives him, seeing promise in his soul and offering him a chance at greater things than the peaceful afterlife he anticipated. Her fiery spirit and divine beauty leave him both terrified and intrigued. Cal Teo expresses his admiration for Calla's beauty, focusing on her breasts, and confesses his desire to touch them. Calla, amused by his frankness, acknowledges his words and hints at the unique nature of their encounter. She explains they are in a realm of gods, a place rarely visited by mortals, suggesting the profound implications of their meeting.

[WSA 2025] He wasn’t particularly handsome by the standards of this world. A fragile and fleeting appearance, fitting for a child, his empty eyes emitted a chaotic gleam, his lips closed in what seemed to be an expression of pure indifference, his face neutral in front of the carnage before his eyes—the one he had caused.

The kingdom has fallen to the man with two faces. The princess has fled. The man with two faces craves her but can only find her copy -- Dove. Dove has lived her life as the shadow to a princess, and only in the most horrific of places, an infamous whorehouse known as the Aviary, does she learn to stand in the light. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. THE VIEWS AND ACTIONS EXPRESSED BY CHARACTERS ARE NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF MY VIEWS OR REAL LIFE.

Revised and completed for wide spread consumption in 2024, IN THE DARK: UNDERBELLY is the fully expressed vision of the author in regards to the story of the novice blacksmith, Zephyr Yundath, as he descends in belly of the world with an infamous scientist and a dangerous assassin. From now on, there will be 3 chapters published every sunday. ------------------------------------------------- Original synopsis: Many years after the destruction caused by a mad scientist, one region of the earth shattered into a bottomless pit that many tried to explore. They never returned. We follow the tale of a young man born with the gifts of a blacksmith, as he's forced to tag with a man of science with super powers and a assassin hell bent on killing him. They are about to experience one of the most bizarre creations mother nature could birth.

Anna Maria was perfect. Gabrielle Nandia was not. Anna Maria had the sweetest of smiles, with a presence that purified upon arrival. Gabrielle did not. She was always alone and gloomy, and the only thing that followed her were bad rumors. That day, Anna Maria was in a bad mood and wanted to eat alone. She glanced out of the window from the cafeteria. Outside, a figure sat under the tree, eating. Every bite was framed with a resplendent expression, which shone so brightly it blinded her. There was no smile, but the expression shown was as ephemeral as ice, melting before one could fully grasp the allure of its sweetness. Anna Maria blinked, scrubbing her eyes and readjusting her glasses to make sure of what she had seen, but the occupant had left before she could tell who it was. She searched for a week and finally found her—Gabrielle Nandia. She grasped the palm of the startled girl with a bewitching smile. "Gabrielle, will you please be my muse?"

A/N : A Journey to Love, maybe you're wondering what is the reason behind this book title, it is because I dedicated this book to someone special. Thank you for letting me use your name as the mc, for always supporting me. I'm writing under the contest "WebNovel Spirity Award 2025." My schedule is tight but I'll try to update daily. As an aspiring author, I'm very grateful to everyone; no words could express how. This novel of mine is full of surprises, add it to library if you like it~

【Thriller + No Female Protagonist】A strange and terrifying game has descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange and terrifying world to complete horrifying tasks. Failure results in the deduction of life points, and when the points reach zero, it's death! Leo, a famous psychologist, has also been drawn into this game, but there is an unknown disorder in his data source code. Thus, an abnormal human being who makes all ghosts and demons tremble has emerged! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to assign him a side - quest, but he chopped off my head! The Domestic - Violence Ghost: I just went to the hospital to have my appendix removed, but I ended up with only my appendix left after the operation... The newly - summoned evil god, looking at Leo in front of it, who is holding tableware with an excited and hungry expression on his face, can't help but fall into deep thought...

Tetsuo Kawaguchi, a young man with a tragic and messed up past that made him unable to express or feel any kind of emotion passed the entrance exams and enrolled into Toshigawa Academy. After playing basketball again in a gym session he felt as if something was slowly changing within him. After various encounters with other like minded people passionate about the sport and his little sister persuading him to play again, Tetsuo joins the team in order to not only play the sport that he loved as a child but also to overcome his traumatic past.

...at last she is now free and ready to take her chance as a singer or whatever life may brings her way. ---- With her life experiences, she was supposed to be void of any feelings , but the first time that their eyes met, her heart beats faster. Unsure of what to do, she just stares at him as he speaks. "Why are you so handsome,Ayyyyy?!!" As she saw the changes in his expression, she realized thay she speaks what is on her mind. A complete awkward silence followed. 'Crap! Busted!Way to go Krista!' She cursed herself while smiling timidly at the handsome man before her!

Kim Mugen encounters a dark man in the alleyway, before he can say anything, the dark man begins telling Kim a story. “How a man once picked up an empty, blank book, once the man opened up the book he disappeared… entirely”. After the strange man told Kim the story, Kim ran away but when he looked back to see the strange man, he couldn’t see him… almost as if he had disappeared…. almost as he never existed…. Running to school, Kim found an empty cover book, he stood in disbelief and decided to open the book, in the book, Kim sees that the first page was moving, where he can feel the breeze that’s was coming out of the moving page, the book fell…. not a person in sight… the book haven’t even move an inch and Kim… he was gone… almost as if he had disappeared into a new world… A world where anything can happen, a world where a book can become both reality and fictional… What will Kim face in this new world?

Ajax is an orphan who survives a massacre along with his friends but unfortunately gets separated from them. Fortunately, after a turn of events, he successfully gains a system which helps him increase his cultivation but doesn't know what it is called. But he knows one thing for sure, this system is mighty and helpful in taking his revenge. "Whoever you are, I am gonna find you", Ajax mumbled with a disgruntled expression. In a world where the Summoning of an elemental spirit is done through a dream when they are 15 years old, Ajax with the help of a system and his summoned spirits sets out on a journey to seek revenge against the mastermind behind the massacre.

Transported to a parallel world, Lucas was now eight years old and in third grade, only to be notified by the system that he had achieved the status of a dragon knight. However, it was in his twilight years. [Your magical energy is depleted, and you urgently need opportunities. Today, you encounter a magical girl from a prestigious academy, and she possesses a pureblood elixir that will greatly benefit you!] Lucas looked at the delicate little flower of the school, resembling a porcelain doll, and the bottle of milk in her hand, still speechless. “Hey, Lucas, here’s the milk for you, courtesy of my friend,” the little flower said with an innocent expression. [As expected of you! Just by your overwhelming presence, the magical girl has submitted and offered you the pureblood elixir!] [You drink the pureblood elixir, Magical Energy +3, Strength +3] Lucas: ? This system seems a bit broken. But it works!

Tama is a final year student at the University of Banten. During the graduation celebration, he intends to express his love for a woman named Nadia. He had fallen in love with Nadia since elementary school, so he was willing to follow Nadia from elementary school to college in the same department. Unfortunately, bad luck approached him, in the graduation ceremony, he was hit by an electric pole. And finally, he died before he could express his love. After his death, he met a demon snake who could turn him into a human again in every full moon, but on the condition that he must be willing to become her slave. Did Tama manage to confess his love to Nadia?

ever wonder what happens after someone dies well here's what happens note: this is just a story to express my little world and It takes content from jjk and other anime show but the story is my own I don't own jjk and but the ideas inspired are my own

[Synopsis] In a dark, underground basement, a spooky old man's voice sent shivers down my spine. "You're gonna meet your end, hahaha," he taunted, before lunging at me with a sword, slashing the air, and spattering my throat with red drops. "We'll see," I defiantly whispered, my last words fading as I drifted into darkness. Suddenly, I woke up in a bustling tavern filled with laughter and clinking glasses. A captivating lady stood before me, her beauty clashing with her angry expression, ready to disrupt the cheerful mood. "Don't stalk me," she snapped, giving me a harsh look before storming out of the tavern. Am I stuck in some kind of game? My common sense shattered, leaving me questioning my reality. ------------------------------------------- [A/N: Give it a read, buddy; you won't regret it.] [Discord Server Link: https://discord.com/invite/4gVfcaePJS]

After an untimely demise, our protagonist finds themselves reborn in a medieval fantasy world—but not as the typical overpowered hero. Instead, they're reincarnated as the heir to a small kingdom known for its progressive views on gender and individuality. However, they quickly discover their new body comes with a twist: they’re now the kingdom’s Drag King, a royal figure celebrated for bridging cultural divides through their commanding presence and dazzling performances. As they navigate court intrigue, a looming war with a neighboring empire, and the challenges of maintaining their identity in a new world, they find allies in unexpected places—a stoic knight with a soft heart, a rebellious mage, and a scheming noble who’s more than they seem. Blending humor, drama, and action, this story follows the Drag King’s journey to unite their kingdom, explore self-expression, and prove that charisma and creativity can conquer even the darkest challenges. warning it may be deal with difficult topics proceed carefully

A person faces two sets of dilemmas - one that has to be accepted despite the desire to avoid it, and the other that is easy but wrong. Dark surroundings, dim light, and a confused, uncomfortable expression on the face. A vague crisis looms in the background, which cannot be avoided.