When The Game Was Ours Basketball

A heavily sheltered girl finally gets the opportunity to be free, but what is freedom? Is this "freedom" that she seeks actually what she thinks it is? Or is it something more sinister that she would've never anticipated. There are a lot of unknown horrors in this world that she has yet to uncover thanks to her upbringing, but what will happen when she finally encounters them? Her new "fresh start" is about to turn in a direction that she could've never expected...

Lena Hart was never meant for the spotlight—but the spotlight found her anyway. With fairy-tale beauty and quiet resilience, Lena rises from modest beginnings to brief fame as a member of the idol group Velvet Bloom. When fame fades and her family's financial ruin looms, she clings to a single lifeline: a loyal friendship and an impossible crush on Ethan Cross, a wealthy and enigmatic heir who seems far out of reach. What begins as a dream spirals into delusion, heartbreak, and self-erasure. After overhearing a painful truth—that Ethan never took her seriously—Lena vanishes from the glamorous world and rebuilds her life from the ground up in a rural town, far from the cameras and cruel whispers. But fate-Ethan comes back into her life when she least expects it. A forced reunion. A dangerous stalker. A kiss that unravels everything they tried to forget. In the fragile quiet that follows trauma, Lena and Ethan must confront their pasts, their pride, and the growing feelings they can no longer deny.

During the demon-summoning ceremony, Aiwass finally recalled his past life's memories. This should be an online game that his family's company had released and operated for six years. Now, his foster father was the leader of the latest version's antagonist organization. He would expose his identity six years later, hesitate and then defect from the protagonist's side. Ultimately, because he decided to take a fatal strike meant for the player character, he was killed by his upright older brother in a transitional CG without even a chance to enter the main content. ——But the problem was not too significant. Aiwass also knew many secret advancement routes exclusive to the player character, as well as the Nurturing Secret Sequel regulations of the various Paths. He believed he could reverse his unfortunate fate…… So now there was only one issue left. "According to the original plot, shouldn't I have been rescued by the protagonist before this lousy ceremony even began?" Tied to the ceremonial altar as a sacrifice, Aiwass fell into contemplation. —————— Keywords: Victorian Fantasy, Amber Flow

An epic journey of a basketball player's life... "Writing stories is like shooting hoops; you keep scoring and missing, then continue, relentlessly, until you leave the court." The distant and fervent world of basketball across the sea became the stage on which the young men released their energy and let their imaginations soar during the monotony and uncertainty of adolescence. He hopes that children who love playing basketball can have real basketball to play...

In a world where magic and swordsmanship decide fate, Aiden de Ravenspire Winrose, the third child of a powerful Duke, dreams not of glory—but of truth. Born into nobility with a mysterious past and a voice said to enchant the soul, Aiden begins his journey at Solstice Knight Hall. Yet, as nightmarish visions plague his dreams and whispers of an ancient prophecy awaken, Aiden finds himself at the heart of a forgotten war. Will he rise as a hero—or bleed with the world?

[A global horror game has launched — death means elimination, and only those who clear the levels survive.] I died five years before the game began. But I woke up in its deepest level. They think I'm just an NPC — a forgotten "bug" erased from the system. But only I know… my “death” was never sanctioned by this world. In this round, everyone is fighting to survive — But I only have one question: Who buried me in that so-called salvation? And who decided I was no longer human?

Rei, a shy first-year high school student who feels safer behind the lens of his journalism club’s camera, never expected his heart to race just from seeing someone. That someone is Cassian—a third-year student, tall, calm, and admired as the captain of the school’s basketball team. Cold on the outside, but quietly warm when no one’s looking. Unfortunately… Cassian never really seemed to notice Rei at all. From behind his camera, Rei quietly begins to fall—capturing moments of Cassian smiling, exhausted, or simply silent. Until one rainy afternoon, a forgotten umbrella brings them face-to-face. Has Cassian truly never noticed him? Or has he known all along... and just let the feelings hang in the air?

The gods are bored and now for entertainment they gets new idea. The epic battle of mortals for god's entertainment begins. I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad https://www.royalroad.com/profile/373307/fictions

In a world shaped by pure imagination, those who visualize can bend reality. But only the rare Blanks wield Concepts—raw truths too powerful for ordinary minds to grasp. Alex wakes up with no name, no past—only one thing carved into his soul: the Concept of Zero. Thrown into a crumbling world of hidden powers, shifting alliances, and ancient wars buried by time, Alex must uncover many mysteries. ————————— Cover art by: QluakelR NOTE: The beginning is pretty rough as I wrote it when I was still new to writing, but I promise as it progresses my entire writing changes. Not only that, but I also make a switch from 1st perspective narrative to 3rd person. I hope you could stick around and enjoy the novel :)

Aiden: A Monster Who Craves to Devour, or a Shattered Soul Seeking Salvation? In a world dancing on the edge of madness, Aiden, a police officer with a dark past and a tormented soul, finds himself confronting his inner demons and buried family secrets. Haunted by the memory of a mysterious crime, Aiden seeks redemption, but fate throws Sera into his path, a girl with deep sorrow in her eyes, pursued by voices from the past and threats from an unknown killer who has placed her "on the map." As their destinies intertwine in a vortex of danger, Luna, a deranged woman who claims to love Aiden in a deadly way, emerges to further complicate the scene. In the shadows, a new maniac lurks, seeing Sera as his next prey, planning to possess her at any cost. Can love blossom amidst this madness? And will Aiden be able to protect Sera from the enemies who lie in wait for her, and from himself? Immerse yourself in a story full of mystery, love, madness, and a struggle for survival, where every decision could be the last.

Alessandro Marchetti, raised to be great, raised to be powerful. He’s to take over as Don of the Marchetti clan and he is also to take over his family business which makes millions of dollars. Isabella Casanova, stunning, striking, and untouchable was raised up in the Casanova clan. Alessandro was her first love, but he leaves her one day without explanation, and goes back to Italy. She’s heartbroken. Years pass and he’s finally back, except she has a secret she cannot afford for him to find out. Fate, however, has other plans. Will her secret be revealed?

A dying man from modern Earth, bedridden with an incurable illness in his late twenties, is offered one final wish by an unknown force. He chooses to experience a game he’d been waiting to play—War of Demons and Heroes, a rich, character-driven adult action RPG. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself not as the main character, but in the frail, half-starved body of a 14-year-old brothel servant boy in the slums of the imperial capital, Utopia. His name? Kayle. **** Disclaimer 1. "Is this a harem?" A common question from my previous novel, so I'll address it upfront. No, it is not. At least, not in the traditional sense. He'll have relationships with many girls, but most of them will be a fling. There will only be one final heroine. 3. If you decide to give my novel a try, first, thank you! Second, I would love if you could leave a few comments or a review. The feedback and confirmation that people are reading my book helps to keep me writing. 4. There is no smut in my book. I repeat, there is NO SMUT in my book. I know the title can be misleading, but I assure you, there is no smut in my book. (Important things should be repeated three times.)

Have you ever heard of soulmates? Ever believed in true love?What about werewolves... and what they call their mates?You probably have.So call me stupid for not knowing any of it. Maybe I was ignorant, or maybe a part of me just didn’t want to believe. I thought it was all a myth—soulmates, werewolves, true love. Stories meant to fill the silence. That was before it all came crashing down on me like memories I’d buried deep.It started when Mom and I moved to a small, eerie town called Duskwither. I wanted a fresh start. A normal life.What I got instead were dreams.Dreams of a silver-haired boy with dark eyes—eyes that felt like they could see right through me. In those dreams, we were in love. So in love it hurt to wake up. I cried without knowing why. My heart ached like it had been broken in another lifetime.And then... I saw him.He was real.Only in this world, he avoided me like I was a disease. He glared whenever another guy looked at me. But he never spoke. Never touched me. Until he did—and everything changed.That one accidental touch made the dreams bleed into reality. My past started coming back in flashes. Flashes of pain, of love, of something ancient and terrible. And then... the threats began.---His POV:She came back to me.After six centuries of silence, she came back—on her own.But she doesn’t remember.I do. I remember everything. Every promise whispered under moonlight. Every kiss. Every betrayal. Every time I failed her. When they killed her to hurt me.Her forgetting? That’s my punishment.Because if she remembers, she dies.They’re already hunting her. The same ones who killed her before. This time, I won't lose her. Even if it means hiding the truth. Even if it means keeping her by my side—forever.

One day, a lonely teenager, who usually spent time alone after school, accidentally met a girl who was daydreaming in the school garden—the place where he usually went to be by himself. She was lost in thought because she was late in confessing her feelings to the person she liked. From that day on, they began to share their stories with each other every day after school.

In his past life, Han Sen was a skilled basketball trainer but never achieved his NBA dreams due to his height limitations. After dying unexpectedly, he reincarnates in a parallel world, inhabiting the body of a highly talented four-star recruit also named Han Sen, who had faced a career downturn. Now equipped with a mysterious system that makes him stronger the more he’s criticized, he plans to turn his new life around and fulfill his dream of becoming an elite basketball player. Join Han Sen’s journey as he sets the stage to prove his worth, utilizing his "Hater System" to grow stronger by attracting negative attention from the media and fans! Join my discord server: https://discord.gg/pbHMgveZVe

He ruled an empire no one could see. He broke nations without ever raising a sword. He was the ghost in the system — the man even kings feared to name. Lucien Vale. In the modern world, they called him the Monarch Without a Throne. A manipulator. A shadow. A mind that bent the world with nothing but words. But one day… that mind collapsed. No war. No betrayal. Just silence. And when he opened his eyes again— He was in the snow. In the body of a murdered child. In a world that knows no skyscrapers. No markets. No logic. Just bloodlines, sigils… and a name long since disgraced: Kael Rivenhart. But Lucien doesn’t believe in fate. And he doesn’t believe in weakness. > “This is not my body. Not my war. But this world? This world belongs to me now.” As whispers of Kael’s past claw at his mind, and ancient powers stir beneath ice and bone, a fallen king begins his quiet ascent. This time, he won’t just control an empire. He’ll reshape the world itself.

At a very young age, Lily was sold into slavery. She has since led a quiet life, relocating from one home to another. She now knows that all she should expect is labor, quiet, and compliance. Lily is acquired by the Wilburtons, a noble family, after her former owners lose everything and free their servants. As usual, she is ready to serve when she gets to their magnificent manor. However, she encounters unexpected kindness in place of coldness or cruelty. The family's head, Sir Lucas, is patient and respectful with her. The employees are fair but well-organized. Something seems different from what she has experienced in the past, even in the manor's quiet hallways. Lily starts to feel strange as she goes about her everyday business. She feels noticed. She starts to question what it means to be more than a slave in a life that has never been hers. However, the reality still stands. She is not free, no matter how soft the days get. And kindness might not be enough to change that in the world she lives in. Follow my twitter for updates: https://x.com/johnywriters New chapters are uploaded every Friday, and Saturday.

A girl named Azalea goes on her secret mission to find the Piredle stone, formed from the pink light of ancients, red fire of dragons and the purple magics of the water snakes. The one who gets it, they get the ultimate power to rule the world and be able to time travel. However, she met her childhood friend, Iris, the prince and the next king of the kingdom Gesha. She had a very mysterious past with him because of which the whole kingdom knows her and thinks that the past was her fault, and the result is the bad future. But only few people know about the truth. Azalea remembers all her buried past, love, friendship, bond and... Betrayal. The mysterious past reveals, all buried past, and regrets come back, the magic forms and... A love story takes place. Let's read the Mythical romantic fantasy. The love, past, regrets, broken friendships, broken bond and the truth reveals...

What if two people entered your life... One makes your heart race, as if your souls have known each other for a thousand years. The other walks silently by your side, shielding you from the storm, never saying much, but never once leaving. …Then who is the one that truly loves you? In hazy dreams beneath the moonlight and rustling bamboo, Bach Lan sees herself running through a sea of fire and hears someone call her by a name long forgotten by time: “Little Bach.” A voice so familiar, gentle, and distant, as if from a past life. Yet when she wakes, that gaze, that feeling, still makes her heart tremble. In the present, she is just an ordinary girl starting a new job, living a quiet life in the city. But since the day she met those two men, her inner world began to crack. One is warm and gentle. The other, distant and cold, but silently protective. Memories she never lived. Emotions she never named. And truths long buried in the spiral of reincarnation... Love, resentment, and fate are they born from the heart’s will, or simply the wheel of destiny turning once more? A story woven between reality and dreams. A love that transcends time itself, just to discover: Who is the one that truly awakens your heart? Copyright Notice: The work “When the Heart Remembers” (Nhất Dạ Chiêu Tâm) is the original creation of me – Zieny. This story was originally written in Vietnamese. This English version was translated with the help of AI and carefully reviewed by the author. All translations, including the English version, have been made by me or under my direct permission, with the intention of reaching a wider international audience. Please do not copy, repost, or use any part of this work in any form without my written consent. If you enjoy light-hearted, humorous romance with a handsome professor and an irresistibly cute student, feel free to check out my other story: “My Professor, My Husband.” I’d be so happy to have you join me on both journeys! ❤️

Death—many fear it, yet it is inevitable. Some believe in endless reincarnation; others, in the realms of heaven and hell. And there are those who think death is the final curtain—that our existence simply vanishes. But is that truly the case? Is death the end... or the beginning of something far greater?

Nestled among the towering skyscrapers and opulent mansions of City Y, lies a world of glamour and glitz, but also of secrets and criminal syndicates. At the heart of this enigmatic world, is Xu Liling, a 24-year-old planning manager at Li Corporation, known for her cold and meticulous nature. Little does anyone know, Liling is also a skilled assassin by night, a secret identity kept from all except her best friend Shen Ru. However, Liling's life takes an unexpected turn when she is ordered to assassinate her boss, Li Hao, an order she knows she must fulfil for the sake of her brother's life. Before she can carry out the hit, Hao discovers her true identity and what was meant to be another night soiled with blood, ends with a marriage proposal. This unexpected twist of fate sets Liling on a path she had never anticipated. As she adjusts to her new life as Hao's wife and caretaker of his young son, the adorable Little Bun, Liling begins to uncover secrets about her own family's past. As Liling embarks on a new phase of her life, one without The Organization's control over her, she uncovers layers of herself and her family's past that lead her through the winding path of lies, deceit, and betrayal. Will she be able to navigate the web of drama and deception that surround her new life, or will she be consumed by the challenges ahead. Prepare to be swept away into a world of intrigue and romance. Enter the pages of When Our Two Worlds Collided and join Liling on her journey of self-discovery and adventure. The fate of her new life hangs in the balance - start reading now to find out what happens.

In the quiet city of Kanemachi, third-year high school student Rin Uzuhiko is still grieving the loss of his girlfriend, Shizuku Masahiko—whose heart was too fragile for the world. Just when everything seems to fall apart, a rooftop encounter with a mysterious classmate, Hikari Minamoto, begins to shift his world. Bound by quiet grief and an unspoken longing for hope, Rin and Hikari slowly learn to breathe again, piece by piece, moment by moment. This is a story of love that lingers even after goodbye. A story of second chances, cherry blossoms, and silent rooftops. A story of hearts that fall apart— …only to fall together again.

He married someone else the night she lost their baby. Now she’s gone—without a word, without a trace. Damien chose peace over chaos, silence over fire. But when Evelyn disappears after a single goodbye, he realizes too late: She was the only war he ever wanted to fight. Now she's starting over in a town where no one knows her name. But healing doesn't come easy when every memory burns. When fate brings them back together, will ashes still hold the shape of love?

In the shadow-drenched underworld of a sprawling metropolis, where loyalty is currency and betrayal is death, The Don's Game unfolds like a symphony of silence. The city breathes through rain-slicked streets, neon reflections on shattered glass, and whispers in smoke-filled rooms. A lone figure walks the thin line between vengeance and oblivion, navigating a labyrinth of power, blood, and forgotten promises. From the dim glow of underground sanctuaries to the glittering façade of high society, every frame pulses with tension. Visually rich and emotionally charged, this story weaves together past and present through haunting imagery, flickering candlelight in abandoned chapels, the cold gleam of steel beneath tailored suits, and the quiet resolve in a man’s eyes as he steps into war. This is not just a tale of crime, it’s a visual poem of retribution, told without words, where every glance, every gesture, speaks volumes. The Don's Game is a journey through darkness, lit only by the fire of one man’s purpose.

In a world ruled by swords and sorcery, Elias Voss, son of a legendary knight—struggles to live up to a legacy built on pride. Trained in the elegant but demanding Heaven’s Play sword style, Elias is promoted far beyond his experience and forced to lead in a brutal war. As he grapples with failure, guilt, and the cost of leadership, Elias embarks on a journey to find his own strength—not through glory, but through growth, empathy, and the quiet resolve to become someone worth following.

At eighteen, Anastasia returns to her birthplace—a city she once considered her safe haven—only to find that nothing is as she left it. What was meant to be a quiet homecoming becomes the spark of a storm she never saw coming. In a society that expects girls to stay silent, obedient, and content with what they’re given, Anastasia chooses rebellion. She refuses to be a blank page for others to write on—she wants to write her own story, even if it means being the heroine and the villain. As she reconnects with childhood friends and forms powerful new bonds within her gym group, Anastasia begins to rediscover herself—through laughter, loyalty, and unexpected emotions. But when love enters her life from the most unlikely person, everything begins to shift. What starts as a warm breeze quickly becomes a hurricane. Hidden behind every glance is a secret. And behind every relationship, a truth waiting to shatter everything. Haunted by a past that won’t stay buried, and surrounded by friends who may not be who they seem, Anastasia must learn what it truly means to rebel—not just against the world, but against her own doubts, fears, and desires. This is not just a story of love and friendship. It is the journey of a girl who chose to rise when the world wanted her to bow. A girl who dared to burn down expectations— And from the ashes, find her voice.

Before gods and kings, before blood and betrayal, there was Terah—a planet born not just of rock and fire, but of will. As the ancient world takes form—from drifting continents to celestial siblings, from biomechanical lifeforms to intelligent design—Terah becomes the battleground of choice, survival, and rebellion. When man is created by machines, and machines by gods, who truly holds the reins of fate?