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Finished all the stories yesterday on my phone, I was just too curious Great stories from everyone! Really enjoyed @BendtedWreath and @chris191070 High School romance, but I am a sucker for gay anime lovers, Raven and Lee reminded me of Hirano and Kagiura manga series, a spinoff of Sasaki to Miyano series. Plus one of the characters was also a high school basketball star. PS: No problem if my story's reader count was a bit low, I guess the unique perspective romance wasn't that attractive. To be fair, I came up with the story within a weekend of the prompt event announcement, it was a story built on a bit of momentary passion that became a frenzied 10K romance. I'm grateful for the readers that I had and the two reviews.

Thanks @Calvin , @Seraph28 , @Modified Cub, and @chris191070 An end-of-life decision is deeply personal and complex. I wanted to make sure the story reflected that, while also showing readers Reese and Dexter lived their best lives with the time they had.

@BendtedWreath It's a unique love story with a different perspective than most people are used. Glad it gave your tissue box a workout @drsawzall Thanks for enjoying the tender moments with these boys, who found a bit of warmth in the frozen-state of conflict between their nations. ----------------- For most readers, I know my story for the Cold War genre is unique and you probably never heard of the event. I'm not surprised, it was a warzone that very few people talk about or even cover in Cold War history, not in Russia, China, or even the West. Despite how friendly China and Russia are now, they were at each other's throats in 1969 after Breshnev asserted his doctrine and invaded Czech People's Republic to centralized Communism under Soviet Union's banner. By the time of Pres. Nixon's trip to China a few years after this skirmish, the Communist world had been firmly split. Writing an epic love story between two teens from the families of military cadres from opposing sides isn't a new concept, I know, but I haven't written star-crossed lovers before. Romeo and Juliet aside, it's a good theme for storytelling and something I wanted to see if I could pull off with my level of skill and in this historical setting.

Lol, fun absurdist comedy. Westerns require a lot of work to feel halfway decent, choosing comedy route was a good idea for someone who isn't familiar with the genre.

Love the romance between Anime lovers, it felt like an ideal high school setting. Also Raven being a basketball jock was great. Very charming story for folks into first loves and teen romance.

Love Raven, you have captured the dream of every gay otaku to find a a cute sempai. As a fellow romance author, you narrated this story very well. Raven and Lee were so cute together. Raven's brother betrayal was cold, but glad you didn't make it a big deal. Being gay isn't a big deal anymore, it's more petty that he outed Raven.

Entertaining story with a bit of magic. Jamie's fate at the end was a good twist.

Fun magical tale with a ritual twist at the end, haha!

A sublime story with a simple idea and deep affection.

Great story for those who enjoy sci-fi, space exploration, unique characters, and different civilization. The adventure was like an old star trek episode at times.

As a Trekkie, I get what you were embracing in this story. The awe of space exploration, finding new worlds and civilizations. Your story reminds me of various sci-fi authors, it's a nice homage to those old tales.

A callback to old classic gay mystery genre that appeals to readers who love hard boiled detectives like Daniel vega. There's a good helping of police codes and local Los Angeles detail that captures a classic noir vibe, fitting for a police procedural. The scenes of wealthy hillside homes and country club contrast with an old police station and a charming dive bar with a genre-based minor characters, who feel like a potential love interest if the author decides to make this a series. Overall a good story worth reading.

Excellent police procedural, it reminded me of classic gay mystery novel like Dave brandstetter series from 1980s to 90s that highlight similar murder mysteries

A few days after Ritchie’s twenty-second birthday, they sat him at the kitchen table and did not soften the truth. Dexter’s transplanted liver was failing. Reese had late-stage stomach cancer. Dexter explained first, as plainly as he could. His labs had crept the wrong way for months—bilirubin up, INR stubborn, and GGT telling the same quiet story. Ultrasound showed a beaded, narrowed bile tree. The team offered to reactivate him on the transplant list, to chase a second graft, maybe a livi

A well-written, visceral, and nuanced werewolf tale. Krista's writing style enhances the story with superb details that immerses the reader into the story, allowing you to experience the riveting plot as it unfolds. In terms of character, Nicholas is a fascinating character, he's a tortured soul, who was drifting through life until the fateful encounter at the start of this story. You will discover his backstory and insecurities over the course of the story. A great read for people seeking a story that draws you in with its main character.

I chose to start with your story early! It was a great story, loved the packless werewolf aspects and mystery of the missing abducted girl. The tracking was a well-written plot element, creating some reader immersion into your story. I found the werewolf to be engaging with his tracking instincts on full display. You also built in consequences for the death in the story, which is a refreshing realistic aspect that a lot of stories ignore with paranormal creatures. A dead body is like a neon sign. Nicholas reserved behaviour as a werewolf felt like a callback to older werewolf stories before the advent of the shifter genre, making stories far lighter. The truth that Nicholas was turned at a young age by werewolves, who stole him from his family, and lived a harsh life among wolves. It feels like he was suffering from some psychological issues. This was a much darker take on werewolves.

Definitely a group effort, @Valkyrie and @Aditus deserve a round of applaus from us, along with @Myr and @Cia for tech support

Lot of stuff to read, going to be a busy weekend! @Krista I know what you mean, I wanted to go unconventional with my theme, too. But it ended being pretty straight forward. ------------ Overall, it was fun to write and let me practice my starcrossed ideas.

A Frozen Exchange Part 1: This story from the 1960s, about two nuclear-armed nations fighting over a small island, is not the one you might expect. It did not unfold in the warm tropical waters of the Caribbean, but on the sometimes-frozen Amur River. Nor did it involve the much-celebrated United States, so often cast as the central superpower in these kinds of struggles after World War II. Instead, it pitted the People’s Republic of China against the Soviet Union—former allies turned

In 1969, two boys from opposing nuclear-armed nations along the banks of the Amur River met. This is their untold story with the backdrop of ideologies, rhetoric, and national priorities. (Part of the 2025 Prompt Team Event)

Scorpius would get jealous if Colin tries to steal his Albus from him

Can't wait to see what you all came up with

Among organs, the liver is a rare optimist. Give it a margin of healthy tissue—roughly a quarter—and it will try to knit itself whole again. The problem, as Dexter’s specialists reminded him, is that regeneration isn’t choosy. Healthy cells can multiply; so can malignant ones. For six years, his scans had shown mostly good news: thickening bands of healthy parenchyma, only the occasional suspicious spot burned away by modern wizardry. Then, without ceremony, the balance tipped. The newest lesion

@Seraph28 , @peter rietbergen , @Calvin , @chris191070 , and @andy cannon There will be a lot in the next few chapters, but I can promise you that Dexter and Reese will live "fully". As for whether this is a tragic story or not, I personally don't think of it as tragic. But, it could be a matter of perspective.

Plans rarely survive contact with life. At forty, Dexter stood at the summit of his profession; at thirty-four, Reese was climbing alongside him. They helmed a small constellation of places to eat—one fine-dining flagship, two bistro-style rooms, and five gleaming gastro-bakeries—and came home to an eight-year-old son who filled their house with noise and light. Ritchie had everything a child might want, and he gave back everything two fathers could hope for: a quick mind, loud laughter, a