by Wayne Mansfield
Twenty-two-year-old Jacob Tomkins is sentenced to seven years’ labour in the fledgling colony of Sydney Town, Australia. The voyage across the sea is arduous. He is travelling with mean, street-hardened criminals, some of whom would like to use him for their pleasure.<br><br>Fortunately he meets Peter, who takes Jacob under his wing. Together they find moments of pleasure amid the drudgery of the voyage. They share their hopes and dreams, and finally declare their love for each other upon the ev…
by J.D. Walker
Daniel Carter rarely has time for fun. He teaches college freshmen in the mornings, works on his thesis in the afternoons, and delivers pizza at night for a vindictive boss. Life is hectic but the one bright spot in his days is Julius Tanner, one of the nicest guys around. He’s also ridiculously sexy and doesn’t see Daniel as more than a colleague. But he can dream.<br><br>When Julius unexpectedly asks for help, it’s a chance for Daniel to get to know him better. What Daniel discovers is the cut…
by Pepper Espinoza
Life goes on after the shootout at Dead Man's Corner, and Paul Whitaker is left behind to pick up the pieces. Given the title of mayor and the responsibility of burying the dead, Paul is left to nothing but drudgery when the woman he loves rides off with another man. Now that he's alone with the dead, a wedding is the farthest thing from his mind.<br><br>Until the town's most popular whore surprises him with a marriage proposal.<br><br>Martha is beautiful and determined. Paul has always liked he…
by CarelessStarlight
Aiden Blake, an ordinary intern doctor, leads a life filled with the drudgery of hospital work and the weight of caring for his sick mother. But his world shatters when he starts hearing phantom howls, experiences a violent metal allergy, and has a terrifying dream of a blood - red moon.On a fateful subway ride, a "homeless man" transforms into a savage werewolf, attacking passengers. In a moment of pure instinct, Aiden also transforms, unleashing a power he never knew he had. Horrified and conf…
by Eliose
What would you risk to transform your ordinary life into an extraordinary one?Rayan Kelvin is stuck in the monotony of corporate drudgery, working endless hours for a paycheck that doesn’t feed his soul. Fired from his job and abandoned by the love of his life, he faces a breaking point. Instead of giving in, Rayan takes a leap of faith, driven by ambition and an audacious dream to reshape his destiny.From a small apartment to the helm of Neural Nexus, a groundbreaking AI company, Rayan battles …
by tacoriddles
I'll start here. Origio is a low level worker in the King's Library. The other workers and scholars of the library pay him no mind, call him "Desert" for his cloak and hood he wears while cleaning. But few have ever known the library as he does. For seventeen years, he has toiled among the stacks, happy enough in his personal pursuit of knowledge and day to day drudgery. Until a tap at the library window turns his life inside out and he finds himself forced to reveal a secret of the library he h…
by E_of_the_Aile
Lin Wang's life is an masterclass in office drudgery, culminating in his spectacularly unjust sacking for a Post-it note color crime. Yes, you read that right. Sacked by his boss and evicted by his nastily cheerleader-esque landlord (who delivers the news with the enthusiasm of a game show host), Lin's having a day. This is not just a bad day; this is a precursor to a tumble. But not to madness! To Hell! Where, incidentally, the break rooms are equally soul-draining, the bureaucracy is even Kafk…
by Trigy
As bullets ricochet off the walls around her, only one thought passes through Raven's head "Why the fuck did I take this job?"In a world ruled by corporate overlords, where the poor struggle through a life of mindless drudgery, there are those who fight back. Those who dance through shadows and work outside the system. This is where they live. Welcome to the Graves.
by Arctic_Wing
Fin Sato, a burnt-out Tokyo salaryman, thought his glory days as a beta-tester for the MMORPG Ram Online were long behind him. But when his annoyingly cheerful coworker Ren Hayashi—a secret online megastar—dies in his arms after a brutal alley ambush, Fin’s mundane life is shattered. Ren’s cryptic last words leave Fin with two things: the login to the most powerful avatar in the game and a mystery that blurs the lines between virtual worlds and real-life danger.As Fin steps into Ren’s digital pe…
by missmercenary
THE BEAUTIFUL MAIDENOnce upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away, lived a beautiful maiden, who was brave, and bright, and loved by all who knew her – she wished. The heroine of this story is not quite all those things. Timid, cowardly, Nymphana Nice has the heart of a dreamer. Every night, she escapes into the pages of a fairytale book, into daring adventures and sweeping romances. But every morning, she wakes up to a life of drudgery, serving her cruel stepmother and stepsisters. Phanny lacks …
by atim_stories
A thousand days for a thousand chapters. After inheriting my family's mountain pile of debts, I have no other choice but to work at a coffee shop for a thousand days. Now this is no ordinary coffee shop, mind you. This is the well-famed place that the richest and elites come and go. It's a fancy playground. Placed conveniently in the center of the multi-national capital, various people with varying positions enter this majestic corner. Honestly, I just hope my days won't be a drudgery and the th…
by grimblo
The drudgery of corporate life tugs at Griffin's heels day after day... that is, until he is hit with an episode of debilitating headaches. Passing out from pain and waking up in a foreign world, will he be able to find happiness again? Will he even be able to survive?Follow Griffin as he is thrust into Durandal, a high-fantasy landscape filled with magic, monsters, gods, and demons alike. Watch as he discovers himself and how this new world functions. Will he be swept away in the conflicts of h…
by Sanguis_Astrae
Jane Heather stumbles into the hands of a covert initiative called the Prometheus Foundation, where she is finally redeemed from the drudgery of her university life. The PF offers her opportunities to complete the work of her wildest dreams and beyond the comprehension of others. However, quickly the PF realises Heather's pure genius and initiates her into some of its most secret and classified work. Instead of simply striving to advance the sciences, the PF plays a much deeper role than she cou…