by sōzōsha_BEYOUND_EX
Don't give up! Keep moving!" The platitudes of motivational speakers were nothing but grating noise to him, a mockery of the brutal reality he faced on the brink of death. As his life ebbed away, a defiant resolve hardened within him: if death was not the end, he would seize his next existence. He would embrace selfishness, shatter the chains of societal expectation, and forge his own path, by his own damn rules.
by Snippets_of_Life
Buying a house in the aftermath of a murder? Asking if there's anyone there while you're in your own home? Dismissing flying objects as figments of your imagination? Yeah, Clarisse has watched all of that in a platitude of horror movies, and she cannot comprehend how illogical they are. But when she encounters her very own haunting, she realises that no matter how smart she wants to be, there is truly no way out...
by Chocodrop
Who's the fairest of them all, according to the mirror on the wall?+To say Sahara Jackson, 23, feels insecure is an understatement. Being the 'ugly duckling' of the four siblings didn't boost her self-esteem; rather, it pushed it off a cliff with a sneer on its face. Sahara's life is crumbling right in front of her eyes as her family and therapist keep repeating the same empty platitudes, and she needs to be saved. Despite her expectations, salvation comes in an unexpected form, in the person of…
by Dipa_Upreti
"The appeal of standing to hear lofty promises and platitudes never made sense to me"
by Ntombi_Hailey_M
Israel Century, from his days of inadequacy and illusory-like dreams to his eventual rise to the throne as King of Centrurion and persistent hate for rain.The mystery in he's penetrable character enables his wicked sovereign over Centrurion, generating a crowd antagonists. The inviolable creatured King-like kind is always said to be in need of a queen; or atleast that's what 'Cullen' discloses, igniting Israel's done fixation. The red haired obsession. ....Is this the Christmas gift? Carmen and …
by DaisyKaay
After being suddenly transmigrated into a novel that I've read years ago, I've realized that I've been swapped into the body of Villainess, Seraphine Montclair, or rather, the deceitful wife of the ever-most perfect crown prince of the Velmoria Empire, a kingdom ruling the large continent with great power and authority. With the nearing death approaching in time, I, Seraphine, must find a way to escape this death. Except.. I'd rather bring justice to Seraphine's cliche, gullible, and awful plati…