Step brothers
By @Natasya Candra Dewi
In the gleaming, ruthless metropolis, Acha, a young woman defined by her sharp intellect and steely resolve, is thrust into a luxurious gilded cage when her mother remarries. Overnight, she gains nine step-brothers: Arga, Vino, Keano, Gara, Kenzo, Kenzi, Lintang, Regan, and Samuel. These men are the heirs to a formidable mafia empire, each one a chilling blend of cold indifference, brutal efficiency, and terrifying overprotectiveness. Acha, armed with her meticulous discipline and an uncanny ability to navigate treacherous social landscapes, finds herself in a constant war of wills. Her cheat: an almost supernatural capability to anticipate threats and strategically manipulate domestic politics. She must survive their harsh, dominant world while unearthing the dark secrets binding this powerful family, all while struggling with her deepest fear: being truly alone and unloved.
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La vie misérable
By @Sophia Janty
In 2026 New Jersey, Sanoo Ella endures a hidden nightmare. Her parents, a facade of normalcy to the outside world, subject her to an unspoken torment that grinds at her very soul. Ella's 'ability' is not some fantastical power, but a grim resilience: the capacity to survive, day after day, the psychological and emotional abuse inflicted upon her. But this survival comes at a cost, making her an enigma even to herself. Her only escape, her 'cheat,' is the fleeting, almost dreamlike power to momentarily detach and 'go elsewhere' just as her breaking point approaches. As the world around her buzzes with indifferent life, Ella grapples with the escalating question: can she truly escape the cycle of misery, or will her fragile ability to 'go elsewhere' eventually become a permanent, irreversible departure from reality itself, leaving her trapped in a desolate inner world?
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Eight Broken Strings
By @Kiki
At twenty-three, Chan is not just a brother; he is a shield. Working grueling hours at Victory to keep a roof over his seven younger brothers, he carries the crushing weight of their parents' sudden abandonment. Alongside Minho, a cynical restaurant cook, and Changbin, a gym trainer who hides his fear behind muscle, Chan fights to keep their fractured family afloat. But the pressure is fracturing the younger boys: artist Hyunjin drowns in university debt, fifteen-year-old twins Han and Felix hide their schoolyard scars, seven-year-old Seungmin is retreating into silence, and four-year-old Jeongin barely remembers their mother's face. When a predatory loan shark uncovers a secret debt left by their parents, Chan is offered a desperate gamble to save them. To protect his brothers, Chan must decide how much of his own humanity he is willing to sell, unaware that the greatest threat to their survival isn't poverty, but the secrets they are keeping from each other.
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Chapter Thirteen — Don't Tell Him
By @jung dongjae
Jeongin thought he knew his older brother, Minho. They shared a bond forged in the quiet desperation of an impoverished childhood, surviving on whispered promises of a better future. But when an unexpected afternoon visit catches Minho off guard, the facade of his brother's seemingly stable, independent life begins to fracture. The damp hair, the hollow look in Minho's eyes, and the sudden, suffocating silence of the apartment betray a devastating secret Minho is desperate to bury. As Jeongin digs deeper, he uncovers a web of high-stakes debts, toxic compromises, and a dangerous benefactor who pulling the strings of Minho's life. Forced to navigate a treacherous social landscape where truth is a liability, Jeongin must decide how far he will go to save his brother. To protect Minho, Jeongin must embrace a ruthless pragmatism, even if it means destroying the innocent sibling his brother sacrificed everything to protect.
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We are
By @Adhyayan Dahiya
In the shadow of Hogwarts, mystery clings to Draline like a second skin. Possessing 'Too Much' raw, volatile magic that defies the laws of wizardry, she is a dangerous anomaly. Yet, her greatest threat is not her unstable power, but her fatal inability to trust. Haunted by the bitter betrayal of a family that abandoned her to protect their own pureblood status, she guards her heart with icy isolation. Enter the school's notorious bad boy, a charming disruptor who thrives on exposing secrets. As dark forces gather in the Forbidden Forest, Draline's overflowing magic begins to leak, threatening to destroy the school. To survive, she must ally with the one boy who has the power to expose her or ruin her completely. Caught between a toxic, dark love and the looming threat of magical combustion, Draline must decide if saving her family's legacy is worth destroying her own soul.
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Ruthless transmigrator
By @Freelance writer
A Zhuan, a ruthless billionaire from a military lineage, wakes in the body of a poor family’s youngest son in a ravaged apocalypse. Armed with his towering intellect and combat prowess, he faces a stark choice: embrace his inherent ruthlessness for lone survival, or shield the new, unfamiliar family — a doting mother, a weary father, and four protective sisters — who now depend on him. He vows to forge an unbreakable shelter and pioneer a cure, transforming barren ruins into a bastion of hope. Yet, every supply run into the desolate urban landscape tests his resolve, forcing him to confront not just the monstrous infected, but the dangerous remnants of humanity. Can a heart forged in solitude learn to fight for others, or will his past life's cold pragmatism doom them all?
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