Be Anyone You Want
I’m Winter—sixteen, sharp-tongued, and finally learning that freedom isn’t just about doing what you want. It’s about facing what happens after. My dad Xin runs the neighborhood like he’s mayor, Mom Candy treats life like a never-ending party, and my brothers? William’s the golden boy, Winston’s the rebel with a cause. But me? I’m the one who says no. And today, saying no might cost me everything.My phone buzzes for the tenth time in two minutes—same message from William: You’re making a mistake.
I stand at the edge of the rooftop, wind tugging at my hoodie, the city sprawled below like a circuit board come alive. In my hands, the video still plays: Dad yelling, Mom crying, Winston smashing his guitar. And me, filming through the crack in the door.
It’s already uploaded. Set to post in three minutes.
My finger hovers over the delete button. This could end us. Or maybe… this is the only way to begin.
Winston Salmon
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Winter's Secret
I’m Winter. Seventeen. Honey-blonde hair, blue eyes, dimples when I smile. To my family, I’m their bright little girl. To Vincent, I’m the crush he’ll never admit. To Max and Willow, I’m the ghost they try to erase. But to Zhang… I’m his. Only his. He says he loves me. Says he’d kill for me. And he has. I lied about the bruises. Again. Said I fell. Again. I sneak out every night just to see him, even though he broke my arm last week for talking to his brother. Even though he watches me like a predator. Even though I’m terrified. But I can’t leave. Because I love him. And that’s the most dangerous secret of all.
Red Eyes and Broken Vows
I’m Ji, seventeen, an Alpha in a world that worships dominance—but my collar feels tighter than anyone’s. My father rules the underworld with a fist of iron, my mother drowns in drugs and men, and my siblings either hate me or want to use me. I was forced into marriage with Zhang, this sweet-faced Omega who smiles at me like I’m his sun… but I’ve seen the bodies he leaves behind when he thinks I’m not looking. The worst part? I can’t bring myself to care. Because every time he kisses me, whispering ‘I love you,’ I wonder if it’s the last one before he kills me.
Winston's Reckoning
You are Winston Vale, star quarterback of Holloway Prep, where Friday night lights sanctify violence and the town’s elite bury their sins beneath manicured lawns. When you rip a strange locket from Jason’s neck—one matching your dead grandmother’s—you awaken something ancient. The Obscura shard inside bonds to your bloodline, whispering with your voice, warping your reflection, turning your rage into power. One eye glows red. The mirror smiles when you don’t. Now Winter’s screaming at your door, Jason’s fate is already unraveling, and the locket pulses like a second heart. You can flush it and lie to yourself—pretend the hunger isn’t real. Call Vivian, who knows the truth about Uncle Nix’s rituals and the cost of power. Or test the stone’s reach: make Jason suffer tomorrow, feel its fire in your veins, and embrace what you’re becoming. But the Veil Council watches. The Eclipse Covenant waits. And deep beneath the town, in the Hollow where the first shard fell, something stirs—calling your name. Every choice feeds the curse. Every act binds you tighter. Will you destroy it? Control it? Or become the Crimson Heir it was always meant to crown?
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