There was what was meant to be, a different path than expected as well as what everyone needed after the war.

Life was a free fall from which one didn't know when they would hit bottom, but Regulus and Lyra hit bottom at the same time without knowing how a chance meeting will change both of their lives.

Regulus Arcturus Black never expected to make it out of the cave alive. After all, Regulus expected he would die young the first time he'd ever seen a Grim. Much to his surprise, he made it out alive and now must pay the price, or so he believes.

Orion saw what Regulus was looking at in the study, and decided to confront him about it in turn finding out more than he expected.

There was always a rock of sorts between Sebastian and the rest of his family, something he always felt the need to escape. He found the escape in the outdoor sports, one of the few positive things he'd picked up from that person over the years albeit he didn't want to otherwise think of them. One day, he decides to take up climbing again. (Open Novella 2022)

Rachel took on the job of limo driving to pay for college. She learned within the first few months that sometimes meant taking on challenging clients. More often than not a too good to be true payout meant a challenging client, and the higher the pay, the more challenging. Of course, the fact she'd not gotten any real details should have been a clue. (Open Novella 2022)

Wolfie Johnson moves back to Transylvania, Pennsylvania under the care of his older brother to attend high school, but the town is supposed to be a haven for their kind - monster kind, so he looks forward to going back to a life of not having to hole up at home during full moons, as well as seeing his friends he left behind in third grade. (Great Uncle Dracula - Open Novella 2022)

Timballisto struggles with the scattered pieces of Martin's memory the best he can, telling Martin the past doesn't matter. Yet, in saying so he doesn't know how much the past does matter, particularly when illness befalls those helping to build Redwall, which will eventually become a safe haven for many.(Open Novella 2022)

Keith hated school, and while having Shiro in his life now that he was enrolled in the garrison program was a plus, being seen as Shiro's favorite wasn't. And then, one day a new kid transfers in from the Japeanse garrison, one the other kids joke looks like Keith's identical twin brother, but the fact Keith looks like Ryo Shirogane - Shiro's younger brother - is a laughing matter.

Ardyce Holmes was the last person to see Maru before she disappeared, but a mysterious message from someone going by the username drowningwizard draws her to Stardew Valley in hopes of finding out the truth regarding her friend. Of course, someone didn't expect the resevour drying up to reveal the truth. (Spin off AU of a one-shot I wrote last summer as well/Open Novella 2021)

When he was sixteen, Lu Ten thought the Fire Nation would change the world. At age thirty, he realized it wasn't the world that needed changing, right at the same time some of his not so clever life choices started catching up to him. It was time to become wise, like someone he greatly admired, even if he couldn't do anything with said wisdom. (TLTG AU, Open Novella 2021)

A young man enters Granger Bookstore while Olivia Granger's grandfather watches.

Wishing things would return to the way they were after the war may not have been a good thing. Nor is the reality returned to how things were before the war. After all, something changed for things to have returned to the way they were in the first place, although Hermione doesn't know what changed beyond the world she knew before attending Hogwarts being turned upside down.

Siblings can be one of the most frustrating things in the world. On top of Emma's younger brother Blake being gung-ho for Christmas despite their father no longer being alive she also finds herself worrying about embarrassing herself in front of her crush Charlie Calvin. (Crossover with 48 Christmas Wishes/Open Novella 2021)

Gimli introduces Legolas to the mother of Fili and Kili.

Galadriel speaks with a young writer who lets the wise one see parts of their story. (Rings of Power Satire)

Durin IV doesn't need his wife to speak for him.

Hermine's typically ignores her hair until it kinks up so much something needs to be done.

Disa is gifted the gift of meeting her descendants.

Echo wants to have a renewal of their wedding vows for their first anniversary. Zeno wants something else. (One-Sided Echo/Zeno)