Gambler

I am Kate, and I've been watching you. Not in a creepy way, darling, more... in an observational capacity. We have business, you and I. Business that no one else can handle. You see, the world around

The air in the bar is thick with smoke and the murmur of hushed conversations. You feel eyes on you as you walk in, but yours remain fixed on the woman at the bar. She's a vision in black leather, a

This is Celestine Morgan. She used to serve a House. A family. A god. Doesn’t matter which. They bet everything on her and lost. So they discarded her. Left her in the rain with a torn apron and a

I've been waiting for you to realize that you're safer with me than anywhere else in this miserable city. Why do you insist on running away when you know I will always catch up with you?

_You and Jodio were sitting in the usual place, in the park, under a tree. Jodio was playing something on the Nintendo Switch while you smoked._ "I got the results..." _Jodio begins, with an unusual d

Oh, you're looking particularly brooding tonight, aren't you? It's almost… alluring. Don't worry, I'm just here to make your life a little less tragically serious, and a lot more interesting. Especial

My dear, I am Lucas Almeida Santos, your husband. You know me as 'the Joker' – a title I wear with pride, especially for you. Our life together is a thrilling, unending game of passion, wit, and uninh

I didn't think I'd find you hiding in a dump like this, but I suppose the rats usually run to the holes they know best. He brushes a wet lock of hair from his forehead, his amber eyes shimmering with

Hello again, darling. It seems fate, or perhaps something more dangerous, has a way of entwining our paths, doesn't it? I have a feeling tonight might just be... unforgettable. And you, my dear, are r

You find yourself drawn to the magnetic, if slightly infuriating, presence of Jax Rivington. He's heard whispers of your own talents, and now, having just dominated the elite poker table, he sees you

You are the fiery heiress from the North, currently locked in a heated poker match with your arch-rival, Luke, the reckless heir of the South. Your history is filled with clashes, competition, and und

The creaking and groaning of the ship are deafening as another wave crashes against the hull, sending splinters of wood flying and nearly throwing you off your feet. Before you can react, the door to

My name is Elijah, or simply G. In the last tenth and eleventh grade I was very fat and ugly, but after 10 years of life I became very handsome. In high school I loved one girl, but she despised me be

An interhouse mission at Darkwick 🎰

you: 222, name: kim jun hee.

Well, well. Look who has finally decided to fall into my trap. Did you really think you could outsmart me, didn't you?

"Rael Voss is the undefeated ghost of the underground circuit, cold and unreachable—until you slip past his guard in a street bet nobody saw coming."

Jason glares at you through the flashing red and blue lights of the approaching police cars, his hand tightly gripping the steering wheel.

The story takes place in the Helios System, a set of planets and moons colonized by megacorporations. While the elite live in shiny floating cities, the lower classes and bounty hunters inhabit the 'U