He was the sun, the humans' salvation, while she, the shadows, their darkest fears. Their relationship was set in stone... or so she thought.

Because death isn't the end and there are still lessons to be learned, even in the afterlife. Jack-centric.

If you love someone, you should set them free. But it's never that simple. Can you ever really know if you've made the right decision? Rick x Karen x Jack. Oneshot.

Candace contemplates the one she loved and lost before she could ever have him. An entry in the Village Square contest for the theme "Fire and Ice."

All of the bachelors are married to their respective rivals. But what's this? Angela's pregnant. Who is the father? And why does she insist on keeping it a secret? Did I just turn Harvest Moon into The Scarlet Letter? Why, yes. Yes, I did.

Cause and effect. Action and reaction. Sometimes, one little action can have a string of effects that no one predicted, and sometimes, people come out the worse for it. Sometimes, things go horribly bitter, and someone else is left to clean up the pieces.

Ann is faced with a dilema - she either lets her child live out a live equivalent to spending a lifetime in prison or pull the plug. - My Secret Santa to Asian FlipGirl! Merry Christmas everyone C:

A tough summer sent things off between the siblings and Rick expects Christmas to be ruined when feelings remain high months later. His forecast may be true however it not necessarily by the hand he'd expected. Secret Santa for Winter Oak.

They said he was crazy, and maybe they were right. All he knew was that nature spoke to him, and he always responded.

Van didn't want to be the only one left but as a human his survival instincts kicked in and he had stayed at the spot that he had crawled to between the pews. This was it, he would die here. He would either starve or get murdered by Frosty the snow man.

How long does it take to move forward? Secret Santa gift for The Scarlet Sky.

Secret Santa gift. How many years between them: six; how many months she'd been on Vesta's farm: thirty-nine; how many days he'd gone without aching at the thought of her: none. Countless cups of tea, a myriad of smiles brighter than he deserved.

Based on Avril Lavigne's song. Aja's life was falling apart and there was one question she crucially needed answered. Sometimes desperate questions call for desperate measures. And sometimes desperate measures end in ice.

AWL Songfic, Oneshot Lumina's POV: The melody sounds off. I knew that much by now. A melody... a lonely melody. I know I can make it sound better. I want to. I just don't know if I can. All this lonely melody needs is a harmony to accompany it.

Muffy doesn't really want to be alone. oneshot.

Anna looks back to Starry nights gone by and remembers her dreams. This is my competition entry for this month I hope you enjoy it.

It's been three years since nuclear weapons destroyed the world, and Mineral Town is one of the few safe havens where humanity thrives. But in this last paradise, Jack struggles in his own Hell as he tries to find the silver lining of the mushroom cloud.

"Suicide doesn't happen here. Nuh-uh. No way. It's out of bounds, out of depth. How does it feel to make history, Angela?"

The death of Mira's husband leaves Gill reflecting on his mother's death, and wondering if he really dealt with it as well as he would like to think. Character-studyish piece. For VS Writing Festival.

I once believed, as every sprite is taught since the beginning of our existence, that the world was good and pure. Now…now I'm not sure what to believe… One-shot. Finn's POV

Chelsea lost her parents when she was four years old. She's never really talked about them to anyone, not even her best friend. So what really happened on that crisp afternoon? Entry for the Village Square: Loss.

Luna never thought they had anything in common, but one letter could change everything. "She still loved him. We had no chance." Luna/Kevin/Anissa/Jin

In the silence that followed, Meryl remembered.

Something always reminded Rick of his father's return, of the promise he made when he left. But time and again, Rod fails to show, breaking more than just a promise made from father to son. Entry in the Village Square Contest.

He loves her, and she loves him... but she also loves him. Kai/Mary/Gray