Code Novels & Stories

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she asked glaring at me but before I could answer movement in the rocks above caught my attention, noticing my look Desert looked at me "What is it?" "Stay here, keep close to Acre" "ACRE" I yell "Yeah alright, calm down bro, I'm right here," Acre says from behind me "Oh sorry, take care of Desert, Ill be right back" "Where are you going?" he asks concerned but I didn't want to alarm anyone so I mind linked him "There's someone up above" "Ok be safe, call if you need me" "PIG," the words said out loud caught my attention, so I turn to Desert with a smile on my face and raised eyebrows

Everyone studies me, the guys taking in my amazing outfit and the girls looking jealous that I might steal their boyfriends or something. Well, I won't deny the possibility. "This is our newest intake; Ava Collins. I would like all of you to make her feel welcome. Rhea, kindly show her around." He says as a girl I assume is Rhea, eyes me up and down, nodding her head. "Well, I'll leave you to get comfy with your peers and settle in. Before I forget" he hands me a card with my name and a code on it. "This is your identification card. You can use it to gain access to your classes, dorm and get your schedule. I'll check on you before the day ends." He says before

"Barely." ​"It’s 4:59, sir," I replied, stepping forward and placing the silver flash drive on the polished mahogany surface. "The edit is complete." ​Luke finally looked up. His eyes were sharp, scanning me with a clinical detachment that made me want to shrink. He reached for the drive, his fingers brushing against mine for a fleeting second. I felt a jolt—a phantom spark of the connection we once had—but his expression didn't change. He plugged the drive into his computer, the silence in the room stretching until it felt suffocating.

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" You are gorgeous, you just need to see yourself the way I see you" "If you give it a chance and a little bit of confidence, I'll have to fight the boys to stay away from you" "You are my brother, whatever you say doesn't count " "I'm also a man so I know what I'm talking about " He stood up, went back to his seat and we were back to our signature position. "I'm glad you are my brother " "Me too twin " Jaden giggled." Our math is simple 0.5 plus 0.5, we are two in one if you know what I mean "

I take the water he offered and chug it down. “I am Aiden” he introduces himself “I am an orderly here, I will bring you meals and meds basically.” He says passing me the plate. I want to tell him to fuck off and where he can shove his food but my stomach does a lurch to tell me its been ages since we last ate and whatever is under the cover smells good. Removing the cover it’s roast beef and vegetables. My stomach makes another noise at me to tell me that we are not passing this up. I wonder if it’s poisoned and then realise they just injected me with pure wolfsbane in front of me. Why would they need to hide poison in my food?

The code was clear: H-U-L-L--S-P-L-I-T-T-I-N-G. C-O-L-E--D-O-W-N. L-E-O--N-O-T--B-R-E-A-T-H-I-N-G. T-H-E--I-R-O-N--K-I-N-G--I-S--A-T--T-H-E--D-O-O-R.

Echo assists, highlighting code blocks. We work for an hour. The tension in the room is palpable. Outside, the world is arguing about whether we are messiahs or demons. Inside, we are just coders trying to put the genie back in the bottle. "Patch ready," Alex announces. "Deployment in 3... 2... 1." He hits Enter. We watch the big screen. A progress bar loads. DEPLOYING PATCH 2.1... The bar hits 100%. PATCH INSTALLED.

Building the foundation of something that felt genuinely sustainable. The leather of the couch was cool against my back, but everything else in the room was burning. Eli was a heavy, solid weight pressing me down into the cushions, his hands framing my face like I was the only thing in the world that mattered. I could feel the ragged rhythm of his breathing against my neck, a hot, steady pulse that matched the frantic drumming in my own chest. "You have no idea," he rasped, his voice vibrating deep in his throat. He pulled back just enough to look me in the eye, and the intensity there was staggering—a mix of raw hunger and something so fiercely protective it made my breath hitch.