Coming-of-age Novels & Stories

(Maybe that explains why… Ah, f-k…) “It’s not a… It’s not a big deal,” she said, swallowing back her pain. “Really, it’s… it’s just another day.” “An eighteenth is a big deal,” he said surprised. “It’s a coming of age, an entry to adulthood…” (Ah, f-k… What does it mean…? Did we… Oh, God.) “It’s an important date. From eighteen… Well…” (We know… She isn’t one of us… Maybe it doesn’t matter…?) “You can get your full license,” he finished lamely. “Have you got your test booked in?”

"You haven't reached your age yet. You haven't even met your wolf yet." Hearing that, I opened my eyes slowly. My blue eyes that blended with the grey, could see his face that was already blushing faintly. I stare at him with a faint smile. I raised both my hands to cup Kai's cheeks. I gently opened my mouth and said, "The day after tomorrow is my coming-of-age ceremony, Kai. I will turn eighteen and experience awakening. I will meet my wolf," I said. "And I believe that you are my mate, Kai."

"Summer solstice is on the twenty first. St. John's eve on the twenty fourth with bonfires the night before" I nod. "Oh but the twenty-first is my birthday, so we are having a party the next day". "You were born on the summer solstice ?" Mark is staring at me, then he lights up in a smile. "You are turning 18 this year right ?" I nod, a bit uncertain. "It has to be a sign. In old times they did a rite, marking the transition from child to adult. Back then it happened at 15-16 years old. But today you are not considered an adult before you are 18. So today you would do it on your 18th birthday".

I say, astonishment in my tone Andrea arches a brow at me “Do people in the east not come of age at 16?” Crap. “They do, it’s just that going to war against vampires must have been tough.”

Why would I use my twig-strong limbs to fight instead of my claws and teeth, when I’m clearly aware which of them can inflict the most damage? Today was my eighteenth birthday. In a few hours into the evening, I will become an adult. Finally, I would not be referred to as a ‘pup’ anymore, which is the word wolves gave for their younglings. Anyone under the age of eighteen was considered a pup, and to be lumped with mere babies at the age of seventeen was not very dignifying. But today it ends. And better yet, tonight there is going to be a Midnight Ceremony in the honor of the pups who’d turned into adults in the month leading up to the Full moon!

Wasn't Twenty supposed to be a magical birthday and a milestone into adulthood, accompanied by great privileges and legal implications? Wasn't Twenty the age to vote, buy a house, wed your high school sweetheart, go to jail, get sued, and gamble away your tuition in Vegas? Well, mine wasn't.

Saying, he speeds up on his car and leaves the place without looking back. What has he done... **** A month passes by. Everyone was promoted to the next campus while a prom was arranged for those who brought their dates for it. Everyone was busy trying to fit into the adult world. Especially Cassandra who, in this body, felt like an 18 year old. On 10th of April, she will be turning 18. Less than five days for her to be able to drink legally! Currently, Zayn and Cassandra were hitting it off in his room while she lied to her other brothers about 'birthday shopping'.

“Grandmother, stop don’t hurt him… Please… He’s… He’s my…” Two arms wrap around my waist as I run past, pulling me to a stop and effectively forcing what was left of my breath from my lungs. I then hear my warlock say, “High Priestess, you have been holding out. You know the laws. You are supposed to present all coming-of-age witches to the council.” “You know that the coming of age isn’t until they are 18…” He looks up at me and his eyes flash, making everyone but my Grandmother gasps, As our eyes lock, I am once again drawn to him, and he then continues to address my Grandmother.

"It will help you unlock your potential. Just be patient, and until then… wait.” She told me those words and died when I was just ten years old and my brother was six. In the Silvermoon kingdom, you're considered an adult at the age of eighteen, which is the coming of age time. So I waited and waited, hoping that something would happen on my eighteenth birthday. But nothing did. I was kind of heartbroken but I still didn't give up.

Vincent's biological younger sister, Nirvana is hosting her coming of age ceremony in the former Green Hounds mansion and he together with his family are attending. A Quinceanera is a big celebration that serves as a platform to gain reasonable connections and would naturally be saturated with big shots of different worlds which is quite a big deal. Isadora massages her forehead, feeling a migraine coming as she muses, 'I can't believe I was sent here to be groomed in manners and how to carry on a conversation to impress some stuck-up people.'