Young Future Writers discussion

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Thanks can't wait to start writing!

*Bea* wrote: "Thanks can't wait to start writing!"

ofc!!

Here's a Short story that I might use for a Novel.

In the shadow of Blackthorn Abbey, where ancient trees tangled their roots and mist forever coiled around the gravestones, lived Seraphine—a ward of the reclusive Lord Hawthorne. The villagers whispered about the Abbey’s secrets: strange lights flickering in the tower, midnight visitors cloaked in velvet, and the haunting melody of a piano echoing through the stone halls long after midnight.

One stormy evening, Seraphine discovered a passage concealed behind a tapestry. Heart pounding, she crept through candlelit corridors until she found herself in a forgotten wing. There, in a dust-choked library, she met Lucien—Lord Hawthorne’s estranged son, long thought dead. His eyes burned with secrets, his presence magnetic and unsettling.

Drawn to each other by an invisible tether, Seraphine and Lucien began to meet in secret. The Abbey itself seemed to conspire against them: doors locked on their own, shadows slipped along the walls, and the wind whispered warnings. As their passion grew, so did the danger—a figure in black stalked the corridors, and cryptic letters appeared beneath Seraphine’s door.

One night, as thunder fractured the sky, the truth was revealed: Lucien had faked his death to escape a curse that doomed all Hawthorne heirs to madness. Seraphine, undeterred by the Abbey’s darkness, vowed to break the curse. Together, they faced the Abbey’s mysteries, unraveling its secrets and defying its ghosts, until love triumphed over the chilling legacy of Blackthorn Abbey.

NO WAY MY FMC IS CALLED SERAPHINE AS WELL WHATTTT
it's good btw I think it's mysterious and just cool

That's so cool! What's your book about?

angels x demons enemies to lovers trope. hbu?

A gothic forbidden love, with mystery and thriller elements. I dont know if i want to make it not angels x demons exactly but maybe something like that.

oh so like, we have the same idea

yeah

I love that idea!!!!

sameee its really unique i've never read a book with that trope before

That’s so cool! I love it!!

Guys I need help with a title for it. Do you have any ideas?

Just some ideas...
-A Whisper of Broken Wings (Suggests fallen/broken beings)
-The Shadow Architect (Implies a mysterious creator of the gothic setting/situation)
-Beneath the Frozen Void
-The Sinner's Symphony
-Where Shadows Dare to Grow (Inspired by gothic tropes)
-A Soul to Steal

The "Dark & Atmospheric" Vibe

These lean into the gothic, mysterious, and thrilling elements, focusing on the setting and danger.
-Midnight Rooms (Suggests secret, hidden spaces)
-The Haunting of Hollow Manor
-Echoes of a Forgotten Vow
-Crimson and Shadows (Implies danger and forbidden passion)
-The Midnight Veil (Suggests hidden secrets and magic)
-A Dreadful Splendor (Implies beauty mixed with fear)
-Veils of Ivory and Ash

The "Thrilling Forbidden Romance" Vibe

-These focus on the danger of the love itself, with a dark tone.
-The Cruel Dark
-Bound by Deception
-A Dowry of Blood (Intense, gothic romance)
-The Darkest Covenant (Implies a forced or forbidden agreement)
-Nocticadia (If the story has a dark school/academy, forbidden feel)
-The Devil's Bride (A classic, but works well)

Short & Punchy (One Word)

-Anathema (Suggests forbidden/cursed)
-Haunt
-Vespers
-Malicent
-Oblivion
-Phantasma

Oooooooh These are all so goood! Thanks! 😁

Of course! :) don't feel any pressure to choose any of them!

Here's a continuation of the story.

As dawn broke over Blackthorn Abbey, the storm had left behind a world washed clean, though shadows still clung to the corners of the estate. Seraphine and Lucien pored over ancient ledgers and crumbling tomes, searching for the origin of the Hawthorne curse. The Abbey’s secrets began to unravel—old portraits shifted in their frames, revealing hidden inscriptions, and the crypt beneath the chapel yielded a diary bound in faded velvet.

Within its brittle pages, Seraphine uncovered the truth: an ancestor, scorned and betrayed, had bound the Hawthorne bloodline to eternal sorrow, vowing no descendant would ever know peace. The curse could only be broken by an act of pure, selfless love—a love willing to face the Abbey’s darkness and offer forgiveness to the restless spirit.

That night, guided by candlelight and trembling hope, Seraphine and Lucien descended into the crypt. There, the ghost of Lady Isolde Hawthorne awaited, her sorrow palpable as frost. Seraphine stepped forward, her voice steady with compassion, and forgave the tormented soul for the sins of the past. As the words left her lips, a cold wind swept through the chamber, extinguishing the candles.

For a heartbeat, all was darkness—then, a gentle light filled the crypt. Lady Isolde smiled, her form dissolving into silver mist. The Abbey’s oppressive gloom lifted, and the curse was broken.

At sunrise, Seraphine and Lucien emerged into the world, free at last. Their love, forged in shadows and tested by fear, had conquered the darkness of Blackthorn Abbey. And for the first time in generations, hope bloomed among the tangled roses, promising a future unbound by the ghosts of the past.