SNIPPET TIME - show us some work

justanothernerdling 2026-01-18 12:56:07 UTC #1

SNIPPET TIME! Share a short part of your story, written or drawn! I'll go first

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"Are you okay?"

Milo didn't expect to hear Corym off to his side as he walked down the hall back to his room. Stars, how Milo wanted to reach out to him, to take his hand, to hug him. There were far too many people in the hallway.

Milo kept walking.

Corym fell into step next to him.

"I'll be fine. My friends... I love them, and I'm not surprised by their reaction. But Reyna walked away and wouldn't speak while I explained things."

Corym sighed and took a turn towards the left, to a small alcove nobody used. The moment they were alone in the dark, Corym reached out to take Milo's hand, both of them sighing in relief.

"I hurt her cousin, Mi, she has reasons to not trust me."

"I wish she would just, you know, give you a chance. You changed."

"No, no, I didn't. Back then, it was just... an act. All of it. I didn't change, I just decided not to hide anymore."

Milo let out a scoff. "Says the one who brought me into this hall just to hold my hand."

Corym inhaled deeply, before pulling Milo into a single, careful kiss.

"I decided not to hide from myself."

MK_Wizard 2026-01-18 13:32:18 UTC #2

Here is mine.

NOOR_ASAKZ05 2026-01-18 13:33:17 UTC #3

Part of the next chapter of the novel "My Beautiful Illusions"

Hanna walked to Max’s room and knocked softly.
"Go away, you arrogant bastard!" Max’s voice thundered from behind the door, thick with hatred.
"Max, it’s Hanna! Please, open up."
The door swung open violently. Max stood there, his eyes bloodshot from either tears or rage. "What do you want?"
"Max, I want to talk... to understand," she said softly. "I promise, I won’t judge you or your partner."
Max froze. Was this a trick? She’s a spy, he thought, sent by my father to dig for secrets. "No, thank you," he spat. "I’m not some pathetic insect begging for your pity."
Hanna flinched as if he had slapped her. "Max, I know I’m not your real mother, but bottling this up... it will destroy you."
Max slammed the door in her face. "Get out! I never want to see your pathetic face again!"

NotKei 2026-01-18 15:53:25 UTC #4

Here's a snippet of one of my favorite moments from my GL novel, Sugar and Smoke!

Slowly, Aya lifted her hand, palm down, offering it with a tiny tilt of her wrist.

“Raveena… would you like to dance with me?”

Raveena stared at the offered hand, her heart stumbling. Everything inside her, the fear, the longing, the hesitation, seemed to collide in that single moment.

But Aya was waiting. Aya was asking.

And she wanted this.

She wanted Aya.

So she nodded, smiled, and reached out.

eunwei 2026-01-18 22:11:03 UTC #5

A snippet from my BL novel - Legend of The Crimson Blossoms

Dohyun laughed awkwardly. "I would rather starve, Your Highness. I cannot accept food meant to cure someone else's sickness. Even if I am sick too, I would rather we eat together. I have no such rank or status to claim, so I would rather remain-"

"Enough."

Hwa Miye did not wish to hear more. Why was this boy, whom he had rebuked harshly, still so considerate? Even if his kindness were a tactic, such genuineness was unusual.

"Fine. We shall do it your way."

"…?"

"We will eat together, then."

Dohyun froze. He had never expected such outcome. He wanted to run away, this instant! This was unbearably awkward!

Hwa Miye scooped three spoons of soup, sipping each slowly, before gesturing for Dohyun to take his portion.

Dohyun, flustered, seized the bowl and gulped the hot soup directly. In one swift motion, he placed the bowl back on the tray and stood up.

"Thank you for your kindness" he shouted, cheeks bright red from ear to ear. With that, he darted off. He even forgot to retrieve his silver hairpin that now lay beside the wooden bed.

Hwa Miye stared in disbelief. Did he just drink straight from the bowl? Is that even possible? He had always used a spoon.

With a faint smile, Hwa Miye picked up the abandoned bowl, pressing his lips gently against the slightly wet rim. Tilting it carefully, he drank the remaining soup in one smooth motion.

He was genuinely impressed.

A thought flickered through his mind.

Was this… them, indirectly, touching lips?

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kyupol 2026-01-18 22:11:31 UTC #6

Here's Claudita training for the next big fight...

Written snippet? This is a sneak peek on a future episode...

moefay 2026-01-18 23:17:11 UTC #7

Inspector_Spinda 2026-01-19 03:23:24 UTC #8

I haven't posted this part yet, but its one of my favorites. It goes up next week

jwabeasley 2026-01-19 03:27:05 UTC #9

https://tapas.io/series/Etherwood/info

ori-taggart 2026-01-19 04:08:42 UTC #10

A snippet from the chapter coming out this Tuesday

"Tayla’s sadness begins to gain the upper hand.

Every soldier braces for impact.

Toska takes one look towards its partner in crime. Her sadness is highlighted by her expression. The last 48 hours must have been a handful. How would a killing machine be able to process those emotions and empathise is strange. After all, it is but a jumble of scrap metal.

[ Let us forget once again

In the disappearing stars

47 seconds remaining - ]

"

CanOfTuna 2026-01-19 09:30:34 UTC #11

“Did you know that in the olden days, it was quite dangerous for us to spread the words of the Buddha? Frequent beatings and insults were the norm. I heard some were even killed.”

“Why is this tea so bitter?” I would prefer drinking plain hot water over this. There was even a dandelion head in it.

“The established religions and authorities of that time didn’t take it well when the monks went and preached our teachings. One day, a monk by the name Punna, was taking this arduous task into a particularly uncivilized part of the land, and so he went to the Buddha to say goodbye.”

The Buddha said to him, “Those people in that area are very uncivilized. They’re known to be very rough. What will you do if they insult you?”

Punna replied, “If they insult me, I will say to myself, these are very good people in that they’re not hitting me.”

And the Buddha said, “What if they hit you?”

Punna answered, "These are very good people in that they are not stoning me.”

And the Buddha said, “What if they stone you?”

Punna answered, “These are very good people in that they are not stabbing me.”

And the Buddha said, “What if they stab you?”

Punna answered, “These are very good people in that they are not killing me.”

And the Buddha said, “What if they kill you?”

Punna answered, “At least I did not take my own life.”

And the Buddha said, “You are fit to go.”

“Now, would you describe Punna as foolish or wise.”

“He’s an idiot, the Buddha should have stopped him if he knew it was dangerous.”

“He should have shouldn’t he?”

“I would have stopped him.”

“Is that right?” He smiled.

“Don’t we have more sugar?”

“Why would you put sugar in broth?”

“What?”

“That’s bitter melon broth, it helps with digestion.” He chugged down his own cup, dandelion head and all.

little_Lamby1 2026-01-19 10:18:57 UTC #12

Latham grabbed Palma's shoulder.

"Are you alright?" He asked.

"Yes. I'm fine." She gently removed his hand from her shoulder.

"Are you sure? You look a little pale. I can walk you home if you like." Latham suggested. He looked at her with concern.

Palma sighed. She was greatful for Latham's concern. But out of habit, she wanted to be alone. Yet...

"Alright. If it's not too much." Palma accepted. She couldn't help but smile.

Seeing her smile, Latham smiled happly.

Latham walked Palma back to her tent. By the time they arrived. It was already sunset.

(Note: This is from Chapter 17.)

krazycafetales262 2026-01-19 17:18:01 UTC #13

I give no explantion.

sams_cartoon_shack 2026-01-19 17:26:47 UTC #14

Birthdays

Tursastheeternal 2026-01-19 20:52:06 UTC #15

BabanIllustration 2026-01-19 21:04:18 UTC #16

What she lookin' at??

Dadoche 2026-01-19 21:20:51 UTC #17

CRACK!

Danaël didn't need a picture to understand that several of his ribs had just snapped. Blood rose to his mouth, which he immediately spat out. The minotaur's punch sent him flying to the other side of the stage with a crash that shook the entire stage.

The minotaur seemed to have abandoned his axe, which was still stuck in the wall of the pit. With long strides, he lunged again at Danaël, who was staggering, trying as best he could to stay on his feet. The young boy was having trouble breathing and spat out more blood, which tore at his chest internally. Danaël raised his head. The minotaur was now just a few meters away from him. The boy collapsed from exhaustion. This turned out to be a stroke of luck because, despite himself, Danaël managed to avoid the minotaur, who, caught in his momentum, crashed into the front of the pit, unfortunately getting his horns stuck in the fresh earth.

Danaël lost consciousness for a moment before opening his eyes again. Fortunately for him, the minotaur was still stuck, and young Danaël crawled as far away from the creature as possible.

"So... this is how I die, huh? Damn it!"

Danaël tried to get up again. He clenched his teeth until they ground together with a sickening sound. A mixture of tears and blood flowed from his eyes, down his cheeks, and then together at the tip of his chin to form a single scarlet drop.

"Survive! Survive!" Danaël shouted to himself.

JessDullahan 2026-02-02 07:59:12 UTC #18

Gonna have to say the very start of my story is still my favorite thing I've written for it so far...

If this was a normal story, it'd start with something unexpected or exciting. Some event or moment to catch the reader's attention. But this is not such a story. This tale is quite a boring story.
Thus it starts not with action and adventure, but a normal, boring person walking the aisles of the grocery store. Of this person getting a text reminding them to pick up juice because the sender knows they haven't been drinking enough lately and no, soda doesn't count when they only have the most unhealthy brands and don't drink anything else. And water would totally be fine if they ever had any, but they'd had less water in the last year than the driest dessert had rainfall in the same timeframe.

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siouxcomicstudio 2026-02-02 09:11:35 UTC #19

Here is mine, In this episode, I played with the look of understanding between the protagonist and the new character.

JessDullahan 2026-02-02 16:25:03 UTC #20

I think you might have misunderstood what to do for this promotional thread...

You post the actual part of the story you want to share here in addition to a link to the story. So with novels like mine, you'll see we posted some text that we've written and link. Those with comics posted the few panels they wanted to share (and link). You're not just sharing the whole episode, but a tiny bit to people can read to get them interested in clicking on your story

Of course, it's also understandable if you just forgot to upload the image you meant to include. We all make mistakes