Web novels tagged Drama, sorted by what's popular on NovelCult.
Han Ji-hoon wakes up one morning with no memory of the previous night. His best friend, Min-jae Park, is dead and the police believe Ji-hoon may have been the last person to see him alive. As evidence begins to connect Ji-hoon to the crime, he starts questioning his own memories, his actions, and even his identity. What happened that night? And if Ji-hoon wasn't the one in control, then who was?
Daniel_Voss · Psychological · 3 ch
Tags #Mature #Villain-centered dark epic fantasy #High-fantasy #Secondary-world-fantasy #Rival Kingdoms #Supernatural #Bromance #Angst #Found-family #Action* * * On his way home to the Empire of Arkosia, Vermon, son of Uthus, causes trouble in the central mountains of the Empamalangon Kingdom when he burns an ancient temple and enslaves a sick young man discovered hiding within its secret underground chamber after a fierce confrontation between them. As time passes, Vermon realises that Orb, his new slave, is no ordinary man. Behind his frail appearance lies an astonishingly blood-stained history and secrets far more dangerous than Vermon could have imagined. Their meeting was destined to unearth a past Vermon had forgotten entirely and set in motion a chain of events that would draw him together with five other villains, all bound by the same desperate longing: to have a family. * *
Lazarus · Fantasy · 5 ch
In a quiet town in Japan, a lonely boy named Aoi notices a strange daily phenomenon: Every evening at exactly 4:14 PM, a sudden howl of wind passes through the town. During that moment, he meets Naomi, a gentle girl who seems connected to the wind. As they begin to spend time together, Aoi realizes something unsettling that no one else seems to remember her, and her presence fades with the wind itself. As their bond grows, Aoi discovers that Naomi may not fully belong to the present… and that their time together is slowly running out. In a story about fleeting connections and quiet love, Aoi must learn whether holding on is worth more than letting go.
AbyssKid · Slice Of Life · 14 ch
Some memories disappear. Others refuse to be forgotten. Sae's world is ordinary: school, music, quiet days, and the endless cycle of routines that never seem to change. That is, until he meets Haruka, a girl whose gentle smile and unwavering kindness slowly begin to transform the way he sees the world. Together, they share laughter beneath cherry blossoms, melodies that speak louder than words, and moments that feel as though they could last forever. But some stories were never meant to be remembered. As strange events begin to unravel reality itself, Sae finds himself questioning his memories, his heart, and the very existence of the person he cherishes most. Blossoms of the Forgotten Day is a heartfelt psychological romance about love, memory, grief, and the painful beauty of holding on when the world has already let go.
Simply No One · Romance · 23 ch
Five hundred years after "The Shattering" left a scar on the world forever, humanity lives in a fragile " peace " upheld by the cold, iron grip of the Rogue Capture Team (R.C.T.). Terra Umbral doesn’t care about peace. He doesn’t even care much about his own name. As a "Dragon-Killer" with a kill count close to a thousand, Terra is a chaotic force of crimson Ether and lost memories. When a routine heist for a mysterious relic goes wrong in Washington D.C., Terra becomes the target of a full-scale manhunt led by the R.C.T.’s most elite and most unhinged operatives. Forced to take along Dash, a naive sporeborn youth whose life he has already ruined.
dumbhd · Action · 13 ch
[BISEXUAL PROTAGONIST WITH GL] In a world where people are separated into ability users and unabilitied, Luna Ione is an 18 year old ability user with only one goal: to find her missing siblings. Six years after their disappearance, a chance encounter leads her to two secret organizations. Regret; an organization that uses their abilities for good and wants to resolve things peacefully, led by the heroic and mysterious Blaze Winslow. Crime; a criminal organization that uses their abilities to take revenge on the unabilitied, led by the elusive and mystifying Thorn Shadows. But Blaze and Thorn have a feud that runs deep, and now that Luna has become entangled in it, she's about to find out that the war between Crime and Regret may be more complicated than she could have imagined... Rated Teen+ for violence, mentions of abuse, and depictions of obsessive/toxic one-sided love. Logo with help from @/Meowssey
Lilyflowerv · Urban Fantasy · 34 ch
Miyase Runa. Tojo Mika. Asakura Hina. Shirogane Yui. Four friends finding their way through high school. As their story begins, so too does the gradual unveiling of the hidden truths each of them carries within. Runa has always struggled academically. Her friends tried to help her. They failed. So they turned to the one person Runa never imagined she would have to speak to. Kuroiwa Rei. At first, everything was filled with doubt. Then, slowly... Hope began to reveal itself. But at what cost? As one person enters their lives, the threads holding Runa, Mika, Hina, and Yui together begin to tangle. Some grow stronger. Others slowly begin to fray. As the faces they never knew begin to reveal themselves, they come to realize that the face they understood the least was their own. A story about first love, misunderstandings, friendship, and discovering who you truly are—and the quiet ways people change without even realizing it. Laugh with them through their ordinary days, grow alongside them through their struggles, and join them on the journey they never expected to take. Please enjoy, and have a wonderful day.
cjohngt · Romance · 39 ch
Every villain sees themselves as a hero in their story, a “good” guy. While Roxanna Bach and Mark Kestrel have selfish intentions, they are willing to do anything to maintain success in the music industry. Working in the secret underground world of mythical Hollywood has its perks, but recruiting new members of a Supernatural Supremacist cult and amateur rising stars is never an easy task for them. Will their successful track come to an end? [COMPLETED][Pre-Sequel short stories taken place before the events of The Melodies of Secrets.]
Nellie V. Parkinson · Fantasy · 10 ch
Some voices are born to be heard. Others are born to be feared. Shelly Halton was never given the chance to be ordinary. Born into a noble family, her existence became a secret that even her own blood feared to expose. But beneath the whispers, the shame, and the doors closed against her lies something far more unsettling than her appearance. Something that should have remained forgotten. In a world where a single voice can change everything, Shelly will discover that being silenced and being powerless are not the same thing. Meanwhile, in the kingdom of Eclastare, a young noblewoman named Sophia finds herself drawn to something she cannot quite explain. Singing has always been a part of her life, but there are moments when her own voice feels strangely unfamiliar—as though it carries something she has yet to understand. Two girls, each with a voice of her own. Two lives moving toward a future neither can fully see. But the world is not kind to those who are different, and power rarely comes without a price. As secrets linger beneath the surface and the boundaries between fear, freedom, and ambition begin to blur, their paths will lead toward a conflict neither can simply sing or command her way out of. Because when the world refuses to listen, what is left for those who were born with voices that should never have existed?
Jenny301 · Action · 6 ch
Brenda had her future planned. At seventeen, she was already an award-winning pianist with dreams of becoming a professional musician. Then a building collapsed on her. She died. When she opens her eyes, she's no longer on Earth. She's an elf named Averly—a legendary warrior who is supposed to be one of the most powerful people in the kingdom of Elveria. There's just one problem. Brenda doesn't know how to use magic. Now, with thousands of elves expecting their legendary commander to lead them into battle, Brenda must survive a world she knows nothing about while pretending to be someone she isn't. But when she discovers that magic can be understood through the same rhythm, timing, and expression she learned from playing the piano, her new life begins to change. And as she uncovers the truth about the conflict between elves and humans, Brenda begins to suspect that her reincarnation wasn't an accident. She was given a second life. The question is—why?
Jenny301 · Action · 6 ch
Not many people can claim to have served in eight wars, and even fewer can claim to have conquered death itself. Duncan Ward has done both. After seeing the horrors of World War I, Duncan, an eternally youthful witch doctor, has given up completely on humanity and sworn never to intervene in their matters again. But when he is abruptly invited to the funeral of an old war comrade he once saved, Duncan finds himself dragged back into the affairs of men… and the supernatural. Joining hands with the late veteran’s daughter, they race against time to uncover a plot that could drastically change the course of history.
Mercynarie · Urban Fantasy · 26 ch
The lilies are blooming. The tulips are waiting. The storm is brewing. The maze is expanding. The storm does not ask for permission. The maze does not reveal its exits. The storm does not sanitize. The maze does not simplify. The sanctuary of frequency has woken again. Shattering the glass of mundanity. Whose side are you on? Or have you been inside both but never noticed?
MansonFD7 · Slice Of Life · 16 ch
"Light in the Dark" tracks the invisible warfare waged over human sanity when twin novice angels, Stella and Bella, are stripped of their cosmic memories and deployed to Earth in the fragile bodies of rescue kittens. Under the grand directive of their commander, Claudita, the young guardians must absorb and filter raw mortal trauma without letting the toxic negative energy curdle their own souls into hatred.
Kyupol · Supernatural · 4 ch
A young woman wakes up to a strange room with no memories and a voice telling her to fuse her soul with three animals to complete her soul within a time limit.
Zor-rei · Litrpg · 3 ch
Just some story about overdramatic vampires, often tiptoeing on the border between comedy and parody. _________ Cover and other arts by Kann ("Aoihito", "The Middle of Nowhere") Updates: Tuesdays and Fridays
adawinry · Supernatural · 9 ch
Lin Xiaoyu died smashed on a Shanghai street, phone still in hand. He wakes up in the body of a minor cultivation world side character, the sect leader's husband, three months married, and roughly one insult away from being discarded to save face. The problem: nobody actually likes this marriage. Not the sect elders, who think their leader married beneath his cultivation. Not the leader's insufferable "senior brother" and one-true-love-that-never-was, who's very publicly still around. And especially not the original Lin Xiaoyu, who apparently spent three months crying in the west courtyard instead of doing anything useful. New Xiaoyu has zero interest in crying. He has modern day pettiness, a business degree, and absolutely nothing to lose. If the sect wants a trophy husband, they're getting one who slaps faces, flips tables, and much to everyone's alarm, including his own, slowly make the terrifying, emotionally constipated Sect Leader Jiang Heng fall in love with the husband he married for political convenience.
WenSun · Yaoi · 2 ch
Immensely powerful yet wildly down-to-earth, Xylan Miirak has never been particularly interested in putting up a front- even with the responsibilities of ruling his people. No amount of politics, bureaucracy, or public perception stops him from unabashedly being himself at all times, for better or worse. For the past ten millennia, he’s been able to keep this up, no doubt in part due to his quick wit and unmatched power and skill as a Level 7 Kinetic Sorcerer. Despite having to worry about ruling an interstellar empire, Xylan still has to worry about things like being a husband, raising his daughter, maintaining friendships, and generally finding time for a life outside of work. Unfortunately, his life is about to get a lot more interesting. The evil warlord Romulus has unleashed his merciless Kymaran hordes upon the Andromeda Galaxy, and Xylan’s people are first on his list. Apparently, he wasn’t busy enough already.
StarPrince · Sci Fi · 7 ch
Working is hard. Being a hero too. Doing both at the same time, for half the pay, is hell. Every day, Arthur wakes up early to sweep the filthy streets of Lumière in exchange for a pittance, zero recognition, and a terrible smell that seeps through his clothes and clings to his body. But when monsters appear and the city needs someone, he’s the one who steps up. Not to defeat them, of course, but because, apparently, no one else wants to clean up the mess that the real heroes leave behind. At the end of the day, his only consolation is heading to the corner diner, where the most beautiful girl he’s ever seen works. There, between a hot sandwich and a shy smile, Arthur almost forgets that he’s the lowest-paid (and most ridiculous) hero in Lumière. What kind of shit hero is this? A.N.: A short story set in the cyberpunk heroes universe of higgscrowl (Radiant).
Herge · Sci Fi · 5 ch
The world has already chosen its heroes. For centuries, the Twelve Heavenly Virtues have ruled as humanity's saviors, their Church deciding who is righteous... and who deserves to be branded a heretic. Benjamin Almond couldn't care less. An unconventional SSS-class healer who fights like a front-line warrior, Benjamin accepts what should have been an ordinary escort mission. Instead, he finds himself caught between idealists, politics, uprising, and a Church whose greatest miracle may also be its greatest deception. Every faction believes it is saving the world. Every side has blood on its hands. And sometimes... the greatest evil wears a halo. --------------------------------------------------------------- Featuring multiple POVs, political intrigue, morally complex characters, slow-burning mysteries, and large-scale battles, Strongest Healer is a Brawler is an epic fantasy where no one possesses the whole truth. What to Expect ✓ Character-driven epic fantasy ✓ Multiple POVs (Benjamin remains the central protagonist) ✓ Political intrigue & morally gray factions ✓ Beastmen, elves, churches, kingdoms, and hidden conspiracies ✓ Slow-burn worldbuilding with long-term payoffs ✓ Gradual progression and meaningful character growth ✓ Strategic battles and explosive action
Hellerfeed · Action · 36 ch