❥ swirled you into all of my poems | inked by yours truly
9 stories
Unexpected Guest | ✓ by placeformyself
placeformyself
  • WpView
    Reads 36,925
  • WpVote
    Votes 3,444
  • WpPart
    Parts 49
Harleen had a free day at work that day. Planning on surprising her two best friends, who were also a married couple now, she thought of dropping by their house with some delicious pizza & wine for a surprise. Little did she know, an 'unexpected guest' would be opening the door for her.
The Zero Period by placeformyself
placeformyself
  • WpView
    Reads 730
  • WpVote
    Votes 83
  • WpPart
    Parts 3
Aakash & Mihika have been the perfect couple to the world. But, today they're not. Wounds from the past, incomplete conflicts and hidden emotions have done more damage to their relationship than it was possible. So, today when they stand at two different ends, they're left with a choice-to travel back to the zero period of their relationship or to dust their relationship down to the shreds till it hits the zero spot. [a spin-off from 'Unexpected Guest' - can be read as a standalone] Coming soon!
You, Unhinged by placeformyself
placeformyself
  • WpView
    Reads 526
  • WpVote
    Votes 94
  • WpPart
    Parts 3
Raina has seen heartbreak up close. She has felt the pain of it once in her life and had sworn to never do love again. But, yet again, what's life if it doesn't flip your plans upside down? Cut to a stranger in her house, Vinay, the supposed family friend that her parents claim she's met once in her childhood and someone who will be staying over for the entire month that she's back home for. He's charming, infuriating, far too comfortable in her space, and somehow always finds a way to get under her skin. One summer vacation. Two strangers sharing one home. What could go wrong?
The Rainy Cab Ride  | ✓ by placeformyself
placeformyself
  • WpView
    Reads 1,329
  • WpVote
    Votes 192
  • WpPart
    Parts 2
When Nitara Koli is cheated by her 6-year long London boyfriend on a rainy night in the middle of a deserted street, she has nowhere to go. Leaving his apartment with all her luggage in angst was definitely necessary, but intelligent? Perhaps, not. Having no place to go except a hotel until she rented a place back again for her to find residence in, she takes a cab. What she doesn't expect is for this sappy sad ride to turn into the best rainy cab ride she would ever have, hereafter. Until, it doesn't? mature tag: use of strong language [one shot : 3K+ words]
On the Graveyard | ✓ by placeformyself
placeformyself
  • WpView
    Reads 385
  • WpVote
    Votes 58
  • WpPart
    Parts 6
On the Graveyard is a collection of short poems & song lyrics written when emotions got the best of my sanity and every shallow breath that felt weighted to draw in spewed itself into words.
Elevator Encounter | ✓ by placeformyself
placeformyself
  • WpView
    Reads 22,933
  • WpVote
    Votes 2,485
  • WpPart
    Parts 17
[featured on @ShortStory, @AmbassadorsIN, @RomanceINDIA and @Ambassadors 2024 and @Romance 2025] Neil had just arrived in Delhi, a few days ago to meet his sister. Exhausted by her endless rants about how he doesn't have any time for the family, he finally decided to show up and make his sister happy! One fine day, when his sister asked him to get the flower pots from the ground floor up to the 7th floor she had a flat on, he had no choice but to take the elevator. What he didn't know was that destiny could sprinkle some magical dust at the very instant and lock him up inside that metal cabinet with a girl who loathes his profession! One chance encounter and Vedika can't help but regret opening her oh-so-ever-excited mouth! [word count: 20K+]
Sipping Sweetness | ✓ by placeformyself
placeformyself
  • WpView
    Reads 22,569
  • WpVote
    Votes 2,049
  • WpPart
    Parts 21
a collection of heartwarming one shots consisting of fuzzy romantic snippets, which can compel you to grab a mug of coffee and enjoy them while sipping the sweetness of the coffee resonating with the moments you read! oh and also, cliché alert! that is because, these snippets have been written to dwell inside those warm fuzzy feelings of cute romance and picture ourselves being the protagonists of the scenes we only read in some stories and wished, how we were those characters!
Apricity by placeformyself
placeformyself
  • WpView
    Reads 2,952
  • WpVote
    Votes 477
  • WpPart
    Parts 14
"In which he becomes the apricity to her frozen life." One fall, they meet. Bond over macaronis, boba tea and their kids. End up becoming each other's go-to person and best friend. Until one day something changes and they fall into a dilemma.