• dystopian sci-fi horror • In a world where beauty quite literally shines, Swarna discovers that being seen comes at a price no one warned her about. -- [ Short Story ] © 2025 Suganthi Lakshminarayanan

Anagha never takes the AC local train- until one morning, she does. And that's when she sees him. A mystery in red pants and a black shirt, blending in with the regulars, yet standing out to her. One stolen glance turns into another, and soon, she's hoping to see him again. With her friends cheering her on, she wonders-how do you talk to a stranger without seeming totally creepy? Or maybe, love is just a missed station waiting to be chased. A lighthearted romance about unexpected encounters, hesitant crushes, and the magic of Mumbai's local trains.

Tara Raikar, an ambitious Oxford student, finds her world upended when her boyfriend, Aryan Deshmukh, is forced to return to India to care for his ailing father. Despite their heartfelt promises to try long-distance, Aryan's silence in the months that follow shatters her, and she decides to move on. A year later, Tara is convinced she's put the past behind her, focused on her studies and a new life. But when Aryan unexpectedly returns for their third year, he's a changed man-determined, mature, and more certain than ever that what he wants is Tara. His sudden reappearance stirs old emotions, but Tara is resolute. She's moved on, or so she tells herself. She's not going down that path again. Yet, as Aryan fights to win her back, she begins to question her own heart. Is she truly over him, or does the love they shared still linger? The second-chance romance is complicated by her feelings of betrayal, his possessive nature, and a fierce desire to protect herself from being hurt again. Tropes: * Second chance romance * Possessive ML * College lovers * Misunderstandings * Forced proximity ~•~ "Aryan," she whispered, her voice betraying her calm exterior. He took a step forward, his eyes full of determination. "Tara, I'm not here to beg, but I'm here to make things right. I've never stopped thinking about you." Her heart raced, but she kept her gaze fixed on the horizon, refusing to meet his eyes. "You had your chance, Aryan. You made your choice." "I know I hurt you. I didn't mean for it to happen this way," he said, taking another step closer. "I was wrong, but I'm not the same person I was before. I want to fix this." She shook her head, swallowing the lump in her throat. "I've moved on. I'm not doing this again." Aryan stepped closer, his voice low but firm. "You think you've moved on, but I know you haven't. You're still mine, Tara. And I'm not letting you go again." 🏅#1 in wattpadindia

When a truth-and-dare question turns Chavi's life upside down and pushes her toward the only person whom she had pulled with herself, Garvit, in the turmoil. dive in for some sour and sweet banters and most of all, teenage romance! 💌

She argued like it was a sport. He flirted like losing was part of the game. The worst part? Everytime she got mad, he fell a little harder.

Cupid never had a chance in their messy, parental-restricted love story Karishma Jha, a twenty-one-year-old recent graduate with the world at her feet if only she chose to face it. Plagued with the worries of the future and yet healing from the scars of her past, she was yet to pay any heed to the present. She was the queen of the world of What-ifs What if I never get a job? What if I never do anything worthwhile? What if I am not here tomorrow? What if someone new moves next door? Still struggling to live one day at a time, she is hit with yet another surprise: a new neighbor, Rishabh Mehta. His arrival gives her the opportunity to take a step out of her cocooned world, to do something daring for once in her sheltered life. What if a girl with perpetually cold feet chooses to befriend a boy who lives like there is no tomorrow? When Rishabh Mehta moved to his aunt's place in Bangalore, the last thing he expected was to deal with the girl next door. Shrew, grump, ornery, he knew the many nicknames of her, except her real name. She proved true to her description when, one night, she cuts off the wire of his music system in the middle of a raging party. That was his first impression of hers. He also never expected her unrelenting efforts to befriend him. When he finally gives in, the possibility of tomorrow increases with every shared laughter and stolen glance. Will their love survive self-imposed obstacles, helicopter parents, and the two-foot gap between their balconies? Or, will it remain a fond memory to smile upon when a day gets a bit more difficult than the rest? TRIGGER WARNING: Though this story could be considered a feel-good rom-com from its cover and description, it does address certain heavy topics like illness, suicide attempts, and domestic violence. For further details please don't miss the content warning preceding the story.

-𝑯𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕, 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓- -ˏˋ⋆ 𝑨 𝒄𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 ⋆ˊˎ- 𝑰𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑵𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒆𝒏, 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝑵𝒂𝒏𝒊'𝒔 𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 23 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒐𝒚, 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝒐𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒆? 𝑭𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒐𝒐𝒓 𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝑵𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅, 𝑩𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒏𝒐 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒐, 𝑵𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒆. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒓, 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒏𝒐 𝒇𝒖𝒏; 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍, 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒊'𝒔 𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒆. 𝑴𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒅'𝒔 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏? 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆.

What happens when two academic toppers fight for the first position and end up falling for each other till the bottom.♥️ An academic rivalry romance with sarcasm at its peak.💀

When a girl got stood up by her supposed date and decided to give him a piece of her mind through a text message, but when she pressed send, it was sent to a wrong number. And what if the person she accidentally sent the message responded to her text?

He married her. He loved someone else. She loved only him. Seven years of marriage. One child. Zero confessions. When the woman he once loved returns, everything Suhani tried to bury threatens to resurface. The truth. The heartbreak. The night that changed everything. But sometimes, love doesn't come with fireworks. Sometimes, it waits in silence-until the moment you finally look back. We hit ✨ #1 India #1 angstwithhappyending #1 trending #1 arrangedmarriage #1 secondchances #1 adorable #1 emotionalromance #1 marriage-of-convenience #1 loveaftermarriage #1 unrequited love #1 trianglelove #1 exgf #1 hidden love #1 heartbreaking #2 slowburnromance #2 grovel #2 familysecrets #2 slowburn #2 marriagedrama #2 desi #3 lovetriangle #3 other woman #4 womensfiction #5 pregnancy #6 adorable #7 Wattpad #7 womanpower #8 forcedmarriage #9 selfdiscovery © Kiara Gilbert. All rights reserved. This work is protected under DMCA and international copyright law. Do not copy, repost, translate, or adapt any part of this story without explicit written permission. Unauthorized use will result in immediate DMCA takedown notices, reporting, and, if necessary, legal action. I appreciate every genuine reader, please respect the time, effort, and creativity that went into this work.a-