The hardest battles we fight are against doubts that never really are ours. Why do we feel "not enough" next to someone else? Why is beauty measured by filters? And how do we unlearn all of that gently? And what if those doubts were intentionally planted in you? This is not a self-help book. It's a quiet space for the overthinkers, the compare-ers, and the tired souls of social media. Let's talk less about fixing ourselves, and more about understanding we were never broken.

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EEEK BRING BACK THIS DYSTOPIAN ERA PLEASEEEE Note: these books (James Dashner) are absolutely incredible gruesome creations full of action and intensity and I would recommend them to all... ...but this is gonna be based on the MOVIE TRILOGY since it's a bit easier to follow :) so here's The Maze Runner through till the end of the Death Cure Anyways, what's happening : ~ (Y/n) wakes up in a Maze with no memories - only her name. No past. No answers. Just the cold truth that she's trapped with a group of boys who have no idea why they're there, either. The Glade is their makeshift sanctuary: walls of routine inside walls of stone. But nothing stays safe for long. Not when (Y/n) is the first girl to ever arrive. Not when their world starts to change. Not when the nightmares waiting in the dark start hunting during the day. Every rule starts to break. Every answer leads to more questions. And just when escape feels like the only option - freedom becomes the most dangerous lie of all. What these Gladers don't understand is that beyond the Maze lies a scorched wasteland, cities in ruins, and a world poisoned by its own survival. The real test is only beginning. Loyalties will be shattered. Blood will be spilled. And the truth behind WICKED is more twisted than anything they've faced before. She thought the Maze was hell. But what waits outside could burn everything to the ground. And in a world designed to break them, not every bond will make it. Who will survive the Maze? The Scorch? The Cure? And what will be left of them when it's over? ~ TEEHEE <3 Completed: July 2025

Twenty-five strangers wake up in a silent suburban city. No memories. No answers. Just empty houses, quiet streets and the dread of what waits for sundown. * * * * * * Ethan, along with twenty-four other adults, wakes up in a suburban city in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by a seemingly impenetrable dome. Not to mention the devilish creatures called "Ghorrs" that come out at night, killing them one by one. Alliances rise as well as factions, and everyone's doing what they can to survive. Riley is a survivor going insane, with the firm belief they are being experimented on. As she and Ethan try to find an explanation, they soon realise the truth might not set them free this time. Dax is a lone wolf. He trusts no one, especially Lira, who welcomes him into her group of "rebels." But Dax doesn't commit. He thinks they're a waste of space. Plagued by visions and deja vu that feels just too real, he's convinced of only one thing: they're in some kind of game. The cheat code? Kill or be killed. And he's determined to win. * * * * * * Excerpt: "Shit-shit, shit!" Dax hissed, forcing his legs to move faster, lungs burning like fire. A swipe came down. Agony lit up his back as claws raked across his shirt, shredding fabric and skin in the same breath. Hot blood ran down his spine. He nearly stumbled but kept running, teeth grit against the pain. The chorus of roars rose around him, drowning out his own heartbeat. They were everywhere now-above him, behind him, closing in like wolves circling prey. Dax staggered into an open street, his vision tunneling. No way out. And then- Cover made by @broodingloner