Every morning, Serenity shows up to the office before anyone else - including Ezra Langford, her infamously cold, calculating, and annoyingly attractive boss. She brings him coffee, not because he asks, but because she wants to - always with a handwritten quote on the cup, something cheesy, optimistic, and completely not his style. Or so she thinks. Because while Ezra never says thank you, never even cracks a smile... he's kept every single cup lid with her notes. Hidden in the bottom drawer of his desk, they're the only bright spot in his otherwise grayscale life. But when Serenity's warmth starts to get under his skin - and into his heart - he'll have to decide if he's brave enough to step out of hiding and tell her the truth: She's not just his coffee girl. She's the only reason he still believes in good things. »»-------¤-------«« "So, uh... any regrets on the merger yet?" "Only that Chase ordered shrimp from that place on 8th again." I laugh, too hard and too quickly. "You didn't like it?" "It tastes like regret." I grin. "That's what he said about your budgeting spreadsheet." Ezra's mouth twitches. Not a smile, not really. But close. I should say something professional. Something normal. Instead- "Do you really read them?" I ask softly. He looks up. "The quotes," I clarify, nervous now. "Do you actually read them, or... just collect them?" His eyes hold mine. There's no teasing in them. No cold, hard CEO mask. "I read them," he says. »»-------¤-------«« Word Count: 26, 074

A short story defining the stages of love. Inara Khan was petulant: stubborn, short-tempered, blunt, and a middle child. She had her life planned until she stumbled on a betrayal by one she had never considered a possibility from. Life threw a curve ball to her in name of Rahil Sohail, a smart man who wasn't all smart when it came to his emotions. He was famous for less words, more glares, and definitely a straightforwardness she appreciated. He was considered to be less from others, disrespected for what he didn't have until he stood for her respect. For, respect was all she wanted. ✷ ✷ ✷ Rahil Sohail had worked his entire life towards reaching his destiny, unknown to the said destiny being a mischief maker and the daughter of the man he had came to know at his weakest. This marriage was supposed to be a promise, an arrangement to honor his father's best friend until his daughter became more. She was a storm, brewing and ready to rearrange his entire life. Not that he would want her to stop. Start date: 21/03/2024

"I didn't just take this job to teach history, Elara. I took it to make sure you never leave mine." Elara Vance is a senior at St. Jude's Academy, just trying to survive the year. But then Alaric Thorne arrives. He's the most feared teacher in school-strikingly handsome, dangerously strict, and possessing a gaze that feels like a physical touch. Elara is drawn to the tension, unaware that she isn't just a student to him. She is his obsession. Alaric isn't just a professor; he's a high-ranking Mafia Boss who has been stalking Elara for years. He took this job for one reason: to watch her every move. He knows her routine, her friends, and the secrets she whispers in the dark. Behind the locked doors of his office, the line between student and teacher vanishes. But as his love turns into a lethal obsession, Elara realizes that the man who grades her papers is the same man who rules the city's underworld with blood. He's not just her teacher. He's her possessor.

"𝒎𝒂𝒊 𝒚𝒂𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒓, 𝒕𝒖𝒎 𝒘𝒂𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒓" +++ Muntazir • मुंतज़िर • منتظر ~ one who waits. +++ Zaviyar Agha had everything in the palm of his hand except for one thing, or better yet, one person. While Ariha on the other hand, for her, life was beautiful. She had it all, perfect parents, perfect friends, and perfect life. Everyone loved her, and it wasn't difficult to fall in love with her but there was one person who loved her a little more than anyone else, waiting for her to see him like he saw her, But what to do, one is clueless and one is waiting to express his love to his clueless sweetheart. +++

Previously titled as 'His Masterpiece' ***************************************** "I hate you" she shut her eyes and screamed at him. "But I love you" he confessed for the first time. Her eyes widen on his confession. Her heart skipped a beat when he confessed. She had been expecting him to say those words for a long time, but now he is late. She shook her head. "No. You still pity me. You are feeling guilty. You don't love nor you are going to love me in any future. Leave me." she sobbed. "I have always loved you but I didn't realize that soon enough. Please forgive me." he begged her just like she did. "There is nothing to forgive. But I can't love you again." saying that she walked away. ***************************************** He was keen on painting a masterpiece, but he failed to realize that she was his masterpiece. She was busy on running away from him, but she didn't knew that fate was trying to unite them both. ***************************************** Dive into the world of colors to witness the fusion of art and love

Lila Simmons had plans - to escape her toxic home, graduate quietly, maybe disappear for good. But all of that ended the night her drunk, abusive father signed her life away to pay his gambling debts. He didn't just give her away-he sold her. To Antonio Russo. The world's most powerful, ruthless, and feared mafia king. A man who owns half the world, and now... her. Lila becomes his. His property. His responsibility. His problem. But the more she resists, the more Antonio is drawn in. Because she's not like the others. And for the first time in his cruel, calculated life... Antonio Russo doesn't want to break her. He wants to keep her. But love doesn't come easy when your world is built on control, secrets, enemies, and war.

Azeem is a rising scholar, the pride of his conservative community, and a man with a spotless reputation. He's respected, well-spoken, and deeply religious. Everyone assumes he'll marry someone like himself-quiet, obedient, and traditional. But life has other plans. Zaynab, fiery, bold, and unpredictable, has always been the "black sheep" of her family. When a scandal threatens to ruin her name, her father forces a nikkah between her and Azeem-to protect family honour. Neither of them agrees, but neither has a choice. Now married to a man who resents her for her past, Zaynab feels caged. Azeem, on the other hand, finds himself constantly drawn to her strength, despite everything he believes he stands for. They argue. They clash. They hurt each other.u But love? Love creeps in quietly. Just when Zaynab starts to open her heart, Azeem discovers something devastating-something she kept hidden. He feels betrayed. She feels misunderstood. And just when they're on the edge of falling apart for good... tragedy strikes, forcing them to face the truth: Do they really hate each other, or are they just afraid of love that doesn't fit their perfect picture? #forcetolove

Zalaan Alamgir & Eyila Sarfaraz Eyila was alone she always had been alone but one day her fate decided to bump her into someone who could hold her hand and make her believe she was not alone anymore but that was not everything that was waiting for her... __________ "Yeh tumhari bhi majboori hai aur meri bhi" "Jaanti hoon is liye nibha rahi hoon" Woh nazre jhukae bethi rahi woh use dekhta raha. "Agar koi aur option hoti to use choose kar leti?" "Option humesha hoti hai insaan ke paas" _____ Tropes: marriage of convenience, single mother, mafia, mystery, "touch her and you're dead", insecure fml and mml that loves everything about her.

☀︎︎𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈☀︎︎ #3 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒎 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 #4 𝒊𝒏 𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒖 #4 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊 #12 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂 #20 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏 "Leave my hand, it's hurting."Tears welled up in her eyes as she tried to get rid off of his deadly grip on her wrist. "Why? When he holds your hand you don't tell him to back off, Huh?" Tightening his grip on her, Murad seethed. The pain which he was causing her was intolerable, tears fell down from those hazel orbs on her pale cheeks as she wished for a certain pair of sea blue eyes to come and save her from this tormentor. "He is my husband! He has every right on me as I have on him." Hazaan yelled at him as anger started welling up in her body, slowly replacing the fear. "Oh, Accha. Now, he is your husband then who am I to you? Did you forget what we had.." the words got strangled in his throat and a loud noise took place in the room making a pin drop silence which shocked the daylights of Murad as he never expected the timid, extrovert and bubbly girl to strike him hard, across the face. "You were a mistake and you'll always be one! I was so blind in your trap which you called 'love' to not see a cold blooded brute." Hazaan gritted out the words not knowing what the outcome of her honesty would cost her. Fury and rage was all he felt towards her. He jerked off his grip on her and pushed Hazaan to the wall harshly, making her yelp as her head started throbbing in pain. Murad wrapped his fingers on her throat and pressed his fingers more firmly which caused her to squirm in his hold for the oxygen. His next words were not for which Hazaan was prepared for. "You are mine Hazaan! YOU.ARE.MINE. If I can't have you then no one can..." were the last words heard by her before everything went black.

ishqnama- a tale of thorns and moonlight 🌙 Shehzadi Zerlish Zameer Ali Shah and Shehzada Kaivan Jalal-ud-din -Fictional Region of Punjab, Pakistan - Late 19th Century