Mist Harbor is a town where the fog never really lifts. Eris Miller has always lived inside her own mind. She fills her sketchbooks with imagined lives, trying to escape the quiet boredom of her own. That changes the night she goes to a local show and sees Kai Donovan. Kai is a bassist. A dishwasher. A boy from the trailer park with a worn leather jacket and a mind that never stops racing. He's been arrested. He argues with teachers. He warns her that he's dangerous. Eris doesn't listen. What she doesn't know is that Kai isn't only fighting the system-he's fighting himself. Diagnosed with ADHD as a child, he's spent years trying to silence the noise in his head. And the cost of that silence is higher than anyone realizes. When Kai organizes a strike against a wealthy businessman exploiting local workers, their worlds collide. And Eris learns that loving someone doesn't mean saving them-it means choosing to stay, even when everything begins to fall apart. A story about neurodivergence, addiction, class struggle, and the quiet battles we fight when no one is watching. P.S. This story contains explicit sexual content, drug use, mental health struggles, and strong language. It is intended for mature readers (18+). Please read responsibly.

In a quiet riverside village of the 1990s, where traditions rule and silence hides truths, Chandni is just another girl trying to survive. With a heart that has known more fear than freedom, she never expected warmth... until she steps into a house filled with laughter, chaos, and people who slowly begin to feel like home. But peace never lasts. A stranger named Dev appears-mysterious, calm... and dangerously powerful. The kind of man who walks away from violence, yet carries it in his silence. As Chandni's world begins to change, so do the dangers around her. In a place where power decides right and wrong, and voices like hers are meant to stay quiet- Will Chandni remain the girl who endures... or become the woman who fights back? A story of love, fear, strength, and the kind of destiny that doesn't ask for permission.

CHECK OUT THE NEW EDITED STORY, "WHEN THE MOON CRACKED", WITH THE DIFFERENT COVER. THIS ONE STAYS PUBLISHED ONLY BC I'VE SUBMITTED IT TO CERTAIN AWARDS. PLEASE DO NOT VOTE ON THIS STORY!!! "I was trapped under the surface, fighting to swim up...up...up. But some force, far stronger than me, was holding me down. My lungs were burning. My head was pounding. Darkness covered my eyes. I started screaming underwater, my last gulps of oxygen leaving my body, just like my hope of survival. And then, an explosion of white light hit me. I thought I was dying. Isn't this the logic turn of events? But I didn't die that night. I became something far worse than oblivion. Something that could outrun death for eternity". @All rights reserved. UNEDITED.