Afterdark Stories

A balding English Teacher approaching his middle forties. Nothing special. Nothing attractive. Just one of those guys who will get picked last for any team or was left to do all the work on a project. Cue in the friend who self inserted themselves to the best friend seat. They have a relationship that is not, that of best friends. Then there is another person who many overlooks for the job he does. Let's just say late night talks tend to hit different when someone actually listens when you call out like the ugly duckling did. Read to find out more.

Late-night thoughts turned into quiet poems.

(Slow updates) "What other option is there then, hmm? Tell me Potter." Spat Draco, the words cruel and filled with venom. Directed at the One Who Lived. The rain drenching the two teens. "What other option is there other than to hate you?" The word hate was filled with so much passion, so much of it. "Love? Those who ever uttered the words, the opposite of hate is love are utter fools." The word love was said with so much bitterness, Harry could taste it at the back of his throat. "Fools because you and I know that the opposite of hate is not love." He stressed these words, and Harry understood. How could he not? "It's the fucking in between. The inbetween the bleeds over the supposed fucking line between love and hate! And we fucking know what lies in the inbetween. We know too much. And that's where I draw the line because I will not love you!" Read to find out more...

(Slow Updates) Have you ever loved someone you know hates you? And even as you know this, your heart beats persistently for them. And have you ever hated someone you can't help but love? Even when you try to remind your heart the reasons as to why hating them is better? For a famous kpop Idol and his bodyguard, life is hard and difficult in the spotlight. Especially when your tied together... Read to find out more.

"They met where faith and frustration collide- at Santo Felicidan High. Jaze hated his calm. Jaxe admired her fire. They didn't fall in love at first sight-they fell in love in between stares, sarcasm, and prayers they never said out loud. Because sometimes, love doesn't come when you want it. It comes after dark. And between teasing, silences, and moments that linger too long, they'll learn that maybe timing isn't cruel-it's divine."

It started with a voice in the dark. Karan (25)-tall, tattooed, calm, and dangerously controlled-was never looking for love. Priya (21)-stubborn, teasing, and quietly craving more-never planned to fall for a stranger. They met on Wakie. Moved to Snapchat. And crossed lines they never meant to draw. What begins as late-night conversations and husky voice notes turns into obsession, jealousy, and a pull neither of them can resist. Karan's dominance meets Priya's defiant softness in a connection built on tension, power, and choice. From rain-soaked drives and quiet stargazing to glowing pools and moments that blur restraint, Midnight Static is a dark, sensual romance about desire that grows stronger the longer it's denied-and love that arrives when both people finally stop holding back. Some connections aren't loud. They hum. They linger. They change you.

Sam Michel Foucault lives day by day in judgement of a harsh cruel world that was not kind to the weak. Or those who did not fit the norm. Those who did not fit the standard written by the human race for a average male. All he tried to do is live by his granny's words: This world needs goodness. Be that drop in the water that makes a rippling affect that spreads it. But being good in a world that tore one's spirit down is difficult. Yet he does his best to live by those words everyday. And then one day, it finally gets paid back in full. Just not the way he expected. Axis Kane grew up in a world hidden from those not like him and his kind. One that did not allow softness and weaknesses. One that gets you killed for it. In his world, you needed to be alert, ready and always on the lookout for an attack. He was made battle ready as well as grueled hard and mercilessly in the ways of leadership. Because in his world, it's killed or be killed. So he needed someone strong at his side. And has been waiting for that someone for years now. Then one day, his patience finally gets paid back in full. Just not the way he expected. Read about these two souls find one another when they're world's finally collide.

When a group of high-school students arrives at a hilltop camp, they expect three days of fun, campfires, and escape from exam stress. But everything changes after dark. A strange notification appears on every student's phone a distorted voice announces a terrifying rule: "Vote... or die. The game begins now." Forced into a deadly real-life voting game, the students must decide who among them deserves to survive. Friendships crack, secrets rise, and fear spreads as every vote reveals hidden truths and truths no one was prepared for. Asher, the quiet observer with a mysterious past, becomes the unlikely leader. Ayaan and Ayush struggle between loyalty and survival. Isha and Shivanghi try to uncover the mastermind behind the game. And Anaya, the youngest, holds a clue she is too scared to reveal. Every round brings them closer to the truth - and closer to each other. But in the shadows of the dark, someone is watching... Someone who knows their fears. Someone who wants revenge After dark, trust becomes a weapon. And survival becomes the only rule. ---

They met as strangers. Paris made them something else. Leo (19) and Mira (19) arrive in Paris as part of a group trip, expecting nothing more than fleeting moments and shared memories with people they'll soon forget. But in the quiet spaces between crowded streets and glowing nights, they find each other. A glance that lasts too long. A conversation that feels too personal. A pull neither of them planned for. As the city lights soften and boundaries begin to blur, what starts as curiosity turns into tension-and tension into desire. With every night spent wandering Paris, Leo and Mira grow closer, discovering that some connections don't need time to feel real, only honesty and the courage to choose each other. Under Paris, After Dark is a sensual, slow-burn romance about strangers becoming lovers, love found far from home, and the kind of connection that deepens when you stop running from it. Sometimes, the most unforgettable love stories begin when you're not looking for them.

Beth Corday is about to face the consequences for falling for Rob B. Illion. When a ruthless mafia heir and Rob's rival insists on marrying her, she must find a way to save not only herself, but the man she loves. Season 2 of How to Rob a Billionaire *** Beth Corday had managed to pay off her debts to Rob B. Illion, the billionaire who kept her as his personal thief. But just as she realizes her feelings for him, she is snatched away by Alistair Chase... a cutthroat mafia heir and Rob's number one rival. Alistair Chase grew up thinking he would inherit the Russian Mafia from his godfather, but when the time came, he was refused. Now it seems the only way to get what he wants is to use the card he kept hidden. He must marry the don's secret daughter, Beth Corday. No matter what it takes. Rob B. Illion has never let anyone near him. But all that changed after Beth entered his life. Now he will do anything to keep her close, but that's easier said than done. He has to find a way to get Beth back before she falls too deep into Alistair's world. Before there's no turning back. As the three enter a dangerous game, they all find themselves questioning what the right choice is: To choose the path they were born for or the path they carve themselves.

"all we do is think about the feelings that we hide" I like to mix words with thoughts then call it poetry

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(Slow Updates) A year. That's how long Noel liked to stay at a administration job. And then he'd do something else after that. For a year. Before he continues to find another administration job. Staying only for a year. He's been doing this for eight years. And he only had to do it for one more and he was done. A year. Rurik Maxim had to endure his new secretary for a year. He could do that. It wasn't difficult. Unless he died of boredom. Because he's never met a person as dull as Noel Torren. Life at the office has never been so boring as to when Noel Torren was hired to be his new Personal Assistant. Yet the male who had dead fish eyes seemed to ruffle his feathers beyond belief. And because he couldn't get rid of him that easily, he decided to make his life at the office just as hellish.

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Some love stories are quiet. Some are loud. Theirs is both. Lilian Zoey Winslow has spent the past year surviving, not living. An ambitious architect with a bright future, she now drifts through life, weighed down by the loss of her fiancé. Grief has made her world small, and she's perfectly fine with that until he barges in. Nathaniel Ezra Calloway is reckless with charm and effortless with people. A numbers guy with a big heart, he sees the world in motion, always chasing the next thrill. But when he meets Lilian-cold, distant, untouchable-he can't look away. And despite every sign telling him to leave her alone, he doesn't. Thrown together by fate, tangled in unspoken words and unexpected moments, Lilian and Ezra's lives collide in ways neither of them expect. She's a woman frozen in time. He's a man who never stops moving. And yet, somehow, they keep crossing paths. She doesn't believe in second chances. He refuses to give up on her. And maybe-just maybe-love isn't about moving on. Maybe it's about finding someone willing to stand still with you.

Anna is tired of following the rules, being the wallflower and always hiding away from life. This year's resolution is to to take life and grab it by the horns and not back down even when she's backed up against a wall. Find out what happens when caution is thrown to the wind starting with a handsome stranger who makes good gin and tonic and she finds herself wanting to know what else this mysterious stranger good at.

Angie Drakos, a private investigator in the centre of Brooklyn, New York taking cases compiling black-mail for rich Manhattan wives to get richer, smoke out runaway teen socialites who want to get Daddy's attention away from the receptionist at the law firm and at 27 she meets her match, 31 year old FBI agent Damen Keelan. Forced to work together under the duress of a shady mob boss, they'll have to put their dislike for each other to get this guy behind bars for good. Secrets will be revealed, on the path to justice.

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A woman finds herself conflicted about a secret relationship. A love so deep, it has to be right. Josephine has to make a decision: keep her secret girlfriend, or continue her questionable relationship with her boyfriend.