Aching Stories

In the quiet spaces between fate and free will, where shadows linger just beyond the reach of light, a story breathes-half whispered, half hidden-waiting to be found. Here, warriors carry secrets deeper than their swords, and gods walk unseen, their presence felt in fleeting glances. A friendship woven with threads of loyalty and longing, a love that treads softly on the edge of silence and storm. Paths cross in twilight's hush, where promises hover like mist, and destinies are written in riddles. Not all is as it seems- and the heart's true journey lies beneath the surface, where courage and mystery intertwine. Step closer, if you dare- for in this tale, the unseen holds more power than the known.

Lucas remembers everything. Every moment. Every promise. The Note. And the brutal reason why he can never speak of it again. After the accident, he chose silence over confession, carrying the weight of a love he can't afford to rekindle. Protecting Chloe has always come first - even if it means standing right beside her, unseen by the version of her that no longer remembers what they were. Chloe can't remember him. Not his name. Not their story. Not the way he used to look at her like she was everything. But something in his presence feels familiar. Safe. Warm. And as they find themselves drawn together once more, she begins to fall for him all over again - without realising it's the second time her heart has chosen him. In a world where the past hides behind silence and the future is too fragile to trust... Can love still find its way back? "You forgot me once. I just hope... You never remember how much it broke me."

Krystal Hayden, treated as an outcast in this rich school she doesn't even want to stay in, aren't like any other girl. She isn't spoiled with money and can't meet any celebrity she wants anytime. Her love for music, the reason she entered East Creket High is her all and she hides the fact that she writes songs all the time, believing that they will never be heard of. It all changes when she enters the high school section and you have to live in dorms. Not to mention that her brother writes his information instead and she enter high school as him! But there's a third identity when she finally gets discovered of her music! Can she keep it up?

"With love comes pain and with pain comes ruin." Her heart belongs to him . Her soul is his prisoner. She'll lie for him, she'll die for him. She'll even pretend to love another man for him. But what happens when with ocean eyes and a mouth that romanticises every goddamn thing shows her what it is like to be free? Can she hurt the one who gives her a high so sweet? Fine out in this deliciously aching thriller based on the streets of the magnificent Prague.

Poems!! I want to start regularly writing poems. And I'm going to post them here.

Stars burn through the night like an everlasting glow, impeding the obscure darkness that fights for cover. What if starlight was burned away by the passionate fire of words? What would come of burnt starlight like cookies on a sheet? I still eat the cookies, do you? Deep within the character of humans, we all fight for something. We all desire something. May the light of the stars and the power of these words inspire you as they inspire me.

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The main place for any of my short stories written to prompts/challenges in 2024. *Featured on @ShortStory's "LGBTQPIA+ Shorts" Reading List* -"Imagine" - Weekend Write-in 12.04.24, 'bribery'. -"Don't Worry" - Weekend Write-in 19.04.24, 'worried' -"Meaningful Contact" - Weekend Write-in 03.05.24, 'aching' -"A Decent Interval" - Weekend Write-in 24.05.24, 'interval'. (If anyone's interested, the piece of music Caro and friends had just performed is the Wind Quintet no.2 in D minor, by Giuseppi Cambini; there's recordings on Spotify and YouTube.) -"What Price?" - Weekend Write-in 10.05.24, 'extortion'. Late, obvs - you know me by now. -"Legio Mihi Nomen Est" - Weekend Write-in prompt 21.06.24, 'legion' -"Abley-Assisted" - Weekend Write-in prompt 05.07.24, 'fall'. -"A Shot to Score" -Weekend Write-in prompt 12.07.24, 'penalty' -"Noli Me Tangere" - Weekend Write-in prompt 19.07.24, 'tangent' (Follow-on from 'Legio Mihi Nomen Est', read that first for context.) -"Sweet and Sour" - Weekend Write-in prompt 02.08.24, 'rotten'. (Beth from 'The Friends' (Short Stories 2021) pops up again.) -"Jacklin and Hudd" - Weekend Write-in prompt 16.08.24, 'nostalgia' -"Any Advance" - Weekend Write-in prompt 23.08.24, 'auction'. (Michaela from 'Taking A Hit' and 'Come Quietly' (Short Stories 2023), and Nancy and Elizabeth from 'Elizabeth's Triumph' pop up again.) -"On The Ground" - Weekend Write-in prompt 06.09.24, 'blanket. (Beth, again) -"Now In The Game" - inspired by Weekend Write-in 13.09.24, 'fortune', but not contributed (too long)

"Maybe things will get better by year"

Adeline Fay is the daughter of an Alpha. She doesn't know a thing about her father. So Chris, her mate, walks into her life, making her realise that fantasy beings do exist.

Just got dumped.... I guess what everyone says is true

This is a story of a boy, who thought he knew what love was, and the story of a girl, who is not content with the people in her life. With the pain they both go through - at first alone, then together - they both find out that love is another way to feel like you've lost everything. At the same time however, it can be beautiful, if you're able to find your other half./ There will be six parts to this story.

Please don't read.