Beyondseries Stories

Mavisha Celeste Sterling has always believed that life is best measured in warm bread, sweet pastries, and shared laughter. The youngest of three daughters, she grew up surrounded by love-a father who flies across the skies, a mother whose bakery fills the neighborhood with comfort, and two older sisters destined for law and medicine while she happily pursues the art of baking. To Mavis, every recipe tells a story. Every loaf carries hope. And every rainy day deserves something warm from the oven. One unexpected summer afternoon, as dark clouds gather and the bakery prepares to close, a sudden downpour sends a stranger rushing through the door. Dripping wet and breathless, he apologizes before quietly asking if he can wait until the rain eases. His name is Orpheus Zayne "Oz" Alonzo. Quiet. Reserved. A young man whose smile never quite reaches his eyes. What Mavis doesn't know is that Oz has spent years running-not from the rain, but from the memories it awakens. As a child, he survived the fire that claimed his mother. The last words she ever whispered to him have become both his comfort and his burden: "Everything will be alright. When you don't know what to do... just smile." So he smiles. Even when he's hurting. Even when he's breaking. As the summer rains continue to bring him back to the little bakery, Mavis slowly discovers that healing isn't about fixing someone's past. Sometimes, it's simply about becoming the place they choose to return to when the storms become too heavy to face alone. A heartwarming story about family, friendship, grief, healing, and finding love in the most ordinary moments. Because sometimes, the rain doesn't wash people away. Sometimes... it leads them home.

Legends claim that mermaids are descended from Poseidon, God of the sea. How do they come to exist in a world that once held no magic and no provable gods. Is their existence a curse, or a freak accident caused by Mana? There are stories even in this new world of mermaids gaining legs. Perhaps they'd had them before and simply remembered.

"I fell in love with someone who was born first. If only I could synchronize the time on both of us. So I can sit right next to you." © kiyoptae 2017 Started on: 17.01.01 Ended on: 17.06.06 Highest Rank: #92 in Fanfiction (26/6/2017)

Beyond Series #1