Character-driven Stories

"In a world of swords and silence, it was never passion that saved them - but the love that never asked to be spoken." ★He finds the peace he never thought he'd deserve. ★She gives her heart without asking for his - believing that one day, he might give it anyway. ★But in a world ruled by swords and secrets... can love survive without speaking its name? ★First chapter: 10th October 2025 ★Final chapter :

Harper Bradford crossed an ocean to start over. She didn't expect to find love, or a husband with more walls than windows, or a career that would test every piece of her heart. Fresh out of the LAPD Academy, Harper is assigned to Mid-Wilshire-and to the one man who knows her better than anyone else: her husband, Training Officer Tim Bradford. On the streets, he is relentless, controlled, and unforgiving. At home, he is the man she loves. Between the two lives is a line neither of them can afford to blur. As Harper learns what it truly means to wear the badge, she must fight to prove she isn't just "Bradford's wife," but an officer in her own right-while the job, the danger, and the city of Los Angeles threaten to tear down everything they're trying to build.

He never meant to blackmail her. He just didn't know how else to make her see him. Justin's invisible at school: it's online he spends his nights gaming with people who actually get him. Zelda's the opposite: a flawless and admired cheerleader, but it's all an act. When Justin stumbles across her secret - that the perfect girl everyone worships is actually a geeky gamer -, he does something stupid. Now, he's determined to prove he isn't the bad guy she thinks he is. But getting close to Zelda means pulling her deeper into the world she's tried so hard to hide... A slow-burn YA romance about secrets, loneliness, and the people we become when we finally let our guards down. UPDATED EVERY WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY AND SUNDAY

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*She asked for freedom and learned what it cost.* ________________________________________ This is a story about three people bound by the same love - and separated by the moment they were ready to choose it. Lisa loved Jennie deeply, but mistook freedom for distance and reassurance for presence. When she asked for space, she didn't realize she was letting go of the one person who had been staying all along. Jennie learned what it meant to stop asking, to stop waiting, and to choose herself without bitterness. In the aftermath, she rebuilt her life piece by piece - discovering that love doesn't disappear when it's quiet, and that being seen can feel like coming home. Chaeyoung had loved Jennie patiently since college, never demanding space, never forcing timing. She stayed when it hurt, waited without disappearing, and arrived not as a replacement - but as someone who was finally met. Told through parallel points of view, this is a story about presence, regret, healing, and the devastating truth that sometimes the greatest love of your life doesn't leave you - you leave it. And sometimes, someone else stays.

What happens when you meet someone on the worst night of their life? When they're standing on the edge of a bridge-and you're the only one who sees? How does a story like that begin? The story of two people who meet when everything's already falling apart. After her twin sister's death, Norah Bishop learns how to look whole - polished, composed, untouchable. She carries a secret that feels heavier than grief and a guilt she mistakes for balance. If something was taken, something must be paid. Daniel Cohen has been quiet his whole life. Not because he has nothing to say, but because no one ever listened. Not when it mattered. He doesn't believe in fate. He believes in control. In endurance. In loving one person so steadily it becomes instinct. They aren't supposed to collide. But from the moment they do, something ancient and unspoken refuses to let go - in glances across classrooms, in banters, in conversations that stretch past midnight, in touches that feel like recognition rather than discovery. As old wounds surface and truths threaten to unravel everything, Norah must decide whether she will keep living like punishment - or choose a love that feels terrifyingly alive. This is a story about grief that lingers. About desire that burns through fear. About two people who don't promise to save each other - only to stay. -------- [Book 1] in the Norah & Daniel Universe

Two people. One marriage. And a silence that refuses to stay quiet. Anvi and Advait share the same home, the same bed, the same life- yet something between them is slowly breaking. There is no betrayal. No scandal. No storm the world can see. Just unanswered questions. Unspoken hurt. And a love that is quietly running out of breath. How long can a relationship survive when words remain trapped behind pride... and silence becomes louder than love? Between Love and Silence is the story of what happens when two people must choose- to drift apart... or fight for what they once promised to protect.

A teenager runs away-not to escape rules, but to escape silence. Along the way, they discover that freedom isn't about distance... it's about being understood.

They were children when they met on Harmony Island. They were children when they learned what their abilities could be weaponised to do. Now, years later, Atka and Taiyo hide their past behind concealer and smiles, clinging to each other in a city that doesn't know what they've survived. But the past has a way of surfacing. And when it does, they'll have to decide: keep running, or finally face what was done to them-and what they were forced to do.

What if the voice inside your head... wasn't yours? Maya Miyamoto sees spirits. She always has. But seeing ghosts is the easy part. Surviving your own self-doubt? That's harder. When a solar eclipse darkens Amsterdam, Maya's world begins to crack open. A demon attacks her. A stranger saves her. And a mysterious invitation arrives to a student residence in Leiden called The House of El. A place that isn't just a boarding house. And isn't just a school. Behind its doors are students from across Europe-some bearing angelic spirits, some who don't even believe in God, and some who are far more dangerous than they appear. They wear enchanted bracelets. They train in angelic magic. They play Arcane Football and wage wars no human sees. And somewhere in the shadows, something in a suit is watching Maya. Demons are growing stronger. Possession is becoming easier. And Maya's gift may be the very thing attracting them. As she struggles with family expectations, self-worth, and feelings she never asked for, she must decide: Will she let the darkness define her? Or will she learn what it truly means to love- not just others, but herself? Because in the House of El, everyone has a role. And some roles were written long before you were born.

Side Work

In Aetherion, a floating city ruled by gears and ritual, time never slips-until it does. When a young man finds a hidden artifact that shouldn't exist, the city's old paths begin to shift. Maps rewrite, doors awaken, and the clock that once kept order now demands proof of worth. But when the city deems him 'unsuitable,' his true journey begins-not to fix Aetherion, but to listen to what the sky forgot.

A phone booth in the middle of the desert

This story is slowburn. Heavy. Emotional. Psychological. There won't be instant confessions. There won't be dramatic love at first sight. There will be silence, tension, misunderstandings, and emotional shifts. Aurora is not perfect. Ian is not expressive. They will hurt each other without meaning to. And love here won't look loud - it will look restrained. If you're here for soft romance, this might frustrate you. If you're here for quiet intensity, stay. Let's see what grows in the quiet between them.

When a strange sickness tears through the world and the rain changes everything, a small group of survivors clings to each other in the ruins of what used to be normal life. Fear, loyalty, and the will to protect the people they love become their only compass. In a world where every choice matters, survival isn't just about staying alive - it's about holding on to who you are.

This is not a love story. It is a story about admiration - quiet, disciplined, and transformative. Set between reality and imagination, Akkie & Ree: The Silent Equation explores what happens when art does more than inspire... when it begins to reshape the admirer. Through silence, solitude, and unspoken emotions, two worlds briefly align. One carries experience. The other carries hunger. What follows is not romance - but growth. A subtle, introspective journey about craft, identity, and becoming.

ONC 2026 - Spring - Prompt 3 Prompt 3 "A Door Left Slightly Open" When the mountains of Ul-Rokh begin to stir, a blacksmith's granddaughter becomes the first to sense the reality of a long-forgotten danger. As the Gral'Khorr and Orcs hunt for an ancient weapon capable of breaking the earth itself, Rhanai is drawn into a perilous journey toward the Sekhmet peaks - one that will place her path alongside a battle-scarred prince, forged by another age and another war. Set in the world of A'asra, ten years after the events of First Knight, The Earth Breaker is a heroic tale of courage, sacrifice, and the moment ordinary lives are called to shape the fate of kingdoms. Check out the IG page where I will be dropping images and most importantly, my maps of A'asra.... The first map will be for Earth Breaker and First Knight... Remember it's only the main locations that can be seen, and it's not a scale map - It's actually a hand-drawn map handed to the brothers shortly after arriving in A'asra (First Knight): - instagram.com/images_of_aasra

Milia Fallyna Jenius, a Zentraedi warrior and elite pilot, faces a conflict that goes beyond combat. Caught between irreversible decisions, tested loyalties, and silences that carry their own weight, she must discover who she is when war no longer dictates the path forward. A story of humanity, war, love, identity, and choice.

Alternate Universe - Three parts No trauma. No near-death experiences. No emotional war zones. No ghosts from the past. Just two seventeen-year-olds with mild jealousy issues, questionable flirting skills, and entirely survivable problems. This is Norah and Daniel as they were meant to grow up. Soft. Normal. Almost unfairly sweet. ----- Part of the 'Everything I Couldn't Say' universe but can also be read on its own. It's just two kids in love.

She knows how to disappear. He was raised to be seen. Ji-han is Korea's most untouchable star, heir to two dynasties, and a man trained to survive scrutiny. Franky is an ESL teacher with no interest in fame, fortune, or being managed. When she's hired as his live-in tutor for a career-defining role, the rules are simple: language only. No more, no less. But as the cameras close in and families tighten their grip, privacy becomes impossible-and feelings turn into a liability. This is not a fairytale. It's a story about power, exile, and choosing each other when the world makes it unsafe. Slow burn. Emotional realism. No real villains. Just consequences. Author's Note: Got tired of the tropes but still can't get enough of them, so here's my take.