Chosenfamily Stories

"My 17-year-old but has seen better and worse days. It has been through ups and downs, through flat and flatter. But regardless of all the shit it had to endure, it still honours the earth by its presence." "That's an awful intro. Although it's not far from the truth." °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Noel Avalon Malcom. A teenager who had to grow up too fast. Abandoned by her family for a false accusation and left to fend for herself. What happens, when she ends up at the police station and has no choice but to call her father? And when she is forced to live there with her brothers and sister? She has her own demons and secrets, but even the family, which seems so perfect on the outside has its demons. Will Noel be able to forgive them for all the wrongdoings against her? Will the truth come out? And will they stand against their demons, or get defeated by them?

Kairo "Kai" Bennett doesn't believe in being chosen anymore. She's the one girls talk to when they're bored. The one they like in secret but never in public. The one they say "you're different" to-right before they leave. She's tired of being the almost. Then Talia Monroe walks into her life - not loud, not flashy, not playing games. Just steady. Soft in places Kai never got to be soft. Strong in places she's still learning to stand. They both carry heavy minds. Overthinking. Old wounds. Nights where everything feels too loud inside their heads. But instead of running from the hard conversations, they sit in them. Sometimes they argue. Sometimes they cry. Sometimes they go quiet. But they always come back and say: "Talk to me. Don't shut me out." This isn't a love that avoids the storm. It's the kind that holds hands in the rain. For the first time, Kai isn't chasing. She's chosen.

"I feel myself going, falling into the black void that is my mind, a twisted web of confusion, panic and horror, written across a lifetime of trauma that I may just never recover from." Riley Ivy Morgan hasn't had the easiest life. After an unforeseeable assault at a University party, she is far from control, and spiralling down a dangerous path. When Olivia Benson, a detective from Manhattan Special Victims Unit shows up, Riley is unreachable, having barricaded herself in her bathroom, refusing to listen, unable to trust another person again. A series of unfortunate events follow, and Riley finds herself in the care of Olivia, who vows to keep her safe no matter the cost. Riley is ashamed, terrified and grateful toward Olivia, who continues to support Riley through new struggles and challenges. Despite Olivia's efforts, Riley is still spiralling down a path that may end in disaster. Can Olivia help Riley recover from the trauma that she has endured, and the pain she has to take, or will it become too much? This fanfiction is about Olivia Benson from Law and Order SVU, and any other characters that appear may not be in chronological order. This story continues swearing, self-harm, attempted suicide, and thoughts around body image/hating oneself, as well as suicide. Please read with these triggers in mind. This story is under some heavy editing, and is not completed.

I feel hopeless, trapped, lost. Little did I know, one traumatic event could shatter my world in a heartbeat. But then I met Olivia. Will she be able to help me through it, or will this completely break me? Will we be able to make it through this storm together, or will I, will we crumble before we make it through? **TRIGGER WARNING This book will contain sexual assault, self harm, PTSD, depression, and mention of suicidal thoughts. Please read at your own risk. You are loved, you are brave, you are not alone. Please know I see you, I believe you. There is help and hope for you 💗 **I also don't own any characters from SVU that are in this story

Meera grew up being blamed for surviving. Unseen at home, invisible in her own family, she learns early that silence is safer than asking to be loved. But when a stranger sits beside her in class, everything begins to change. Friendship turns into family. Pain turns into purpose. This is a story about grief that never healed, love that arrived unexpectedly, and a girl who was never chosen-until she chose herself. Sometimes, the family you're born into isn't the one that saves you.

Part 1 of a 2-part story, set between the events of Stranger Things Season 3 and Season 4. After the battle of Starcourt, Max Mayfield carries more than anyone can see. Her friends are there - but sometimes even friends aren't enough. Told in the quiet spaces between canon events, this story follows Max as she struggles with trauma, fear, guilt, and the weight of everything she's lost -and everything she's afraid to have again - until someone unexpected enters her life. Someone who listens. Someone who stays. Someone who cares in ways Max didn't think were possible. This is the story of Max beginning to heal and find herself again. A story about trust, understanding, sisterly love, and chosen family - about discovering that home isn't just a place, and that family isn't always the one you're born into. And about learning, slowly and painfully, that everyone deserves to be fought for - including yourself.

In a world shaped by power, faith, and quiet wounds, a group of lives slowly intertwine under God's unseen guidance. Each of them carries a past they do not speak of openly-some marked by loss, some by pride, some by guilt, and others by questions they have yet to answer. They come from different paths, different struggles, and different understandings of God, yet they are drawn together at a moment when none of them realizes how deeply their lives are about to change. At the center is faith-not as perfection, but as pursuit. Some of them walk closely with God, finding strength in prayer and worship. Others know of Him but keep their distance, unsure whether to trust or surrender. A few resist Him entirely, choosing control, influence, or silence over truth. And still, God remains present-working quietly, patiently, and relentlessly through every heart. Friendships form where least expected. Tensions rise where truth is avoided. Forgiveness is offered where it feels undeserved. As time passes, each character faces trials that test what they believe freedom truly is: Freedom from the past, Freedom from fear, Freedom from pride, Freedom from control, Freedom from themselves. No one's journey is the same. No one's faith looks identical. And no one escapes unchanged. This is not a story about flawless believers or simple redemption. It is a story about broken people learning that true freedom is not found in escape, power, or love alone-but in God. Because freedom does not come from running away. It comes from surrender.

She loved the one who arrived too late. She chose the one who never left. This is a story about waiting until it hurts, letting go without closure, and learning that the love that stays is sometimes quieter - and far braver - than the love that burns. When Jennie finally stops bleeding for someone who never chose her, she finds herself standing in a life built by a woman who did. Soft love. Hard choices. A future that didn't come easy - but came honestly. LISA x JENNIE x CHAEYOUNG

She came to the orchard to disappear, and fell in love with the woman who made staying feel dangerous. Nina comes to Iris's orchard to disappear. She doesn't plan to stay. She doesn't plan to want anything. She especially doesn't plan to notice the woman who moves through the trees like she belongs to them-sun-warmed, unhurried, impossible to ignore. The days are long and heavy with heat. Cherries stain fingers and shirts. Sweat, silence, and shared work strip away the parts of Nina that have been holding her together too tightly. Maeve never pushes. Never asks for more than what's offered. And somehow, that makes everything harder. Three cherries joined at the stem become a quiet promise: hunger, longing, love. Not the dramatic kind. The kind that grows slowly. The kind that stays. As the orchard hums and summer deepens, Nina begins to feel her body again-her wants, her fear, her hope. Being seen by another woman feels dangerous. Being held by a place that remembers feels worse. And leaving starts to feel like the bravest thing she might never do. Three Stemmed Cherries is a slow-burn sapphic romance about summer heat, emotional healing, and the tenderness of chosen family. A soft, intimate story for readers who love quiet longing, cottagecore atmospheres, and love that doesn't rush-but doesn't let go either.

This is the authors' journal for Becks, a polyamorous lesbian novel. To read the main book click the nickname valkyr17, you'll find it there. | The journal will feature chapter excerpts, without any mature content, as well as updates, bonus images, FAQs, answers to your questions, and fun behind-the-scenes curiosities. The novel is available here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/399814529-becks-part-1 ### When Avery - Becks - Beckett returns to England for the reading of a mysterious will, she never expects to uncover a legacy of ancient bloodlines and forbidden truths. As secrets buried for centuries begin to surface, Becks finds herself caught between the wife she adores, the childhood friend she never stopped loving, and a blood-bond attraction she can't control. Some revelations, once unveiled, demand the highest price. Will Becks be able to protect the people she loves, or will she fall prey to the ancient rulers who've controlled humanity for millennia? ⫷ ⚜ ⫸ ⚜ ⫷ ⚜ ⫸⫷ ⚜ ⫸ ⚜ ⫷ ⚜ ⫸⫷ ⚜ ⫸ ⚜ ⫷ ⚜ ⫸⫷ ⚜ ⫸ ⚜ ⫷ ⚜ ⫸⫷ ⚜ ⫸ ⚜ ⫷ ⚜ ⫸ A note from the Authors: Becks is, at its heart, a story about a messy, layered, and unapologetically *polyamorous love*. This journal offers early glimpses into the emotional core of our main novel, launching September 1st. It follows queer women navigating loyalty, longing, and legacy through tangled relationships and ancient bloodlines. We believe polyamorous stories deserve the same depth, tension, and heartbreak as any love story. And Becks is our way of honoring that. If you're drawn to stories where love doesn't fit into neat boxes, and where every connection matters... welcome. We're so glad you're here!

Vela Strix was never meant to stay on Kamino. She was hired to watch a clone, keep her safe, and disappear without a trace. No attachments. No complications. But Omega decides otherwise. When the Bad Batch defects, Vela makes a choice that changes everything-she goes with them, carrying beskar scars, buried grief, and a promise she never meant to make. Between firefights, quiet night watches, and the steady pull of a man who understands the weight of command, Vela learns that some battles aren't won with blasters... and some families are chosen. A Mandalorian bounty hunter. A little girl who refuses to be left behind. And the love that grows in the space between survival and belonging.

There are seven seas in this world and seven keys Robbie must find to unlock a treasure no one has ever claimed. One that no one even agrees exists. Robbie doesn't set sail for gold or glory. He goes because his life feels like a debt he's failing to repay, and the sea is the only place that doesn't ask him why. And maybe, just maybe, whatever treasure awaits at the world's end will help him find where he belongs. Guided by a strange map, Robbie searches the known seas for what might unlock the treasure. Along the way, he gathers an unlikely crew, one that slowly and quietly begins to feel a lot like home.

Raised to hunt monsters, Logan Van Haus learned too young that monsters wear crowns and smiles. Three years ago a blood‑moon ambush shattered her family and delivered the boy she loved-Prince Takamori Ryo, heir to a hidden vampire enclave-back to a throne he never wanted. Branded a traitor and exiled from the hunter ranks, Logan rebuilt herself as a razor‑sharp city detective, locking her grief behind solved cases. Now a string of ritual murders drags her back into the dark. The killer taunts her with relics from her childhood, and the only person who can read the signs as fast as she can is the one man she swore to hate. Ryo has become a bridge between worlds-vampire prince with a human heart-while Lord Kuroda profits from fear and blood. Forced into an uneasy alliance, Logan and Ryo navigate neon alleys, lantern‑lit enclaves, and old vows, while a Turned assassin-the Archivist-stalks their every step. Trust is a weapon. Desire is a risk. And when the truth about the ambush surfaces, love might be the deadliest choice of all. Mature themes, explicit language, graphic violence, and sensual content. 18+ recommended. AMBW interracial romance. ©️ _RelleLebby_// R. L.

What happens when the secret you've kept for seven years gets exposed in a single moment? Elianna Bennett thought she had it all figured out-a quiet life on Bainbridge Island, a beautiful daughter, and a love hidden across oceans. Seo Jae-hyun, global K-pop idol and main dancer of SE7NTH WAVE, has spent seven years living two lives: the perfect performer on stage, and a father in secret. One careless moment during a livestream changes everything. Now the world knows. The fans are watching. The media is digging. And the daughter they've protected for seven years is caught in the crossfire. This is a story about the price of hiding, the courage it takes to be seen, and what happens when love refuses to stay secret anymore. ©️ R. L.

Genesis Ivory 'Gigi' Voss has a smile that could disarm anyone-which is ironic, since she's literally a weapon. By day, she's the newest logistics engineer at Ashford Dynamics, armed with spreadsheets and sunshine. By night, she's a titanium-laced cyborg running from a past that wants her back in pieces. But her cover is cracking. Her grumpy CEO keeps looking at her like she's a puzzle he needs to solve. Her sweet coworker keeps cleaning up her crime scenes. And her government-issue 'sister' is hunting down everyone she's ever loved. Between fake dates, real feelings, and a body count she's trying to keep at zero, Gigi's learning that the hardest thing to hack isn't a firewall. It's a heart. Especially when it's half-machine.

She was trained to be a weapon, not a person. Known only by a number, she is assigned to a frontline unit with a single, unspoken expectation: when things go wrong, she will be the one left behind. But the soldiers she's sent to protect refuse to treat her like something disposable. Around campfires and in the quiet between battles, she begins to learn strange, fragile things-laughter, trust, the weight of a promise to come back. As the war closes in and orders grow harsher, the line between duty and defiance begins to blur. To survive, the unit must decide what she truly is to them. A tool to be spent. Or someone they cannot afford to lose.

What happens when love is messy, loud, badly timed, and surrounded by the worst possible people? This story follows Theo, a soft-hearted, emotionally fragile boy who loves too deeply, and Knox, a kind but painfully clueless "main character" type who learns far too late that good intentions don't mean much without action. Between misunderstandings, manipulation, jealousy, and a girl who should've minded her own business, their almost-love turns into heartbreak, chaos, and growth. Surrounding them is a found family of gays and girls-loud, broke, dramatic, emotionally intelligent (sometimes), and always ready to fight for each other. From street food raids and mall disasters to apology training arcs, concerts, and late-night crying sessions, this story balances unhinged comedy with devastating emotional moments. It's about: Loving someone who doesn't know how to say no Hurting without meaning to Friends who will drag you out of despair and into street food stalls Learning emotional intelligence the hard way And choosing love, even after everything breaks Funny, chaotic, painfully emotional, and ultimately healing, this novel is a rom-com drama about messy queer love, found family, and learning how to apologize properly-sometimes under the moonlight, sometimes through tears, and sometimes while your friends eat street food behind you. A story about growing up, messing up, and loving anyway.

*REVISED EDITION* In Alerea, power is not chosen - it is born. And the Derma decides who lives... and who breaks. When Spectra is forced into Deruk Academy - the same place that murdered her parents - survival is her only goal. She doesn't want magic. She doesn't want glory. She wants revenge. Elliot enters Deruk by choice. A prince raised for greatness. A girl shaped by loss. When the clans are chosen, their worlds collide - and so do their fates. Bound by a legendary force that hasn't appeared in centuries, Spectra and Elliot awaken a bond more dangerous than any weapon: Love. But Deruk is not a school. It is a battlefield. Secrets will surface. Powers will rise. And the trials will decide who survives... and who is destroyed.

Twin sisters Kassia and Guinevere have been raised their entire lives within the comfortable confines of the Citadel, the home of the continent's most powerful religious sect. The latest of a vital bloodline, one of the two will someday be chosen to rise above their station and become a human vessel for their beloved, omnipotent Messiah. However, there is much that has been withheld from them: ancient histories, unholy evils, and the truth of the lands which lay beyond the sea.