Expectation Stories

A deeply personal reflection on the weight of feeling like a disappointment to someone who believes in you more than you believe in yourself. It explores the quiet tension between love, expectations, and self-doubt, and the painful gap between how others see you and how you see yourself. At its core, it asks one haunting question: is the disappointment real, or has it all been shaped by your own fear?

I don't remember the exact day we became "us." All I remember is that we started as strangers- different benches, different lives, different versions of broken. Seven girls. Completely different. Too loud, too emotional, too complicated. And somewhere between shared tiffins, random fights, jealousy, secrets, and late-night conversations... We became inseparable. Four years. One friendship. Endless memories. From school corridors filled with gossip, crushes, pressure, and laughter... to silent battles of expectations, growing up too fast, and becoming people we never thought we'd be. We weren't perfect. We fought. We misunderstood. We hurt each other. But we stayed. And sometimes... staying is the hardest part. Because not everything that feels like forever... actually stays. Now, life has taken us in different directions-different cities, different dreams. But some memories? They never really leave. This is not just a story about friendship. This is our story. The story of When We Were Almost Adults.

Kioni's Father is trying to set his sights high on the success of his business. After visiting a close friend in South Korea, her father has decided to take his southern home cooking abroad. After promising reviews, Malik leaves the restaurant in Chicago with his wife Zara and travels to South Korea to give it a try for at least a year with his oldest daughter. Kioni Taylor, 21 years old and a bit pissed off. Yet she had plans, to fall wildly in love with some random, beautiful Italian guy she would meet during her travels to Italy with a group of friends from school, along with the hopes of fulfilling her dreams to becoming a travel photographer and blogger - instead she would be cooking collard greens in a place where the Korean men will see her as temporary by her foreign status alone. Lee Dae-Hyun is about to be alone as the members of his K-pop group is about to fulfill their duty to the military, leaving the group on hiatus. He just wants a moment out of the spotlight to figure out his next move. He's not sure if he should have a solo career or if he should try his hand at acting. Being in a K-pop group, made it impossible to find someone he could have a relationship with, which is something he wanted to experience. A chance meeting in the restaurant changes the outcome of both Kioni and Dae-Hyun with expectations they didn't even imagine. Will their chance meeting be the beginning of something new for both of them? COPYRIGHT NOTICE This is a work of fiction and should be seen as fiction only. Names, characters, organizations, places, events, and incidents are either products of the author's imagination or are being used fictitiously. Text copyright ⓒ 2024 Angel DeVille All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means: electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the author/publisher.

As a gift for her 23rd birthday, Thalia receives an unexpected letter informing her that her great-uncle Cedric, a man she barely knew but had always found intriguing, has left her a peculiar little shop called "Enchanted Oddities." After his passing, she attends his funeral and moves into the apartment above the shop. After struggling to get the place up and running again, she is visited by a group of mysterious beings with direct ties to Cedric and reveal that the shop serves as a portal for mythical creatures seeking refuge and unique items. She accepts their help as she uncovers the reason she was chosen to continue his legacy.

For years, I was but a reflection of what others wished me to be. A vessel filled only with their wants, their dreams, their expectations, until I emptied myself so completely, and I no longer knew who I was beneath the layers. I gave my love freely, like rain falling on parched earth, yet I myself remained thirsty. I thought love meant to bend, to yield, to shrink, until I learned the hardest truth of all: "You cannot water others from an empty well, learn to love your own soul first, before you offer your heart to another." This is the story of how I let go, of the love that only took, the friendships that only drained, the life that was never truly mine, to walk alone, to heal, to grow, and finally... to find myself again.

In a world where love should grow at home...a girl was left to fend for herself. Alescia... the middle child. Ignored and undervalued. Told she was only smart on paper...but not in life. Her parents gave her nothing but expectation...and left her to chase her dreams alone. Above all else...there was one thing she longed for more than anything: To be loved...Truly loved. But fate has its own plans...Alescia... a girl who fought for herself...was to be bound by a marriage she never chose. Will she obey her parents' decision if that's the only way for them to love her back?

The beauty of the world is in the way we see it. Happiness is how much we celebrate it. Here is a collection of poems that I have written in different occasions. I hope you guys enjoy it. Nandhika Vardhini

This is not a story with one plot, one emotion, or one meaning. It is a collection of thoughts, incidents, feelings, questions, memories, and moments that stayed in my mind longer than they should have. Some chapters may talk about family. Some may talk about friendships, expectations, pressure, loneliness, or growing up. Some may sound emotional. Some may sound angry. And some may simply sound confused. Not every thought needs a reason to exist. Sometimes people smile while overthinking everything. Sometimes silence says more than words. And sometimes the smallest incidents stay with us forever. Maybe these are just my thoughts. Or maybe somewhere, they are yours too.

The script promised that if you followed the rules, you would be happy. Zoe walked away from the script, but found that the alternative was just as hollow. At twenty-four, trapped in the grueling commute of London's corporate grind and betrayed by the very people she thought she could trust, Zoe realizes that running away isn't enough. Not from the performative exhaustion of society, and not from the chaotic, ego-driven fire of modern rebellion. Metanoia: Beyond the Wall (Maturity) is the continuation of a journey through the Dark Night of the Soul. It is a story for anyone who has watched their illusions burn to ash and wondered what comes next. It is not a map to overnight success or a manifesto for burning the system down. It is the profound, quiet realization that true maturity begins when the screaming stops, and the real, unglamorous work of building a life begins from the inside out.

​"I thought I was his girlfriend. Turns out, I was just his closet door." I loved him with everything I had. I loved him so much that our families practically merged, planning a future for us before we even could. I thought I had found my perfect match. ​It turns out, it was all a big mistake. ​He didn't love me-he was just using me as a shield to cover up his true identity from the world. But the real kicker? The absolute peak of my heartbreak? ​We are both attracted to the exact same gender. A "GUY." ​Talk about adding insult to injury! It really do hurt when we fall for the wrong guy... especially when he ends up being your biggest competition in the dating pool.

Love comes in the most unexpected way. silent sometimes, falling into a routine. sometimes unspoken, sometimes without even realising.. love, it's an emotion. love.. you just need to close your eyes and realise ... Sidharth and Shehnaaz Bose.. this time, love came without realisation.. Book cover credit : @halcondays Publishing date : 1.10.2021

Marinette Dupain-Cheng never expected her life to feel this normal again. After years spent protecting Paris, defeating an akuma army, and finally bringing down Gabriel Agreste's reign of terror, she thought peace would feel strange. But in a small sunlit apartment overlooking the Seine, peace feels a lot like waking up tangled in soft sheets, sharing coffee with the boy she once only dreamed of, and sketching designs on the balcony while he practices photo poses to make her laugh. Adrien Agreste, finally free from his father's control, is learning what it means to choose his own future. Modeling still follows him, but now it's on his terms - new agencies, new opportunities, and a life built with someone who sees him beyond the spotlight. For the first time, he is not a puppet or a hero. He's just Adrien... and Marinette is the one place where he truly belongs. Marinette's dreams of starting her own fashion line collide with the pressure of Paris' competitive industry. Adrien struggles to define who he is without the mask, without the miraculous, and without the man who controlled his past. Together, they face critics, old expectations, lingering trauma, and the strange ache of learning to grow as individuals while building a shared life. And when a new threat quietly rises in the city-one not magical, but human, calculated, and dangerously tied to the Agreste name-Marinette and Adrien realize that even without suits or superpowers, courage comes from the heart. Their greatest battle now? Learning how to love each other in a world where they finally have the freedom to live in.

Winter de Glace is the son of two of the richest people in the world. You might think that would be amazing. Well, it's not. He has to deal with expectations he doesn't want to meet, and what his parents consider "living up to the family name". Winter's only solace is the rink. When he starts ice skating at the age of two, he falls in love with it. Now ten years later, he's on the verge of becoming the best skater the sport has ever seen. There's only one problem: Skating at that level means doing away with everything his family stands for. Can Winter find the courage to say "no" and forge his own path?

What it's like? Living with a group of boys and you realized they are all vampires? And then there was this girl, an innocent girl who wants to be loved by her real parents that she never had before. Can she survive? Is she able to find her real parents? Can she find the love that she wants? A half vampire and a half human? Is that possible? ~I DONT OWN DIABOLIK LOVERS

One-shots and some Random shots on our Avneil. Some would be on NK plots. Peep in to know more

My Thought Collection: A book filled with my poems and Random Thoughts.

~ ❈ ~ ❈ ~ ❈ ~ ~ ❈ ~ ❈ ~ ❈ ~ ~ ❈ ~ ❈ ~ ❈ ~ THE CHAINS Synopsis: To the world, Zhaia Caelum is the definition of flawless execution. At school, she is the perfect Class President-smart, reliable, organized, and effortlessly in control. In her local community, she is the dedicated youth leader at church, viewed by everyone as the ultimate "religious girl" who seamlessly carries the torch of her strict, deeply pious upbringing. Adults admire her devotion, and her peers see a natural leader who has it all together. But behind the towering iron gates of the grand Caelum mansion, Zhaia's perfect world shatters. She isn't a princess; she is a prisoner to her family's crushing expectations, where a single mistake is met with wrath. Even the sanctuary of her faith has become a source of silent exhaustion. As a church president, she is entirely drained-pouring her heart into organizing activities and practices only to face empty pews and a youth community that never shows up. Forced to maintain an aura of spiritual strength while crumbling under the weight of her own isolation, Zhaia secretly suffocates under her heavy, invisible chains. She spends her life saving everyone else, while praying for someone to finally see that she is the one who needs saving. ~ ❈ ~ ❈ ~ ❈ ~ ~ ❈ ~ ❈ ~ ❈ ~ ~ ❈ ~ ❈ ~ ❈ ~

Lily Finch is your average girl She doesn't mind getting dirty, has a passion for photography, and is lacking in the athletics department. How do you think she'll feel when she has to leave the place where all her memories lay and live a life of expectations.

Voice That Finally Came Some stories are not written with ink. They are written with silent tears, unspoken words, broken expectations, hidden scars, and the quiet battles nobody sees. This book takes you on a journey through the life of a soul that once viewed the world through innocent eyes. From the wonder of birth, the warmth of childhood, and dreams that seemed endless, life slowly begins to reveal its harsher truths. As the pages turn, those innocent dreams collide with painful expectations, invisible scars, and the exhausting art of pretending to be okay when everything inside is falling apart. It is a journey through heartbreak, loneliness, and the silent pain carried by countless people every day. But this is not only a story about breaking. It is also a story about healing. Through learning to love yourself, searching for peace, discovering the strength of friendship, and finding hope in humanity, the darkness slowly begins to make room for light. Every chapter uncovers a piece of the human experience that many feel but few dare to speak about. And somewhere between the pain and the healing, a forgotten voice begins to rise-a voice that was silenced by fear, hurt, and doubt for far too long. Will that voice finally be heard? A Voice That Finally Came is an emotional journey of loss, resilience, healing, and self-discovery. It is for every person who has ever felt unseen, unheard, or broken, and for those still searching for the courage to find their own voice. Because sometimes the most powerful voice is the one that finally chooses to speak after years of silence. "This is not just a story about surviving the darkness-it is about finding the courage to become your own light." ✨

Written by R. Mahinpei Tristan Sillan has been living a life of lies for as long as he can remember. He's been hiding. Hiding from his family. Hiding from the world. Hiding from himself. But it doesn't take long for him to question the world he's been living in. When he finds his best friend of years in a coma after a car accident, Tristan is left to make decision. A decision that will change his life forever. Will he live hidden behind the lies he's told all these years or will he finally face the truth that's been waiting to come out?