Harships Stories

Heroes stand beneath the spotlight." "He protects from the shadows." Ever since he was a child, Torao Kageyama has lived by one rule: Protect those who cannot protect themselves. Gifted with the Mutation Quirk Puma, Torao possesses the strength, speed, and instincts of an apex predator. Towering over his classmates at U.A. High School, his silent nature and intimidating appearance have earned him a reputation long before anyone learns the truth about him. To villains... He is Erebus. The shadow that strikes without warning. The hero who hunts in the darkness. But behind the glowing amber eyes and razor-sharp claws lies a compassionate young man who would rather carry the burden himself than watch someone else suffer. As friendships are forged, rivalries ignite, and the League of Villains begins setting its sights on U.A., Torao finds himself growing closer to the one person who refuses to judge him by appearances- Momo Yaoyorozu. Her brilliance challenges his instincts. His unwavering resolve strengthens her confidence. Together, they'll discover that true heroism isn't measured by popularity or power... It's measured by the lives you're willing to protect. As darkness spreads across hero society and a new predator emerges from the shadows, one question remains: Can the Midnight Guardian protect everyone... ...without losing himself?

Eight years of marriage ended with a single signature. Selena thought the hardest part would be walking away from the man she once loved. She was wrong. With a four-year-old daughter to raise and nothing left to hold on to, Selena makes a bold decision-she leaves everything behind and moves to Qatar for a new job and a fresh start. She isn't looking for love. She isn't ready for another relationship. She simply wants to rebuild her life and give her daughter the future she deserves. But life has a strange way of bringing people together when they least expect it. In a foreign country, Selena crosses paths with a man she never imagined would become part of her story. He isn't the love she was searching for. He is the love she never saw coming. Sometimes, the most beautiful chapters of our lives begin only after the ones we thought would last forever come to an end. One unexpected encounter. One second chance. One love that changes everything.

~~✧✧•°☆✯~~✿°✿~✧✧•°~~✯☆•°~~ Zakhm e Naseeb. Wounds of fate. 2 Couples. 4 lives. The wounds they have gotten from their fates, manage to wound them for life. 4 different lives yet get interlinked somehow, now strives to live without their will with the twist of fate and mixture of emotions strangling them. New bonds, new knots, new faces yet the same fate and pain. Life happens, to the most beautiful in the most cruelest way possible. Dive in to know the story, to know how the lives tangled up and how the freshly gotten wound would be ripped apart time apart time yet it tries to manage to heal only to open up right in front of their eyes. With the twist of life and the unforgotten love, they try managing up in the society and survive what is left of the task for them. ~~✧✧•°☆✯~~✿°✿~✧✧•°~~✯☆•°~~

[ONGOING] Kleon Demeter Astalier

Faded Like Your Promises Two hearts wanted her, but only one could be chosen. A love triangle turns into a story of betrayal, secrets, and a tragedy that changes everything. Years later, the past returns, revealing truths she was never meant to know. Some promises fade. Some secrets never do.

Zamatungwa Qhawekazi Mkhize never believed in fairytales. Raised in rural Nongoma by a single mother, she learned early that life offers little softness-only survival. While others dreamed of love and perfect endings, Zamatungwa learned to carry burdens far too heavy for her age. Her mother worked in silence, stitching torn school shoes, feeding three children from almost nothing, and never allowing the world to see her break. When Zamatungwa earns a bursary to university, hope finally feels real. But in her third year, just one step away from her degree, her world collapses her mother is gone. Suddenly, she is no longer a student chasing a future, but the only parent her siblings have left. She returns home, sacrificing her dreams to carry responsibilities that were never meant to be hers. Working under a harsh boss and surviving a life that feels heavier each day, she learns to endure in silence, holding onto dignity where there is little kindness. Until Mpendulo enters her life. He does not try to save her. He sees her. Slowly, he notices the strength in her silence and the mind she hides beneath her pain, and becomes the one person who stands beside her through the weight she carries. But love is not easy for Zamatungwa. It comes with distance, mistakes, and the slow rebuilding of trust. And for her, the hardest question is not survival... But whether she is allowed to be loved at all yet Mpendulo shows her that she deserves it and more.

Asa never planned on falling in love with someone like Amir Malik Sani. Composed, calculating, and far too certain for someone who made her question everything she thought she knew about love, faith, and herself. What started as quiet understanding slowly turned into something neither of them could walk away from. But love, as they both learn, isn't just tenderness and timing, it's choices, patience, and a war between what feels right and what is right. Between faith, family, and the fragile space where their worlds collide, Asa and Amir must learn what it really means to love without losing themselves and to trust that some stories aren't written by accident and everything happens for a reason that sometimes is not known by us. When their worlds collide, it's anything but easy. Between cultural expectations, family pressure, and religious lines that can't be crossed lightly, they're either each other's downfall-or their only shot at something real.

දන්නවද හදවතක් අන්බොක්ස් කරන විදිය?

She was only eight when she fell in love with her brother's best friend. Ibrahim had always been there-the familiar face from her childhood, the boy she quietly grew to love without ever telling him. For years, her feelings remained a secret. But as Hafsa grew older, life became far more complicated than she ever imagined. She lost her way, endured pain she kept hidden, and found herself in a relationship that left wounds she struggled to heal from. Eventually, she turned back to Allah and learned to place her heart, her future, and everything she couldn't control in His hands. Years later, she finds herself married to the very boy she had loved since she was eight. But getting the person she prayed for doesn't mean her past disappears. Hafsa struggles to let Ibrahim into the parts of herself she spent years hiding. She is distant, afraid that if he sees the pain she carries, he will see her differently. But Ibrahim doesn't see her as broken. He sees a woman who survived. And perhaps, after all those years of waiting, Hafsa is finally beginning to understand what it truly means to have sabr-and to trust that what Allah has written for you will always find its way to you.

At eight years old, Manami Kazuo met Gaara. Bound by the same loneliness and fate, they became best friends.-and that's where their story began. They fought battles, faced hardships, and even death could not tear their inseparable souls apart. Now, three years after their reunion, peace has finally returned to the Kingdoms and Great Nations. But peace does not always mean happiness. Will things change between Gaara and Manami? Can Manami truly leave her past behind? And what-or who-is waiting in the darkness? This time, it may not be death that threatens to tear these lovers apart... but a misunderstanding. Disclaimer: I do not own any Naruto characters, songs, or pictures used in this story. The plot and original characters are entirely mine. ♡ Mary

"W-why are you even here?! Why do you care?" Savanah screams while crying into Maddox's chest. "Because, I need you, you make everything better. You make me want to live babygirl." he replies pulling her head up to look at him. "because, you make everything good, Tesoro" he finishes kissing her with so much passion and love he never thought was possible. .............................................................................................................................. Maddox Blake has never had an easy life, but the only thing that keeps him going is his little sister. Until he meets a girl just as broken as him, Savanah Woods. Savanah is haunted by her past and is being pushed over the edge. There is no saving grace. No miracles. Until Maddox. .............................................................................................................................. This book isn't like a normal love story where the bad boy meets the good girl and live a happy life. No. this story has a lot of up's and down's and its not going to be easy. So if you want a cliché love story this isn't for you. Otherwise enjoy! ⚠︎WARNING⚠︎ This story does contain matter of: Depression, Anxiety, Panic attacks, Loneliness/Abandonment, Alcohol and drug abuse, Self harm, Death, Minor language. Please if any of this is triggering for you do not read this book. I will be putting warnings at the beginning of the chapters containing the matter.

Quinnzel Miller is a seventeen-year-old, soft-spoken, and tired of starting over. After being bullied out of his old school, he's just trying to keep his head down. Between his narcolepsy, his service dog, Hudson, and the constant tension at home, life already feels too much. Then there's Ray. A boy with an easy smile, a boy who seems to notice that things Quinn tries to hide. In a year marked by sleepless nights, heavy silences, and unexpected kindness, Quinn finds himself caught between fear and something that feels almost like hope. Maybe this friendship can heal what grief has left behind. Maybe it can become something more. ** The cover is NOT mine. <3

From a distance he looked detached, almost as if he was imagining himself somewhere else. He could be compared to a wilting rose, both beautiful and melancholic at the same time. He was quiet, and closed off, but the way his mind works is impeccable. He made me bleed another color, and sit up straight and for that, I'm thankful.

This philosophical quote highlights the necessary contrast between suffering and joy. Hardship provides perspective to the human experience. Without enduring struggles, true happiness loses its distinct value. Adversity fundamentally teaches people to deeply value and appreciate good moments.

Pretender Series || Salazar Cousins #5 Avoidant. She had always been like this. A girl that plays around and never been serious with her relationships. But when she fell in love, she masked that feeling instead of confessing. Gusto nila ang isa't isa pero, lagi na lang siyang umiiwas, iniiba usapan. Kasi pakiramdam niya, hindi sila bagay sa isa't isa. Why would someone so kind and gentle want a rebellious, always angry, always running person like her? She even called his belief stupid yet, he never got mad at her. It made her uncomfortable. How could someone stay despite her flaws and mistakes? How could someone find heaven beneath the flame?

"Who would ever want a blank slate...? Doesn't everyone prefer a beautiful canvas...? Who would ever waste time and money on something...blank...?" ".....I would..." You truly are magnificent....aren't you...?

Eleven starved cats were all that remained to PineClan's name after the bearwalkers finally withdrew from the forest, leaving disease and destruction in their wake. Prey was scarce, and silver-snapping jaws littered the forest undergrowth, threatening any life that was unfortunate enough to meet them. The Clan, too weak to leave, slowly began to rebuild. Some of the she-cats even felt safe enough to try for kits. But while the tiny bodies nestled into the bellies of their mother's, more tragedy took a cold grasp on the Clan, leaving only eight capable cats to guard their home. Even still, the Clancats pushed on. And gradually, the prey returned to the once-sickly forest, and the kits grew, bringing on a new generation. And with the generation, a ray of hope, after so many seasons of so much grief, the darkness almost seemed suffocating. But is this small rebound only the eye of the storm, and will the second half show no mercy on the fragile lives? Or will these warriors overcome, and provide one more opportunity for PineClan to survive? ● COMPLETE ●

This is the origin story of my persona and the character of the Yang x Kaze story, and explains what he means by soul fragments and soul shards and the origin of them as well. And some chapters wont be added til my cousin AvaritiaTokisaki updates his story the devil himself due to some characters of mine being in his as well and we don't want spoilers for either. So there will be a little bit of spoilers in chapter one but we'll work with it.

This is a short story about a girl who's life life changed due to a traumatic experience she had and many losses.

Hello everyone! I was recently inspired. I am going to be taking specific lyrics from Coldplay songs and discussing them philosophically. These "discussion boards" are totally open to your input too! I will also be pinpointing central Coldplay themes! Thanks for your interest! I hope you can relate! Please join the discussion! I want to dedicate this work to Frank, whom I miss very much. #1 in goodmusic!!!! Thank you all for your support and participation! :D