Insecure Stories

"I'm worried about you. Did you eat at all over the summer?" She looked concerned about me. All of the comments and the snickers came rushing back to me, making tears pool in the bottom of my eyes. "Oh my God!" her hand flew to her chest, "you didn't! I'm so sorry, maybe you should see someone about that," she gasped, her eyes widening as if she had an idea, "there are eating disorder pamphlets in the nurse's office, I can go get one for you." I noticed a crowd begin to watch Chanel throw insults at me, pulling out their phones to film as they drink it up eagerly. "Watch it, Chanel," a deep, husky voice came from behind me. ~*~ Haleigh Thorne is counting down the days until her and her best friend graduate high school. It's only 356 more school days and they are free to live their lives as they please. Only, of course, high school is never quite as simple as that. Haleigh has body insecurities that have laced themselves around her mind, heart, and soul, making her nearly incapable of loving anything or anyone outside of her family. Other than one exception. Haleigh is a romance writer. Spending almost every spear second she has writing, after hanging out with friends, "dog-sitting" for the popular jock, and going on cute dates with the cute new next-door neighbor. Sam Bennett, AKA the popular jock. Or so we thought. Sam has his own demons he is hiding from the rest of the student body, which honestly isn't all that easy. Sam is a pretty easy going guy, and real easy on the eyes. Not to mention that he has the personality of an actual angel. And lastly, the new neighbor that just moved in over the summer, Zane Bradford. We all thought his intentions were sweet and innocent at first, only when Haleigh sees Zane talking to one of his friends about her. In this book of tears to fill a lifetime, Haleigh discovers love, heartbreak, and drama that she was hoping to stay away from in Beauty is a Disease.

Worst.Sworn.Enemies. The best you could describe these two. Everybody knew the rivalry, hatred between these two... .♥︎♥︎☽☽☽★.

Sejak kecil, aku terbiasa mendengar banyak hal tentang diriku. Terlalu gelap. Terlalu pendek. Tidak cukup cantik. Tidak sebaik dia. Awalnya, aku pikir semua itu hanyalah kata-kata. Tapi semakin sering aku mendengarnya, semakin sulit bagiku untuk tidak mempercayainya. Aku mulai menghindari cermin. Membandingkan diriku dengan setiap perempuan yang terlihat lebih baik dariku. Mengubah banyak hal tentang diriku hanya agar bisa diterima oleh orang-orang. Aku pikir, jika aku menjadi seperti yang mereka inginkan, mungkin aku akan merasa cukup. Ternyata aku salah. Karena semakin keras aku berusaha menjadi seseorang yang bukan diriku, semakin aku kehilangan diriku sendiri. Mereka Bilang Aku Jelek adalah cerita tentang seorang gadis yang tumbuh dengan terlalu banyak suara di kepalanya-suara orang lain, dan perlahan, suara dirinya sendiri. Tentang luka yang tidak selalu terlihat. Tentang kata-kata yang dianggap sepele, tetapi tinggal terlalu lama. Dan tentang perjalanan panjang untuk kembali mengenal seseorang yang selama ini paling ia jauhi- dirinya sendiri.

A sweeping arranged-marriage romance set in contemporary Tamil Nadu, where colourism still whispers through drawing rooms, temple corridors and marriage halls. Dark-skinned Ananya lives under the constant gaze of a society that equates fairness with worth. When she meets her prospective groom, she expects rejection. Instead, she meets a man who sees only her.

"𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒘𝒂𝒚!"

An Italian Mafia is forced to marry a Indian Innocent boy who is despised by his own family . Bound by a promise that was never his to make, Ishaan had always lived like a shadow in his own home-unwanted, unheard, and quietly enduring the weight of a family that never truly claimed him. On the other side of the world, power had a name. Control had a face. And fear had learned to whisper it in reverence. When circumstances twist into something neither of them can escape, Ishaan finds himself tied to a man whose world is built on authority, silence, and unspoken danger. A marriage forged not out of love, but necessity. Two lives that should have never crossed. One, too gentle for the cruelty he has known. The other, too dangerous to ever be gentle. And in the space between obligation and resistance... something begins to shift. Slowly. Quietly. Irreversibly. Ishaan & ALESSANDRO Lombardi

"You're just gonna run for the rest of your life, wondering what could've been? I can teach you how, Darius. Only if you let me." After moving to Atlanta for a fresh start, aspiring artist Irene Walker finds herself pulled into a close-knit circle of creatives, dreamers, musicians, and friends who slowly begin to feel like family. As their relationships deepen, old wounds resurface, and an unexpected romance begins to bloom, Irene discovers that healing isn't something you do alone.

Trust your instincts and never ignore the red flags because after that you have to say sorry to your pillow for the tears you've shed, for the sleepless night you have . love, Jessica. P

After an undercover kiss changes everything, Lucy Chen is left questioning what was real and what she only imagined. As misunderstandings, old insecurities, and unspoken feelings spiral beyond control, Lucy and Tim are forced to confront the feelings neither of them can keep running from.

Coming soon!

Aku kira akhir dari kisah kita adalah saat kamu pergi. Ternyata, itu justru awal dari perjalanan pulangku kepada diriku sendiri." Katanya, beberapa orang datang ke hidup kita untuk menetap. Tapi bagaimana kalau orang yang paling ingin kita pertahankan justru datang hanya untuk mengajarkan kita cara melepaskan? Tasya nggak pernah menyangka sebuah live sederhana akan mempertemukannya dengan Alan. Awalnya cuma obrolan kecil. Lalu menjadi kebiasaan. Menjadi rasa nyaman. Sampai akhirnya menjadi perasaan yang terlalu dalam untuk disebut sekadar suka. Tasya memberikan hampir seluruh dirinya untuk hubungan itu. Tapi ketika seseorang mulai berubah, pertanyaan yang paling menyakitkan bukanlah "kenapa dia pergi?" Melainkan... "Apa aku memang nggak cukup untuk membuatnya bertahan?" Di antara cinta, kebohongan, rasa insecure, dan ketakutan kehilangan, Tasya perlahan kehilangan sesuatu yang jauh lebih berharga daripada Alan: dirinya sendiri. Tapi mungkin... kehilangan Alan bukanlah akhir dari kisahnya. Mungkin itu justru awal perjalanan Tasya untuk menemukan dirinya kembali. Dan siapa sangka, perjalanan itu akan membawanya jauh dari tempat semuanya dimulai. Sampai akhirnya, di suatu hari yang tidak pernah ia bayangkan sebelumnya, Tasya duduk sendirian di London dengan semangkuk bakso di depannya. Karena ternyata... kadang kita harus kehilangan seseorang untuk akhirnya menemukan diri sendiri.

Alyssa Scott, is the school's biggest outcast. As she struggles with school life and home life, it seems that her personal life has taken a turn for the worst. As she is haunted by her insecurities, she is forced to come to terms with not only her weight issues but her past issues that she's spent so long burying. Noah Peters is the schools top honour student, he's insanely popular and handsome. It's the typical boy meets girl story, opposites attract and such. Noah comes across the beautiful, broken, thick girl. Finding himself drawn to her, looking past her weight problem. Alyssa sees life in a new light, as she becomes closer to Noah it seems her insecurities are thrown down the well as she is lifted up from it. But of course, love has its hurdles.

HeY SiS!!! I'm Paul Withers, a young, bisexual writer and an art student, and i wanted a place where i could just let out all my bottled up feelings. I wanted to write it in my notes in my phone but I wanted to share my ShiZzy life to other people. SO here's the life of an insecure, depressed, half-chinese idiot that will make your life feel EVEN MORE BETTER :)

We all had these things we always wanted to tell someone, being someone we love, it is always hard to say things we know will destroy the relationship we entertain. Cindy will always try to keep it for her, until she won't be able to do so

Cara Lopez a girl in Lincolnshire who got her heart broken, badly and said she'd never love again. Now when her new neighbour turns out to be quite handsome, she tells herself not to fall for him, what happens?

"These scars will always be here! You're stuck with someone who harms herself for release and is covered with old wounds! You deserve a beautiful, strong, amazing mate! Yet you force yourself to stay with me!" I shouted. He stepped forward until our foreheads were nearly touching. He gripped my right wrist. "For the rest of our lives together, these scars will always be here. I promise this to you: every morning I will kiss these scars. Every single one. Every night I will kiss them again. During every meal I will rub your stomach so you won't be insecure about it ever again. Every second of free time I have will be dedicated to you. To making you feel loved. More than anything, I promise to love you, through thick and thin. If you relapse, I'll be there. If you start skipping meals again, I'll be there. If you gag yourself, I'll be there. You're stuck with me babe. And I promise you right now, you won't need a blade to find release once I've gotten to you." Alice is the lowest ranked wolf in her pack. When it turns out that the Alpha is her mate, she assumes he likes her just as much as she does- not at all. When he finds out she's been harming herself and barely eating, he attempts to balance caring for his beloved and being responsible for his pack. The Alpha has a lot on his plate, what with his mate ready to run away and his pack demanding her to become the Luna. How will they ever manage? One simple answer: Together. *TRIGGER WARNING* self-harm, eating disorder, low self-worth.

Poems about the thoughts that echo in my head as the tears fall. 🌿 indicates poems part of the series "fingers in my belt loops", wlw poems that I'm really proud of. Trigger warning: see the tags, if you can think of it it's probably in here somewhere. There are NOT trigger warnings at the top of each chapter.

Emiko Ito is the younger sister of Masako Ito. But she has always felt Forgotten, and has always been compared to her older sister........ But what will happen when she meets Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, Yushiro, and Genya?

Sunyi bukan berarti sepi. Kadang, yang paling berisik justru ada di kepala sendiri. Ini kisah tentang rasa lelah yang gak kelihatan. Tentang luka yang gak berdarah, tapi tetap nyakitin. Tentang seseorang yang berusaha hidup, di dunia yang terasa gak ramah. Kalau kamu pernah merasa sendiri di tengah keramaian, mungkin kamu akan mengerti.

The hum of a violin echoed through the Russo estate, threading through its grand halls. Tonight, the mansion glittered with chandeliers and exuded the scent of aged mahogany, a testament to power and luxury. Yet behind the opulence lingered a fracture-carved years ago when the youngest Russo child vanished into the sea. Isabella. To the world, she was a whispered memory, a tragedy haunting even the most ruthless hearts of the Russo family. To her siblings, she had been their light, the mischievous girl who chased them down sunlit corridors, declaring herself queen of their sprawling garden. Her loss turned them into shadows, each coping in their own flawed way. Tonight, that fracture was about to mend. A soft knock on the grand doors went unnoticed until Leonardo, the eldest, stepped aside to reveal the figure in the entryway. She was older now, her curious eyes sharper, her face sculpted with time. Yet, there was no mistaking her. Isabella Russo had come home. Her return wasn't easy. Years had separated them, along with the weight of who they'd become. Seeing her now, her siblings didn't know whether to embrace her or keep their distance. For Isabella-or Ishwarya, as she now called herself-it wasn't easier. Her memories of them were faint, blurred by years in a world far removed from their ruthless empire. Yet, as she stood there, she felt the undeniable pull of something greater than memory: blood, history, and a family she once belonged to. Their reunion wasn't immediate. There were too many questions, too much pain buried in the years they'd lost. But as the evening quieted, Isabella sat with her siblings, the distance between them shrinking as laughter filled the spaces where silence had ruled. They were different now, yet somehow still the same. The Russo legacy, forged in power and shadows, had found its light again in the bond of a family made whole.