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  • When we were young by Triciamonroe
    Triciamonroe
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    What if the person who would change your life had been living only miles away from you all along? Penelope grew up believing in love, loyalty, family, and forever. Raised in a close-knit family with strong Catholic values, she learned that love wasn't something you walked away from when life became difficult. Love was a promise. Austin grew up differently. After his father left when he was only three, he learned to become responsible long before he was ready. Protecting the people he loved became part of who he was, even as he quietly carried the wounds of growing up without his father. They lived in the same small city. Their parents knew each other. Their lives crossed in ways they didn't even realize. But Penelope and Austin remained strangers. Until high school. What begins as a chance encounter becomes a friendship, then something neither of them is prepared for-a love that feels impossible to forget. But growing up changes people. So do secrets. Mistakes. Heartbreak. And the choices we make when we're young and don't yet understand the consequences. This is the story of Penelope and Austin-the love they found, the moments that changed them, and the memories that refused to stay in the past. Because sometimes your first love isn't just a chapter in your life. Sometimes, it's the story you spend years trying to understand. Inspired by real-life experiences, with fictionalized characters, events, and details.
  • CONSTELLATIONS BETWEEN US  by KingGinger_234
    KingGinger_234
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    Kimberly Tolu Adelofa thought her sophomore year would be like every other-lectures, assignments, chasing a dream of becoming a writer, and secretly crushing on a boy she'd never had the courage to talk to. Then she noticed Jalin. They weren't friends. They barely knew each other. Yet somehow, the girl who loved stars began finding her way into Kimberly's thoughts. What starts as a quiet university story slowly becomes one of identity, faith, friendship, and discovering that sometimes the hardest person to be honest with is yourself. Inspired by real emotions and experiences, Constellations Between Us is a slow-burn coming-of-age romance where not every moment is true-but every feeling is.
  • The Girl Nobody Wanted by MuseEclipsed
    MuseEclipsed
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    She was rejected the moment she was born-simply because she wasn't a son. Her mother escaped in the middle of the night carrying nothing but her daughter. This isn't fiction. It's the story of how I survived.
  • SPAGHETTI. original story by SWAMPNAP
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    enemies to lovers - started in first grade, ended in the last year of highschool, which practically reconnected through-out college and actually ended at graduation. !original story! @/SWAMPNAP
  • Making the turn by whatthefefe
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    'Our heartbeats filled the cracks inside each other’s hearts and I could only wish for her to realize, we were meant to be.' Told in a series of flashbacks and playing of memories presented back and forth, this is a South Asian take on a love story told too many times with a slight twist. This one is for the patient! Making the turn will make you, cry, laugh and say 'awww' more times than you can count. If you love exploring different cultures and love love love cheesy stories then by all means, do read it.
  • Our Story Was Never Ordinary by LettersToDestiny
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    Anjali never believed that dreams could feel more real than reality... until she met Vishveshvar. A simple History Honours student from Odisha, carrying a heart full of old memories and unspoken wishes. Vishveshvar, a charming law student studying in London, seemed like a distant star-someone she could admire but never truly reach. What starts with a random message soon turns into something neither of them can ignore. Across different countries, time zones, and countless obstacles, they find themselves pulled towards each other by a connection that feels older than this lifetime. Is it just love?Or is it destiny rewriting a story that was left unfinished long ago? A tale of dreams, distance, fate, and a love that refuses to fade. "Some people enter your life by chance, but stay in your soul forever." ✨🤍 ⚠️ Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author's imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. No part of this story may be copied, reproduced, or redistributed without the author's permission. © Anjali. 💖📖✨.
  • Journey Through High School and Love by Nobleoddiments-7
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    "In the province of Cavite, follow the intertwined lives of Matt, Franz, Juriel and Faith as they navigate the complexities of adolescence, friendship, and budding romance. Through heartwarming connections and emotional challenges, these teenagers learn the value of trust, acceptance, and the power of genuine relationships as they journey through the ups and downs of high school life.
  • Unspoken Hearts💝 by Prakrati18sengar
    Prakrati18sengar
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    When love isn't about who you choose, but who destiny chooses for you... Aaradhya always believed in forever. Her "forever" had a name - Kabir. Until one day, her parents chose someone else - Advay Malhotra. A marriage she never wanted. A plan she never thought would turn into feelings. But what happens when the man she married just to end it all... becomes the only one she can't imagine her life without? Six months. One roof. Two broken hearts. And a love story that wasn't meant to happen... but did. 💔
  • Bad Influence Meets Good: A College Bad Boy Romance by LovingLife51
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    20 year old Ellie is about to start the second semester of her junior year of college and she's determined to make it a good one. She wants to live it up and get a bit crazy, little does she know she's going to meet Evan, the 21 year old resident "bad boy", who's going to redefine her definition of wild. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "OMG Ellie, do you know who that is," Natalie asks excitedly. "Uhhhhh, Evan?" "Yeah, Evan, the Evan that got kicked out of a freshman orientation event for being drunk, and TP'ed the police house, and ..." "And where'd you hear that?" "Someone at work is friends with his freshman roommate and-" I cut Natalie off, "and he seems perfectly nice so I'm going to judge him for myself." "Ellie likes the bad boy...." Lex sings. I roll my eyes and throw my bag over my shoulder. It's gonna be a long semester.
  • Short Love Stories˚ ༘♡ ⋆。˚ by Someone1661
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    A collection of stories centered around love, romantic love and platonic love. Majority of the stories shared in this read are inspired or based off relationships of people in my life. Feedback is welcome and highly anticipated! I hope you enjoy my stories and love them as much as I do!!
  • Qadr: Guided by Faith by Aetherhaze
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    What will you do when life doesn't go as planned? When heartbreak teaches patience, and faith teaches you to trust Qadr. Sometimes, life breaks you first-only to gently place someone in your path, not as a loss, but as a blessing. A halal love story guided by faith, destiny, and an unexpected beginning.
  • 17 Years  by maiayemayamae
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    A young girl has a close bond with her nan from the minute she's born. To the very end. This is their story.... ⚠️TW- terminal illness ⚠️
  • HOW MY FATHER RAISED A LEADER by IreneRizal
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    I didn't know it then, but my father was already training me to lead-long before I ever knew what leadership meant. In a small barangay in Rizal stood our tiny, crowded house, filled with eight children and a kind of love that grew louder than the noise. We didn't have much space, but we had something greater: a father who saw not only who we were-but who we could become. My Tatay never raised his voice. He raised people. And one simple errand would change the way I saw myself forever.
  • When You Were Gone by Thatkpopmulti2003
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    A close friend of mine passed away recently... I decided to write this book in honor of him. ~~~ *Please do not give me hate, this story exists as a way of dealing with my feelings and is not to gain reads or followers.
  • As The Pink Blush Appeared.... by faded_46702
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    Meet Saanvi and Manjiri. Saanvi is reckless, confident and doesn't really care about anything. Manjiri on the other hand is sweet, likes everyone around her to be happy and is always cheerful and kind. Everything changes when Manjiri's dreams are ignored and she's forced into something she never thought would happen this early. Saanvi, the bold and fierce kind that she's does something in the pretext of helping Manjiri. What happens when the two almost opposite personalities somehow come together? Let's see!
  • Words I Couldn't Say by Ze5iver
    Ze5iver
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    But there was never a straight path to success. The domain link stopped functioning one night. Two hundred new people visited the profile. Everything was lost. His fingers were numb as he gazed at the screen. Was it an indication to give up? Or simply another excuse to hit the start button again today? He decided to continue. He did.
  • Earthquake  by esmeralda_mares
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    A short story with a twist ending about a tragedy involving an earthquake and a family.
  • Jealousy by meadowstoriez_
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    In an alternate timeline, Meadow is on a steady climb to her follower goal of 800 followers. Cai Ning then knows that editors exist and decides to become one. what will happen next?
  • The words that stayed  by TearLines
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    Some words leave scars that no one sees. A story inspired by real events about family, silence, and the pain of being told you're nothing. For anyone who has ever felt unseen, unheard, or underestimated this is for you. Healing doesn't come loudly. It comes quietly, in moments that remind us: surviving is never nothing. #TrueStory #InspiredByRealLife #Emotional #FamilyIssues #Healing #SelfWorth #TeenFiction #OvercomingPain #SilentStruggles
  • He loves Me Not by Ashriie
    Ashriie
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    She knows he can never be hers. She cries every single day and yearns for him. He's not the usual hot guy other girls cry over, he's a simple guy who's her friend. He has no speacial features or anything at all but he's been a friend who she has come to admire. She knows he will never like her back or that she doesn't have a chance but her heart wants it and she does a little something to listen to her heart.