Interraical Stories

Half of Everywhere "I came to Japan to find myself. I never expected to be found by him." Nineteen-year-old Jasmine Bennett leaves London behind for a gap year in Tokyo, determined to master Japanese, lose herself in the city's hidden streets, and capture life's quiet moments through the lens of her camera. Photography is her escape. Until one photograph changes everything. One rainy evening, Jasmine unknowingly captures a stranger standing beneath the glow of Tokyo's neon lights. She doesn't know his name. She doesn't know he's Ryūichi Kuroda (黒田 隆一)-the enigmatic head of one of Japan's most feared yakuza families. She only knows he looked directly into her lens... ...and let her walk away. From that moment on, Jasmine is on his radar. As their paths continue to cross, she's drawn into a world of dangerous secrets, unwavering loyalty, and a man as captivating as he is untouchable. But in Ryūichi's world, every decision has consequences-and falling for the wrong person could cost her everything. One photograph. One moment. One man. She's on his radar.

What a heavenly way to die, because forever is in your eyes.

[ SASUKE UCHIHA X BLACK! OC] Loyalty by Kendrick Lamar ft Rihanna. "Remain loyal to me," He turned his head, eyes burning with renewed passion without ever changing a shade. "and i to you. Nothings more foolish than wondering in the dark alone." [10-4 No switching sides, feel something wrong. You acting shifty you don't ride, with me no more. I need, Loyalty, Loyalty, Loyalty.]

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION Everest is the most popular boy in school. He's handsome, wealthy, and captain of the football team-he has the world at his fingertips, but he's desperately unhappy. And when those feelings become too much to bear, he tries to take his own life. On the surface, Beverly's different from Everest in every possible way. She's quiet, shy, hard working, and keeps to herself on campus, focusing on her schoolwork and her part-time job, distracting herself from her less-than-perfect upbringing. When Everest returns to school after his attempt, he's in more pain than ever. Discarded by his friends, he draws little empathy and too much attention from those who surround him. But when Beverly and Everest meet unexpectedly in a dusty corner of the old library, they discover together just how rich life can be when given the freedom to just be yourself.

It only would make sense to keep the bloodline as royal as it could be.

She left Ghana chasing a better life, but found herself trapped in a lie. Stranded in the United States after a fraudulent job offer leaves her with nothing, she is forced to survive on her own in a foreign land. With no money to return home, she clings to a small opportunity at a convenience store, until fate opens an unexpected door. A wealthy family in need of help. A mansion filled with chaos. A rebellious teenage girl, a mischievous little boy, and a man known for his arrogance and careless charm. She only wanted a job. He never believed in love. But when their worlds collide, lines begin to blur, and emotions neither of them planned for begin to surface. In a place that was never meant to be home, she must find her strength, her purpose, and maybe, something more. Because sometimes, the journey meant to break you, leads you to the love you never saw coming.

𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝖺𝗂𝖽，"𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖽𝗈𝗇'𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍, 𝖻𝗈𝗒, 𝗂𝗍'𝗌 𝖺𝗅𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗒 𝖻𝗋𝗈𝗄𝖾" 𝗍𝗈𝗅𝖽 𝗆𝖾 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗍𝗈𝗎𝖼𝗁 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗀𝗈𝖾𝗌 𝗎𝗉 𝗂𝗇 𝗌𝗆𝗈𝗄𝖾 𝗈𝗇𝗅𝗒 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗒 𝖺 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝗇𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗌，𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝖾 𝗀𝗈𝗇 𝖻𝖾 𝗀𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗂 𝗌𝖺𝗂𝖽，"𝖻𝖺𝖻𝗒 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍'𝗌 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍" 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬𝐚 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊!𝐅𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐂 x 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐁 𝐌𝐂𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐄𝐋

Why did dusk and fir-scent and the afterglow of autumnal sunsets make people say absurd things?

Fiona (Alias: Snowfall) is one of the top spies at the agency. There's no mission she hasn't completed and no target she hasn't taken down. She doesn't do attachments and she doesn't fuck around. Sebastian (Alias: Apollo) is also one of the agency's top spies. Though his methods may seem all over the place, he knows how to get the job done. And have fun while doing it. Fucking around is his speciality. When Sebastian and Fiona get re-stationed to the suburbs of Nevada, they don't expect to go undercover together. They definitely don't expect to get married. Now that they're deep in suburbia, they must complete their missions and play the role of a happy couple. Only issue is that they can't stand each other. Things only get more complicated when they decide to be frenemies with benefits. *Cover from Pinterest NOT MY OWN ART WORK* Trigger warning: Murder, verbal domestic abuse, drug addiction, and overdose

Seasons come and they go. But every year spring has to come back around, and I will always find and love you more than the seasons changing.

Naomi Housner is America's newest First Lady-polished, composed, untouchable. Behind the cameras, she's trapped in a marriage that's been breaking her for years. When the cracks start showing through her perfect poker face, Naomi does the one thing she's never been allowed to do: ask for help. One "private session" turns into a secret she can't afford to keep... because her therapist is Grant Lennox-Washington's most discreet, most in-demand inner-circle doctor. He's trained to listen. She's trained to lie. And in a world where reputations are currency, the truth could ruin a presidency and the kind of love that was never supposed to exist.

they are like really gd I just had to share.

Myah, a Belizean-American nurse, has sworn off dating to focus on her work-and that's the story she sticks to whenever friends or coworkers try to set her up. In truth, the 25-year-old hopeless romantic is simply exhausted from dealing with "vacuous dullards" who call themselves potential partners. So when one of her patients insists she meet her successful, charming son who would be perfect for her, Myah is... less than enthusiastic. Liam has no interest in dating, let alone love. After a devastating breakup, he buried his heart in work and built his company from the ground up, determined to rely on his own success rather than his family's wealth. When his mother falls ill, he finally steps away from the office-only to be persuaded into going on a date with the nurse she can't stop praising. What begins as a reluctant meeting slowly unfolds into something real. Join Myah and Liam as they stumble, grow, and learn to trust again, overcoming the challenges of an interracial relationship and creating their own version of love-one built not on haste, but on time, patience, and possibility.

[Slow Burn] [Young Romance] Los Angeles, 1979. A ruined tourist map drops her into the path of Michael Jackson, about to turn twenty-one, restless, and standing on the edge of the Off the Wall era. Raised in a world where Western pop music rarely reached her, Annika has no idea who he is. To her, he is simply Michael: a shy young musician who talks too fast when excited, laughs when he forgets to be guarded, and longs for somewhere he can be ordinary. What begins with a late-night ride and a cup of chai becomes a private world of music, sketches, secret outings and stolen hours-and a messy, tender, very twenty-one-year-old romance filled with missed calls, bruised egos, impulsive choices and feelings neither of them quite knows what to do with. But as Michael's fame grows and Annika's time in America begins to run out, the world they have created together may be the one thing neither of them can keep.

Sunnie Jabri is a 20 year old college student doing her best to stitch her world together, one design and deadline at a time. Between late-night classes, fashion assignments, and the noise of everyone else's expectations, the last thing she planned on was catching feelings - especially for someone like Henri Lu. Henri's got his own clock ticking - graduation, dance gigs, and a family that already has his life mapped out. The problem? None of it seems to want to include the girl who makes him feel most like himself. What starts as friendship built on sharing dances at parties and swapping their favorite R&B oldies turns into something neither of them knows how to name. But when pressure, culture, and timing start to close in, both Sunnie and Henri and have to decide if they'll choose the paths that look right- or the ones that feel right.

Six years after leaving Soda Springs, Journey returns home following an unexpected layoff, expecting a quiet break to figure out her next move. Her plans are upended when her father launches one last campaign attempt for governor. With her parents away for the campaign trail, Journey is forced to reconnect with the town she left behind, along with her feelings for a childhood friend she never got over. Journey learns to stop fighting the traffic of life, realizes that sometimes the only way forward is taking the backroads.

When the palace announces the kings betrothal contest, Evander doesn't think too much about it. It's vain and uncouth and certainly, no one is dumb enough to believe the king would actually choose a commoner to marry. His heart is put off of marraige, he isnt interested. He's content. He has his career, his bakery that he worked so hard to open and a peaceful life that he wouldn't trade for anything in the world. When his family enters his name for the competition, he reluctantly agrees, on the condition that if it doesn't work out, his mother would leave him alone about marriage. He doesn't expect it to be difficult. When he meets the king, he doesn't expect him to be kind, and warm and easy to talk to. He doesn't expect him to be...normal and suddenly, Evander has his priorities mixed. He loves his bakery and is determined to further his career, but his concerning feelings about King Zarrall are starting to make him think otherwise. Evander hates royals, and he hates magic, marrying the king means, putting himself directly in the middle everything he hates, but for Zarall? He might be willing to put up with it. This is a high fantasy novel, featuring a reluctant baker and a sweet golden retriever king. Any similarities to other stories is purely coincidental. MM Romance.

Indie Ashwell is a sophomore in college trying to balance school, tuition, and keeping a roof over her head. More than anything, she wants to earn her degree and create a better future for herself, but deep down she longs for something she's never experienced before: love. While she focuses on surviving college life, she wonders what it would feel like to finally be chosen by someone. Parker West is a junior in college. Known as one of the hottest guys on campus, labels don't faze him. All he cares about is track, and as team captain, he takes his role seriously. It serves as a temporary escape from his problems and the tense relationship he has with his father-until he stumbles upon Indie Ashwell, someone who challenges everything he thought he wanted.

They were never supposed to hurt each other. But hurt people have a way of hurting people. And sometimes, two people can draw the same blood without leaving the same scars.