Introspect Stories

Published on 4/5/20 In Neo's past life, he was a wicked person who sought to kill his little brother, the rightful heir of a Ducal House. His conspiracy led to his eventual demise. Then he was reborn into another world and became a successful medical researcher... ... Then he died again because he believed he was too good for the concept of sleep, and was sent back to the beginning, before his plans and cruel deeds led him down the path of no return. This second chance might be his salvation. . . It was said that the oldest Young Master of the Odum Family has become strange as of late. Was he perhaps trying to kill someone again? His younger brother better watch out, or else he might die this time. Everyone, duck and cover! Don't want to be in the crossfire! Edited by: bafflinghaze Cover by @Niveggo. Volume I Spring 1 - 40 Complete Volume II Summer 41 - ??? Obligatory Declaration (because it is now 2025): This story was made by a human author. In fact, all my stories were made by a human author. Do NOT feed more work into AI. I do not permit my works to be used in any way to train generative AI.

These are just small pieces of our days. Bus rides, cold mornings, the kind of talk that slips out without any plan behind it. Nothing big. Nothing that would matter to anyone else. Just the things we noticed before they faded. I wrote them down here because, well... if I didn't, they'd vanish quickly like a wave of the sea does. One moment they're right in front of you, and then they're gone, tucked somewhere in the past where you can't reach them anymore. Maybe putting them here doesn't save anything, not really. But it lets me look at them for a little longer. All I can do is catch them for a moment - the light, the voices, the way the city feels when it breathes - and leave them on these pages. These stories were ours. These quiet seconds, these almost-forgotten scenes. But, it doesn't matter because they belonged to us for a moment. And now, they belong to you for a moment too. PS: I'll release this on Royal Road! Stay tuned! :D

Erith survived the impossible. Maeric seeks the truth. The drought is unending, the Kingdoms are on the brink... ...and the moment Erith is seen, war will follow.

Almost Human is a collection of poems about survival, softness, and the quiet and necessary distance that comes after harm. Moving through images of war rooms and infirmaries, candlelight and starlight, imitation and restraint, these poems touch on what it means to remain human in the presence of those who perhaps never were. This is not a book about revenge or resolution, but about observation, integration, and learning how to stop offering light to things that only know how to consume it. For readers who have loved deeply, waited too long, survived quietly, and learned that healing does not always arrive loudly; Almost Human is a record of what remains.

Walking away was never an act of weakness - it was an act of self-preservation. "Sometimes, leaving is the only way to remain whole." This story follows Sam, a man who chose distance over disorder and silence over emotional turmoil. Leaving a toxic circle behind, he stepped into a new environment expecting peace, only to discover that challenges do not disappear - they merely evolve. Through restraint, self-awareness, and hard-earned emotional discipline, Sam learns to remain composed where chaos once ruled him. This is not a tale of triumph or retribution, but a quiet examination of resilience, accountability, and the strength required to endure without losing oneself. A reflective journey into emotional maturity, inner control, and the courage to stand firm when retreat is no longer an option.

Some stories are never touched, yet they leave the deepest marks. A journey of invisible bonds, unspoken emotions, and moments that linger forever. - Manir Palen

An entitled boy from the small ghettos of Charlotte Creek finds himself in an intense predicament, leading to his departure of the town. Our M.C. meets characters in his new home (North Cove) along with some familiar faces that may lead to conflict...

Aspen Royal moves back into her late father's crumbling farmhouse, carrying grief, dust, and too many memories to count. When Kira-her childhood best friend she hasn't spoken to in five years-reappears, everything Aspen thought she'd buried starts to resurface. Between half-renovated rooms, shared sunsets, almost-kisses, and the fear of ruining what they've found again, Aspen and Kira must decide if some connections are worth the risk. A slow-burn sapphic romance about grief, healing, and finding home in unexpected places. ⚠️ Content Warnings: Grief / loss of a parent Mentions of death (non-graphic, off-page) Injury (broken leg) Hospital / medical scenes (non-graphic) Emotional vulnerability Mild anxiety / stress Descriptions of an abandoned or decaying house (mess, pests) OTHER: No graphic violence No sexual content (romance-focused, fade-to-black) No self-harm or suicide theme Author's Note: This is a slow-burn, character-driven story. Updates Tuesdays & Saturdays. Be kind - this is my first long project 💛

When Astrid is sure as dawn, as certain as the rising sun, that she'll never cross paths with anyone from her high school again, she decides to breathe a bit, live a bit. You only live once, right? Throwing caution to the wind, she decides to send letters. Letters that tell the story from her perspective.

To everyone else, he is the perfect student: polite, intelligent, and on the fast track to a future he's supposed to want. But this is just a role he plays. A mask to hide the truth. At 21, he moves to the historic university city of Pécs to start his life, but he's already a ghost. He is a detached spectator in his own story, watching himself perform the part of 'The Son' and 'The Student' with a cold, clinical precision. Haunted by the shadows of a father who left and a mother he can't help but hurt, his new life is not one of freedom. It's a life of financial spreadsheets, missed parties, and the crushing weight of a poverty that isolates him from a world he can't afford to join. The city's ancient streets and bustling lecture halls are just a backdrop. His real world is the four walls of his sterile dorm room, the bitter static of phone calls home, and the pages of a black notebook-the only place he is honest. He watches, he records, and he asks himself one question: How long can you perform a life before you are completely disqualified from living one?

Tilly Diggory has spent her life running when things get too close. Learning to Stay is a soft, emotional story about love, loss, and what happens when leaving is no longer an option. Part 1/3

I kept every promise I made to Marcus. Including the stupid one. We were seventeen, drunk on stolen wine coolers, when he said: "If we're both single at thirty, we should just date each other." I laughed and clinked my bottle against his. "Sure. Deal." Twelve years later, three weeks before my thirtieth birthday, Marcus calls. There's someone he wants me to meet. So naturally, I did what any rational person would do: got drunk, stumbled into our old neighborhood park, and found a shimmering portal that sent me back to the night we made that pact. I have one shot to fix this. One chance to rewrite our story. I just hope I don't fuck it up.

Hexyl Cinnamal Smith is nineteen when her best friend jumps to his death. Everyone calls it suicide. Everyone expects grief. Hexyl expects answers. As each chapter unfolds to the rhythm of a song, Crazy People Feel Too traces a young woman's clinical search for truth-and the slow realization that the way she feels, or doesn't, may have a name of its own. As she retraces Jamie's final days, she begins to uncover inconsistencies in his death and unsettling truths about the way her own mind works. Jamie was never late. And Hexyl doesn't believe in coincidences.

Mia lives quietly, carefully, her world measured in familiar rooms and reruns of a crime show she knows by heart. In the glow of the screen, she finds order, strength, and safety-especially in Katie Hawley, a fictional detective who faces darkness without fear. But when Mia falls asleep on her couch, she wakes somewhere she doesn't recognize. The comfort of routine vanishes, replaced by confusion, fear, and pain she cannot explain. As Mia struggles to survive what she doesn't understand, the line between fiction and reality begins to blur. What does it mean to be strong? And what happens when the strength you admire on a screen is suddenly something you need to find within yourself? Out of Reach is a tense, emotional story about escape, endurance, and the fragile distance between safety and danger.

The Aftermath Of Feeling is my first poetry album. It's an introspective collection of poems that explore identity, self-discovery, and the beauty of imperfections. Each poem captures a different emotion and feeling we often hide from the world, I hope you feel comforted and heard as you read this set of poems and discover the beauty of being unapologetically you. The style of my poetry album is dark, introspective, and free verse with vivid imagery and emotional depth as I express emotion through my art, in this case, this poetry album of mine. Hopefully, you will enjoy my poems and find peace in them💘. I have created a playlist of 6 songs for each of my poems that match their vibe, as you can listen to while reading them one by one🩵 It will be at the end of all the chapters. It would be very helpful if you could share my poetry album with other viewers who you know will love it! Thank you for helping me grow my work!

A veteran pilot dies, misses his exit to heaven, and takes a wrong turn into an off-world adventure.

​This is a ⚡️ Q&A ⚡️BOOK IN WHAT ARE YOU SEARCHING FOR ?, I Open The Floor To Myself and You All to find the answers that ley deeply in our souls. The Questions We Should Ask Ourselves ​Its true importance lies in presenting a set of fundamental questions-the ones that each of us should give ourselves the time to ask, honestly and often. JOIN ME.😁 LET'S SEE THE DEPTHS OF OUR SOULS.

A quiet life isn't always an empty one. The protagonist lives a routine existence shaped by habit, familiarity, and the unspoken assumption that tomorrow will look much like today. Work, conversations, places, and people repeat with comforting predictability - until small inconsistencies begin to surface. A misplaced memory. A conversation that feels rehearsed. A sense that the world no longer reacts quite the way it should. As these fractures accumulate, it becomes increasingly difficult to tell whether the problem lies within the mind or within reality itself. The story unfolds not through spectacle or catastrophe, but through absence - the subtle erosion of identity, presence, and personal significance. 'The Quiet Weight of Things' is an intimate, slow-burning exploration of what it means to exist in a world that may no longer need you to be who you are.

Between Hope and Reality is an ongoing journey through thoughts, emotions, and quiet truths. Blending reflection with personal honesty, each chapter explores themes of loneliness, hope, healing, and what it means to simply be human. This is not a finished story-new chapters will continue to unfold, piece by piece, as life does. It's for anyone who's ever felt out of place, dreamed of something more, or fought to keep going when it would've been easier to stop. Each entry is written with care, from the heart. Thank you for walking this path with me-one chapter at a time. (First published on Wattpad by Distinct-unique_bird. If you're reading this anywhere else, it was taken without my permission.)

Another Day is a quiet, intimate exploration of survival in its most ordinary form. Told through the course of a single day, the story follows a narrator who keeps living not out of hope or passion, but out of habit, resistance, and something unnamed that refuses to disappear. From waking before the alarm to enduring work, small talk, commutes, and long nights alone, each chapter captures the invisible labor of appearing functional while carrying an unrelenting inner weight. This is not a story of dramatic breakdowns or obvious despair. It is about the silence between moments, the masks worn in public, and the exhausting courage it takes to keep choosing "today" without knowing why. The narrative lingers in the in-between spaces-between rest and exhaustion, connection and isolation, giving up and holding on. Written in spare, reflective prose, Another Day speaks to anyone who has survived quietly, who has kept going without answers, and who understands that sometimes staying alive is not a victory or a choice-but an act of defiance. It is a story about endurance. About existing. About being still here. And for now, that being enough.