Nostalgie Stories

in which a habit of recording everything turns into noticing one person more than she meant to. [EXTENDED SUMMARY IN BOOK] ❝are we still us?❞ ❝we can be, if you want.❞ coming of age, band au social media + irl ── .✦ #1 nostalgia #1 vlog #1 dreams #4 band #3 martin © seanshyne 2025

{2026 Open Novella Contest Longlist} Ranked 1 in ↓ #opennovellacontest (7/15-7/25) #onc2026 (7/15-7/16) #bandmembers (5/1-7/20) #songwriting (4/22-6/30) #drummer (5/1-6/30) #guitar (5/12-7/25) "𝘔𝘴. 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴" 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳-𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 - 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭, 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰. Althea has always considered herself unlucky in love. What she never realized was that love had been circling her for years, just slightly out of step. On her thirtieth birthday, the four-man band who shaped her youth arrive late (as always). One confession breaks the careful silence they've kept for years, forcing the past into the present and cracking open a decade of almosts. They chose friendship because it was safer. They stayed professional because it was necessary. And sometimes... life, simply and tragically, got in the way.

A little sneak peek: Chennai, 2014. Highschool. I was playing pen fight with Gokul when Chandru elbowed me in the ribs. "Macha, macha... un aal draaaa," he whispered. (Dude, dude... your girl.) I dropped my pen and looked at the door. Abi entered our class carrying a notebook. She handed the notebook to the substitute teacher. The teacher asked her something and then started signing. Abi used this time gap to look at me. She knew exactly which bench I usually sit on, so her eyes found mine instantly. I raised my eyebrows at her. She glared at me cutely, knitting her eyebrows together and scrunching her nose while slightly pouting her mouth. Damn!!! Suddenly, I became too aware of my hands. My hands were screaming, Bro, what do we do? ------------------------ Welcome to Abi and Ashu's journey. A slow-burn love story about growing up, innocence of school love, long-distance struggles, and the challenge of choosing between dreams and love. Before you begin, here's what you should know: *Inspired by a True Story* This story is inspired by real events from my life. It is written in a journalistic, slice-of-life style, so some parts may feel repetitive because real life doesn't follow a perfect script. The emotions and major events are real, but a few fictional elements have been added to make the story flow better. Also, the present-day portions are completely fictional. The story is mostly told from Ashu's point of view. Some chapters are from Abi's perspective and were written by my real-life girlfriend. These chapters share her side of the story and moments Ashu never saw. The story is set in a Tamil cultural background. Tamil dialogues are kept to preserve the emotions, with English translations included. Note: This is our first time writing a story. I used AI tools only to improve grammar and polish sentences. The feelings, memories, and experiences are completely mine. I hope you enjoy being part of our journey!

**Read Negative Space first "You can draw all the lines you want in the boardroom, Amanda. But some things don't fit into a grid." Five years ago, Amanda Saul escaped the chaotic gravity of Michael Jackson's world to build a bulletproof life in New York. Now a powerhouse creative director, her world is a perfectly controlled grid. She is untouchable. Until he comes to dismantle it. Drafted back into his orbit to architect the gritty visual identity of the Bad era, Amanda agrees to return to Los Angeles on one absolute condition: strictly professional. No blurred lines. No secrets in the shadows. But Michael is no longer the reckless king she ran from. He is patient, calculated, and terrifyingly respectful of the boundaries she demands. As the pressure of the world's biggest stage mounts, Amanda realizes that fighting a man who refuses to cross the line is a war she is destined to lose. In design, a focal point demands your entire attention. In his world, there is nowhere else to look. Book 2 of The Architecture of Us Series

I'll edit and polish this book once it's complete. Until then, please bear with my mistakes. ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ "A collection of short stories that will stay rent-free in your heart forever." ✨ ───────── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ तेरे दिल में मेरी साँसों को पनाह मिल जाए, तेरे इश्क़ में मेरी जान फ़ना हो जाए। ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ♡- A journey of hearts & moments -♡ 1. When We MET - complete ✓ Lakshay × Riti 2. Preet Da Viyah - ongoing Yuhaan × Preet 3.Until His Last Goodbye (upcoming) Ahir × Manali 4. Library wala pyaar (upcoming) Vertik × Neer ───────── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ And yes, these are short stories that will end within 13 to 15 chapters. #1 in collectionofshortstories on 16 Dec 2025 🎉

For as long as Riley Callahan can remember, Will Smith has been a part of her life. As her twin brother's best friend, he's spent years showing up at birthday parties, bonfires, and summers at the lake house. Somewhere along the way, he became someone she never really had to think about. Until this summer. As the weeks pass, Riley finds herself seeing Will differently-and she's not the only one. But with summer coming to an end, they'll have to decide if risking their friendship is worth the chance at something more. Because some people have been right in front of you all along.

❝ it's always been you. you and only you. ❞ a summer where new feelings bloom unexpectedly and two best friends are left confused about what to do because they are not ready to lose their friendship of fourteen years over a stupid love confession. completed: 23/01/26 - ??/??/?? [ © woclude 2026 ]

𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙧 𝙆𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙖 × 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝘼𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙡 Destiny didn't write their love story. They built it-brick by brick, choice by choice. With two incredibly powerful, stubborn personalities, clashes are inevitable. They do not have an easy, fairytale romance. Every step of their journey has been a conscious decision. They make mistakes, they hurt each other, but they always roll up their sleeves and fix it together. One person is never carrying the weight of the relationship. Destiny gave them chances but they made sure that every time it didn't, they chose each other. 𝙆𝙞𝙣 × 𝙈𝙧. 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 (As she is his home and community, and while his name literally means infinity, he truly is her reality till infinity.) 𝘼 19-𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙎𝙖𝙜𝙖 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙀𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 & 𝙐𝙣𝙮𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙤𝙮𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙮. 𝘼 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤 Parse 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮.

Before the anxiety Before the overthinking Before the " Why didn't you tell me? " There was an eighteen-year-old girl who thought she'd found her happily ever after. " I thought first love would teach me how to love. Instead, it taught me how deeply people can change because of it " A letter to the girl who didn't know that her first love could be the most beautiful and the most painful chapter in her life.

Seven days before she mutters the words "I do," Sedona Hayes steps into her parents' shed... ...and out into 1977. The only thing more complicated than time travel is the girl she happens to meet - Donna Bower. Sedona is left questioning everything she thought she wanted. With the wedding approaching quickly, each trip into the past makes it harder to return.

He was just another cousin she barely knew. She was just another girl visiting Delhi for the holidays. Neither of them knew that a few ordinary days would leave behind years of memories. Because the quietest love stories often begin when no one is looking. ~ 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳

Off The Airwaves: Two states. Three thousand miles. And one highly illegal school radio show. Maya is ready to leave this town. She's got her bags mentally packed for California, a loud mouth, and a total refusal to acknowledge that her life is about to change forever. Chloe is... not ready. She's headed to New York, her anxiety is at an all-time high, and she's pretty sure she can't survive a week without her best friend. To escape a brutal senior-year drama elective, they take over their high school's abandoned, dusty media closet. Instead of reading the boring daily lunch menus, they plug in a contraband voice-changer and launch an anonymous, late-night advice broadcast for the senior class. Under the codenames The Late Night Caps, they roast cafeteria drama, give terrible advice on senioritis, and expose the school's biggest secrets. Within a week, the show is a viral phenomenon. Within a month, they are dodging a furious vice principal determined to shut them down. But as the college countdown ticks closer to zero, the letters in their secret drop-box get a little too real-and Maya and Chloe have to face the one question they've been broadcasting around all year: How do you say goodbye to the person who holds your entire world together?

Five years, one bet, zero chill. Andelyn Rose Preston left home with a broken heart and a five-year plan: become someone new, never look back, and absolutely never think about Jake Patrick Kensington again. She's nailed two out of three. Now a family emergency drags her back to the one place she swore she'd outgrown-and the first person she runs into is the guy who broke her heart at eighteen and apparently never left. Worse? Their entire hometown has a bet running on whether Andie and Jake will end up back together by the end of the summer. Andie has a plan. Jake has a head start. And the whole town is watching to see who wins. She came home to close a chapter. She didn't expect it to be a second draft.

WARNING: This is just for fun, they are not good. I am still relatively new to writing poetry, so cut me some slack. ₊˚⊹ ᰔ

Una historia sobre los vínculos que nacen en los lugares menos esperados y que, incluso después de la distancia, permanecen en algún rincón de nosotros.

Ils étaient inséparables. Deux enfants libres sous le soleil de Polynésie, à courir pieds nus sur le sable chaud, à plonger dans le lagon et à rire sans se soucier du lendemain. Mais ce lendemain est arrivé trop vite. À douze ans, Ariʻi a dû quitter l'île, arraché à son monde pour suivre ses parents en métropole. Derrière lui, il a laissé l'océan, son enfance... et Nakoa, son meilleur ami. Les années ont passé, la distance s'est installée, et avec elle le silence. Jusqu'au jour où Ariʻi revient enfin sur l'île de son enfance. Devenu organisateur d'événements, il est de ceux qui orchestrent les mariages comme on apprivoise une tempête. Mais rien ne l'avait préparé à retrouver Nakoa. Le garçon qu'il avait laissé derrière lui est devenu un homme. Un chef cuisinier talentueux, respecté sur l'île... et bien plus troublant qu'il ne l'aurait imaginé. L'île a changé. Eux aussi. Et pourtant, quelque chose entre eux semble n'avoir jamais disparu. Entre souvenirs d'enfance, parfums d'océan et saveurs oubliées, leur lien renaît peu à peu... comme si le temps n'avait jamais réussi à les séparer. Mais peut-on vraiment ignorer ce que l'on ressent, quand on retrouve la seule personne que l'on n'a peut-être jamais cessé d'aimer ?

"Thodi der aur thehar nahi sakte?" To the one I promised to return to, If this letter ever finds you, I hope it carries every word I couldn't say before boarding that train. I still remember the rain. I still remember your trembling hands. I still remember the promise I made beneath the station lights. They say time heals everything. I wonder if time remembers promises, too. ... Some goodbyes are only meant to last a moment. Theirs lasted a lifetime. Bound by a promise and separated by dreams, two hearts learn that distance is not measured in miles, but in the silence between two phone calls, the ink of unfinished letters, and the hope of meeting again. Because sometimes, home isn't a place. It's a person. But when fate begins rewriting their story, they are left with one impossible question: Can love keep a promise when time no longer can? Thehar Jaa: A Promise Not Forgotten is a short novella about love, longing, hope, and the promises that refuse to fade-even when everything else does. 🎧 Playlist recommended for the best reading experience.

"Three heroes will take you for the ultimate spin!" In the year 2000, 17yr old Peter Parker got bit by what he thought was a radioactive spider during a field trip from Gardenia. After defeating his uncle's killer. suddenly, he feels very dizzy and passes out. teleporting into the Magix dimension. there he meets and befriend the Winx and the Specialist, but soon Peter must learn and adapt in this world as he faces the Trix alongside the group. Will Peter use his new powers to stop the evil, or will he face the consequences and dangers of this magical world?

A journal entry I wrote on WritersCafe

Some memories are not meant to be forgotten. Sa isang lumang science laboratory room, sa pagitan ng mga klase, tawanan, at mga simpleng araw sa high school, nabuo ang mga kwentong hindi ko alam na magiging mahalaga balang araw. Kasama ang dalawang kaibigang naging tahanan ko sa panahong puno ng pangarap, kalituhan, at pagbabago, natutunan kong ang kabataan ay hindi lang tungkol sa mga taong minahal natin - kundi pati na rin sa mga taong nanatili sa tabi natin habang hinahanap natin ang sarili natin. May mga tinging hindi ko naunawaan. May mga salitang hindi nasabi. May mga araw na akala namin ay ordinaryo lamang. Pero ngayon, sila ang mga araw na pinakainiingatan ko. Ito ang kwento ng mga taong dumaan sa buhay ko, ng mga alaala naming iniwan sa isang bahagi ng panahon, at ng mga araw na hindi na nawala. The Days We Kept.