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59 Stories

  • We Practiced Goodbye Without Knowing by znoor69
    znoor69
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    We didn't fall in love loudly. There were no dramatic beginnings, no promises meant to last forever. Just two people meeting at the exact moment they were tired of being alone. What we had was simple. Instinctive. Private. A language made of small words and shared silence. Of affection that didn't need poetry to be profound. But love has a way of teaching lessons before we realize we're students. This book is not about heartbreak in its final form. It's about the quieter damage the waiting, the forgiving, the absences that arrive gently and leave violently. It's about how happiness can train you to endure loss, and how understanding someone does not always mean they will stay. We Practiced Goodbye Without Knowing is a story of love that felt endless only because its ending was rehearsed in silence.
  • Love on the brain by trulysarahh
    trulysarahh
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    It was just one look. But now he's in my head like a song I can't stop playing. Love on the Brain is a raw, reflective journey through the emotional illusions we build when we feel too much and say too little. It's about overthinking a smile, rewriting a conversation that never happened, and falling for the idea of someone more than the reality. It's about the pain of being invisible, the trap of comparing yourself to "her," and the ache of not knowing why they don't see you the way you see them. Told in journal-style chapters, this book dives into the mental spirals girls experience when feelings don't make sense - and when no one else seems to understand how heavy a crush can really feel. This isn't a story about falling in love. It's about why we fall - even when there's nothing real to land on.
  • The Middle of Everything and Nothing  by saskiasage
    saskiasage
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    A novel based on a true story of being beautiful when no one's looking She's the middle child. Not the loudest. Not the favorite. Just.. there. Expected to be okay. Expected to stay quiet. Expected to carry the weight of everything and everyone - without making a sound. But in the spaces where no one's watching, she aches. She questions. She grows. Told through raw, journal-like prose, this is a story for the ones who feel like too much and not enough - all at once. For the middle children. The overthinkers. The invisible hearts. The ones who know what it means to be everything and nothing at the same time. Because even when no one's looking, you're still glowing
  • Unheard Thoughts~ by fictsbyamruta
    fictsbyamruta
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    Just expressing those feelings which no one ever asks about..
  • THE STREETS WE STAND FOR  by dkVARETH
    dkVARETH
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    He grew up in the passenger seat of a worn-out taxi. Now he's driving toward the fastest league in the world. In the city of steel and smog, where fame is faster than truth, a boy chasing the memory of his father finds himself racing for more than money or glory. Illegal streets, underground fame, broken friendships - and a league where speed is survival. But the higher he rises, the deeper the secrets run. And when the past catches up, it won't be the finish line he has to cross - it'll be the line between loyalty and betrayal. 🏁 Speed built his dream. The streets built his soul. But what if the system he races for... is the one that destroyed everything?
  • Tum Mere Hote Hue Bhi Mere Nahin The by icecreamstrawberry1
    icecreamstrawberry1
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    They met at the wrong time and did everything right. Meera believes emotions should be controlled. Aarav believes responsibilities should never be questioned. Between shared silences, unspoken understanding, and lines they refuse to cross, something irreversible begins to grow. Not a relationship. Not an affair. Just a quiet love with no place to exist. This is a story about restraint, dignity, and the kind of love that never becomes a choice, only a memory. Not every soulmate is meant to stay. Some are meant to hurt you gently and leave.
  • Marrow and Ash by Nocten_
    Nocten_
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    The lives of those we call family are never ours to fully know. Yet the poet dares to watch, to wonder, to write what might be-the hidden fears, desires, and silences that shape every bond. This is a collection of imagination, intimacy, and the truths that live in shadows. *all the picture credits to their artists and the owners. I took them from pinterest. If you come across one of yours please contact I'll add credits.
  • Softly Falling Apart by bloomingbips
    bloomingbips
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    This isn't a happy story. It's the truth I keep hidden: the loneliness, the blame, the feeling of failing at everything. If you've ever felt too quiet, too sensitive, too much - this is for you.
  • Someone Noticed... Too Late  by Redbeauty
    Redbeauty
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    some people disappear slowly. Not because they leave - but because no one looks. this is the story of someone who was always there, but never seen.
  • What Silence Changed by Bluedaisystories
    Bluedaisystories
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    After an argument leaves behind more than words, Nora is forced to sit with the silence that follows - and to notice what it changes in her. A quiet one-shot about distance, restraint, and learning the weight of what goes unspoken.
  • Between Likes and Silence by baenyth
    baenyth
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    Aurie Suarez looks like she has everything figured out. Online, her life is carefully curated - soft smiles, morning skies, coffee cups, and captions about growth and gratitude. She's admired, praised, and envied. People tell her she's strong. Successful. Lucky. But between the likes and the silence, Aurie is quietly falling apart. Behind closed doors are unanswered questions, crushing expectations, and a loneliness she doesn't know how to explain-let alone admit. Every "I'm okay" is a lie she's learned to say too well. Every post hides a truth she's terrified to share. As the pressure builds and the cracks begin to show, Aurie is faced with a choice: keep living as the version of herself everyone loves, or risk losing everything by finally being honest. Between Likes and Silence is a story about invisible struggles, the weight of pretending, and what happens when being seen online doesn't mean being known at all.
  • Maybe, Me? by PlumaFirme_
    PlumaFirme_
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    I don't have answers - just questions. About love, worth, masks, and why people try so hard. I don't know what this is. It's just what it feels like to be me, which I'm not even sure who "me" is. Maybe this is a part of you too. If you ever felt different in some way but couldn't figure it out, if you ever wondered about the small things or big things. Then maybe you might connect to some part of this.
  • HALFWAY HEART 💖 by quiethelianthus
    quiethelianthus
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    Love was never part of the plan -but words have a way of changing everything.
  • Leaving Work by PlumaFirme_
    PlumaFirme_
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    This is a psychological and autobiographical piece about how suicidal thoughts can form not as a desire for death, but as a desire for rest. Using the metaphor of "leaving work," it explores burnout, endurance, and what happens when survival becomes an ongoing obligation instead of a choice.
  • It Wasn't supposed to be THAT hard by stargirlnanaaaxx
    stargirlnanaaaxx
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    There's not much to say. This is for every teenage girl who thought there was something wrong with her. Me included. I know there isn't. You know there isn't. But living with that feeling (be left behind) is hard. Realizing that sometimes people just don't like you. Still, I believe everything happens for a reason. And that thought is what both keeps me going... and scares me like hell.
  • THE SILENT FALL  by ttytyyyyy
    ttytyyyyy
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    In a dark fantasy world on the brink of war,a young ravkkha's(warrior's) life shatters when a brutal attack by vengeful assassins reveals a shocking heritage and the deadly secrets of the only family she's ever known, forcing her to choose between loyalty and devastating truth.
  • Memoirs of a Gentle Misanthrope by RoadtoRome
    RoadtoRome
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    A collection of quiet heartbreaks, lost connections, and truths too heavy to say aloud. These are the thoughts of a man who gave up on the world - but not on love. No happy endings. Just raw fragments of a soul that never stopped feeling.
  • "The Family's Favorite Ghost" by CryingButCreative03
    CryingButCreative03
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    A three-part poem series about being the child who was never chosen, the sibling who lived in the shadows, and the kid who learned to laugh so no one heard the hurt. This is jealousy, anger, sarcasm, trauma, and honesty poured into poetry for the ones who grew up feeling like an extra page in a family story.
  • Few Steps Ahead by Jianowo
    Jianowo
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    We met again, but not as we once were. A poetic reflection of what it feels like to see someone from your past-not with longing not with pain, but with a quiet kind of growth. A short piece that captures the bittersweet moment where healing meets memory... and chooses to walk on.
  • where silence bleeds by earmunchers
    earmunchers
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      Parts 4