Selfdiscovery Stories

A genetically unique but emotionally lost teenager must figure out who she is within her mixed-up, warring world of Shifters and Wolfstalkers. ***** It wasn't Maddie's choice to be born a half-breed, half Shifter, half Wolfstalker -- a hunter of Shifters -- and it wasn't her choice to keep her identity a secret. But after trying to attend high school like any normal sixteen-year-old, things quickly spiral south when her Stalker uncle finds out about her and catapults her out of anonymity and into the awareness--or possibly the crosshairs--of The Order of the Wolfstalker. Maddie must think fast and figure out a way to keep herself and her family safe, or risk losing everything. Including her life. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

Somewhere in Benin City, Rahila plans to live an ordinary life, chasing her dreams as a hairstylist and beautician. Marriage and a family seemed far less achievable. That is, until the woman who owns a pastry shop across the street offers her a marriage proposal: To be a wife to her son who is twice divorced and a mother to a rebellious teenager.

At their high school graduation, fifty-three students and their teacher are suddenly engulfed in a blinding light-summoned to another world on the brink of ruin. In this foreign kingdom teetering on the edge of collapse, they are hailed as the chosen heroes destined to stop a mysterious cult bent on reviving the Demon Lord. Granted powerful abilities, noble titles, and a grand mission, the students are thrust into a world of magic, monsters, and prophecy. But for me-Eiji Minato-this isn't a nightmare. It's everything I ever wished for. Quiet, distant, and disillusioned with my old life, I had always longed to escape into a world of fantasy-not to become a hero, but to live freely as an adventurer. To explore uncharted lands, delve into ancient ruins, and uncover forgotten magic. Now that wish has come true, and I refuse to be bound by a king's command or a destiny I never chose. While my classmates train as champions of fate, I turn my back on the crown and walk my own path-one of freedom, danger, and discovery. From treacherous dungeons to hidden villages, I travel a world brimming with secrets and forge bonds with people the so-called heroes ignore. But the world is far more complicated than the legends suggest-and as the dark organization draws closer to its goal, I may learn that even those who run from fate can't outrun the story forever.

When Shoto Todoroki stumbles across a girl impaled and bleeding out, he acts on instinct-saving her life with fire and pain. With her DNA linked to a notorious villain, the girl's mere existence sparks controversy, suspicion, and fear. But Shoto, haunted by the moment their paths crossed, refuses to turn away. Together with Aizawa, he offers her the unlikeliest chance of starting a life aboveground. This is the story of a girl who was never meant to survive-and the people who refused to let her disappear. Shoto Todoroki x OC Canon Adjacent. Expanded Universe. Slow Burn. Post-Final Exams Arc. Overlapping with the Two Heroes (I-Island) movie. Pre-Forest Training Camp Arc. Book 1 of All That Lies in Between series. [Weekly Update on Saturday] Best rankings: #1 in #shotoxoc (13 Sep 2025) #1 in #shototodorokixoc (9 Oct 2025) #1 in #arata (9 Oct 2025) #1 in #aizawa (3 Dec 2025) #2 in #todorokixoc (2 Aug 2025) #3 in #todoroki (1 Oct 2025) #4 in #aizawashota (26 Oct 2025) #6 in #bnha (17 Sep 2025) #8 in #selfdiscovery (8 Dec 2025) #9 in #bnhaoc (8 Dec 2025) #9 in #shoto (3 Oct 2025)

Life is like a rollercoaster, it has its ups and downs, but it's your choice whether to scream or enjoy the ride... When life's rollercoaster throws you off track, do you scream, or do you hold on tight? For Ira and Rudraksh, the journey is far from smooth: one suffocating under the weight of failure, the other nursing a heart shattered into pieces. Two strangers caught in life's ugliest turns, where every step forward is a fight against invisible battles. This is not a story of being saved by each other, but of learning to live despite the wreckage, of finding the courage to stand when the ground never stops shaking. But if their paths converge-bringing their emotions and differences-will they find solace in each other, or will those very differences pull them apart? ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️ GENRES: General Fiction · Literary Fiction · Contemporary · New Adult ⚠️ Disclaimer: This story is a work of imagination, entirely original and fictional. Any resemblance to other works is purely coincidental. Please do not plagiarize, copy, or translate it without the author's (Jambudweep's) written permission. ⚠️ Ownership: All characters, plot, dialogues, poetry, and storyline belong to me, the author. I do not own any images or songs used; they belong to their respective owners. ⚠️ Content Warning: This story contains emotionally heavy and socially sensitive themes. I experience alexithymia, which means I may not always recognize or describe emotions in the usual way. Because of this, I cannot guarantee advance warnings for every scene. Please read at your own discretion and take care of your wellbeing. Thank you for checking out my work!

"I woke up in my own room... but inside the body of a girl I've never met." Takuya, once an engineer and now working exhausting night shifts at a warehouse, opens his eyes one morning to find his room exactly as he left it- but his body is no longer his. He is now in the body of a teenage girl. He doesn't know who she was. He doesn't know why her body has become his own. And he has no idea what happened to him-the real Takuya. With no clues except the unfamiliar face in the mirror, Takuya begins searching for the identity of the girl whose body he now occupies. Her family, her school, her surroundings... each offers fragments, but never the full picture. Where is the real girl now? What happened to her? And why is Takuya the one living in her place? As he steps into the life she left behind, small traces of her final days begin to surface- quiet fears, missing pieces, and a sense that her story didn't end naturally. To uncover the truth, Takuya must gather the scattered fragments of a girl he never knew- and confront the parts of himself he abandoned long ago. A mystery about identity, memory, and the silent weight of carrying someone else's name.

Her Fate, His Miracle Eight years ago, on a train bound for Surat, a boy drowning in despair saw a girl with a smile so radiant it lit up the space around her. She was lost in a small, colorful booklet, unaware that her presence alone had unknowingly saved someone on the verge of breaking. When fate tore them apart before he could return her lost booklet, it left him with nothing but her words-words that rekindled his will to fight, to rebuild, to seek justice for his father. Now, years later, Arhaan Khan is a powerful CEO, determined to find the girl whose words changed his life. But when his path collides with Aysha Sheikh-a woman who shines on the outside but harbors a deep distrust of men-he has no idea she is the very person he has been searching for. Locked in a fierce business rivalry, their clashes are electric, their tension undeniable. But beneath the battles of power and pride lies a fate neither of them can escape. She doesn't know she once saved him. He doesn't realize he has already found her. And when the truth comes to light, will it bring them closer or tear them apart forever?

Christina Barkley has spent seventeen years hiding behind masks-both literal and metaphorical. Born with a cleft lip her family can't afford to fix, she's learned that it's easier to disappear than to be seen. While her twin brother thrives and her classmates whisper, Christina retreats into her art, her dark humor, and the safety of solitude. But some shadows notice what others overlook. When fear begins to seep into the cracks of her carefully constructed walls, Christina finds herself caught between the world she's stopped believing in and a darkness that believes in her. Pitch Black, the Nightmare King, has spent six years rebuilding his power in the shadows-and something about the girl who hides her face while exposing her fears in sketch after sketch draws his attention in ways he doesn't yet understand. In a slow-burning tale of two souls who know what it means to be unseen, Christina will discover that the scariest monsters aren't always the ones under the bed-and that sometimes, being truly seen is more terrifying than any nightmare

Sintari Aim Vermosa, 19, just wants a simple life as a college freshman. Wala na siyang mga magulang, kaya sa murang edad ay nagsumikap siyang buuin ang sarili niyang buhay. Nang mawala ang kanyang mga magulang, para bang nawala rin ang lahat para kay Sin. Hindi makatulog, hindi makakain, at araw-araw ay iniisip lang kung ano na ang mangyayari sa kanya. She was just 12 years old nang may kumatok sa kanilang bahay. Nagluluksa pa rin siya, pero pinilit niyang bumangon at buksan ang pinto sa taong walang tigil na kumakatok. Sinabi nito na may gustong tumulong sa kanya. Nung una, tumanggi siya, hindi niya kilala ang tao, at halata sa suot niya na bodyguard siya ng isang misteryosong tao. Pero natigil ang pagtutol niya nang marinig ang sinabi ng lalaki, "Mismong magulang mo ang humingi ng tulong para sa iyo, bago pa sila mawala." Yun ang huling linya na tumimo sa isip ni Sin. Wala siyang nagawa kundi tanggapin ang alok ng tulong, dahil wala siyang ideya kung saan pupulutin kung maubos ang perang naiwan ng kanyang mga magulang. -- "Not all protectors wear halos, some wear black."

Kaira has always been strong - or at least that's the lie she learned to live with. Because strength means nothing when the enemy you fear... lives inside your own mind. Her past doesn't visit her in memories. It attacks her in dreams, in the silence between breaths, and in the voices that don't always feel like her own. Some days she wakes as herself. Some days... she doesn't. There is a child inside her who cries to be held. A protector who whispers warnings in the dark. And a darker presence - the one with trembling hands, the one who remembers the night Kaira swears never happened. Everyone tells her to "face her fears." But how do you confront a truth buried in the versions of you that rise when you're too weak to fight? Kaira has spent years running, healing, breaking, trying again. But wounds don't close just because she's exhausted. Some pains don't fade - they wait. And when the memories finally claw their way back, Kaira must decide whether to survive them... or take revenge on the past that stole her life. This is the story of a girl at war with her own mind - and the selves who might save her... or destroy her.

In a world where emotions are power, some are born to feel more deeply than others. Sylvie inherited her mother's rare gift - the ability to sense and subtly influence the emotions of those around her. Orphaned of her father and caught in her mother's intricate schemes, she navigates a life where trust is fragile, and every feeling can be manipulated. But then he appears - a stranger whose presence feels like nothing and everything all at once. A fleeting glimpse is enough to stir something in her, something she can't name or control. As secrets unravel, and loyalties are tested, Sylvie must learn whether to follow her heart, her instincts, or the echoes of the past that linger around her and in the people she thought she knew. Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4uFET777JMjtrOjoqucg2R?si=c45a14effe064c67

Life is perfectly planned - steady job, good reputation, a fiancé everyone approves of. But the night she locks eyes with a stranger on a rain-slicked city street, her carefully built world begins to crack. He is danger wrapped in calm, a man who sees through her polished façade with unsettling precision. One encounter becomes an unshakable pull, a spark where there shouldn't be one. Because some people step into your life to ruin you. And some to wake you up. Will she choose the life wants...or the life everyone wants for her? When danger feels like desire, how long can she resist?

"ꜰʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʀᴜɪɴ ᴍᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴏ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴅɪᴅ"

When Scottish surgeon Scott Murdoch meets the quiet, brilliant Irish Eileen O'Hara, nothing about their first encounter hints at the unseen forces already pulling their lives into orbit. Both marked by wounds they rarely name, they move toward each other with a gentleness that feels accidental-until one unforeseen moment binds them more deeply than either is prepared to admit. As loyalty deepens and affection grows in the quiet spaces between them, their paths begin to shift in ways neither can fully understand. Unexpected Arrivals is a slow-burn, character-driven romance about healing, belonging, and the quiet revolutions that change a life forever-often when we least expect them.

The Wisest Woman Alive is a luxurious, emotional journey through love, power, and self-truth. Told through intimate moments, poetic reflections, and unforgettable scenes, it follows a woman who learns to stay soft in a world that demands strength - and to love without losing herself. It's a story of deep connection, independence, and the quiet wisdom that only a fearless heart can carry.❤️

"You can be anything. Be yourself."

Step one: graduate. Step two: accidentally sleep with your best friend. Step three: get trapped working summer camp together because your other best friend has no sense of boundaries. Now Enya and Maddie are sharing a cabin, pretending nothing happened, and doing a terrible job at it. It's hot. It's messy. It's gay. * * * The summer before college was supposed to be chill; sunburns, iced lattes, maybe a mild existential crisis. But when Skylar signs everyone up to be counselors at a middle school camp, Enya and Maddie find themselves trapped in a mosquito-infested nightmare... together. One small problem: They may or may not have ACCIDENTALLY hooked up after graduation. And Maddie is convinced Enya planned the whole thing. Between canoe races gone wrong, s'mores that end in arguments, and bunkhouse confessions they swore would never happen again, both girls are about to learn that feelings aren't something you can logic your way out of-or yell your way past. Because sometimes the person who drives you craziest... is the one who feels like home.

When Freedom Whispers A romance born of rebellion, faith, and the fire to choose yourself. When Freedom Whispers isn't just about love-it's about the cost of being seen. A fantasy of the soul. A literary journey through yearning, identity, and the quiet ache of becoming. Jaeon has always been too quiet. Too observant. Too much. In a world where silence is safety and obedience is love, he learns to shrink-until he no longer knows which parts of him are real, and which were surrendered just to survive. Told in six parts, drifting between waking and dream, When Freedom Whispers is not just the story of two boys falling in love. It's the story of one boy searching for himself- For the right to feel. To question. To be held without flinching. As reality begins to blur and longing takes on a life of its own, Jaeon is drawn toward something-someone-that feels like truth. But truth doesn't always speak in daylight. Sometimes, it arrives in dreams. In silence. In the warmth of a hand that finally stays. This is a fantasy- Of intimacy that defies labels. Of love that reshapes reality. Of healing that begins in the places no one sees. This is a romance- But not the kind you've read before.

Madeline rom story is one of self-discovery, where the journey of uncovering her true self unfolds against the backdrop of early 20th-century Paris. Born into a life of privilege, Yet, despite the outward perfection of her life, she felt a deep, growing disconnection a longing for something more than the carefully constructed existence set before her. left her unfulfilled. Art, in its rawness and honesty, became her refuge, offering her an escape from the constraints of her world and a path toward something real. she began to realize that her journey was not just about mastering technique, but about finding her own voice, her own purpose beyond what had been prescribed for her. The story unfolds in the spaces between isolation and connection, as Madeline navigates the complexities of friendship, identity, and artistic expression. It is a tale of how the search for self can lead one to question, to grow, and ultimately to embrace a deeper, more authentic version of oneself. In the city of Paris, amid the noise and distractions of society, Madeline finds the courage to shed the expectations of her past and step into the uncertain yet liberating world of self-realization, where the pursuit of art becomes the pursuit of truth. Her story is one of transformation, a quiet rebellion against the roles others would impose upon her, as she learns to define her own path and carve out a future that is uniquely hers.

Encounters.