Softbutstrong Stories

Every day that passes carries a hidden story. There are smiles and tears, failures and victories - moments we never saw coming, yet somehow, we are the main character in all of them. This is a 365-day devotional reflection diary - but not the kind that only offers safe, polished wisdom. This is where real life begins. Here, you'll step into stories that breathe honesty: Real talk that sometimes stings, sometimes makes you smile Daily realizations that suddenly make you whisper, "Oh... that's me." Life lessons shaped by wrong turns, right choices, and everything in between Truth bombs that hit your heart when you least expect them And of course... life as it happens - small wins, worst days, unexpected plot twists, and God-moments that remind you why life is still beautiful despite everything Every entry is a snapshot of growth. A chapter of honesty. A moment of surrender. This book is a reminder that no matter how chaotic the world becomes, no matter how heavy your burdens feel, every step still carries purpose. If you're looking for a story that isn't perfect - but is deeply real, hopeful, and grounded in truth... If you want to walk alongside someone who learned how to laugh again, fight through pain, forgive deeply, love bravely, and trust God once more - Then this book is for you. Come and join me on this 365-day journey. A year of choosing honesty. A year of healing, rising, and rediscovering beauty. One day at a time. One truth at a time. One honest step toward a life shaped by grace.

❝𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝗜𝗧'𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗔𝗡❞ ━━━ 𝗦𝗛𝗘 was never meant to be a villain. She was never meant to be a hero either. At just ten years old, (Y/N) (L/N) has already lived a life most Trainers never will. Brilliant, untouchable in battle, and dressed in quiet elegance, she was once known as one of the Explorers' most promising assets-someone who believed that beauty, discipline, and strength could solve anything. Until she learned how heavy strength can be. Now aboard the Brave Olivine, surrounded by the chaotic warmth of the Rising Volt Tacklers, (Y/N) is forced to face something far more frightening than enemies or legends: choice. Here, Pokémon come first. Mistakes are allowed. And no one expects her to carry the world alone. She still fights like a professional. Still hides her emotions behind calm eyes. Still smiles only when something sweet touches her tongue. But slowly-through quiet moments with Liko, reckless adventures with Roy, late nights beside humming engines, and Pokémon who love her more than she believes she deserves-cracks begin to form in the armor she built far too young.

Alexei Nikolai Yoon has never lacked anything. Born into the richest family in the world, adored by overprotective parents who built entire places just to keep him safe, Alexei grows up wrapped in comfort, security, and unquestionable love. He doesn't resent it. He cherishes it. But wealth can buy buildings, protection, and silence- not classmates, shared jokes, or friends who choose you without obligation. So when Alexei insists on going to school for the first time in his life, it isn't rebellion that drives him. It's hope. Thrown into a world of power struggles, reputation, violence, and pride, Alexei stands out immediately-not because he's intimidating (although he can be), but because he isn't. He's soft where others are sharp, kind where others calculate, and completely unaware of how dangerous it is to be both rich and genuine. Until it becomes clear that his gentleness isn't weakness at all. As attention turns toward him-protective, possessive, and curious in equal measure-Alexei finds himself surrounded by men drawn to both his warmth and the unexpected strength beneath it. A BxB, harem-leaning story set in the Lookism universe, about power, affection, and what happens when the kindest person in the room turns out to be someone you really shouldn't underestimate.

A Boy Found in the Woods in 1976 where he was Found By The Wheeler Family....He somehow looked like the Male Version of Nancy........He didn't have a Name.......so they thought of one.......When they finally came up with a Name...They decided to Call him....Samuel......... Steve Harrington X Male Oc Nancy Wheeler X Male Oc Johnathan Byers X Female Oc

Two strangers. Two lives built on opposite sides of the world. One identical face that changes everything. When Mahira's scandal explodes online, she turns to Vedika-the girl who looks like her-to protect the boy she loves. Their temporary arrangement fixes the scandal... but awakens something far more dangerous. A buried truth. A twisted fate. A connection that shouldn't exist-yet refuses to stay hidden. Because if fate wrote them twice... it was never for something simple.

WE LEARNED TO BREATHE UNDERWATER Artist: Sanele Ndaba/ Yuri Ndaba We Learned to Breathe Underwater is a collection of ten slow-burning songs about emotional depth, quiet love, and the kind of survival that doesn't look heroic from the outside. Inspired by the submerged intimacy of The Marías, this project explores what it means to feel deeply in a world that rewards lightness, speed, and emotional distance. These songs live in the moments between words - the pauses, the almosts, the silences that carry more weight than confessions. The album moves like a descent: from surface-level longing into the darker, softer spaces of the heart, where pressure reshapes identity and vulnerability becomes a form of strength. Rather than chasing resolution, the songs allow feelings to exist fully - unresolved, tender, and honest. Blending English and Spanish, warmth and melancholy, We Learned to Breathe Underwater is not about drowning - it's about adaptation. It's about learning to stay present in emotional depths without needing to escape them. This project reflects Sanele Ndaba's ongoing exploration of inner life, softness, and emotional intelligence - where feeling deeply is not a weakness, but a way of knowing. INSPIRED BY THE MARIAS

He spent his life carrying the scars of abandonment - a child left behind, a man convinced he was unworthy of love. The voices of his past whisper that he was never wanted, never chosen. Those thoughts hardened him, twisting into a darkness he learned to live with... until she appeared. She entered his world quietly, but the effect was violent. What began as fascination grew into need. What felt like need ignited into obsession. And obsession became the only thing keeping him alive. She is the light he never believed he deserved - and the only thing he cannot lose. Now, he will go to any length to keep her by his side. Lie. Fight. Break. Destroy. Whatever it takes to make sure she stays in his life... forever. Because after a lifetime of being abandoned, he has finally found something - someone - worth holding onto. And he will never let her go.

In what's left of the world, silence is survival. And love? That's a death sentence. I broke the rule that kept me alive. I stepped outside for a book I left behind-one stupid mistake. My mother begged me not to go. I told her I'd be careful. I lied. Now I'm on the ground, surrounded by Them-the elite soldiers who track and erase anyone who resists. They wear black. They don't speak. They don't show mercy. But one of them steps forward. Cassian. Eyes like frozen oceans. A weapon with a heartbeat. The kind of beautiful that hurts to look at. He picks up my book. His fingers brush against my cheek, soft like he's never touched anything that wasn't meant to break. He should've killed me. But instead... he saw me. And now, I don't know what's more dangerous: the world outside, or the way he looks at me like I'm the only thing that could destroy him.

This is not a fairytale. It's the story of a girl who loved with every part of her soul-quietly, fully, and without ever being truly seen. He was her everything. She was just a shadow in his world. "Almost Mine" is a raw, unfiltered journey through one-sided love, late-night tears, overthinking, hope that refused to die, and the strength it takes to finally let go. It's not just about losing him. It's about finding herself in the ruins he left behind. For every girl who gave her all-and had to heal alone.

📌 What if love wasn't just a feeling-but a force that rewrites destiny? ✨ Threads of Fate isn't your typical romance. It's a tapestry of love, ambition, legacy, and healing. Here's why you'll want to dive in: Aaradhya Kapoor was raised to lead, not kneel. Sharp-tongued, fiercely creative, she doesn't flinch when she's sent to Eclipse-the empire of futuristic fashion ruled by Kang Jisoo, the cold, calculating CEO who believes in code, not couture. But the moment they meet, the air between them shifts. It's not just tension. It's heat. A slow, blistering fuse they both try-and fail-to ignore. "You think I don't notice?" she whispers, stepping too close. "You think I don't feel it?" He's composed. Precise. Unshakable. Until she speaks to him in his language. "Naneun... nega nal wonhandaneun geol algo isseo." I know that you want me. And suddenly, Kang Jisoo is no longer in control. She's in his head. On his skin. Beneath every carefully drawn line. "If you're this close one more time," he murmurs, voice rough, "I won't be able to hold back." "Then don't," she dares. They were meant to collide. But no one warned them what would happen when fire touches fire. 🔥 Slow-burn heat that aches 🖤 Forbidden tension behind closed doors 💼 Enemies who crave each other in silence 💋 Multilingual seduction that turns language into foreplay 🔥 And one love that might ruin them both For Readers Who Love: Emotional slow burns, powerful characters, layered storytelling, and the kind of romance that hurts before it heals. 🔮 Because some stories aren't meant to end-they're meant to evolve. Are you ready to follow the thread?

New Romantics Series #1 "She was given to him as a duty... but became his undoing." She was given to him as a duty--He never expected her to become his weakness. In a world where marriages are contracts and women are offerings, Wu Xiuying is sent to become the wife of the empire's most feared general - Li Jianjun. Cold, powerful, and unreachable, Jianjun accepts her not as a lover, but as a responsibility. Xiuying arrives timid, gentle, and seemingly fragile... but beneath her softness lies a quiet strength no one sees coming. As she enters a world of rival consorts, palace politics, dangerous secrets, and unspoken desires, Xiuying slowly transforms - from a forgotten girl into a woman of influence, grace, and silent power. And as she changes, so does the man who was never meant to love her. But love inside a harem is never simple-; Jealousy becomes deadly. Loyalty is tested. Hearts become battlegrounds. In a palace where survival is an art and love is a risk, will their growing devotion save them... or destroy them?

In an underground arena built from the gutted remains of an abandoned subway, imaginary friends are forced into brutal cage matches for the amusement of unseen sponsors and a nostalgia-starved audience. We follow Clip, the newbie fighter scrapped from the side of the road, clinging to his values. All before he's thrust into this world of violence, resentment, and buried memories. Where the really struggle comes in... well... not dying. What were once the embodiments of a child's dreams, hobbies, comfort foods, and insecurities, are now molded into fighters outside their nature, personas they maintain for their own survival. But Clip isn't here to just survive. No. He's here to understand. He's going to do whatever it takes to make the fight club realize who they were. Who they still are. And that simple desire may be enough to dismantle the system from the inside out.

He had power. She had wisdom - and that frightened him more than anything else. The Wisest Woman Alive is a luxurious, emotional journey through love, independence, and self-truth. Told through intimate moments, poetic reflections, and unforgettable scenes, it follows a woman who learns how to stay soft in a world that demands strength - and how to love deeply without ever losing herself. This is not a story about chasing love. It's about choosing yourself - and being chosen anyway. For readers who believe that true power is quiet. ✨ Thank you for reading. The full, official edition of The Wisest Woman Alive is now available on Amazon. If this story spoke to you, I'd love for you to continue the journey there 🤍

A collection of thoughts, emotions, and moments that linger in silence. This piece delves into the quiet corners of the heart. The things we feel deeply but never dare to express aloud. From lingering heartbreak to quiet admiration, from anxiety in crowds to the joy of small victories, this is a mirror of the soul we often keep hidden.

What happens when you're haunted by memories that don't even belong to you? "Quiet War" is a poetic reflection on inherited pain, unseen battles, and the quiet strength it takes to keep going, even when the war was never yours.

What if drifting with the right person... is the destination?

A tender and lyrical love poem that captures the intensity of affection, longing, and comfort found in a deeply cherished connection. "Dear to Me" speaks to the kind of love that transforms absence into ache and presence into pure poetry.

' 𝓟𝓪𝓼𝓽 𝓬𝓪𝓾𝓼𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓲𝓷, 𝓯𝓾𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮 𝓘 𝓯𝓮𝓪𝓻 .

She died regretting one thing. In her first life, Su Wanxin trusted the wrong people, loved the wrong man, and ignored the one person who loved her quietly since college. Betrayed by her family, framed by her stepsister, and abandoned when she needed them most, her life ended in his arms--along with a confession that came too late. When she opens her eyes again, she's twenty years old, back in college. This time, Su Wanxin refuses to repeat the same fate. She cuts off her manipulative ex, walks away from her biased family, and chooses the man who protected her in both lives--He Yuchen But jealousy doesn't disappear just because she changed her choices. Rumors, betrayal, kidnapping, and revenge follow her second life, forcing her to fight not just for love--but for survival. This time, she won't be fooled. This time, she chooses the one who loved her from the very beginning.