Southasian Stories

Worlds change, when eyes meet. Ayla's life isn't as perfect as it seems, the sun does not always shine and the smiles she wears are not always real. Uzair's life isn't as miserable as he thinks, deep deep down there is an ember- a flame- that needs a little love and time to grow. Join their journey to see which heart wins, the game of love or revenge? (Re-written and edited since previous publish) WARNING: May contain strong language.

𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐘 𓆩♡𓆪 ᴀ 𝚜ʟᴏᴡ ʙᴜʀɴ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ 𓆩♡𓆪 She missed her flight and ended up in a foreign land. He had no intention of tying himself to anyone - until destiny did it for him. Zareen, a girl lost in Arabia after Umrah, finds herself in the care of a quiet, guarded man. Taimoor never imagined marrying a stranger, but when circumstances force their nikaah, neither of them knows how fate is gently weaving their souls together. In a world away from home, hearts find a home in each other. This isn't just a marriage. It's something written long ago - 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲.

Behold, the diaspora Desi version of Mean Girls. Nisha Kapoor never expected to become UT Dallas's most talked about transfer student. After surviving gang shootouts and armed robberies in the Bronx, she just wanted to study, hang out with her best friends Raj, Shruti and Asifa, and maybe figure out what to do about Rohit Mallepalli, the tatted Telugu swimmer hunk who somehow communicates exclusively in three word texts and brings a falafel bowl everywhere with zero apology. Then Hena Shinde, one of UTD's most popular girls, sits down at her Starbucks table. And everything changes. One Stanley cup compliment later, Nisha is inside UTD's most exclusive social circle. The group chats. The parties. The hot tubs. The close friends lists. For the first time ever, Nisha Kapoor is popular. But popularity has a price. And Hena always collects. Because Hena is Rohit's ex. Hena has already clocked exactly how Rohit looks at Nisha. And Hena has a plan. The kind that looks like an accident. The kind nobody sees coming until it's already too late. Meanwhile RASN (Raj, Asifa, Shruti and Nisha's friend group) is being unintentionally ignored. Rohit is falling harder. And something is coming that nobody sees until it's too late. The in-crowd looked perfect from the outside. It always does.

A nation divided. A love caught in the crossfire. And a wound that never heals. In August 1947, India 's map is being torn in half. For an Anglo-Indian woman NOOR CLARE with the blood of the Empire and the heart of the Punjab, the 'Ghost Train' was supposed to be a path to safety. Instead, it became a slaughterhouse. There, she met him a 'Black' categorized rebel of the INA,ZAMAN SINGH AHUWALIA a soldier without a war. Meeting amidst the silence of a Ghost Train, they form a desperate pact to survive the madness of Partition. As they travel through the smoking ruins of the Punjab, they realize that the deepest wounds aren't the ones on their skin, but the ones on their souls. Caught in the fire between a retreating Empire and a rising Nation, will these two broken souls find salvation in one another? Finally healing the Zakhm (the wound)?

17 yr old Haniya goes on with her usual daily life and struggles at home and college fighting through her teenage years. Untill she meets the guy behind a helmet. Is he her knight in shining armor shes always dreamed about? or is it possibly a dangerous trap she falling into.... are her friends/family really who they seem or do they secretly want to watch her drown in pain...? What to look forward to in this book: ◇Flashbacks included ◇Multiple POV's ◇Teenage drama ◇British slang and jokes ◇Happy ending once completed ◇Cute mushiness ;) ◇Character development ©️

Story of my life.

ー 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞.

Being Indian American feels like living in a pressure cooker wrapped in a smile. You're told to be perfect, productive, palatable - never loud, never intimidating. But travel to India, and you'll meet folks who are bold, stylish, confident, and unapologetically gangsta. DEAR DIASPORA, YOU'RE NOT THE MAIN CHARACTER is a sharp, personal callout - not to India, but to the suffocating performance of "representation," perfectionism and intraracial competition that dominates Desi life in the West. This isn't a sob story - it's a truth bomb. A cultural essay that demands real freedom, not filtered branding. If you're ready to sip some realness, break free from the cage of expectations, and find your max pro aura - this is for you. 🍋 Bold. Tart. Sweet. Unfiltered. 🍋 Just like a glass of limeade on a hot day.

"𝑰 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒙 𝒚𝒐𝒖." Anaya Mishra has everything going for her: the looks, the money, the education, the perfect life, according to many. What more could she ask for? Her mother, a well renowned designer in the world of fashion, with her fusion of South Asian and Western culture making its splash in markets, and her father a leading entrepreneur in the tech industry, determined to make tech accessible for all. They're good people and more importantly good parents. Now all she has to do is meet her their expectations. Can't be that hard, right? Well, given that her older brother has far surpassed any expectations they had for him, all she has to do is surpass those. Abba expects university, Ammi expects ballet - but that's the last thing Anaya wants to think about. Ballet's ruined her, quietly. It's eroded from a passion, to a reminder of her naivety, her stupidity. Her brother tells her to do what she wants, what she likes, but what she likes - music, writing - isn't acceptable in their world. And then there's Wylan Colbert, the exact antithesis of Anaya in every way. A world away from Anaya's carefully curated life. He has the looks (he's been told), sure, and the education since Lindenhurst gave him the scholarship. But that's where the similarities end. He doesn't have time for frivolities like she does. Hobbies are a no, friends are a no, relationships an even bigger no. He has far bigger things to be concerned about - i.e: protecting his younger siblings from their father's vicious beatings. All he wants is some sleep at the end of his days. So, do sparks fly when their worlds collide?

A Brindian teenager's K-Pop dream comes alive in K-drama style. Brindian IRA RAÏÏS is almost 17. An elite school topper from Hampshire, Blighty, she is due to read at Oxford University. Heiress to a global multimillion pound empire currently headed by the General, she is on a fast track to becoming one of the youngest CEOs in the Fortune 500. She sounds pretty made up, right? Think again.She is not ok with any of this. Her absolute, single-minded, heart-fluttering OBSESSION is... K-POP. She and her gang have a secret gig. A 5-member Girl Group. She knows there's zero chance they will make anything of it, but when an unexpected catalyst appears, things are rustled up, good and proper. All they need is insane talent, hard graft, and one summer. The summer before Uni. Will the General agree to let Ira go? And even if she does, will she and her gang actually be good enough to realise their K-pop dream? CALLING ALL K-POP AND K-DRAMA LOVERS! SUSPEND YOUR DISBELIEF (AND THE LAWS OF PHYSICS) FOR THIS COMING OF AGE K-DRAMA-INSPIRED ADVENTURE OF A BRINDIAN TEEN IN LOVE WITH K-POP 😘🫰🏼🫶🏼💓

In a world where Nepali traditions remain untouched by outside influence, 'Mero Priye' explores a society built on merit, equality, and ancient rituals. No patriarchy. No assigned roles. Sanskriti Vidya campus where the love story of Neel and Veena deepens . A romantic comedy about what happens when life is dealt with side-by-side, and love is the simplest truth of all." A tale of sweet romance and legacy which tells us that our bravery gives us what we desire. The Aarati Aadhya | All Rights Reserved. This story is the Intellectual Property of the author. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted without permission."

Laveena was raised to hunt vampires. Until one day she wakes up as one. Stripped of her humanity and trapped in the flesh of the creatures she had sworn to destroy, she is no longer the hunter but now the hunted. Haunted with the mystery of what happened to her original body; there is calamity rising up within the vampire community; someone is releasing bloodthirsty vampire animals into the world. Forced to work alongside vampires and thrust into vampire society, will she unveil the mystery of why how she ended up in this body and stop whoever is causing this destruction?

**One glance. One "Add Friend" request. One secret that could cost everything.** Aya just saw him as a "blur" in a white college shirt until she caught his eyes. Tall, charismatic, and possessing a voice that commanded every room, Aaryan was the boy every girl dreamed of-and the one Aya was willing to risk her life for.

Brainstorming live so you can hop on the train if you like it before it even publishes. This novel is mainly about two characters finding support in each while also playing around the hypocrisy in their actions while they truly love each other (doesn't make sense? let's unpack it together LOL). Genre: Halal Romance, little comedy, and slice of life Trope: Love at first misunderstanding sort, both are gray-ish to green flags (maybe no trope here that is mainstream). *Just a draft and so don't expect perfection just yet... especially not in my grammar haha. See you in my comments section ^^ Signing off, Yara the wanna be writer *Cover is from Canva (not my art).

Anaya has everything - except the one thing people think she should. At 38, she's a successful manager in a prestigious firm, yet society still sees her as incomplete after a failed engagement and being single ever since. She's built a life out of control, competence and sheer merit -until he walks into her office. Pratik has a point to prove. The eldest grandson of a billionaire family, he's tasked to succeed on his own-no family money, no shortcuts. Broke but brilliant, he takes a humble internship and quickly finds himself working under the confident and talented woman he can't stop admiring. What begins as a professional mentorship soon turns into late‑night conversations, blurred boundaries, and an attraction that challenges everything they believe about success, love, and happiness. But when family politics, cultural expectations, and Anaya's own insecurities threaten to pull them apart-will they have the courage to believe they might deserve a different kind of happy ending? Beneath its romance beats a story about ambition, the glass ceiling, and the quiet battles women fight every day in the world of Tech. Disclaimer: No AI tools were used in writing this story or conceptualizing its characters. All writing, plot lines, and character developments are entirely original and created by the author. New chapters every week ☀️

Aaradhya, a hopeless romantic, finds herself falling for Shreyansh, a shy and reserved guy. Their first meeting, however, leads to a series of embarrassments. She waves a call for love to him, while he seems to reject her calling. Chaos erupts when his friend, misunderstands the situation. Though Aaradhya tries to brush off the awkward encounter, fate has other plans. As time unfolds, her path seems intertwined with Shreyansh's in ways she never imagined. Will Aaradhya discover the love she longs for, or is her heart destined for more twists and turns? ************************************************************************************************** "My forever exists only with you." "You are love; you are the definition of love." ************************************************************************************************** Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real persons is purely coincidental, although real-life experiences may have inspired some incidents. __________________________________________________________________________________ A sweet and innocent high school/teen romance. This book centres around the blossoming relationships of young hearts. Free from mature content, it aims to capture the purity and simplicity of first love. Tropes: -Strangers to lovers (first leads) -Frenemies to lovers (second leads) __________________________________________________________________________________ Love, Eizaa. ********************************************* #1 in oldschoollove - 17/10/2024 #1 in nepal- 20/10/2024 15/01/2025 31/03/2025 23/04/2025

Alina Sohil has always followed what's expected from her-balancing culinary school, family expectations, and a dream she's too afraid to chase. But when she becomes the private chef for William Michaelis, a cold and ruthless billionaire, her world shifts. He's used to control. She's spent her life being controlled. But as the lines between them blur, William makes one thing clear-she belongs to him now.

ONC2026 Entry. Sidharth is Parvathy's safe place. He's her best friend, her winter comfort, and the one person who makes Canada feel like home. But he's also off-limits, dating someone else and firmly placed in the "friend zone" to protect her heart. When her mother introduces her to Jithin, a stable, kind potential groom, Parvathy agrees to give him a chance. It's what her family wants. And maybe, just maybe, it will finally help her move on. But dating Jithin doesn't erase her feelings for Sidharth. And when Sidharth's relationship starts to fall apart, the careful boundaries of their friendship begin to blur. Caught between keeping everyone happy and following her heart, Parvathy has to decide: Will she stay safe in the life others chose for her? Or risk everything for the love she's been hiding all along? Tropes: Friends to Lovers | Slow Burn | Unrequited Love

[a desi rivals to lovers college story ] Pallavi wouldn't have cared for the Best Outgoing Student Award if not for her plan to escape from what she considers an awful fate. Winning the award is her ticket out of this country. She needs it. Turns out, Atharva Krishnan, her annoyingly attractive classmate, is aiming for the same award for reasons unknown. Sometimes, she wonders if he is only after it so he could piss her off. Atharva and Pallavi instantly become sworn rivals, grappling for a win over the other so it can fetch them the coveted prize at the end of their course. Who will win this battle of wits? By the end of three years, will they remain rivals or cross the line to become something more?

⚖️ 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄 & 𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐇 🔥🕊️ He's all muscle, silence, and unresolved demons. A 6'6" billionaire with a tattooed arm, a tormented soul, and danger in his eyes. Daniel Qureshi doesn't need saving - But he might just need HER. She's all calm, faith, and fearlessness. Dilkash Shaikh, the bold, brilliant, undefeated lawyer in heels sharp enough to kill and a tongue even sharper. Wrapped in elegance and edge . Religious.Ruthless. Respected. Her trust is earned, not given. Her standards? Unreachable. And She is completely untouchable. They shouldn't collide. But fate never asks for permission. In snowy Switzerland, two untouchable storms crash - And between poetic scars, stolen glances, colder silences, and heat they pretend doesn't exist... They'll either destroy each other. Or heal wounds no one else could ever touch. But this isn't a love story. It's a war - fire and faith -- burning in silence. - ✨ A dangerous combination.