Strugles Stories

Freen and Becky's story begins in the quiet halls of an orphanage, a place meant to heal but often filled with shadows of the past. Freen, just 12 years old, carries the weight of trauma from her failed adoptions, vowing never to leave the orphanage until she turns 18. Becky, only 8 and the sole survivor of a tragic house fire, arrives with nowhere else to turn. Despite their age difference and painful histories, the two form an unbreakable bond. Freen becomes Becky's protector, her confidant, her family. Over the years, their connection grows stronger than anything either of them has ever known. But fate isn't kind. Four years later, a family comes to adopt Becky, shattering their fragile world. Freen is left behind, heartbroken. She makes a promise-to herself and to Becky-that once she turns 18, she will find her again. As the years go by, life tests their resolve. Will Freen and Becky find their way back to each other? Or will the hardships of life pull them further apart? This is a story of resilience, sacrifice, and the enduring power of love and family in the face of life's greatest challenges.

Shen Zhihe, the internet's favorite all-rounder food blogger, wakes up two thousand years in the past, in the harsh winter of the Great Ye Dynasty. She's broke. Her parents are gone. Her little brother has a fever, the rice jar is empty, and greedy relatives lurk like vultures. Shen Zhihe: "...Alright. So that's how it's gonna be?" But modern fans knew, Zhihe was born stubborn. Three days later, the air in a northern town shifts. The smell of hot oil and spices draws crowds to a tiny stall run by a mysterious young woman. Silken tofu pudding, golden meatballs, each bite a memory, every bowl comfort. With her first earnings, pickles, simmers, hand-pulls. Her stall grows into a shop. Her name spreads beyond town walls. Nobles, merchants, and scholars cross rivers not just for flavor,but for the warmth, soul, and humanity her food brings. Then comes her next dish: Hotpot-Spicy mala, tomato broth, creamy red date milk. Food becomes magic-healing, heartwarming, unforgettable.

Note: I do not own this book, this is a translation book. Unknown Hand is an outstanding novelist. His works include Arknights: Iron and Blood, Shadow Martial World, and others. Each book is a masterpiece, every word a pearl. The novels crafted by Unknown Hand are filled with suspenseful, heart-gripping plots, where both the storyline and the prose are of exceptional quality. [It is best to be an Arknights player before reading this book, as it features a large number of characters and plotlines directly tied to Arknights. Readers with a deep understanding of Arknights will have an enhanced reading experience...] ================================ "I am merely a doctor who wishes to perform surgery on this land." Lan Feng, invited from the present world, has come to excise all the pathologies of this land called Terra. This is a story of exploration across this calamity-ridden continent through iron and blood.

"I'd rather be lost and lonely... 'Cause friends aren't meant to last." _____ Just a speculation of what might've happened to Jax in the circus before Pomni became a member. ⚠️Trigger Warning!⚠️ Themes of non-graphic sexual abuse and harassment are depicted, and none of it is excused or encouraged.

"I really want to kiss you right now." Demitra and Eliana Kalogeras go to the same school as Max, whos new in Canada. Through circumstances they all meet - but theres this tention between Demitra and Maxine that they both can't deny. Is it just messing around with your friend or could it be...more?

This story is all about transxstraight, so if you like this kind of stories. Then enjoy reading.

From the imaginative world of Micheal Ethan Armstrong,comes the fantastic superhero story'Avants'.Inspired by the X-men franchise,with the author's spin on it.In a world filled with ordinary people and not so ordinary people with extraordinary powers and abilities,called superhumans or mutants.They face discrimination,abuse,hatred,mistreatment and ostracism.A group of superhumans/mutants will unite to fight against another group of superhumans,seeking to overthrow mankind.This unlikely band of heroes consist of a old man with great mental powers,a man with claws,a girl with glowing hands,a strong guy,a guy who runs fast and a girl with a loud voice.They will fight against all odds to defend humanity and prove to the world that not superhumans/mutants are that bad as they are feared to be.

I don't tell their stories in order. I tell them as they come to me- in moments of weakness, cruelty, and quiet longing. These are the people I carry.

What does it cost for a father to keep his daughter safe? It's a story about a father and his daughter journey through the wasteland, struggling to lived for another day. Tricked his death sentence using only his brain.

"Awakening of the Broken" Zohan has spent his entire life being weak. Weak at school. Weak at home. Weak in front of the world. Bullied, ignored, and crushed under the weight of bad luck, he lives each day with silent pain... until the day a blinding light strikes him and everything changes. A mysterious System appears before him - not the overpowered, fantasy-type one he's seen in anime and manga, but a realistic, strict, and painfully honest system that demands effort in exchange for strength. His first mission? Defeat the bully who has tormented him for years. Success will grant him incredible power. Failure will bring ten minutes of unbearable pain. With a struggling mother at home, bruised hands, and a life that's falling apart, Zohan knows one thing: This is his only chance to rise. His only chance to fight back. His only chance to stop being broken. And this time... he won't run.

In the shadowed hours when sleep evades the weary soul, we builds altars from the fragments of a fractured world-raw free verse that confronts the ego's crushing weight and the digital haze of modern exile. Drawing from the grit of noir nights and the quiet fire of Catholic introspection, these poems unearth resilience amid PTSD's echoes, Ozark folklore's whispers, and a faith that questions yet clings to Christ's sacrifice in the stranger's gaze. Here, beauty blooms in imperfection: an outlaw's crown forged from internal turmoil, societal manipulations, and the slow, deliberate repair of a GenX heart scarred by life's dust and screen-lit nihilism. With a gravelly edge and a defiant grace, it champions practical gratitude over grand illusions-inviting you to linger at these insomniac altars, where transformation whispers louder than the chaos. Perfect for readers craving poetry that bleeds honesty, critiques the rush of progress, and finds divinity in the everyday grind. Discover the spark of one blood's cry in a collection that lingers like a half-remembered dream.

Elliot hasn't stepped outside his apartment in two years. Once a gentle, bright-eyed introvert, he now lives in a quiet, carefully controlled world after the sudden loss of his parents shattered everything he understood about safety. His only anchor is Noah, the best friend who refuses to give up on him. Then Valentina "Val" crashes into his life. Literally. Loud, messy, heartbreakingly ambitious, and utterly out of place in the luxury building she's just inherited a unit in, Val is everything Elliot can't handle. Especially when she turns her apartment into a nightly party spot for the star she's determined to become. Her father - her only family and fiercest supporter - is gone, and this dream is all she has left. They clash from the very first night. Elliot hates noise. Val lives in it. Val hates the cold shoulders in the building. Elliot becomes the coldest one of all. But frustration turns into reluctant curiosity. Curiosity becomes an uneasy truce. And somewhere between shared walls, late-night conversations, and the unexpected comfort of being seen, they start to shift. Val pushes Elliot to step outside the prison of his fear. Elliot steadies Val when her confidence cracks under the weight of her dreams. They challenge each other. They soften each other. They change each other. And maybe, if they're brave enough, they might become exactly what the other has needed all along. A story of grief, healing, found family, and the slow, breathtaking unraveling of two people who never expected to collide... but who just might save each other.

Anastasia Monroe is the heir to her late grandparents' inheritance. As a dominating CEO of a successful investing company, her parents are in her neck about love, marriage and children. Enough of the lectures, she makes a deal with a homeless man to introduce him to her parents as her fiancé, in return to invest in his farming system. Whilst all this has been happening, her parents had contacted her ex-fiancé's parents and arranged a wedding within the next 3 months. Usher Washington is a homeless man with a traumatising childhood. His mother is serving a life sentence for the murder of his abusive father. He has a home however declares himself homeless. Born with a tremendous talent of farming, he makes a deal with an astonishing business woman in return of an investment towards his plantation.

In 16**, an eight-year-old Dorian lay dying of a magical plague. To save him, his father orchestrated a forbidden ritual to harvest the "will to survive" from a child of the slums. They chose Faith, a fierce, purple-haired orphan who was the protector of the city's scavengers. The ritual ripped the golden essence of her spirit out, grafting it into Dorian. The process was a total success for the crown, but a tragedy for the girl; Dorian woke up with her strength, while Faith was left a "hollow" shell-her lavender hair faded to ash and her blue eyes turning dull and vacant. Thirteen years later, Dorian rules with the weight of her stolen soul in his chest. He is haunted by "phantom memories" of the iron foundries and the soot-stained streets he never actually inhabited. When he finally rediscovers Faith working as a terrified, lowly gardener in the palace, the sight of her broken confidence shatters him. While Dorian is supported by his loyal brother Gaze-a prince with green hair and soft gold eyes-he begins a desperate mission to restore Faith's sense of self. Currently, the story stands at a breaking point. Faith, who has lived for over a decade as a shadow, is beginning to experience agonizing, vivid flashbacks of her "Red Backstory." She is starting to remember the "Queen of the Ash" she once was-the girl who fought guards and stood tall-only to realize that the man she is falling for is the one currently wearing her spirit as his crown.

it's like a parallel timeline of Double Edged sword, showing what happens if the great rebellion never happened, and this is like an oc insert story. So 1x1x1x1 has like a sibling if you put it that way. And in this timeline Telamon is still alive, and is the cannon divergence of Double Edged sword

In a world obsessed with screens and appearances, Alastor, a black gentleman, survives unseen - his voice adored, but his identity is in danger. Vincent Whitman thrives in the spotlight, climbing higher by destroying anything - or anyone - that threatens his rise. When their paths collide, admiration turns to fixation, and fixation to obsession. What begins as a battle for control becomes something intimate, volatile, and impossible to escape. A story about power, anonymity, race, and the violence of being seen.

He pretends he doesn't care. Silent suffering feels safer than share. ~minsung ff

This poetry collection is the journey of a highly-sensitive guy from his teenage years to young adulthood. During these times he experiences a range of emotions & experiences. He finds the most cherished place to put it all out - the paper. When all feelings are expressed repeatedly but in vain, then he thinks that the paper is the only hand that pulls him out from the quicksand of egoism all while numbing the pain of stabbing reality strikes.

Esther is still creeped out by what happened 3 days ago. She was so frightened she didn't go to school for 2 whole months!! Wanna know more? Read this story! (Made on Tuesday, December 31th)

Sebastian Sallow x MC Hogwarts Legacy FanFic In the shadow of Professor Fig's untimely death, Eliora Solei grapples with crushing grief while shouldering the duties of being the last Keeper. Determined to stay afloat amid her studies and sacred obligations, she finds unexpected solace in Sebastian Sallow-a fellow orphan of loss, haunted by his sister's fading life. Together, they confront their shattered worlds, forging a bond that could either save them or unravel everything.