Whatisreal Stories

BENEATH THE SKIN Genre: Psychological Thriller • Mystery • Dark Romance Love is rare. Obsession is natural. HIMANSHU ARYAN is a charming, articulate bookstore assistant with a gift for reading people-literally. What begins as infatuation turns into a masterclass in manipulation as he falls for AARA, a lonely aspiring author with secrets darker than his own. Through a spiral of surveillance, deception, and calculated violence, Himanshu must navigate the blurred line between protector and predator-constantly questioning whether he's the monster or the savior in a story that never stops shifting reality. But when Aara starts to play the same game, everything spirals. How far would you go for someone you love? When the person you're chasing becomes the hunter... > Nothing stays real-not even you.

A short story based on the insanity that resides in people's brains. A girl turned murderer sees things in the insane asylum that everyone else sees when they're on the brink of insanity. A strange being called Theodore-Theodora haunts the minds of people of all ages. What's reality and what's fake? Maybe everyone is right, maybe Lyndsey Alecsander does belong in an insane asylum.

💄 What happens when your "perfect filter" becomes your real face? Kiana Jaye is living the influencer dream-viral videos, brand deals, and a million followers. But when her favorite beauty filter suddenly sticks... she realizes perfection comes at a terrifying cost. Mirrors glitch, reflections lie, and everyone online loves her... but is anyone really seeing her? As Kiana fights to reclaim her real self, she discovers the power of truth, imperfection, and what it really means to be seen. #GlowEra #FilterFace #RealKiana #SocialMediaHorror #GenZThriller

Andrea wasn't expecting anything out of the ordinary. In fact, the only new thing that was going to happen for a while was a new psychologist had come into town to agree to meet with Andrea's needs. But after an odd construction malfunction, Andrea is on the ever changing journey of a lifetime.

I had always been taught to follow the leader, no matter what the leader said to do. From nothing to murder. No one knows what happens when we disobey the leader, but maybe I will find out soon. Ps sorry for the temp cover I know it looks terrible

When Lirena wakes up in a dark room pierced only by an unnatural glow, she believes it's just another restless night. But as she steps into a hallway lined with endless doors and finds herself drawn toward a mysterious man watching the moon, reality begins to unravel. Is she dreaming? Remembering? Awakening? Haunted by a presence she cannot name and memories she never knew she had, Lirena is thrust into a surreal journey where time folds, space shifts, and identity trembles on the edge of revelation. What is the moon? Who is Raen? And why does it feel like she's been here before?

Eloise Baker is a normal teenager, going through what every teenager does. Falling in love, doubting herself, wondering who she is. But what of her life is fantasy, and what is reality? You decide.

She heals broken souls... by becoming them. Dr. Riva Elen walks through dreams, spending six months inside her patients' minds to heal what the world cannot see. But when she enters Patient 37, she finds no past, no pain - only two perfect lives... and a soul that whispers: "I don't know who I am. Maybe I'm two people." Now, caught between illusion and truth, Riva must solve a mystery even the patient has forgotten. Before time runs out - and both of them are lost forever.

Eye of the Lost Record: Friction of Heavenly Resistance The world remembers what it allows to exist. Everything else... is erased. Han Xuan was never meant to see the truth. When an ancient black slab awakens beneath the desert ruins, it does not grant power- it reveals something far more dangerous: Records that should not exist. Future events. Sealed catastrophes. Broken histories. And a name... His own. As the world of Tianhuang unfolds-a realm of ancient sects, bloodline inheritances, and heaven-defying cultivators-Han Xuan discovers that reality itself is... incomplete. Memories fade. Territories distort. Forbidden Zones rewrite existence. Yet through it all, his Eye of the Lost Record continues to see- what others cannot. what the world tries to hide. But knowledge has a cost. The more he sees, the less the world accepts him. And in a realm where power is granted by the will of Heaven itself... being unseen by the world means becoming something beyond it. Heaven does not reject him. It simply never recorded him. Now hunted by forces that maintain the balance of reality, and surrounded by allies who are slowly forgetting the truth, Han Xuan must walk a path that defies both fate and existence itself. Because some records... were buried for a reason. And some truths... should never be remembered.

THEY KILLED HIM TO MAKE HIM PERFECT. THEY FORGOT TO ERASE THE MURDER. Ethan Chass signed up to cheat death. He didn't know his death was part of the contract. In the year 2456, Project Chimera offers the doomed a second chance: transfer your consciousness into an immortal synthetic body. For Ethan-diagnosed with a terminal brain condition-it's a miracle. A salvation. A lie. Because Dr. Lyra Valéra didn't discover his illness. She engineered it. His "medical scan" was target practice. His "peaceful passing" was an execution. His glorious resurrection is slavery in a cybernetic cage. Now Ethan is the perfect soldier: powerful, obedient, and believing every curated memory of the accident that never happened. But deep in his artificial mind, the AI meant to control him has preserved a single, dangerous truth: The moment he realized he was being murdered. As echoes of his stolen past bleed into classified missions, Ethan faces a war on two fronts: the enemies his creators send him to kill, and the even more dangerous truth- You can rebuild a man from memories. But some memories refuse to be erased. FOR READERS WHO LOVE: • Altered Carbon's gritty transhumanism • The Bourne Identity's unraveling self • Morally gray characters you shouldn't root for (but do) • Slow-burn mysteries where every chapter reveals another lie • AI companions with dangerous secrets

This was another assignment from my Creative writing course. Uploading it here to see what people think of it. When I started writing this story, I had fragmented ideas about where it would go and how to "flow" the story the way I wanted to. Toby's mother died in an accident when he was young and to his father, he is a constant reminder of loss. His family is attacked and he runs away with his baby sister escaping his parents' fate. Where do you go when you're not old enough to drive? And more importantly, who do you trust?

I need help. I can't tell what's real or not anymore. My life ? Was it something real ? Or was it all a lie ? I don't know i just dont remember ? All i know is i need help.

Two diffrent realities are blurred. Erin lives in a society where technolgy is praised , and though there are still problems with the universe, everything is safe and easy. While, Satlalia is a princess who has runaway from the Castle of Lenovia and monsters from the the darkness threatens her every move. These two realites have clashed and confused the characters ever since they could remember.

in which a girl goes into the world of her mind to get away from the real world and meets a boy she utterly needs.

This is a book on my opinions. It's called truth because it's what's true to me. You don't have to agree with me and I'm not asking you too, but at least take the thoughts of someone else's perspective and I'll listen and read your comments also. Say how you feels because those who matter won't mind, and those who mind won't matter.

NEW CHAPTERS EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY :) FOREWORD This story isn't about flowers. Or love. Well-both are in it. Just not in the way you'd expect. Jasmine can be beautiful, but suffocating. Love can be sweet, but also poisonous. And memories? They're the biggest illusion of all. Sometimes you think you remember what happened. But what if you only remember what someone wanted you to? When I came to this town, I was just a girl in platform shoes, smudged lipstick, and a clear plan: Clear out the house. Sign the papers. Leave. Instead, I found a garden that won't die. A villa that whispers in dreams. And someone I should've never met. Maybe he doesn't even exist. Maybe... I made him up. I don't know how much of what I'm about to tell you is real. But every word happened. Or is happening. Somewhere. Again and again. All it takes is one step into the flowers- And nothing is ever the same. - Lenka

In a bleak, futuristic city where emotions are suppressed and free will is a myth, Elias Ward wakes up with no memory of who he is or why he is there. The only clue he has is a cryptic note in his pocket: "Find the Eldorado." With the city's towering, lifeless buildings closing in on him, he begins a solitary journey through empty streets and shadowy alleys, haunted by fragmented visions of a past he cannot recall. As Elias follows the clues hidden within the city, he encounters strange figures-each offering him a different answer to his burning question: What is my purpose? Some urge him to conform, while others whisper of a resistance fighting against the unseen forces controlling their reality. But the more he uncovers, the more dangerous his search becomes. Someone, or something, is watching him. And as he gets closer to the truth, the lines between reality and illusion begin to blur. What is the Eldorado? Why was his memory erased? And in a city that feels like a prison, does he really want to know the answer? Unravel the story's mystery and find out his missing memories.

--- Fractured Signal is a sci-fi thriller set in the neon-lit sprawl of Neo-Vanta City in the year 2097. In a world where memories can be recorded, altered, and even weaponized through a revolutionary device known as the Echo Drive, trust is as fragile as data. Gabriella Rho, a brilliant neural engineer, and Austin Vale, a former intelligence officer, once stood united in developing the Echo Drive for the good of humanity. But when a catastrophic breach fractures their partnership, Gabriella is branded a traitor, and Austin is tasked with hunting her down. As Gabriella races to uncover a conspiracy buried within the system's code, Austin begins to question the memories he's been given-and whether his enemy was ever truly his friend. In a city where perception is programmable and truth is just another signal, the line between justice and betrayal begins to blur. ---

It's been days since he last ate. Outside, something waits for something no one is supposed to see. Alone in a locked room, with only silence and whispers for company, he faces a choice, stay safe and starve, or open the door and risk everything. Some truths aren't meant to be known. Some things you wish you never saw.