The Shape of Your Name
- Reads 39
- Votes 2
- Parts 2
Some love stories begin with a glance. This one begins with a letter.
After a hard year, Noah Calloway moves into a quiet apartment searching for a fresh start. What he doesn't expect is a handwritten letter postmarked from years ago signed only with the initials A.S. No return address. No explanation.
Then another letter arrives.
And another.
Each one is raw, thoughtful, and impossibly personal. As Noah reads, he feels drawn to the stranger behind the words. Someone who seems to understand him in ways no one else ever has.
He tells himself it's just curiosity. Just coincidence. But deep down, he knows it's something more.
All Rights Reserved
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
Noah (5th Street series)
Veronica Cruz has been through hell and back. After disconnecting with the world two years ago to be at the side of her dying mother, she's left alone, unemployed, overweight, and feeling a decade older than her twenty-eight years. When her best friend coaxes her into joining the local gym to ditch her depression and rejuvenate her life, she meets Noah. Assigned to help Veronica lose weight, Noah is everything she expected a young trainer to be-perfectly chiseled, supportive and motivating. Add to that, he's incredibly sexy. He's everything she's ever looked for in a man. What she least expected was for him to fall for her, but he has. There's just one glaring problem: Noah is eight years younger. Noah Quintanilla has his eye on a boxing title-someday. Down for a few months with an injury, his maintenance-boy pay at 5th Street Gym won't cut it. He's finally given the opportunity to train. The catch? His trainee is an out-of-shape woman with a free week pass. Taking on the challenge, Noah stumbles into one of the closest friendships he's ever known, and before he knows it, he's in love. But Veronica's not having it-the age difference is too much. Their platonic relationship means having to watch her date other men-something that would make him crazy. Believing he's the man for her, Noah sets out to prove that age is but an illusion, and there's more to him than just a number. Adult Contemporary - The story you are about to read is intended for mature readers due to its sexual content and language. It may not be appropriate for all audiences. Please read at your own discretion. This is not an extended sample like all my others. This will be uploaded in it's a entirety a few chapters a day.Complete
What Are the Odds?
Noah destroys every life he touches. Taking his first life with his own first breath, his path of destruction only spirals from there. Consumed by guilt and reminded every day of all that he's done, he makes a terrible decision- and ends up with the only thing he's ever wanted in life. Now he's faced with a choice- lie and be happy, or tell the truth and risk losing the one person who's saved his life time and time again. The odds that all of this could happen to one person? Slim to none. But then again, they've always been stacked against him. **trigger warning for content: suicide, trauma, physical/emotional abuse** **Mature- strong language, some sexual content** My cover was created using a free stock photo I found online and the website Canva- I do not own the picture! Text copyright by Amanda Klein (AmandaCastro711) ™️ ©️2012-2020 The moral rights of the author have been asserted. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non commercial uses permitted by copyright law. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, is purely coincidental.Complete
Letter of Light
"Sometimes, the one you're meant to find... finds you in your prayers first." In a small Islamic school, students are invited to join an anonymous "Letter of Light" program - writing words of encouragement, reflection, or advice to other students, without knowing who they're writing to. Alya, a quiet 16-year-old who journals everything and barely speaks in class, signs up without expecting anything. She just wants to write one letter that makes someone feel seen. But when she receives a reply - thoughtful, honest, and filled with gentle reminders of faith - something shifts. The letters continue, and so does the bond. Neither of them knows who the other is. And they choose not to ask. Because their connection is built on dua, not DMs. On boundaries, not butterflies. But what happens when one of them is forced to move away? What if this anonymous love was written in Qadr... or was it just a test?Complete
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚜𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝙾𝚏 𝚄𝚜
𝖧𝖺𝗅𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗇 𝖠𝖼𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗆𝗒 𝗂𝗌 𝖺 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗅𝖽 𝗈𝖿 𝖾𝗑𝖼𝖾𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾, 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗅𝖾𝗀𝖺𝖼𝗒 𝖿𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗐𝗋𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝗁𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗒 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗈𝗇𝗅𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖾𝗅𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗎𝗍. 𝖬𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗅𝖾𝗂𝗇𝖾 𝖱𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗋𝖺 𝗂𝗌 𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗍𝗈𝗉 𝗈𝖿 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖼𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗌-𝖽𝗂𝗌𝖼𝗂𝗉𝗅𝗂𝗇𝖾𝖽, 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗂𝗌𝖾, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗅𝗒 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝗈𝗌𝖾𝖽. 𝖤𝗅𝗂𝖺𝗌 Kingsley 𝗂𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗈𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗌𝗂𝗍𝖾: 𝖻𝗋𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗂𝖺𝗇𝗍, 𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗄𝗅𝖾𝗌𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺 𝖻𝗈𝗋𝗇 𝗋𝗎𝗅𝖾-𝖻𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗄𝖾𝗋. 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗋𝗂𝗏𝖺𝗅𝗋𝗒 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝖺 𝖧𝖺𝗅𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗇 𝗅𝖾𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖽, 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝖼𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗁𝖾𝗌 𝗐𝗁𝗂𝗌𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗈𝗇 𝗋𝗈𝗈𝗆𝗌. 𝖡𝗎𝗍 𝖻𝖾𝗁𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒 𝖻𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗋𝖾𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗄 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗈𝗈-𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗇𝖾𝗂𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗆 𝖽𝖺𝗋𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝖽𝗆𝗂𝗍: 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗌𝖾𝖾 𝖾𝖺𝖼𝗁 𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋. 𝖨𝗇 𝖺 𝗌𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗈𝗅 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋 𝗂𝗌 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝖿𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗋𝗂𝗏𝖺𝗅 𝗂𝗌𝗇'𝗍 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗋𝗂𝗌𝗄𝗒-𝗂𝗍'𝗌 𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿-𝖽𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗎𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇.
Our Promise
𝐇𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫-𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞. Lisa was never supposed to fall for Noah. Not the boy who saved her from a playground meltdown. Not the best friend who became her first kiss... her first love... her everything. But when he moved across the world, he left her with nothing but a broken promise and a gold star necklace she still wears like a scar. She swore she'd wait. He swore they'd find each other again. But two weeks after he came back, he was holding another girl's hand. Now it's war. And Lisa's done playing soft. Noah thought leaving Lisa behind would protect them both. He didn't expect to fall apart without her. Neither did he expect to learn the truth-something so brutal it made him question every moment they'd ever shared and see her as a stranger in the skin of the girl he once loved. And he definitely didn't expect to fall into someone else's arms trying to forget the taste of her lips. But Lisa's not the shy girl he left behind. She's colder now. Hotter, too. And every time he looks at her like he hates her, he wants to grab her and make her remember everything. This isn't just a breakup. It's unfinished business. First love never dies. But it might just destroy them both. 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑/𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄 : ❥ mature/sexual themes ❥ alcohol references ❥ language ❥ mild violence ❥ SLOWBURN! word count- 130,000 started- July 07 2023, Finished- May 2025 Copyright all rights reservedComplete
In Between Us
We're not together. But we're not just friends either. Late-night messages. Almost-kisses. Unspoken feelings hidden behind casual conversations and coffee shop meetups. They never defined what they were-because definitions meant boundaries, and boundaries meant limitations. So they kept it simple. No labels. No promises. Just a connection that felt too real to be nothing... and too fragile to be something. But when emotions get too loud to ignore, and hearts begin to want more-what happens in between us can either bring them closer, or tear them apart. A modern love story about almost, uncertainties, and the kind of heartbreak you can't name.Complete
To the Boy Who Made Me Feel Everything
Some stories begin with a kiss. Ours began with a handshake and silence. He wasn't supposed to mean anything-just a classmate, a stranger, a passing name. But somehow, he became the boy who made me feel everything. The one I texted when I didn't know what to say. The one I looked for in crowded rooms without meaning to. The one who sat beside me once on a bus...and never really left. This isn't a perfect love story. There were no grand gestures, no dramatic declarations, and no promises. Just two people, slowly breaking and becoming, in a world that never stopped moving. He wasn't mine. But he felt like home.
Hello
[Complete] A gentle, but lackadaisical construction worker named Solomon and a dreamer who is unsure of herself, as much as the people around her must build a loving relationship on sandy ground. Hoping for love, Solomon sent a message to the woman of his dreams on the dating app, Apple of My Eye, hoping for a reply. She decides to say 'hello' and allows him to prove himself worthy of her love. But that was only the beginning of this tense and revealing love drama. Saying hello drew them into an obscure love that will carry them to the edges of Jamaica and the fringes of their past. Can Solomon build her the future she always dreamed of? Because saying hello was easy, saying I love you will be impossible.Complete
Veronica Cruz has been through hell and back. After disconnecting with the world two years ago to be at the side of her dying mother, she's left alone, unemployed, overweight, and feeling a decade older than her twenty-eight years. When her best friend coaxes her into joining the local gym to ditch her depression and rejuvenate her life, she meets Noah. Assigned to help Veronica lose weight, Noah is everything she expected a young trainer to be-perfectly chiseled, supportive and motivating. Add to that, he's incredibly sexy. He's everything she's ever looked for in a man. What she least expected was for him to fall for her, but he has. There's just one glaring problem: Noah is eight years younger. Noah Quintanilla has his eye on a boxing title-someday. Down for a few months with an injury, his maintenance-boy pay at 5th Street Gym won't cut it. He's finally given the opportunity to train. The catch? His trainee is an out-of-shape woman with a free week pass. Taking on the challenge, Noah stumbles into one of the closest friendships he's ever known, and before he knows it, he's in love. But Veronica's not having it-the age difference is too much. Their platonic relationship means having to watch her date other men-something that would make him crazy. Believing he's the man for her, Noah sets out to prove that age is but an illusion, and there's more to him than just a number. Adult Contemporary - The story you are about to read is intended for mature readers due to its sexual content and language. It may not be appropriate for all audiences. Please read at your own discretion. This is not an extended sample like all my others. This will be uploaded in it's a entirety a few chapters a day.
More detailsContent Guidelines