When Breathing Feels Borrowed
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MatureOngoing31m
Last published Mon, Sep 15, 2025
A collection of stories no one wants to admit they've lived through if they have, loneliness, empty rooms, thoughts you can't tell anyone without ruining the mood. Dark, depressing, and painfully real. These aren't pretty tales. They're the ones that keep you awake at 3AM thinking. I write these to help express my emotions and stop myself from making decisions I might regret, and maybe, just maybe, stop someone else from making a bad choice as well.
TW: dark themes, suicidal thoughts, self-harm
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Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl who was unable to see her own worth. She found beauty in the simple things, like roses, kind smiles, good music, and a deep conversation. But she was not simple, so she was unable to see anything worth while about herself. This girl was beaten down by the cruelties of this world, but then she meets him, her prince charming. But can even he convince her of her true beauty? Or will she ruin any good that comes into both his and her lives forever? ----- This is a story about a girl named Jane who is forced to be someone she is not. I wrote this story because I feel like we all have to conform to be how society wants us to be, when that's not who we really are, sometime in our lives. But we all have an escape. Sometimes it's through music, reading, friends, or whatever. Jane's escape comes through a boy named Mystery who helps her grow and flourish who she really is. Please read, it means so much to me because writing and helping others is my personal escape! I love you all so much! It's almost completed! I understand that my grammar is not perfect so please be patient with me because I will fix it someday! ;) *NOTE* This story contains some graphic scenes of self harm and suicide. Read at your own risk. This story was meant solely for awareness.
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