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Ashes is a collection surrounding the decay of the aftermath. The ruin that exists without apology. These works give voice to the quiet at the end, when all else fails. The solemn feeling of goodbye, coiled with the start of something new.All Rights Reserved

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Even If It Breaks Me by Quiet_Drafts

The world ended quietly. Not with fire, not with warning-just silence, and the ruins left behind. Claira never asked to become a fighter. But survival doesn't wait for those who hesitate. Each step forward is heavier than the last, burdened by the memories she refuses to let go of and the people she refuses to stop searching for. Inside the fragile safety of an abandoned school, a group of strangers fights to hold onto something like hope. Outside its fences, the road is endless, broken, and filled with threats that never sleep. And somewhere out there-whether in the ashes, the shadows, or the miles ahead-are the answers Claira can't stop chasing. A story of survival, memory, and the thin line between holding on and letting go.

World of Scars by NIBlack9

The world of scars, Of dread and shards, Of broken dreams and hearts, Form poetry so dark. Mysterious ways of the world, Humans cruelty, and loss, Will this ever stop? Will the pain and voidness go on? Hatred, anger, guilt, and pain, Bring voices whispering ruination to minds, Only the people who saw through those blinds, Will understand these poems lines. [These are my collection of poetries about the dark side of life. None of these poems are allowed to be copied without my permission. Read with caution.] By: N. I. Black

𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 by abbeymshumaker

𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐀 I should have walked away when he stepped into the bar. I should have listened to the warning. But I didn't... I couldn't. We're carved from the same rage. When two storms collide, they don't calm the Earth. They destroy it. He could be my salvation... or the death of my humanity. 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐍 She's the beginning of my end. She's not someone you meet, but someone you survive. The moment I saw her, I knew she'd ruin me, and I wanted her anyway. Some storms are too relentless to outrun. If I'm going down, I'm taking her with me. ── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ── ⚠️ Content Warning This story contains mature themes, including violence, toxic romance, dark emotional content, and scenes intended for audiences 18+. Just so you know, reader discretion is advised.

The Shadows Between Us (Book 1) by AnnaReynolds88

They said the world ended quietly. It didn't. It shattered, loud, violent, and full of screaming skies and black-eyed monsters that tore through everything we thought was safe. Now, safety is a bunker deep underground. Love is a risk. Trust is earned in blood. And survival means becoming someone you swore you'd never be. I wasn't supposed to fall for him. He's my protector. My commander. My tether to something strong in a world unraveling. I'm younger, weaker, haunted by what l've lost and yet when he looks at me, it feels like I've already been chosen.

Fragments Of A Shattered Dawn by 1d_football5

A collection of raw, unfiltered poems that bleed with honesty. Inside these pages live the ghosts of depression, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, heartbreak, abuse, and grief. These words do not shy away from darkness-they sit with it, speak its language, and unravel the silence it leaves behind. But this is also a book about survival. About longing and love, even when unreturned. About desire that aches and healing that comes in imperfect forms. About the messy, jagged ways we try to piece ourselves back together. For anyone who has felt too much, or nothing at all. For anyone searching for fragments of themselves in the ruins. This is not a guide to healing. This is proof you are not alone in the storm. Trigger Warnings: Depression Self-harm Suicidal ideation Grief and loss Emotional and psychological trauma Abuse (emotional, physical, and implied sexual) Dissociation Heartbreak and unrequited love Loneliness and isolation Sexual themes and longing Descriptions of pain and intrusive thoughts

What the Crows Know by ilana_tom

This intense, stream-of-consciousness narrative plunges the reader into a world of primal decay, where a character's physical struggle through an endless field of cold, consuming mud mirrors a profound psychological collapse. It is a powerful meditation on the failure of intellectual idealism in the face of brutal, visceral reality, as the narrator's past preoccupation with philosophy is violently contrasted with the raw, iron-tasting truth of his present. The story explores the suffocating weight of guilt, the blurring line between sanity and hallucination, and the terror of absolute meaninglessness, suggesting that the only certainty left is the relentless, exhausting act of enduring a burden that is as much metaphorical as it is physical.

𝔸𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕋𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕠𝕨 by Afteratlife

The world did in fact not end with a bang, but a whisper. Nothing was left but a suffocating stillness. The air was thick with ash, the remnants of humanity left to crawl through a poisoned wasteland. The whispers of those we had lost haunted us. The line between predator and prey had began to blur. The dead did not rest but it was the survivors that plunged the earth into darkness. I had grew to watch the accustomed look of desperation between my group. Haunted by my past I became a distant memory to those I once looked to for hope. They just didn't understand that biding time wasn't a blessing, it was a curse. And I realised, as the sky grew white-the end was never the worst part; it was what came after. ---------- Book series: Book 1- In the Afterlife Book 2- Ashes of tomorrow

Can I Die Now? by Reksol

Noah Ardyn is only eleven - too young to understand why people leave, too old to believe that love can save anyone. His father vanished before his first birthday, and his mother became his entire world - a fragile light in an ever-darkening sky. For a while, that was enough. Until the day the world began to decay. A new virus swept across the earth, twisting everything it touched - minds, bodies, and hearts. The streets grew silent. The air grew colder. And one by one, everyone Noah loved began to disappear, leaving him with only echoes of their voices and memories that refused to fade. But the virus wasn't the only thing eating away at humanity. It was grief. It was fear. It was the unbearable weight of surviving. Noah doesn't want revenge. He doesn't want to be saved. He just wants it all to stop - the pain that burns through his soul, the loneliness that tears him apart from the inside, the cruel silence that answers every time he calls for help. And so, as the world collapses around him, he whispers the only words that still make sense: "Can I die now?" Can I Die Now? is not a story about giving up. It's a story about what happens when a heart feels too much - and the quiet, shattered beauty that exists in pain itself.

Grey II - Ghosts by TierneyDanae

Where do you go after everything falls apart? Do you retreat to the life you hated or stumble forward into the unknown? After the Clan crumbles beneath the weight of secrets and lies, each must decide which path to take. Kael and Nevaeh choose ice, though in differing ways, one hard and one numbing. James chooses the self-destruction of fire, the only way he's ever known. And Jordan, she chooses shadows, letting herself fade away completely... But there is safety in numbers and danger in isolation, even for monsters. And with ghosts from their past snapping at their heels, can they survive on their own? » ✦ « Book II sees new allies, new foes, and the difference between hate and hurt. Let's just hope our lovely mains learn that difference before it's too late 💀 » ✦ « #2 in Angel Romance #3 in Demonology #11 in Thriller #Mature, 18+ for all the reasons. Not a YA novel (again). **Due to disturbing themes, violence, depression, language, and literally everything else, this is not for the kids. Ghosts is darker than Intentions. But you need to live in the dark to appreciate the light...or at least, the lighter grays 🖤🖤

Post Plague Kidnapping - Published! by vblawnola

It's been five years since the plague struck. Leah knows there are other survivors, but she's avoiding them. She is doing just fine on her own. Surviving after everyone she knew died has made her physically strong and honed her intelligence, but she is emotionally devastated. There is nothing to fear if you don't make yourself emotionally vulnerable. James has spent the last five years helping to build up a colony of survivors. He believes in the small town they have populated and its mission to save humanity from extinction. He and his small team of men find scattered people and bring them in. Over the last two centuries, women have fought for and won more and more rights, gaining equality with men. Society, law, and technology bolsters and enforces these rights, but now they are gone. Women's equality with men is over. There are just too few of them. They aren't lesser but greater, more important, more valuable than men. Men are expendable. Men can stay outside alone if they like, but all women must be brought inside the safety of the Colony and properly taken care of. James has been searching the area Leah lives in. Her time of solitude is up. Leah sparks something in James he's never felt before. He's not letting this one get away, certainly not twice. Warning: Contains sex, some violence, occasional foul language, and adult issues. Genre: Science Fiction, Romance, Post-apocalyptic, Dark romance Length: 84,468 words This book has been published on Amazon. The first ten chapters will be updated to what you get in the published novel and will remain here, so you can try before you buy.

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Even If It Breaks Me

The world ended quietly. Not with fire, not with warning-just silence, and the ruins left behind. Claira never asked to become a fighter. But survival doesn't wait for those who hesitate. Each step forward is heavier than the last, burdened by the memories she refuses to let go of and the people she refuses to stop searching for. Inside the fragile safety of an abandoned school, a group of strangers fights to hold onto something like hope. Outside its fences, the road is endless, broken, and filled with threats that never sleep. And somewhere out there-whether in the ashes, the shadows, or the miles ahead-are the answers Claira can't stop chasing. A story of survival, memory, and the thin line between holding on and letting go.