1900s Stories

In the ancient era , in the early 19th century peace is held together by a sacred law: brothers must marry one woman-one soul shared, one heart bound-to prevent power struggles that once shattered the realm. When the innocent and beautiful Aradhya is captured by an old man thrice her age for marriage, her fate takes a dramatic turn. Two powerful thakur brothers, Thakur yatharth-the cold, calculating war strategist-and thakur yashraj -the charming, ruthless protector-defy the rules and tradition to save her. By ancient decree, saving her means claiming her. Now, she is not only under their protection-but their shared bride. What begins as a duty quickly turns into something far more dangerous. To yatharth, Aradhya is the key to controlling his darker urges. To yashraj , she is the light that anchors his chaos. And to Aradhya these two opposite souls become the only safe harbor in a world full of hidden daggers and whispered threats. But being bound to two royal obsessions comes at a price. As palace intrigue thickens and old enemies rise from the shadows, Aradhya must learn how to wield the power she never asked for-because in this twisted game of loyalty, obsession, and law, love might be the most dangerous weapon of all.

In which the HP universe reacts to Tom Riddle's next life as Thomas Shelby. OR In which they see what they should truly be terrified about.

Set between the aftermath of World War II and the shifting promises of the late 1950s, this story follows two men raised on opposite sides of privileges and survival. Vincent grows up in wealth, discipline and expectation. Heir to a powerful name, he was taught early that image is everything. Alastor, raised by a violent father, lives in an era that limits him at every turn. He learns how to move through spaces that welcome his talent, yet reject his presence. Their lives collide in a moment neither will forget - a brief encounter marked by judgment which later leaded to consequences. What follows is not a simple romance, but a slow unraveling: of inherited beliefs, carefully performed roles, and desires that refuse to remain buried. Vincent and Alastor are forced to confront not only each other, but the parts of themselves shaped by fear, expectation from society, survival and the cost of choosing who they are allowed to be.

1894, the 57th year of the reign of Queen Victoria. Among the clad black mourning clothes of the era two women emerge in order to accompany their cousin Alexandra to Russia to marry the next Tsar. Scarlett Walker, the bastard Child of Duke Ernest, the late Prince Albert's brother, and Alice the great-niece of the queen, or so she thinks. As they follow their cousin to Russia to serve as ladies in waiting a web of complicated situations wait to entrench them both. Lurid Affairs, Secret Marriages and Rivalry all await them in Saint Petersburg, all frowned upon by the upper Echelons of society. From birth to the time when she leaves her native Germany for Russia, Scarlett Walker has felt like an outcast. A bastard unrecognized by her father and her mother dead she feels desperately afloat, craving the love of someone who cares for just her. Upon her arrival in Russia she meets someone, someone who claims he would do anything for her. Her insane jealousy of wanting what Alice has leads her to drive him away. Alice however craves a simple and quiet life. Falling in love with a Grand Duke gives her everything she's dreamed of since a child, Stability and love. Taking the offer of that kind of life she plunges herself into situations she'd never dreamed she'd encounter in her life. Due to the rivalry between the two will they ever be able to reconcile their differences, or their differences with high society? UNDER EDITING

Cordelia Green is a spirited and temperamental nineteen-year-old with a deep devotion for music, living in Philadelphia at the dawn of the year 1905. Her carefully ordered world collapses in the most humiliating and distressing manner when, by a cruel mistake, she sends a letter that was never meant to see the light of day. One in which she confesses her forbidden love. By fortune or misfortune, the letter does not reach its intended recipient. The true calamity begins when Cordelia receives a reply. The sender should not exist. What follows is a tale of unexpected romance and tangled emotions, of hearts drawn together and torn apart, bound and released by the quiet, inexorable hand of destiny. ⭑*•̩̩͙⊱•••• ♡₊˚ 🦢・₊✧••••̩̩͙⊰•*⭑ Participant of the || Open Novella Contest 2026. Main prompt: 79. A letter arrives addressed to you, written by someone who shouldn't exist. Secondary prompts: 24. Staying as friends feels safe, but that doesn't mean it's the path you're meant to take. 2026 Umi Moriko Original

20 years after being shot at and surviving, Christine Daaé and the Phantom have made a happy life together. They've raised Gustave, war hero and musical genius, and a pair of twins, Maurice and Melodie. Unlike her siblings, Melodie was born with her father's trademark deformity. Melodie knows her father can't bear to be around her because she reminds him of his failures in life. One of which she is. Despite their families pleas, father and daughter can't seem to get along. They fight and rage at each other. But after one of their more heated fights, Melodie has had enough. She runs away from home and finds sanctuary in a run-down old theater, filled with strange secret passages behind the walls. There she stays and there she catches the eye of a young piano-playing stagehand. Melodie, wanting to get closer to the man, gives him piano lessons each night. But their lessons don't go unnoticed. A hate-filled mystery lingers just out of sight and threatens to crush Melodie and her stagehand. And on top of this dangerous mystery, ghosts from the past enter into their lives once more. Will father and daughter learn to fix things between them? Or will this mystery kill any chance they have? ---------- Takes place after 'Love Never Dies'

𝐃𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍 "𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑖𝑡," "𝐼 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑑, 𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑛'𝑡 𝐼?" 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐲 ever after, only came true for a few. She's a baker. They both swayed to the music, tripping over themselves. He was a delinquent. But what would I know? I haven't seen him since my twenty-first birthday. 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐽𝑢𝑙𝑦 28, 2021 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝑇𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑑

1902. A courtroom. A glance that changes everything. Harry Styles, an attorney who has spent his whole life trying to disappear. Niall Horan, a woodcarver who is never silent, even when times aren't safe. They cross paths in a trial they'll never forget, but their story is written elsewhere... in pages where ink spills in secret, love presses between lines, and truths that can only survive when hidden. Love doesn't always survive in this cruel world, but love always survives in memories. DOES MENTION (CHILDHOOD) SA, PLEASE READ WITH CARE!!

"good god, how i hate that mike wheeler!"

In the glittering world of 19th‑century high society, where reputations rise and fall with a single whisper, no family commands more fascination-or more envy-than the Blackthorns. Once united by the legendary love match of Charlotte and the late Elias Blackthorn, the family now stands at a crossroads. Charlotte, gentle yet unyieldingly wise, guides her six children through the treacherous currents of London's social season. At her side is Julian, the eldest son and newly appointed Lord Blackthorn-serious, steady, and determined to uphold the legacy his father left behind. Beside him stands Cassian, the charming rake who scoffs at the very idea of love. Then come the daughters: Josephine, the first to debut, known to society as sweet and serene... though beneath her polished exterior lies a fierce competitor who craves challenge more than courtship. Isolde, tender‑hearted and thoughtful. Eleanor, eager for her own season and desperate to prove she can be useful. And young Theodore, who dreams of one day becoming the man his brothers are. But this year, all eyes turn to Josephine Blackthorn. Her debut will set the tone for her sisters' futures-and one misstep could unravel everything. Will she find a love as powerful as the one that once united her parents? Or will her hidden fire, her hunger for freedom and victory, doom her to the fate every young woman fears: becoming an old maid, and worse, jeopardizing her sisters' chances in the seasons to come? In a world ruled by secrets, suitors, and scandal, Josephine must decide whether to follow the role society demands... or risk everything for the life she truly desires.

Florence and Matthew have been promised to one another since birth. Florence accepts it as her fate and stops pursuing love and while she doesn't see Matthew in that way, she knows there are worse fates. Matthew on the other hand doesn't seem quite as accepting. Follow their journey through hurt and betrayal as they try to understand what it truly means to love.

After finding Caelius abandoned on a wintry night with no memory of his past, Father Marques realizes that this young orphan boy is a much grander mystery than he could have imagined. (This story has a Christian theme, but I've purposely been a vague on certain details to cater to a wider audience. I am not Catholic myself, so please let me know if something is inaccurate!)

​"They told us we were just hands to be used. They didn't realize we had hearts that could burn." ​New York City, 1908. In the sweltering, crowded garment factories of the Lower East Side, thirty-eight-year-old Elena has spent twenty years living as a ghost. She is a woman caught between two worlds: the duty she owes her husband, Thomas, and the electric, forbidden pull she feels toward Anya, a young firebrand on the factory floor. ​But as the city nears a breaking point, Elena realizes she isn't the only one tired of hiding. ​On March 8, fifteen thousand women take to the cobblestone streets to demand bread and roses. Amidst police batons and rising revolution, Elena must navigate a different kind of uprising within her own home. In a time when the world demands you choose one life or the other, Elena, Thomas, and Anya are about to discover if the "new world" they're fighting for is big enough to hold all three of them. ​A story of labor, liberation, and a love that refuses to follow the rules.

A collection of stories originating from the Midnight College Archives; strange stories adopted into a literate form by Augustus L. Soloman, wondrous artwork provided by the likes of K.B. A friend who voluntarily came to my aid in a time of need. Enjoy the stories, as whether or not they be fact or fiction is up to your own personal belief. Do follow my Instagram page so if you please; titled the very same thing. Visit the wonderful artist of the cover and many more; @KingBrackets on the Instagram website

A free and easy to find version of the original novel *This was sourced from the Gutenberg project*

"chaos is a friend of mine" - rosanna solomons is the sister of the notorious alfie solomons, after attending a business meeting at his distillery she meets the leader of the peaky blinders.

Lisa invents a new Time Machine that doesn't just send people back in time but reverses time itself so that everyone from the present is able to live in the past. The more the machine activates, the further back they go. Can this be reversed before they go too far back in time? Well, I did say I would work on this one, and here it is now.

A 27 year old male finds himself in the game he played before dying...but that's not the only trouble he will be facing! He is the villain of the story can he find a way to survive...?

Alyssa Bell never believed in fairy tales... especially not ones that start with spilled coffee and a broken umbrella. But when Emerson James returns to town with jazz in his soul and love letters tucked between record sleeves, everything begins to feel like a song waiting to be written. In a world of jukebox dreams, diner booths, and family expectations, can love really strike in a single glance... or will it take a few rainy nights to know for sure?

Pain is a euphemism to describe an unwanted emotional knot This is not a "sappy" story gone wrong this a Tale of veracity and mendacity