Bitter-sweet Stories

She loved him loudly. He loved her quietly-only when it was convenient. Leah believed two years of love meant security, a future, a place she could finally call hers. Yet, every time it mattered, he chose someone else. A best friend. A familiar comfort. A silence that hurts more than betrayal. This is a story about emotional neglect, unspoken loyalties, and the slow realization that love without priority is a form of loss. It asks a difficult question: How long can you stay where you are never fully chosen?

❝ HOW DOES THE NAME VENTI SOUND? ❞ »----------✄ Wandering around Starsnatch Cliff, you gathered Cecilia's in a small basket. However, as you near the peak of the cliff, you stumbled upon a young boy who possessed a pair of large white wings. But his feathers were torn and he was gravely injured. Fearful that he'd die, you brought him to your home to tend to his wounds. 𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈 𝐗 𝐅𝐄𝐌!𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 Estimated chp: 40 Forewarning: ‣ Angst ‣ blood ‣ slight mentions of sh (self-harm) ‣ implied suicide ‣ gore ‣ violence ‣ mild cursing ☆ Cover Art: @poscorn617 (twt) Character Credits: Genshin Impact 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄: Plagiarism is strictly prohibited. Please do not copy, trace the plot, or repost my story, thank you.

Born beneath the same tide, Tsireya was cherished by the sea-while her twin sister Gianna was feared by it. Marked by her pale skin and white hair, Gianna grows up ignored and rejected by the Metkayina, seen as an omen rather than a child. When she befriends Lo'ak Sully, the two form a bond built on shared neglect and quiet understanding. But love becomes forbidden, jealousy fractures families, and superstition turns cruel. Exile, war, and sacrifice follow. Disclaimer I do not own Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, or any of the canon characters featured in this story. All canon characters belong to James Cameron and Lightstorm Entertainment. Gianna (Gia) is my original character. This story is written for creative and entertainment purposes. Number 1 in #nextgeneration Number 1 in #Avatar

ඈ මගේ සඳ බව, මා ඈට නොකියා.... (I didn't tell her, She is my luna....) . . . . . . . . Beginning_ 2025/11/12 🚫This is an original work created by me. All names, characters, and locations are entirely fictional. This work may not be copied, reproduced, or published in any form or on any platform without my prior permission. 🚫

"The cruelest thing about reincarnation isn't dying. It's waking up a new life, and realizing your soul still lives in the old one" -Fipae 💙🌊 A Thousand Years to Find You-is a GL fantasy-romance about Sam, a responsible but often late high school student, and her complicated love story that spans two lifetimes. In the real world, Sam is close to her best friend Rein who secretly harbors feelings for her, while her strict parents disapprove of same-sex relationships. Unbeknownst to her, she keeps appearing in the dreams of a mysterious girl with white hair and ocean eyes. A thousand years ago in another world, they were Vien and Zane, two children who were inseparable until Vien suddenly vanished. Zane waited for Vien for a full millennium, growing into a woman named Ocean, while Vien was reborn as Tania. Desperate to see her again, Ocean prayed to their world's god, which is why she now dreams of Tania/Sam. In this life, however, Sam and the mystery girl are strangers who don't remember their past, and when they accidentally meet in Chapter 5, Sam must navigate her feelings for Rein in the present while Ocean carries the weight of a thousand years of waiting and longing for a soulmate who no longer remembers her. 💙🌊 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 copyright holder. 3k words every chaps! •••• Follow my sm for more updates! Facebook Page: Fipaepucicat WP Facebook Account: Fiannamadrid Il ©All rights reserved

Violet's life is a countdown. At nineteen, she is tired. Tired of the hospital smell, tired of the heavy oxygen tank she has to carry everywhere, and tired of the way people look at her with pity. She has Stage 4 lung cancer, and she knows she isn't going to get a "happily ever after." She has accepted that her world is just a boring, gray hallway. ​Then she meets Julian. Julian is everything Violet isn't. He is handsome, full of energy, and seems completely invincible. He's a "Classic" the kind of guy who looks like he belongs on a movie poster. He works as an artisan, fixing broken clocks and making beautiful things with his hands. Even though he has a prosthetic arm, he doesn't let it slow him down for a second. ​A summer of miracles. Julian refuses to let Violet spend her final days sitting in a hospital waiting room. He sweeps her off her feet and into a world she never thought she'd see. He takes her on high-speed motorcycle rides, treats her to secret dinner dates, and even finds a way to get her into a sold-out, world-class piano concert in Edinburgh. For the first time in years, Violet doesn't feel like a patient. She feels like a girl in love. They do all romantic things a normal couple does, infinite kisses, many dates, and equal amount of disappointments. ​The secret that changes everything. To Violet, Julian is her hero. He is the "Sun" that brightens her "Dull Place." But Julian is hiding a truth that he hasn't told anyone not even his own sister. ​Not forever. Just enough. This isn't a story about a miracle cure. It's a story about what happens when two people who are "broken" find each other and decide to live a hundred years' worth of life in just a few months. It's about the secrets we keep to protect the people we love, and the beauty of finding someone who makes the "Dull Place" worth staying in. Find what happens?

𝐼𝖭 𝑊𝖧𝖨𝖢𝖧...Four best friends leave everything behind to start a new life. 𝑻𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝒖𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝒕𝐨 𝒃𝐞 𝒖𝐬 [minasely - 2026] do not copy my work

They didn't break all at once-they fell apart in silence. Now, meeting again, they have to face everything they never said... and decide if love is worth trying one more time. Read to find out. Story process: Started - 28/4/26 Ended - ??? Slow update and short chapters.

LOVE ME AGAIN Ananya Sharma and Vikram Rathore She thought he was her safe place. He was the one who taught her how to love. They fell hard, fast, and real. Until Ananya discovers their love was built on a contract she never signed. Vikram was paid to heal her after she lost everything - not to fall for her. But he did. Now she's gone, and her trust is shattered. He swore to protect her heart, but he's the reason it's broken. Can he win back the woman who'll never believe in "again"? Aditi Singh and Rishi Gupta Friends with benefits. No feelings. No future. Those were the rules. Aditi agreed because she was already in love with him. She thought being his secret was better than not having him at all. But Rishi swears he'll never love - because he doesn't love. He ruins. He only wants her body. Or so he tells himself. As she falls even harder, he keeps building walls. When he finally sees her heart, will it be too late? Can it be proven that lust rushes but love waits? Two loves. Two betrayals. Only one gets a happily ever after. Fair warning: Not every love story gets to say "again".

She comes home believing it's the same night she left-bruised, shaken, asking about butter and planning a shower-only to find a house that feels older, quieter, wrong. Her family looks at her like she might vanish if they breathe too hard. Slowly, unbearably, the truth emerges: she has been dead for five years. No one knows how she returned. There is no miracle to explain, no science to cling to-only the wreckage of a life mourned, a family reshaped by loss, and a town that learned how to move on without her. As she tries to understand a world that grieved her and closed the door, her return begins to disturb something deeper beneath the surface-an unseen thread connecting past and present, memory and meaning, drawing in forces that have been watching far longer than anyone realises. The Night Skye Came Home is a quiet, devastating mystery about love that never lets go, grief that changes shape, and what happens when the dead refuse to stay where the world put them.

In a marriage built on bitter words and cold shoulders, Liza has learned the art of emotional survival. She eats alone, sleeps alone, and has stopped caring about the man who calls her useless. John ,her husband, wears cruelty like armor, pushing her away with every cutting remark about her eating habits and worthless existence. But on their anniversary, the armor cracks. He cancels meetings to make her breakfast, remembers how she takes her tea, and books a reservation at the restaurant by the river-the one she mentioned loving years ago. Over candlelight and wine, the carefully constructed walls finally crumble. "I realized I was so busy being angry at myself that I pushed you away until you didn't care anymore," he confesses, his voice raw with a truth he's spent years hiding. Can a single night of honesty undo a lifetime of hurt? And when Liza whispers, "Prove it," is Lian strong enough to become the man she deserves, or will old habits poison their second chance before it even begins?

Theo Laurent, the boy who changes your life. (Inspired by Drew Starkey.) My mom and I run a small family-owned store in a quiet California neighborhood, just outside a city I've always longed to be part of. My life is comfortable, predictable, suffocating in ways I can't quite explain. The store, my mom, and a few familiar faces are the only things keeping me here. Until I meet him. What starts as something small quickly turns into something neither of us can ignore. We make each other want more-more freedom, more life, more than the version of myself I've been stuck in. But his life is already planned for him. His family expects him to marry someone of their choosing before his twenty-second birthday. Someone he doesn't love. And me? I was never supposed to be part of the equation. But maybe this was all a beautiful accident meant to happen.

Ash Sinclair - normal everyday thief , along with her best friend Scarlett plan to flee the empire which was under constant attack. But just when things are going according to their plan , Ash found herself amidst chaos in the last minute, dying foolishly to save a cat ? Just when she thought it was over , fate gave a second chance. Instead of hell or Heaven, she finds herself as a baby. With all the memories of her past life intact , will she able to rewrite her life?. Or will she surrender to it ? . What will she do when she finds events that never happened in previous life ? Will she able to solve the mystery ?

A simple mistake brings two strangers together; no shared language, no easy way to communicate. Just the willingness to try. As they spend more time together, something real begins to form between them. But the deeper they fall, the harder it becomes to ignore the gap between what they feel and what they can actually say, and some things just can't be translated in time.

We loved. We hesitated. We let go. Ten short stories about almosts: almost love, almost timing, almost forever. Each piece lives in the space between what we felt and what we chose, where something real existed, but never enough to stay. Quiet connections. Missed chances. The moments that linger long after they're over. Because sometimes love doesn't stay, but it never really leaves either.

The transfer student, Evelyn, was jealous of Calix, an honor student whom everyone liked. Many years later, Evelyn's life feels hopeless and bleak when one day, she finally learns about the reason behind Calix's death that occurred a long time ago. Evelyn, filled with regret, returns to the time when she was 18 and faces him once again. What drove the seemingly perfect boy to death? Evelyn is finally ready to hear Calix's story. A story of jealousy turned to understanding, hidden pain, second chances, and learning that the people who shine brightest are often breaking in the dark. This series contains themes regarding suicide and bullying that may not be suitable for all readers. Viewer discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, please reach out to Line (http://crisistextline.org/)

This story was never meant to be loud. It lived in glances held a second too long, in words rehearsed but never spoken, in courage that arrived late but lessons that arrived on time. Back then, I thought unfinished meant broken. Now I know some stories end exactly where they're supposed to - quietly, without damage. I don't write this with regret. I write it with gratitude. For the way admiration taught me patience. For the way silence taught me self-respect. For the way liking someone gently showed me who I was becoming.

«If I ever forget this... then remind me that we existed like this.» Yin Anan Wong is a rising actor, living under the weight of fame, expectations, and a life that no longer feels entirely his own. War Wanarat is a university student, quietly trying to hold himself together between lectures, exhaustion, and uncertainty about the future. They stumble into each other's lives by chance. No introductions. No explanations. Just silence that slowly becomes familiar. What begins as coincidence turns into routine. What begins as distance turns into comfort. And somewhere between shared time and unspoken feelings, they start to feel like home to each other.

She married him for three months. He never touched her. But the man who stood behind him-the one who never speaks-is the only one she can't ignore. Anna thought it was a contract. She didn't know, she was stepping into something that had already lasted twenty years.

For twenty-three years, Kim Minjeong has been recording her life. Not the important parts - anyone can remember those. She records the peripheral things: the specific quality of afternoon light in a particular apartment. The way a laugh sounds when it belongs to someone you love and haven't told. The exact weight of a silence you chose because the alternative felt too dangerous to survive. Her best friend, Yoo Jimin, knows nothing about the recordings. Jimin has built a life of careful precision - a thriving architecture firm, a home with clean lines and honest materials, and a husband, Jaehwa, who chose her with his eyes wide open. By every reasonable measure, she is exactly where she wanted to be. Then Minjeong leaves. She goes to Paris for a long-term photography residency the week after the wedding - Jimin's wedding - leaving behind a hard drive containing forty-seven audio recordings spanning the years from 1999 to 2024. A note in Minjeong's handwriting says only: You don't have to listen. But I wanted you to have the choice I never gave you. "Everything I Couldn't Say" is a novel about the cost of silence. About the lives we build around the loves we don't name. About the moment we are finally forced to ask: what did I know, and when did I decide not to know it? It is a love story. It is also a reckoning.