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  • 𝙽𝙾𝚃 𝚀𝚄𝙸𝚃𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙴 by MoonlitLinesWrites
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    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?
  • The Dragon Prince: Secrets In The Stars by TheFrozenShip
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    Recommended for 15+ (Make you're own call if you think you have the maturity of roughly a 15-year-old or older, you're good) Anyway... Six years have passed since Aaravos fell... Six years of planning, failing, hoping and waiting for what's to come. But no one can predict the future. (Well, maybe Kosmo kind of can). Rayla and Callum are navigating love, loss, and the unknown of what's to come. Old enemies awaken, new dangers emerge, and every choice could destroy the world they've fought so hard to protect. Their home Can they survive what's coming... together? ...Or will everything fall to pieces?
  • REFLECTION Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo(Modulo Yujixfemreader) Fanfic  by almondesweet
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    Jujutsu kaisen Modulo fanfic Modulo(Yujixreader) fanfic Caution (Mild to heavy spoilers) In 2086, the world no longer fears the name of curses. But it hasn't forgotten him. After defeating Ryomen Sukuna and escaping the execution that once hung over his head, Yuji Itadori chose to keep fighting-living on as a Jujutsu sorcerer long after the battles were supposed to end. He was meant to grow old. He never did. For 64 years, Yuji has remained unchanged-cursed with a body that refuses to age, forced to watch everyone he loved disappear one by one. Time moved forward. He didn't. And somewhere along the way, the boy who saved people became a man who no longer lets anyone get close. Until you return. Unsealed after decades lost to time, you awaken in a future you don't recognize-where curses have evolved, the past has faded into myth, and one familiar presence lingers just out of reach. Yuji knows you're alive. But he doesn't come to you. Because he remembers what it means to lose you. And he's not sure he can survive it again. But as new dangers rise and fate pulls you back into his orbit, distance begins to crumble-and so do the walls he spent decades building. Because some promises outlive time. And some love... endures even a curse that was never meant to be broken. ____ Jujutsu kaisen does not belong to me, any pictures used here all belongs to their rightful owners.
  • My Short Stories by GLaC1991 by GLaC1991
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    About My Short Stories This is an ongoing collection of short stories-each one inspired by the people who've left a mark on my life. Family, friends, coworkers, and even passing acquaintances all have their own stories, and here you'll find them captured in snapshots. Some are funny, some bittersweet, some unforgettable-but all of them are real moments seen through my eyes. A celebration of the characters we meet along the way, and the ways they shape who we become.
  • 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍 || Venti x reader by unluckytrefle
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    ❝ 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.
  • Obsession (Yanderes x Male Reader) by frankowu
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    You attracted the attention of some strange individuals... Good luck. (MOST CHAPTERS WILL BE ONESHOTS, SOME MAY GET SEQUELS. FEEL FREE TO REQUEST.) Cover is Kisara from Engage Kiss.
  • High standards by anonymits
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    At Evergreen Academy, perfection is expected and power is inherited. A'noria arrives on a full scholarship, determined to prove that she belongs. Ezran has always ruled the top. Admired, untouchable, certain that no one could rival him. Until her. What starts as a competition turns into something sharper...older. Because their rivalry happened once before. It feels like history is repeating itself... -------- "You'll hate me." "I wish I would."
  • Without You By My Side - Book 1 by Nx_shia
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    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 - 13/3/36 Ended - ??? Slow update and short chapters.
  • My first and last love🐯🐻 by taersquv19
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    Six months ago, everything broke between them in a way neither of them knew how to fix. Haechan loved Mark quietly, in a way that never asked to be chosen out loud. Mark cared-maybe even more than he realized-but he mistook closeness for suffocation, and distance for peace. One moment changed everything, and what used to feel like home slowly turned into something neither of them knew how to stand inside anymore. Now, Haechan smiles again. He laughs, he performs, he acts like he's moved on. But loving someone doesn't disappear just because you learn how to live without them. He loves Mark still-just from afar, where it hurts less and asks for nothing back. And Mark finally understands what he lost... just a little too late. Because realizing you love someone is different from knowing how to reach them again. Especially when they've already learned how to stop coming back. In a world of missed timing, quiet regrets, and love that never found the same moment twice, they're both left wondering the same thing: If we loved each other so much... why did it still end like this? Some love stories don't end because love disappears. They end because it was never held at the right time.
  • Prepared for Any Fate by oracleatdelphi
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    She studied his story. She just never expected to become part of it. When Katherine Thorne is pulled back in time to the American Revolution, she finds herself face to face with John André, the man she's spent years fascinated by. Brilliant. Charming. Doomed. Katherine knows how his story ends. But as she's drawn deeper into his world and the dangerous web of espionage surrounding him, knowledge becomes a burden she can't escape. Because the more she cares for him, the harder it becomes to stand by and let history unfold. And the more she wonders... What if fate isn't as fixed as she thought?
  • I Thought You Were Lying by thesilvermemory
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    You're a book-loving, introverted 18-year-old who radiates happiness. He's an arrogant, stoic, 21-year-old with far too many opinions. You two would never work. Until fate forces you together. And it's one hell of a mess.
  • ༄ A Crown For No One ༄ by splinteredhalo_
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    He died in early spring. Holding a watch that wasn't his. Loving someone he was never allowed to say it to. Now he is Callum Voss, twenty-eight, ordinary life, no ghosts. Until a boy with autumn eyes opens a door - and every wall Caelum spent eleven years building comes down at once. A crown for no one. A love for every lifetime. ❝ Would it have been easier, if I were commonborn? My beloved. ❞ - A Victorian BL reincarnation story about guilt, second chances, and the terrifying truth that some loves don't need a throne to survive. They only need courage. Updates weekly ✦
  • 𝒶𝓁𝓂𝑜𝓈𝓉 𝑔𝑜𝓃𝑒 (𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓇𝓀𝑒𝓎) by longingforlife
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    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.
  • translated. by HarperQTM
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    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.
  • Hello, Mr. Nightmare! by silentpapilio
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    Hindi inaasahan ni Amelia Montes ang mahuhulog siya sa lalaki. Lalo na sa taong 1888. Mula pagkabata hanggang sa taong 2026, nahihimatay siya tuwing papalubog na ang araw, gigising sa 1888 sa ibang katauhan at sa muling paglubog ng araw babalik sa kasalukuyan. Walang sagot kung paano at bakit. Ang tanging batas niya lang para sa sarili ay huwag mahulog sa hindi dapat mahalin-na kaniya rin pa lang sisirain. ⚠ WARNING ⚠ Ang historyang ito ay kathang-isip lamang ng mga gamu-gamong pumasok sa utak ng author. Ang lugar, pangyayari, tauhan, hayop, at panahon. Kung mayroon mang tutulad sa oras, panahon at lugar, iyon ay nagkataon lamang. Started: April 17, 2026 C. J.
  • ME, MYSELF & THEM by KateJamesAdams
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    Hana is a rising model on the edge of everything she ever wanted. Tokyo. A shared house. Seven friends chasing dreams beside her. Then she meets Lee - a choice that changes everything. Me, Myself, and Them is a story of toxic love, friendship, betrayal, and the aftermath.
  • I'll Take Him From Here by Robin6891
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    She doesn't believe in signs. She doesn't believe in visitations. She believes in doing the next necessary thing. When her husband's illness deepens, a wife finds herself carrying the weight of caregiving alone. The family prays, the house fills with noise, and she survives by staying practical. But then the dreams begin - too vivid, too calm, too knowing. His mother, dead for years, appears with a purpose: to prepare her for the moment she cannot prepare for. Across three visits, the wife is taught how to sit with him, how to speak to him, and how to let him go without ever naming what is coming. As her husband drifts closer to the threshold, she discovers truths about the man she married - and about herself - that she never expected. In the final hours, she witnesses something she cannot explain and will never forget: love passing from one set of hands to another. A quiet, intimate story about caregiving, mystery, and the strange grace that sometimes arrives when we are at our most human.
  • The Night Skye Came Home by CorruptedShadowGirl
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    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.
  • kasam: tere pyar ki  by autistic_writer10
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    Two souls. One promise. A love that refuses to fade... even after death. Tanu and Rishi's love story wasn't meant to end but fate had other plans. Rebirth, destiny, and unfinished promises bring them back together... but will love recognize itself this time? In a world where memories fade but hearts remember, can their love survive all over again?
  • LOVE ME AGAIN  by Dhriti_varma
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    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".