Brokenprotagonist Stories

"He watched me bury the bodies. Then he left me a rose." After returning home to find her entire family slaughtered, she learns her tragedy wasn't random it was personal. A twisted admirer is lurking in the shadows, leaving her messages, gifts, and clues... all wrapped in blood and obsession. As the line between grief and madness blurs, she's drawn into a dangerous game - one where love isn't given, it's carved into skin. He says he's protecting her. He says they're soulmates. But love doesn't usually come with a body count. A dark romance of obsession, trauma, and the kind of devotion that should come with a warning label.

"Do we really have to be this way?"

Haunted by the deaths of his former squadmates, disgraced soldier Arton Lucius has spent five years drowning his guilt in alcohol. When he unexpectedly receives command of a recruit unit, it seems like a chance at redemption. But between training his eccentric recruits and battling his inner demons, Arton stumbles upon a sinister plot that threatens the kingdom of Varukel. As ancient underground dwellers plan their revenge and mysterious magical terrorists emerge from the shadows, Arton must overcome his past to protect his recruits and possibly save the kingdom itself. In a world where magic flows through seventeen aspects and scars run deeper than flesh, The Seventh Pulse tells a tale of redemption, found family, and the price of power.

Harold is nobody. A washed-up thirty-something drowning in dead-end jobs, cheap beer, and a hoard of useless junk he impulse-bought from late-night infomercials. He doesn't believe in magic, gods, or anything that can't be explained by bad luck and worse decisions. But something has been watching him. Clinging to him. Something that a girl on the edge of a bridge can see. Lux doesn't die. She's tried. More times than she can count. But every attempt-every reckless plunge into oblivion-ends the same. The universe refuses to let her go. So she does the next best thing: she starts calling to the things lurking beyond the veil. And something answers. Something that knows Harold by name. Now, the two of them are caught in the pull of something vast, ancient, and hungry. A force that doesn't kill, but replaces. That doesn't take souls, but rewrites them. As reality itself starts unraveling-as neighbors vanish, time loops, and shadows move wrong-Lux and Harold must uncover the truth before they become just another echo of the Hollow Ones. Some doors shouldn't be opened. Some people were never meant to exist. And some things are already inside. Contains mature themes. Reader discretion is advised. I will take inspiration from real-world religions and mythology but will appropriate it for the sake of the story. If any being acts in a way that is untrue to their real-world counterpart, it is not a mistake. The cover is from Vecteezy, here is their attribution thing: <a href="https://www.vecteezy.com/free-videos/hotel-hallway">Hotel Hallway Stock Videos by Vecteezy</a>

Russell Granger was a legend-until he became a ghost. At thirty-eight, he's a washed-up former adult film star, drowning in a cocktail of cheap liquor, harder drugs, and the ashes of his own fame. Lost in the haze of addiction and self-loathing, he returns to the decaying Pennsylvania town he once fled, hoping to disappear into obscurity. But when a 16-year-old girl vanishes without a trace-just like others did decades before-Russell becomes obsessed. Not just with the case, but with the eerie red house in the woods no one wants to talk about. A house that wasn't supposed to be there. A house he's seen before. As he digs deeper, Russell uncovers secrets buried in the town's soil-a pattern of missing girls, twisted folklore, and a faceless terror rooted in his own haunted past. And the closer he gets to the truth, the louder the forest whispers his name. Redemption costs more than sobriety. Some monsters don't live under beds. They live under the ground-waiting. The Ashes We Inhale is a visceral blend of psychological horror and noir mystery-a story about trauma, addiction, and the terrifying things that grow in silence. For fans of Paul Tremblay, True Detective, and Stephen King's darker woods.

"You're not my Ash." Serena's voice cracked as she stared at the ghost of her childhood friend. The boy who once raced her through Vaniville's sunflower fields now flinched at raised voices. The trainer who challenged legendaries now handed his lunch money to bullies without protest. The vibrant soul she'd missed for years had been replaced by a hollow shell who slept through classes and hid scars beneath his uniform sleeves. When Serena transfers to Kalos High, she makes two vows: Uncover what shattered the boy she once knew Put him back together - no matter the cost But the deeper she digs, the more disturbing the truth becomes. And the most chilling discovery of all? Ash doesn't want to be saved.

"Three days ago his master pierced his heart with a dagger." A short story about self-doubt - and the weight of not living up to your own legend. Fantasy. First time I dared to write in English.