Burnout Stories

After his failed attempt at an Olympic victory, Ilia Malinin starts talking to Audrey to help him with his panic attacks after his teammate Isabeau tells him about her. She doesn't know anything about figure skating, even though Isabeau Levito is her childhood best friend. But she's the reason he comes back better than ever, ready for redemption. Everybody's wondering who's the girl that Ilia's smiling at after he delivers his perfect performance at World's. It's Audrey.

Updates on Sundays and Tuesdays! ------------------------------------------------ When 'reach for the stars' stops being a metaphor. Being a productive member of society was always expected of me-by my family, my friends, and my coworkers. I thought I was doing my part in customer support, helping people every day, until the demands pushed me past my breaking point. So I left. I built a quiet life on my own terms: a cabin by a lake, a thriving garden, bees, and distance from the pressures that nearly destroyed me. Just when I believe I've finally found peace, strange lights circle the stars-and I'm lifted off the path leading back home. I wake in a place that is cold, controlled, and very interested in what I can do. What first looks like a gift-a greenhouse, fertile soil, the chance to grow-quickly becomes something else entirely. I wasn't brought here by accident. I was chosen because I'm useful. As the trials continue and my memories begin to blur, I'm forced to confront the truth of their desperation-and the cost of refusing to cooperate. They need me to save their world. I just want my life back-if I can still remember what that was. Author's note: This novella is my first entry for the Wattpad Open Novella Contest. Thank you for reading and for accompanying me on this experiment. *I am a Canadian author. English spelling follows Canadian usage. ** Note about the cover image and banners: The cover and banners were created with AI assistance in Canva.

Everyone loved the boy who smiled. Only one girl noticed what it cost him. And once she did, nothing stayed the same. Extended Prologue inside. A Yoon Jeonghan story Started : 14.02.2026 Ended :

El mundo adulto es demasiado ruidoso. Para Sam, un maestro de inglés de veintiséis años asfixiado por el estrés, las deudas y las implacables expectativas de su familia, la única forma de sobrevivir es aferrarse a un secreto que esconde debajo de su ropa de vestir. Un día, buscando escapar del caos de Monterrey, Sam se adentra en una vieja casona en el Barrio Antiguo. Guiado por la enigmática Madame Harmony y el sonido de un viejo tocadiscos, descubre un refugio mágico donde el tiempo no avanza en línea recta. En esta Hacienda, las almas rotas regresan a la edad de su infancia que más necesitan sanar. Al ritmo de sus canciones favoritas, adultos desgastados por la sociedad vuelven a ser niños libres de juicios. Pero el refugio está en peligro. Afuera, los "Silenciadores" -adultos consumidos por la amargura y la rigidez- patrullan las calles emitiendo una estática capaz de borrar los recuerdos y destruir la magia. Sam descubrirá que no es solo un habitante más; es un Sincronizador, el único capaz de adentrarse en la mente de los Silenciadores para rescatar a sus niños interiores. Cuando el Ruido amenace con devorar a su propio primo, Sam tendrá que decidir si quedarse en la comodidad y seguridad de su regresión, o enfrentar sus traumas para proteger a su nueva familia. Porque a veces, la batalla más grande de un adulto es permitirse volver a ser niño.

Tsuki comes back to Japan with determination to be the best musician, but many things cause that dream to slip.

Everyone wants to be the main character. ■■■ just wants to fix himself. Unfortunately, his friends have a terrible habit of dragging him into the messy, exhausting, and completely unfair world of college romance. But dealing with a grueling university degree, a horrible academic supervisor, and the endless romantic drama of the people around him is starting to take its toll. What happens when the person holding everyone else together finally starts to crack?

Lucy is twenty-one and already exhausted from trying to prove she belongs. A demanding internship in a male-dominated field. A long-distance relationship that feels like it is quietly fading. A mother fighting cancer in another country. Everyone expects her to be strong, capable, grateful. No excuses. No breakdowns. No pauses. Then reality shifts. After encountering a strange light in an alley, Lucy begins to experience the world differently. The city hums beneath the surface. Emotions glow. People seem closer and further away at the same time. The more pressure she feels, the more unstable everything becomes. At first, she blames stress. Burnout. Anxiety. But when love fractures and the world around her stops responding the way it should, Lucy realizes she may have stepped into a hidden layer of existence, one that operates on a different frequency. And once you shift out of tune with reality, finding your way back is not as simple as turning up the volume. Some frequencies are hidden. Some are learned. And some can change everything. The Hidden Frequency is a continuing series. New chapters every week.

Five kids. Five heritages. One big problem.

He didn't lose her suddenly - he lost her slowly, over years.

At Aurelion Academy, perfection is survival. Grades decide your future. Reputation decides your place. And pressure? It decides who breaks first. The elites rule without consequence. The toppers fight for rank. The athletes push past pain, chasing victory at any cost. And the rest learn quickly-falling behind isn't an option. But sometimes... someone falls anyway. A skater on fractured ice, rising again and again, in a place that doesn't forgive mistakes. Because Aurelion isn't just an academy. It's a system. And sooner or later, it breaks everyone. Survive the system. Or let it break you.

📖 Beyond 720 She was just a number to the world-until he saw the pain behind her silence. Aarya Sharma is a 18-year-old NEET aspirant with a ticking clock, a mountain of expectations, and no one who truly listens. Every day is a silent war between her books and her breaking heart. Until one night, a bleeding hand and a hospital visit bring her face-to-face with Dr. Aahan Mehra. He's everything she's not-bubbly, brilliant, a golden boy who wears sunshine like second skin. But behind his smile hides a story no textbook ever taught. He doesn't fall for her. He recognizes her. Because he's been there too. And sometimes, healing begins with a single person who stays. A story about pressure, purpose, and the quiet kind of love that doesn't ask for anything-just reminds you to breathe.

Em's life had fallen apart. Correction, was still falling apart. Ever since age seven Emeline Bethel's life had been a living hell. After her mom left and her dad moved them to a tiny middle-of-nowhere town called Rodejo Beach, Em had been struggling to keep the family afloat. Her father's idea when moving to Virginia had been to escape reality and find a safe, and mellow place to rebuild what they had lost. This plan quickly started to dissolve though once her fathers grief progressed and he fell into some unhealthy drinking habits. Now after two years of working odd jobs, Em is in high school. Since she's old enough to apply for a job she works at the Bowling Alley, the Deep Dive diner, and the Drive-Thru. Heyyyyy first storyy, enjoy :)

„I don't know, you looked like you were thinking about ditching", Sunghoon said. "I wasn't" "Shame, you look like someone who could use a ditch" Jake turned his head a little to squint at him. "That's not a thing" "It could be" OR For Jake, being his grade's best came to him like breathing. But as success turned into a burden, he felt himself slip away. So here he sat, with a perfect diploma and shining grades, but a lost youth. He wanted to live for once, not only exist. Cue Sunghoon, who could be just the right bit of chaos Jake needed.

Paige Trent was given the nickname Cinderella when she got married to her Prince Charming. Her life if written by someone else would indeed claim her as the modern day Cinderella. But if you asked Paige for her story then you will realize how true is the statement that advises us never to judge a book by it's cover. Cover Credit : oye_nakhrewaali/IF

The Spiral is an embracing invitation for a holistic healing journey leading to ultimate inner freedom. Updated every Sunday.

Joanna Rossi is done. Done with the ratings. Done with the ring lights. Done with pretending she's okay when she hasn't felt God's presence in years. Leaving her career and her polished Manhattan life in the rearview mirror, she heads for Asheville with a trunk full of gear she doesn't know how to use and a desperate need for the silence Silas Thorne promised in his videos. She thought she was going there to find God. She didn't realize she'd also find a man who sees through every lie she's ever told herself. In a world where everything is broadcast, can two people find a love that stays unscripted?

Amaya lost everything in a speedster-fueled disaster-her family, her home, her future. What came back from the fire wasn't a hero. It was something unstable, furious, and burning from the inside out. Now she's on the run, leaving scorched corpses and questions in her wake. Every fight she wins is another day she doesn't lose herself completely. Every death feels like survival. The Flash thinks he can stop her. But Amaya isn't a villain. She's a consequence. The closer he gets, the more he burns.

Mernick story - AU 18x15 Meredith is overwhelmed by her feelings and is starting to show signs of a burnout. Enjoy the story, leave a vote if you like it! Top rankings: #3 - #meredithgrey (2.5k) #1 - #bournout (174) #1 - #mernick (43) #1 - #nickmarsh (39) #117 - #hurt (69k)

When a citywide villain attack threatens everything, Izuku Midoriya finds himself fighting on two fronts, as a hero in the streets and as GreenBean, the anonymous strategist secretly guiding the League of Villains. Trapped between duty and deceit, he makes an impossible choice: to merge both sides of himself and control the chaos from within. As the flames rise and the world burns around him, Izuku realizes that saving everyone might cost him what's left of himself. Because surviving as both hero and strategist isn't victory - it's endurance. And endurance leaves scars that never heal.

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