Home Stories

Geoff and Naomi are dead, and they're depressed, but when Geoff's cat Bernie dies as well, they embark on a wild journey to find it in the underworld. ***** When Geoff dies, alongside his girlfriend Naomi, they end up sharing an apartment in the Underworld as skeletons. But after a few years, Geoff starts suffering a mid-death crisis. What's the purpose of going through the motions as a skeleton if you can't really live? Then he gets word that his cat, Bernie, just died and he can collect him and bring him home! Geoff and Naomi hurry to get Bernie only to discover that, due to a clerical error, their cat has been lost. With the hunt for Bernie giving new purpose to Geoff's un-life, he and Naomi begin a quest to get back their cat. Battling skeleton pirates, climbing the sky ladder and facing off against the villain who took Bernie, Geoff is determined to find his purpose - or die a second time trying! [[2018 Wattys Winner - The Originals]] [[word count: 30,000-40,000 words]]

Alice is a 14 year old, but her mind is a lot more mature than any other 14 year old. Surviving leukemia, losing her mother at a young age, having an abusive step-dad. But what if one day everything changes. One day after her step-dad died. She hears she has brothers. 8 of them. Both sides are keeping secret from each other. What is Alice going to find? How will her brothers react to her past? Come find out in my first book.

Advika, a 15-year-old living in Pune, is known for cheerful, kind and happy-go-lucky personality by her friends, relatives and people around her. People say that she light's up every room she is in, but no one sees how dull she becomes behind the closed doors of her house. In that house, in that life, she is out of place-quietly enduring the small cruelties of being the child who is not seen for her value, a child they broke themself and blamed for who she has become. She hides her vulnerability from the world because no one there knows what to do with it. Somewhere across cities, in Bengaluru, a family as old, feared and respected - the Devrais have spent the last fifteen years mourning a daughter they were told had died before she ever lived. They spoke of her in softened voices, laid flowers for a memory, and loved her only through grief. Then one day the truth surfaces-her name, her face, her existence-and the quiet world Advika has survived in begins to shift. Because when the lie breaks, it doesn't just expose a truth - it gives two parents back their daughter and seven boys the sister they never knew to look for.

When classification day rolls around everyone's world is shaken, for better or for... well better. At least that is what the system is supposed to do. But what happens if you are one of those uncommon few that dont fit in with the standard classifications of Little, Caregiver, etc. Well Lachlan is about to find out. What happens if you try to cheat the system in an attempt to make your life better than what it is now. What are the consequences and what happens if it turns out that you made the right choice anyway? What will happen then? Well Matt is about to find out himself.

who was he, if not the orphaned mist? and she, the hush of dawn's first kiss? did she scorch, or did she stay? Or was she the light that let him stay?

This is a fictional story based on my family's and my personal experiences of moving to the United States from Mexico where I learned the hard truths of family, culture and life.

The grabber may be gone, but his story isn't over.

Welcome to my book that pertains all my oc characters.

✦•┈๑⋅⋯⭑⋯⋅๑┈•✦ [GLIMPSE] The rain fell hard, turning everything into a gray blur. I stood on one side of the road, shivering from the cold, feeling both scared and excited by the storm. On the other side, I saw him. He signaled for me to stay still, so I waited, my breath shaky and my vision clouded by the downpour.In a minute, he was right there in front of me, holding an umbrella to shield me. I tried to step closer, but my foot landed right in a muddy puddle. My sandal slipped off, and my foot was covered in dirty water. "Wait," he whispered. He handed me the umbrella and stepped out into the rain. He didn't care that he was getting soaked. He dropped to his knees on the wet road right in front of me. I looked around, realizing people were staring at us, but he didn't care about the crowd.He pulled a bottle of water from his bag and gently washed the mud off my skin. His hands were cold and shaking from the chill, but his touch was so tender. He cleaned my sandal and carefully slipped it back onto my foot. As I looked down at him, a tear ran down my face, mixing with the rain. In that moment, I knew. That was my man. That was my husband. _______ At 21, Vanshika Singh was still navigating her life as a college student when she married Nirvaan Devraj, 29, was a hardworking man from a middle-class background who dedicated every waking hour to providing for and bringing joy to his family. Though theirs was a traditional arranged marriage fraught with challenges at every turn, they faced every obstacle hand-in-hand. Over time, they became each other's greatest strength and most vulnerable weakness their unwavering love became the most powerful force in their lives. [TROPES] Middle class family Arrange Marriage Family Drama She fells first (he fells hardest) Student × Employee Slow burn

A sudden journey to Ujjain to visit an ancestral home turns into the longest night of his life when his uncle suffers a heart attack far away from home. Lost between ICU corridors, sleepless hospital nights, and the fear of losing someone he loves, he meets a girl waiting outside another ICU room for her mother. What begins as silence between two strangers slowly becomes late-night conversations, shared pain, midnight tea, and an unexpected emotional connection under the harsh white hospital lights. But some people enter our lives only for a moment and still stay in our memories forever. A story about temporary connections, family, grief, and the kind of nights that quietly change a person forever.

Nyx Sinclair was kicked out by her parents for something she never did. She has no choice but to move to her grandmother's old house, which she inherited in the middle of the woods. It might sound creepy to live alone, but... Is she really alone?... If things start to feel wrong, should she run? Or figure out what's happening?

⟢ Not every love is loud, some feel like coming home𝄢 Hazem x Safira An arranged marriage rooted in quiet companionship, unspoken understanding, and a love that doesn't need words.

Ghostface is back and isn't looking for just revenge.

Sometimes Home isn't the place , it's the people who stay... The story is about the quiet struggles , concealed pain and thousands of unsaid emotions of the young , ordinary souls who happen to cross paths . They were not looking for one another and yet they felt this was what they needed in their life . The universe aligned them as they were the missing pieces of a puzzle who were destined to navigate the world side by side and hand in hand . The story is about finding light in ordinary days , about holding on when everything feels like slipping away and about discovering that even the tired and bleeding hearts can learn to feel safe . They didn't just find friendships , they found home . A place where laughters come naturally , A place where there's no place for doubt or insecurity , A place where they feel safe and seen , A place where only loyalty and trust matters .

MINSUNG STORY!! Finding peace in each other, one breath at a time. They love, they fear, but they have each other. Through storms, through silence, through every messy, chaotic day. Jusing and Minho find a safe place in one another, a home, a moment to finally breathe. This is their story. OFC THIS ALL FICTIONAL!!! my first time writing after a long time!! I hope you'll love it Sorry if there are any mistakes English is not my first language

है तेरी इनायत, तुझसे मिली है होंठों पे मेरे हँसी जो खिली है उसे मेरा चेहरा छुपा भी ना पाए तुझे पाके हासिल हुई जो ख़ुशी है 🦋🩷 Once inseparable, a group of friends is reunited after nine years, only to realize that some wounds never truly heal. Kavish Mehra, the former class representative, is now known for his emotional dissociation especially when faced with Akanksha Sharma, the girl he once loved and was forced to let go after someone blackmailed him into leaving her behind. Their reunion shakes the group to its core. Old love stories resurface, unspoken pain comes alive, and friendships are tested. While Samrat and Inayat announce their engagement, Hitika and Saurav's bond slowly transforms from hatred to love. Aashi lost herself trying to become someone Hridan might love. As they try to mend one another, fate had different plans. Would their found family survive the destiny's cruel game already written against them?

Single appa Taehyung and baby Yoongi My first baby yoongi book hope you all like it Do comment vote and support my work and follow for more

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This is about a girl who is very chaotic and a guy who is calm. Nerdy × Clumsy Calm × chaotic Teacher × student Childhood trope Age difference Mature man neighbour Read more to find what actually the story holds<3

After the Lights Go Down is a collection of one-shots about love in its quietest moments - after the applause fades, after the door closes, after the world finally goes still. These stories live in the soft places: tired hearts, gentle hands, coming home to someone who sees you when you're no longer shining for everyone else. Each chapter is its own moment, its own love story, written for when you need comfort, reassurance, or a reminder that being held can be enough.