Historicaldrama Stories

بَدت أمسيات أغسطس الهادئة بلا نهاية، كأن الزمن نفسه نسي أن يمضي وكأن كلَّ وداعٍ كان ينتظر بصبرٍ انقضاء الصيف. - راي برادبري.

1939. Young Johnny is separated from his widowed father during Operation Pier Piper and ends up on the Island of Sodor, a place where every machine has their own faces. One of them is an E2 class tank engine named Thomas, who knows his father back in 1914. Meanwhile William Morris fights on different fronts (Europe -> North Africa -> Burma) with two things: survive to see his son again and figure out his childhood friend is. Thomas is a the NWR #1 tank engine who decides to look after Johnny who reminds him of someone in the last war.

Creation is effortless for the celestials. Experience is not. They can design landscapes, histories, entire civilizations. They can engineer catastrophe and salvation. But they cannot produce genuine interiority. Iridescent was conceived as a solution. Not a spectacle. Not a narrative. A living consciousness placed within endlessly shifting realities. Some participants were chosen. Some were taken. Some never had a choice. One did. Her operational name: Iris. She will inhabit countless lives. She will forget and remember in fragments. She will become many. But the system recognizes only one constant. Iris. Always. Now she is in: Iridescent 1321

1913. As the Russian Empire celebrates three hundred years of Romanov rule, Lady Maeve Fitzgerald travels from Ireland to Russia with her family to forge a partnership between Glenara's renowned hunters and the Imperial Orlov stud at Zalesye. What begins as a discussion of horses soon becomes something far more personal. Far from the glittering ceremonies of St. Petersburg, Maeve discovers a family unlike any she has known. Grand Duke Alexander and Grand Duchess Elena have built a life where duty is balanced with laughter, where loyalty is earned, and where their children-from thoughtful Andrei to spirited Natalia and the irrepressible twins-welcome the Fitzgeralds into a world that slowly begins to feel like home. As Maeve and Andrei's quiet friendship deepens into something neither expected, both families find their lives becoming increasingly intertwined. But beyond the warmth of Zalesye, Europe is changing. Ancient alliances are shifting, old certainties are beginning to crack, and the future of empires-and the families who serve them-will soon be tested in ways none of them can imagine. Some bloodlines are inherited. Others are chosen. And the strongest families are built by both.

2023-2026. -Includes the short story "New Me", one of the winners of the Songkran 2023 Writing Contest by @APIRomance.

> Nigeria, 1955. Adaeze Okafor has never wanted much from life. A little freedom. A chance to see beyond her father's cocoa farm. Perhaps, if she is lucky, a love that belongs entirely to her. Then Thomas Whitmore arrives. He is English. She is Nigerian. He is the son of a man who profits from the very cocoa her family struggles to grow. Loving him should be impossible, and yet somehow, in stolen conversations and quiet moments neither of them is supposed to have, Adaeze begins to believe that perhaps love can exist outside the rules of their world. But the world has rules of its own. When their relationship threatens to become more than either of them can hide, Adaeze is forced to leave everything she knows behind and cross an ocean into a country where she has no family, no certainty, and no idea whether the man she loves will ever come back for her. Years later, they will meet again. He will have a life she knows nothing about. She will have a secret he never knew existed. And Adaeze will finally have to decide whether the love that once saved her is the same love that could destroy her. Some love stories end with a wedding. Hers begins with a goodbye.

Jepang, 1949. Setelah keadaan keluarganya berubah, seorang perempuan muda memutuskan meninggalkan rumah untuk bekerja di kota lain. Ia hanya membawa sebuah tas, harapan untuk membantu keluarganya, dan keinginan lama untuk melihat dunia yang lebih luas. Di kota tepi laut, ia menemukan pekerjaan di sebuah toko roti dan untuk pertama kalinya merasa bahwa hidupnya mungkin sedang menuju sesuatu yang baru. Namun perjalanan itu membawanya ke tempat yang jauh berbeda dari bayangannya. Beberapa tahun kemudian, ia berada di atas sebuah kapal bernama Seiran. Di sanalah ia bekerja, bertemu banyak orang, membangun hubungan, menghadapi tekanan, dan perlahan memahami bahwa sebuah tempat yang pernah dianggap sebagai awal perjalanan bisa berubah menjadi tempat yang paling sulit untuk ditinggalkan. Ini adalah kisah tentang pekerjaan, keluarga, persahabatan, perasaan, kehilangan, dan perjalanan seorang perempuan yang terus berusaha menemukan pelabuhan berikutnya. Karena terkadang, bertahan bukan berarti harus tetap tinggal. Dan ketika waktunya tiba, ia akan turun.

Some hearts are lost across borders... some hearts may never find their way back. 1947. Amid the chaos of Partition, Noor and Arjun were young, in love, and inseparable-until fate tore them apart. One last train, a collapsing ceiling, and the borders closed... leaving only memories, heartbreak, and a fluttering dupattā. Decades later, the world moves on-but can love survive the silence, the scars of a divided land, and the secrets history kept buried? Two strangers meet abroad, unaware of the hidden past that binds their parents together. What they uncover could change everything... or leave hearts broken forever. A story of love, loss, destiny, and the question: Can what was lost during Partition ever be found again?

Chiedozie Nwosu is a brilliant young African engineering student with a flawless future ahead of him. Elara Whittemore is the daughter of a desperate, debt-ridden British Lord, trapped by the expectations of her class. When a malicious lie places Chiedozie's life and freedom at the mercy of the local constabulary, a brutal bargain is struck in the dark. To buy his silence and unlock a hidden family fortune, Lord Arthur forces an impossible union: Chiedozie must marry Elara, becoming a prisoner to the estate, or face a life behind bars. Bound together by a cold contract and a shared betrayal, two solitary souls must navigate the sharp frost of post-war England. Can love grow from the soil of coercion, or are they merely collateral damage in a nobleman's game? AUTHOR'S NOTE "I wanted to write a story that felt like a lost classic-where the prose is as heavy as the Essex mud and as sharp as a Lagos sun. This is for the dreamers who found themselves in a world that wasn't built for them. Expect chapters that breathe, settings that bleed, and a romance that earns every single spark."

Genre: Historical fiction, Adventure Screenwriter: Mehmet Bozdağ Producer: Metin Gunay Composer: Zeynep Alasya Bozdağ Date of release of the first episode: 10 Dec, 2014 Date of release of the last episode: 30 May, 2019

Rajeshwari x Rudra Strength can be forged in chains, but freedom demands sacrifice. Rajeshwari, the fearless protector of her people, is forced to endure the humiliation of servitude after her kingdom falls to the brutal Prince Rudra Pratap of Rajavera. Bound by duty and the will to survive, she risks everything to shield the innocent and plot her revenge. In the shadow of the palace, Mira, Rajeshwari's quiet and unassuming stepsister, seems content to stay unnoticed. Offering silent support, she hides behind her calm exterior, masking a complexity that few ever see. As secrets unravel and alliances shift, the clash of wills between captor and captive sets the stage for a tale of betrayal, vengeance, and resilience. Who will emerge victorious in a world where trust is a weapon and love is a dangerous game? In the story of "Rajeshwari x Rudra," every bond is tested, every secret comes with a cost, and the road to redemption is paved with blood.

Born from a noble family, Ophelia Bonfamille (renamed Ophélie du Pelletier in France), a soon-to-be Viscountess from both families, is currently raised by her dearest aunt by treating her kindly and of course, teaching her some good manners. By the time she was nine years old, she was sent to France, together with her father's cousin-in-law to return her back to her father. The meeting seemed very normal as she was quite happy to meet her father for several years but unfortunately, things would be difficult for her to grow up at her father's family. Nevertheless, she remained very kind and loving to her family, no matter how many people loved or hated her for who she was.

Agnese Visconti found herself married to an emperor. However, the emperor's heart remained distant, subjecting her to continuous mistreatment. Determined to escape this painful reality, she fled, only to face the cruel hand of fate as he tracked her down. Against her will, she was coerced into bearing his child, a desperate act she kept hidden from the world. Her life unfolded in a tragic pattern of physical and emotional abuse inflicted upon her by the heartless emperor. As her pregnancy progressed, she made a fateful decision to keep it a secret. a decision influenced by the presence of another woman, the emperor's favored consort, who was also expecting a child. Witnessing the emperor's sudden affection towards this consort, Agnese grasped the painful truth of her irrelevance in his eyes. The emperor's court, however, made their intentions clear that any offspring she would bore would not be given any royal title, The emperor's cruel favoritism became painfully evident, reinforcing her insignificance as he chose his consort child over his wife and empress. However, her life took a darker turn when the pregnant consort discovered her hidden secret. Driven by envy and malice, the consort resorted to unspeakable acts, kidnapping and subjecting her to torment that tragically led to miscarriage. But as the waves of the river embraced her fallen form, The consort reveled in this outcome, believing she had finally eliminated her. But amidst the turmoil and the river's depths a question lingered. Did Agnese truly meet her end, or did fate have other plans?

Set in 18th century Philippines, a man travels through time to challenge his inevitable fate, and be with his lover. This story contains Philippine mythology and song lyrics references. Inspired by Howl's Moving Castle and Fireworks. Short chapters ahead.

This book is to show that Sebastian really does think of Ciel as more than food.

Heinrich Krüger, a 27 y/o man with Belgian-German roots enrolls himself into the army during the Great War. On the way, he comes across horrible events, internally and externally. Is he a peacemaker? Does he survive? - ⁉️CONTENT WARNING! PLEASE READ!⁉️ This book can contain gruesome described scenes and (war) violence. Please read with care. - Note from the author: English is not my first language and i'm trying my best to write as good as i can. Enjoy!

No one expected it, and many did not even believe it. The phrase was always repeated: "it is easier for a snake to smoke than for Brazil to enter the war." However, it happened. The phrase changed: "the snake will smoke." And in the middle of all this, someone who never wanted to be there was forced to be. João Daniel, a young dreamer from the countryside, is called to defend his country. And as soon as his feet touch the soil of war, he sees: he will never be the same from that moment on.

A king sets a decrees of peace marriages to the northern and southern kingdom to preserve the treaty of peace, among all the daughters of the most noble families in the kingdom, he is to choose 3 girls to be the lucky brides. One to be married to the Prince of the North, one to marry the king of the South, and one to marry his "unruly" son, the crown prince.

"Revenge, love, and betrayal entwine in "DEAR HONGRANG", a gripping historical drama fanfiction inspired by LEE JAE WOOK AND JO BO AH. An imposter's quest for vengeance leads him to a wealthy family, where he finds love, danger, and a web of secrets. Will he uncover the truth and claim his revenge, or will it cost him everything?"