Quiet Stories

One sense is absent, but beauty persists in many forms. -ˋˏ ────── 𓆩🌿𓆪 ────── ˎˊ- Shortys 2026 Prompt: Inspired by What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong - Tell a story through the eyes of a character who finds beauty in a world that everyone else has learned to overlook.

"Yhianna" is the kind of girl who walks into a room loud, laughs at her own jokes, and acts super confident. But inside she's a mess of overthinking. Every text, every glance, every "what did that mean?" plays on loop in her head. She's lively and awkward at the same time, the type who trips over her words but still owns it. Then there's "Andrew". He's the opposite. Quiet. Peaceful. The kind of boy who listens more than he talks and makes everything around him feel calm. He doesn't stand out on purpose, but that's exactly what draws Yhianna in. It's the first week of senior high school A fresh start for everyone. New classrooms, new routines, new chances. For Yhianna, it's also the chance to finally deal with the feelings she's been dodging. She's liked Andrew for a while now, but her brain won't shut up So she makes a decision. Instead of spiraling, she's going to actually try. She'll push past the awkwardness, stop assuming the worst, and figure out once and for all. If Andrew feels the same way. The problem is, Andrew is hard to read. And the more Yhianna tries to be brave, the more her overthinking tries to pull her back. Now, in this new chapter of school, Yhianna has to learn how to be honest with herself before she can ever know if there's something real between her and Andrew.

"Caterpillar Love" Follow the story of two awkward teenagers who find comfort and peace in film and music. Caterpillar Love is a movie developed from the director of our protagonist. CATERPILLAR LOVE is the reality of these characters behind the camera without the glittering generalities of the Caterpillar Love script.

Short fiction for sleepless nights and wandering minds. Each story is 500-1000 words-born from prompts, restlessness, or thoughts I couldn't leave unwritten. Soft, strange, a little sad or a little sweet-these stories blend magical realism, quiet sci-fi, and wistful drama. If you like tales that whisper more than shout, that feel like a breeze through an open window, this space is for you. Read one before bed, in a waiting room, or whenever you just need to feel something. Unwind here. Drift elsewhere for a while.

In the heart of Imperial Rome, where marble gleams brighter than mercy and every smile conceals calculation, the House of Severus appears the very image of order. Marcus Flavius Severus governs with reason rather than cruelty. His wife, Flavia Domitilla, commands society with wit and elegance. Castor keeps the household running with unwavering precision, while servants, clients, merchants, and nobles each play their appointed part beneath the watchful gaze of the Empire. Into this carefully ordered world comes Syrus, an unusually educated young slave whose quiet intelligence soon draws the attention of every member of the household. As political intrigues gather beyond the walls, private desires awaken within them. Friendships sharpen into quiet jealousy. Ambition wrestles with conscience. Love becomes inseparable from duty. And each soul must choose what is worth sacrificing in a world where freedom, honour, and affection are never freely given. //NEW CHAPTER EVERY WEDNESDAY//

The Art of Loving is not a guidebook, nor a promise of perfect love. It is a collection of moments-where affection begins, falters, breaks, and learns how to soften again. This book is for those who love gently. For those who love imperfectly. For those still learning how to love without losing themselves. The Art of Loving written by: syrynah © All Rights Reserved

Rina has worked at the Guild longer than anyone remembers. She's the only one left from the original team. The locked drawer in her desk hasn't been opened in fifty years. Then Fen arrives - a new hire who asks questions, brings coffee, and refuses to let her disappear into the background. The Last Drawer is a quiet, bittersweet story about corporate loneliness, outliving everyone you started with, and the slow realization that staying is its own kind of strength. Book Two continues the teaching. Fen learns the old forms. The filing cabinets shift on Tuesdays. The heating goes out. And Rina begins to remember what it felt like to care.

Jin Guangyao says he lost his forehead ribbon lantern at the festival... Lan Xichen finds it later tucked in Guangyao's own sleeve...He doesn't call him out, he just lights it for him and says "Then I'll stay until you really lose it."

"A bird is meant to spread her wings and fly, not wither away inside of a cage." "And yet... How will the bird fly when her wings are broken?" A story of an amiable elven woman and her dutiful mute son who encounter a surprising challenge once they awaken inside of a forgotten and deserted fortress which is claimed by a hard-hearted frost drake.

"and I'm so sick of seventeen, wheres my fucking teenage dream?" in which you'll have to read to find out! cover by: @IamAnnabethchase2

Highest rank: #31 in poetry Long and short, these are the thoughts which my heart expresses and leaves its traces, only when my hand holds a pen, making these musings my safest haven. Cover credits: @MyWordsDefineMe

ɴᴇʙᴇsᴀ /ʀᴜssɪᴀɴ/ (n.) - ʜᴇᴀᴠᴇɴ/sᴋɪᴇs ☁︎☁︎☁︎ In which the Russian Pahkan who believed he was fated to be alone because of his past slowly falls in love with a shy introverted 4'11 chubby girl. ☁︎☁︎☁︎ ᴇxᴄᴇʀᴘᴛ: I got up and dashed towards the man walking away before I could over think anything or have an anxiety attack. "H-hey, hi! W-wait! " I called out. He stopped and turned, then raised a brow at my panting state. Once I regained my composure I stared at him, the paper with the drawing of him still in my hold. My grey eyes met his honey brown ones and I almost melted into them. They were the most beautiful orbs I've ever seen. The light honey brown gloss with streaks of chocolate browns in them..calling for my attention and I gladly gave it. He cleared his throat and I snapped out of my daydream. "S-sorry, you j-just have p-pretty eyes. " I stuttered out the compliment. He didn't reply and my freckled face went red. "H-here, I'm s-sorry if it's r-rude but I-I ma-made a drawing..f-for you. " I stuttered. My hands reached out and handed him the piece of paper. "B-bye." I turned and started walking away but stopped and turned back to stare at him. "H-have a n-nice day! " I added again, his eyes peeled away from the drawing and stared at me. Those cold honey browns melted into something I couldn't quite understand but I still smiled at him then walked off. ☁︎☁︎☁︎ •𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐃 𝐍𝐄𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐀 ©𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 ☁︎☁︎☁︎

Jin Ling is teaching Sizhui how to properly insult someone like a Jin...Sizhui politely says "You're doing it wrong."... Jin Ling gets mad and then Sizhui corrects him with the softest, most polite insult ever and Jin Ling gets even madder because he thinks it's cute.

Aou Thanaboon, Chulalongkorn University's most notorious rugby player and serial dater, makes a cocky bet with his teammates that he can seduce Boom Tharatorn-the quiet, bookish literature major who spends more time with classic novels than people. But when Aou's fake romance, built on quotes from Boom's favorite books, starts to feel more real than any of his past flings, he must choose between winning the bet and winning the heart of the first person who saw past his player persona. Disclaimer: This is a real-person-fiction (RPF). All the plot and content of the story do not connect with the real person at all.

Some love stories begin with sparks. This one begins with silence. Arohi has always believed that the quietest hearts carry the deepest emotions. She finds comfort in libraries, notebooks, and spaces that don't demand explanations. Vivaan believes in stillness too-in listening more than speaking, in staying when the world feels too loud. They don't meet dramatically. They don't fall all at once. They meet in shared spaces, borrowed silences, and moments that feel insignificant-until they aren't. What begins as familiarity slowly turns into comfort, and comfort into something neither of them planned for. This is a story about gentle connections, playful teasing, university days filled with unspoken feelings, and a love that grows without rushing. About choosing softness in a world that asks you to harden. About learning that staying can be braver than leaving. Because some hearts don't need grand gestures- they just need someone who understands their quiet. Where Soft Hearts Learn To Stay is a slow-burn romance about presence, patience, and a love that arrives softly-and lasts.

Kenji Calloway has always been the quiet one. As a Neko, he notices things other people don't. His ears catch conversations nobody else hears. His tail gives away feelings he'd rather hide. While everyone else is busy talking, Kenji is listening. Adopted into the loud, loving chaos of the Calloway family at seven years old, Kenji finally found what he thought he'd lost forever: a home. A dad who calls him bud. A mum who understands him without trying. A sister who teases him like it's her job. And an older brother who has always been his safest place. Then a school fundraiser takes a terrifying turn, and Kenji overhears something that was never meant to reach his ears. When suspicion falls on his brother who has always protected him, Kenji finds himself fighting to protect him in return. The problem is simple. Nobody believes him. Not the teachers. Not the police. Not even the people he loves most. As the truth slips further away, Kenji faces an impossible choice: stay silent and hope someone else figures it out, or keep speaking when every instinct he has is telling him to retreat. Warm, humorous, and deeply heartfelt, The Quiet One Who Knew is a story about family, courage, and the extraordinary strength it takes to keep telling the truth when nobody wants to listen. ___ What is a Neko? Neko (noun) /ˈnɛkəʊ/ A fully human being, born with additional feline features: soft ears, tail, heightened balance and hearing. Typically smaller and physically weaker than humans. Moves quietly through the world, more prey than predator. Agile when needed, quick to flee, not built to fight. Usually quiet and observant. Trusting. Kind. Skittish by nature, with instincts tuned toward survival. Prone to withdrawing when frightened, threatened or confronted. Instinctively avoids drawing attention and rarely speaks out or challenges authority. Most at ease in calm surroundings. Prone to being mistreated by some humans who see only difference.

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Grace Selene has always been good at staying inside the lines. Advanced Placement classes. Perfect grades. Art competitions. Tutoring sessions. A carefully organized future she fully intends to reach, even if getting there means carrying far more than anyone realizes. Steve Rogers has never had much trouble being noticed. Senior. Hockey star. Hawkins High's golden boy. The kind of person everyone seems to know, whether they've actually spoken to him or not. College scouts are watching, his final season is beginning, and everyone already has an opinion about where his life is headed next. Grace and Steve have been circling each other for years. Same school. Same hallways. Same crowded cafeteria. A hundred almost-moments that never became anything more. Until one class project puts them across a table from each other. And suddenly Steve discovers the quiet girl with the sketchbook is funny, stubborn, fiercely talented, and considerably more complicated than the "good girl" reputation Hawkins has given her. Grace discovers there's more beneath Steve's golden-boy smile than hockey scores and school popularity. What starts with research assignments, shared lunches, and conversations neither of them expected slowly becomes late-night phone calls, cold hockey games, paint-stained afternoons, victory fries, family dinners, and the terrifying realization that somewhere along the way, almost became something real. But junior year is asking everything from Grace, and senior year is already pulling Steve toward whatever comes next. They were always going to cross paths. Neither of them expected to become part of the other's plan.

{SENSITIVE CONTENT} Olivia Greene. A typical nerd? Not really. Shy. Awkward. Fashion sense from hell? Of course. Olivia has been picked on her entire high school life. It's finally senior year and she can't wait to graduate and move away. But what she didn't realise was that the year was going to turn her life upside down. She has a secret no one knows. Bruises no one sees and screams no one hears. At least that's what she thought. Now enter Neel Taylor. The typical school bad boy. Heart throb and don't forget rumoured gang leader. What happens when Olivia runs into Neel quite literally. What happens when he breaks down all her walls to finally realise why she's the nerd. Well, I guess you'll just have to read on to find out how the bad boy saves her.

She doesn't talk to everyone. But that doesn't mean she isn't confident. She's just quiet-the girl everyone misunderstands but no one truly tries to understand. What happens when her journey takes an unexpected turn? And who will be the person who sees beyond her silence and understands the girl behind it? **Let's see how her story unfolds...**