Talkthepoc Stories

Change is the most uncomfortable, disruptive force. It was Bree Clark's biggest stranger in life, until it wasn't. Right before senior year, André Johnson had left her in the dust, and she was left questioning where her belonging was. She'd never expected change, nor did she know how to manage it when it came. And for Marcellus Reed, country boy with a permanent scowl, change was always something he acknowledged and rejected. One swift move from the country to the city was enough to shake him forever. These two, once strangers to change and each other, are fated by one afternoon in Chemistry class. From there, they decided they never wanted their hearts broken ever again. But, like fate, change waits for nobody.

"Your father was determined to be an honest man and, that was his vanity. And you, you try to see a light in a man that bathes in blood for amusement, that is your vanity. Like how the sun may be a star but it's simply just a burning rock when the science speaks - just another cruel fate. And that was it's vanity." It was then in that moment Meleka recognize you could not teach an old dog new tricks, you'll just have to allow it to run it's course of life until death. And perhaps, that was her vanity. -- A man. A murder. A mask. Meleka had one twisted story she was going to tell her children.

***ONGOING!*** "Because you're you and I'm me, and we just don't fit." - "The Idea of You" by Robinne Lee Skylar O'Hara believes that some people do not go well together, especially when it comes to jocks and nerds. Despite him being on the diving team with his godbrother Jorge Fernandez and their friends and families being well-acquainted with each other, Skylar wants nothing to do with Jorge and plans to keep his priorities in line with the goals and expectations set by his grandparents: finish high school, get a scholarship, and keep the family name clear from scandal. And even though he has been dreaming forbidden fantasies, Skylar knows that he couldn't afford any distractions whatsoever. But Jorge has other plans in mind, as do his and Skylar's families as well as their social circles and even the school's matchmaking principal and vice-principal. Everyone knows that Skylar's been crushing on Jorge but has let his fears and grandparents' high expectations keep him from acting on it. So what happens when an end-of-summer house party leads to a drunken one-night stand? And what happens when a year-long senior project, family dinners, and other arranged events force Skylar to be by Jorge's side? Skylar knows that Jorge wants him badly. Jorge's not the type to give up, even if his godbrother wants him to forget him. With the passions and romantic desires building between them, will Skylar's bias and jaded personality keep him and Jorge apart for good? Or can Jorge finally shatter Skylar's castle walls and teach him what it means to be on the edge of seventeen?

Esha was a woman who saw through the world as a guest, possessing it was never a question-hope of belonging, giving more than taking-remaining invisible fit like a glove instead. A man like Antares, waltz into her life promising the universe in exchange for her trust; the world she stood on tilted, the heart murmured fears, the body recoiled in memory of hands unbidden, the mind curled into itself hoping to have dreamt it away, while the soul recognized a kindred spirit. How to trust a woman whose scars marred the body like ink? How to trust a man whose skin bleeds from his very sins? What to make of kithship so visceral-it possesses the body in stupor? Who were they when no one was watching? This isn't a story about love, this is a story about the personification of love.

"But don't you wanna see the world, boy All the countries and their stars, boy Just don't look them in the eyes, boy You just gotta take their lives, boy... ...Yeah, you're gonna make them proud, boy 'Til they put you in the ground, boy"- Troye Sivan, "Fun" Jangbir Singh is a twenty year old Sikh. He has a family in Punjab, a sister, a mother, a father and a Fiance. Mischevious but gallant he signs up for the army. He'd be a coward not to. His family have a rich history embellished with legends of brave warriors. Then there is Alastair Fletcher. An Australian orphan. He now at the age of twenty works as an ostler for a rich family, the Aldersons. He's in love with their daughter, a raging beauty by the name of Claire, but he is sure her family will never let them marry. The glory of war draws him in so he signs up. As the war rages around them in Gallipoli an unlikely friendship forms between the two. But is their friendship strong enough to over come the horrors of war? (Highest Rank #453 in Historical Fiction) [On Hold till I'm finished Ahkmenrah and The Man Behind the Gun]

Sean Gillan's passion lies in his education, his work values as a part-time cashier at the family-owned general store, and helping out his grandparents at a family farm while being a faithful member of his church. He has little time for any frivolous and is certain that all he needs is in his small town of Central Georgia, despite his citified parents and siblings citing that he needs to get a life and get some air in his lungs. Sean has little time for anything other than what he needs, so much so that he lands in the hospital after passing out during his post-graduation party at church. Fearing that he was in danger of burning out and knowing that he wasn't going to survive long if he overworked himself, the whole family decides to ship him off to his gay uncle's home in Newport, Rhode Island so he could attend college there. Sean wants none of it, citing that he's fine with his small-town lifestyle. But once he learns that his grandfather sold the farm, home, and business and that he was to attend college up north instead of trade school in Adams Falls; Sean's fate is sealed. But then he's forced to join his adoptive cousins and uncles for some ice cream and meets two domineering young men fresh out of high school. And they...well, let's just say that they want to show Sean Gillain the TRUE meaning of having passion in his strict life. And maybe Sean doesn't think that moving to Newport would be so bad after all. He'll never know unless he gives it a try.

. pretty girls own my heart 「 a book of sad poetry © queerity/jupiter 2019 」

❝ Not even the stars can match your eyes, love. ❞ I'LL TELL YOU THE TALE, of a great empire that fell for the hand of a needy fighter.

#NaNoWriMo 2016 Book One in the Tales from the Filii Aurea Series IN THE BEGINNING, they say, the Aetherei Matrem fell in love with a Celestial Being, and produced a line of children like none other, each with their own special abilities, and each with ichor flowing through their veins. They were her Filii Aurea, her Golden Children, and they were to inherit the earth. A couple centuries down the line, and the Filii Aurea are struggling to stay alive. With the great Aurean war and Aziel Aro committing perpetual genocide, they're desperate to save their race. Avani Sai and Nuri Bachmann need to find the last remaining descendent of the great Milo Aro, and possibly the last cursed Child, and defeat Aziel Aro. That might not be their biggest concern, however. A charming stranger from the Sovereign Capital and a dark force lurking in the streets seem to pose a bigger threat than perpetual genocide.

A brief account on the life of, well, Meenakshi Menon. I can't tell you more, you have to read in order to know.

# f r e e y o u r b o d y about a girl who lost all confidence and security because of her appearance, & a boy who only wishes for her to see her beauty. # 1 0 3 s h o r t s t o r y

2 strangers meet on an 8 hour bus ride . What happens between them?

Princess Faustine, a clandestine, self-taught magician, must embark on a perilous journey beyond her all-too-conventional kingdom to uncover a hidden truth and shatter an insidious curse that looms over her realm and the Seven Lands.

❝What the hell happened that made you helpless?❞ ❝Knowing that Adam died because of the same thing that made me wake up blind and my legs paralysed.❞ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In Which Leila discovers she bears a disease that caused the death of a man she used to know.

this is how it starts ✨ "you're a walking cliche, did you know that?" "oh yeah, well you're...asian." "what?" "you know!" ✨ extended summary inside

Sam and Dean were two hunters who've survived pretty much everything. Thanks to their late father, they also knew how to kill anything and survive in their hell-hole of a world. So, when a winged girl with a awfully bad stutter comes falling through their ceiling, it is a bit of a surprise to both of them don't quite know what exactly to do. 0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Takes place at very beginning of Season Nine of the Supernatural television series that is owned by CW, not me. Neither is the Maximum Ride Series, which is owned by James Patterson, which is also not me. I only own Kya. This book contains strong language.

Urban Fantasy - Romance - Immortals - Tournaments. Hidden throughout our modern world is an ancient, mythical community. Beneath their human masks lay a plethora of creatures both terrifying and captivating. Though united in their shared secrecy from humans, deep rifts exist between regions and races. The powerful Immortals that have held them together for centuries now struggle to retain control. At nineteen, Justice Edwards has done well to avoid her place in that world. Distracting herself with High School, and a string of no-string boyfriends she projects a confident but ditsy facade that has served her well. Until now. Summoned along with seventy-two other immortal children she will assume supernatural abilities and be expected to submit her life to the service of this community for the next eighty years. And, unless her team can best their peers in a competitive round of tournaments, she will also have to submit her heart in an intimate, empathic bond to a man with whom she has no say in choosing. As daughter to one of the oldest people to have ever lived, Justice's powers are expected to be legendary, but that means nothing if her team first implodes in a mire of jealousy, betrayal and forbidden love. Cover Designer: @AWFrasier Stock: MariaAmanda Photographer: Martin Lindeblad Jørgensen Adventure - Arranged - Bond - Bonded - Dark Fantasy - New Adult - Paranormal - Powers - Project Readers React - Project Woman Up - Romance - Supernatural - POC - Urban Fantasy - Young Adult - Teen Fiction - Featured

Wherein Mina and Connor must convince the rest of the world that they're in love. Over and over again.

A father sets his mind on steering his boys far from what he deems as one of the worst professions. Then there is a sweet romance of three years, between Winston and Lovette, which may end as the ground shakes with seismic waves... [Amazing Cover by @foreverthenorthstar :]