Belongs Stories

Johan spent his entire life in Foster care and at 18 he decides that he would be leaving the country forever to start life fresh and to find out what he really wants but after digging into his past he makes a shocking discovery; he was not an orphan and his family was alive, more shockingly he had a twin brother who was living a life he could only dream of. Devastated by this discovery he later decides to pay his family a visit before leaving forever, or at least that's what he wanted.

Estella Morrone, an 18-year-old who flees to the large city of New York to escape the judgment of her small town, Eden, and the neglect of her parents, sets out to find her purpose in New York City. That's when she meets Camilla, a beautiful and kind-hearted woman who offers Estella a great opportunity she could not say no to. But as Estella settles into her new life, she begins to realize that Camilla and her wife, Lauren, may have deeper motives for taking her in. Will Estella find the belonging and happiness she's been yearned for? Find out by reading "A Second Chance" to understand the truth about Estella, Lauren, and Camilla's lives. _____ This is a SFW age regression story.

Some crossings are not journeys - they are decisions you can never undo. When unease begins to ripple through Pearl City, Mei Lin chooses what seems the most responsible path: moving her family to the Royal Kingdom, a place promised to offer stability, fairness, and opportunity. She tells herself it is only a bridge between two lives. But the bridge she steps onto is made of paper. Fragile. Silent. One way. Behind her, ageing parents continue their days without her presence, their voices gradually becoming phone calls, then memories. Ahead, her children grow roots in unfamiliar soil, speaking of the future in a language of belonging she herself never fully acquires. Work brings its own disillusionments - partnerships that cool, institutions that feel distant, expectations of certainty replaced by quiet ambiguity. The new home offers safety, yet never quite feels secure; the old home remains emotionally close, yet increasingly unreachable. Years later, another truth surfaces: she did not only leave her parents behind - one day, she may also find herself separated from her children, whose idea of "home" no longer includes the city she once called hers. Migration, she learns, is not simply relocation. It is a slow reshaping of identity, family, and time itself. And still, somewhere beneath the uncertainty, she holds a fragile hope - that fairness, dignity, and the possibility of true belonging may yet exist, even if the path toward them is unclear. Paper Bridge is a story about departure, generational distance, quiet resilience, and the invisible cost of choosing a future that can never fully replace the past.

Ranch Life Novel | Cedar Hollow Series Weston Cartwright was eight years old when he was brought to Cedar Hollow and given a name that wasn't his by birth. Adopted by an older ranching couple who believed legacy should be earned and shared, Weston grows up learning the work, the land, and the quiet rules of belonging from the people who run it. The cowhands teach him how to pull his weight, how to take a hit, and how to stand steady in a world that doesn't always let him forget where he came from. At church, Weston meets Lance Hawthorne-almost eight himself-and the two become inseparable. Through childhood and into high school, they grow up together as best friends, team ropers, and rodeo helpers, bound by long days, early mornings, and a loyalty neither of them knows how to question. But as Weston grows into the Cartwright name, the cost of carrying it becomes clearer. Teasing turns sharper. Fights follow. And the choices he makes to defend his place begin to take more from him than he expected. Weston is left standing at the edge of adulthood, forced to face what truly makes a son when blood alone isn't enough. Not by Blood Alone is a grounded coming-of-age ranch life novel about adoption, friendship, loyalty, and the quiet weight of growing up responsible for more than you asked for.

When Jacob Holloway returns to Fox Hollow after six years, he expects to confront grief and family wounds - not the inlet that seems to recognize him. Drawn back into the town he fled at eighteen, Jacob uncovers Tom's hidden research on strange tides, lights, and a hum beneath the water that responds only to him. With Aiden at his side and the town's quiet witnesses surfacing one by one, Jacob realizes the inlet has been waiting for his return, remembering what he tried to forget. As the truth of that night rises, Jacob must face the presence beneath the water and the life he abandoned - and choose whether to run again or finally belong.

Decades ago, a robot was declared alive. Then the world moved on. Hidden away in a forgotten storage unit, Johnny Five - once a symbol of wonder, kindness, and impossible hope - has been left to gather dust. His gold plating is tarnished, his systems outdated, but one thing has never shut down: He is still alive. When Johnny is accidentally reactivated in the modern world, he must face a future that no longer remembers him - a future where machines are smarter, colder, and never meant to feel. As corporations see property, Johnny still sees people. As the world debates artificial intelligence, Johnny just wants to understand what it means to belong. With his trademark curiosity, unintentional humour, and a heart that refuses to power down, Johnny Five must once again prove that being alive isn't about circuits or code - it's about choice. Funny, heartfelt, and quietly hopeful, Circuit Breakers is a legacy continuation inspired by the original Short Circuit films - a story about memory, kindness, and what happens when the world forgets its miracles.

She ran from a marriage that broke her in silence. Niloofar Mansoori was taught that obedience was love and endurance was virtue. Married to a powerful man who treated her like property, she learned what it meant to disappear inside someone else's expectations. When her husband takes two younger wives to punish her, Niloofar chooses herself. She flees to America on the morning of his wedding. At Niagara Falls, she meets Arjun Naik. Arjun is a hardworking Telugu man who built his life with discipline, sacrifice, and relentless effort. He works long hours, carries responsibility without complaint, and believes respect is something you give before you demand. He has no interest in owning anyone-only in standing beside them. What begins as quiet companionship slowly becomes something deeper. Beside the endless roar of the falls, Niloofar begins to bloom-like a lotus rising from turbulent water-learning that love can be steady, desire can be safe, and strength does not need to shout. But the past still watches. And freedom always comes at a cost. 🌊🌸 A story of resilience, dignity, and a love built on choice.

University life takes a turn for Jisung when he finds out his new best friend and his 6 mysterious close friends have a secret. They are secret agents, part of the team "Stray kids". (absurd name choice if you ask jisung.) Jisung joins the team, and after many memories being made and raw connections being formed, SKZ becomes something Jisung never imagined they'd be. Family. But something seems to be holding Jisung back. skz poly fic, Jisung POV

Your mind is a burning room, a drowning storm, and a torturing fairy-tale all at once. Now, descend through its layers and discover what waits in the one place even the flames can't reach. Sad Sundays is my weekly space to share melancholic poetry, words that help me navigate the stillness, the weight, and the quiet storms of recovery. Each Sunday, I post a new piece that I've written, using poetry to process my journey through detox and rehab, to face the difficult parts of healing, and to find meaning in the silence. Every poem is written by hand with help from the Rhymezone platform. This series is as much for me as it is for anyone who finds comfort in knowing they're not alone on their gray days. I will eventually try to tie most of my work together into a larger piece, but first and foremost, this will function as a collection of my writings while I am going through detox. There may be an underlying story, but perhaps not. Find out next week, and join me for a Sad Sunday moment. New Upload every Sunday at 18:00 (6 PM) German time - CET/CEST (UTC+1/UTC+2).

Like birds trapped in an open cage, two dreamers fight to understand what it means to belong. Daniel doesn't feel like he belongs in New York, he yearns to venture west in search of gold and experience. Its a shame he is 30 years late to see that dream come true. In a small town in eastern California lives a Chinese girl who belongs more to the town than in it. With no family and no name, she is as good as invisible to the world; sometimes she even wishes she was. When Daniel passes through her town, he sees her. Not just her foreign face and dirty dress, but her. And for the first time in her life, she is not alone. Together and apart, they learn to toe the line between contentment and never ending hunger for adventure. They deal with the fallout of the 1906 Earthquake of San Francisco. They uncover terrifying truths about the history of her people. In the end, they are left to wonder who, where, or to what cause, if any, their hearts should belong.

Note: this is a self insert series, although you are free to imagine yourself in my place if you wish <3 Join Phoenix Overland through this tetralogy as she joins Jim in his Trollhunting life to save Arcadia Oaks from the villainous Bular. Almost two years had gone by after Phoenix's best friend had passed away in a fire. In her depressive and anxious state, Jim manages to convince her into his adventure to get her out more. Little would she know this adventure would begin to change her life for the greater.

Two mismatched stepsisters. Both complete strangers. One new start gone badly wrong. When thirteen year old Nina Jenks' father dies, she's placed under the guardianship of her puzzling and maddening stepsister, Helen Daw. But why would she turn up now, after all this time? Helen Daw isn't your average twenty-something woman. She has an innumerable amount of skeletons in her closet, ones she would prefer stay hidden. But can she keep the smartest little girl she's ever met fooled? Their lives were never going to be easy... Nina's new school, "St Malachy's," offers a fresh start for both of them but it's a breeding ground for danger. Child abductions are just the icing on the cake. And with Helen's big secret only around the corner, their family bonds are about to be tested to breaking point....

Lucy and her friends have managed to break down the power that locked the gates back into Eleos and now they must band together with their families to rebuild a lost world and reunite their people. With a surprise finding upon their arrival, Lucy and her friends are given a head start. Now they must delve into the history of their world and learn everything about it so that they can get Eleos back to the beautiful and functionally peaceful world that it once was.

Aspen looks like a normal 14 year old girl on the outside, brown hair, perfect skin, hazel eyes but she keeps a secret hidden from the outside world.

In a world where magic hides in plain sight, eleven-year-old Astrid Grey has only one connection to her mysterious past, a scarlet pendant. Astrid soon discovers she's not just different, she's magical. What secrets does the necklace hold? Who were her parents, and why did they leave her with nothing but this mysterious jewel?

❤❤❤"MaNan"❤❤❤ Manik and Nandini childhood friends... Manik and Nandini are best friend and love each other to the core but they didn't knows their feelings for each other... What happens when Manik engaged Nupur... Let see...?

The primal flame of lust has burned within humankind since antiquity, often scorching rather than illuminating the path to fulfillment. Its feverish hunger promises satisfaction through possessing and conquering others' bodies. Yet indulging this superficial high leaves the soul empty, forever chasing the next conquest. In lust's grasp, we reduce intimate partners to objects serving selfish appetite, rather than equal persons deserving of care. We prize superficial conquest over hard work building mutual understanding. Momentary pleasure林comes at cost of empathy's erosion. Across the ages, saints and philosophers have cautioned that untamed lust degrades all involved. Modern media frequently fans its flames, glamorizing conquest while ignoring resulting emptiness. But we need not be captive to this cycle. By channeling passion toward ethical purpose, lust's fire may be tempered into a motivating force for good. With discipline and wisdom, we may yet keep the flame alive while avoiding its destruction. For the heart seeks not just pleasure, but meaning. Our highest fulfillment comes through seeing, honoring, and nurturing the sacred wholeness within each soul.

This is the story of a teenage boy, Gordon, who was enjoying his normal life with his friends Max and Sara, this boy which was full of imagination and creativity, accidentally opened a portal to the other dimensions, which help him and his friends to find there true personalitys.

a birthday dedication to one of my best friends. the way he touches me makes me forget my existence

Heyyyy this book will consist with many different short stories i've written meaning they won't be long . If you guys like a story and want it to be longer i will stretch it out or make it its own separate book just comment below and let me know these stories have been written a while ago and have not been edited in about a year. Keep it positive I am willing to take any ideas you guys may have as well.