Control Stories

"P-p-please.." My voice was a jagged, stuttering mess. I frantically clawed at the basement floor, trying to scramble backward, but my limbs were shaking too violently to find traction. Tears cut through the dirt on my face as I stared up at his towering silhouette. "I-I-I'm sorry... I-I p-promise, ! D-don't do this, p-p-please!" Adrien stood completely unhurried, his sapphire eyes dead and hollow. His violence wasn't a fit of rage; it was a cold, calculated execution. He stepped forward, pinning my left leg flat against the concrete with his crushing weight, and brought a solid iron rod down directly onto my kneecap. Crack. An explosive, white-hot agony shattered my mind. I let out a blood-curdling shriek that bounced violently off the walls, my entire body convulsing. "A-A-Adrien! S-st-stop! I-I'm b-begging you!" I screamed, sobbing so hard I choked. Without a word, he lifted the rod again and shattered my right kneecap. I collapsed onto the freezing floor, my teeth clicking violently from the absolute shock. Before I could pass out, Adrien knelt over my trembling form. He shattered a thick sheet of glass against the table, holding a razor-sharp shard in his gloved hand. "You forgot whose name you carry, my dear," he whispered softly. "Let's make sure you remember." He pressed the jagged glass deep into the bare skin of my shoulder blade. I shrieked, my body locking into a rigid line as he began to deliberately engrave his name into my flesh. TRIGGER WARNING‼️‼️ This book is not ordinary dark romance novel . It contains sensitive themes , abuse , sexual assaults , murder and what not. READ WITH CAUTION ‼️‼️

Dunk baby, Joong Bossy

In this story connected to Fear of Heights, inside a dead, post-apocalyptic world, meet Gabriel on his way to the thing that ended his world: The Broadcast Tower, a place that broadcasts dramas, stories and novels so perfect, they ended the world. Gabriel is on his way to get back his love, Anna, from never-ending trance caused by the Broadcast Tower. Perhaps he will find something else both on his way to the tower and in the tower; Something connects all this into a single massive universe, bends time and space, and reveals the secret of existence. Publishing Version: Forth Edition: 4.1

"Before the sand met the wave, fire consumed the water." Apoy sa tubig. Si Lucita, isang ulilang lumaki sa ilalim ng ibang pangalan at ibang pagkatao, ay dinala sa Hacienda Gracia upang magsimula ng bagong buhay. Sa likod ng marangyang mansyon at ngiti ng pamilyang kumupkop sa kanya, may mga lihim na matagal nang nakabaon sa pulang lupang kanilang tinatapakan. Sa kanyang unang araw, muntik siyang lamunin ng malalim na batis-ngunit iniligtas siya ng isang lalaking may malamig na abuhing mga mata at katahimikang kayang guluhin ang kanyang puso. Si Ezikel Dela Merced, ang tahimik at mailap na rancherong kinatatakutan at iginagalang ng buong hacienda, ay matagal nang natutong mabuhay nang mag-isa. Ngunit nang dumating si Lucita, unti-unting nagising ang mga damdaming matagal na niyang ikinulong. Habang dahan-dahang nabubuksan ang mga lihim ng Hacienda Gracia, natuklasan nilang pareho silang nakakadena sa mga kasalanang hindi nila ginawa at mga pangakong hindi nila pinili. Ngunit paano mamumukadkad ang pag-ibig kung ang isa ay parang tubig na laging umaagos palayo, at ang isa nama'y apoy na handang sunugin ang lahat para manatili? Sa isang lugar kung saan ang bawat pader ay may lihim at ang bawat puso ay may sugat, sapat kaya ang pag-ibig upang baguhin ang itinakdang kapalaran? Dahil bago pa man mahugis ng alon ang buhangin, nasunog na ng apoy ang tubig na minsan nangahas maniwala.

I moved to a new town for a fresh start, and joined a book club because I needed something steady, something that felt like mine. Instead, I found friends, terrible literary opinions, and Marc, a man who notices everything, fixes everything, and somehow always knows exactly when someone needs help. At first, it felt good to have someone so firmly on my side. Every time I vented about a problem, Marc quietly made it disappear before I even had the chance to deal with it myself. But somewhere along the way, I realized I didn't want someone to solve all my problems. I wanted someone who would sit beside me through them. And when I finally asked Marc not to interfere... he made the biggest decision of all without me. Read ahead on my Patreon!! Link in my profile :) Updates are posted every other day on Patreon, and on Wednesday and Saturday on Wattpad.

Sara Fatima - 23, a young dentist. Smart,mature,responsible graceful, quietly strong. She's not used to the chaos of politics, but destiny throws her into it. Majid Ali Khan - 32, a cold, calculating politician. A widower who lost his wife two years ago in mysterious circumstances. His silence speaks more than his words - power, pain, and secrets all buried behind that calm face. Their marriage is arranged, but it's more strategic than romantic... until emotions start to complicate everything. Sara Fatima never imagined her quiet life as a young dentist would cross paths with the country's most enigmatic politician, Majid Ali Khan. Two years after the death of his wife - a tragedy still whispered about in political corridors - Majid agrees to marry again, not out of love, but necessity. Sara, chosen for reasons she doesn't yet understand, steps into his grand yet hollow mansion as his second wife. The cameras flash, the world watches, and Majid's eyes never reveal what his heart hides. But as she begins to notice inconsistencies - a photo hidden, staff afraid to speak, the late wife's room untouched - she realizes her marriage is not just a union... it's a mystery. And Majid Ali Khan - the man of steel - might not be the hero she thought he was. Or maybe, he's the only one who can save her. ---

Blind since childhood, Roisin Wade has learned to trust what others ignore - the shift in someone's breathing, the weight of their silence, the way fear has a smell. So when she hears something on her way home one night, she knows - not what it was or who - just that it was wrong, and that whoever was responsible saw her there. August Rylov is dangerously charming, his voice is steady, even if his presence is not. Roisin knows better than to trust what feels safe, but he's persistent, and she's lonely. What Roisin doesn't know is that August isn't just courting her - he's hunting her because she's a loose end he can't afford to leave untied.

A manipulative, narcissistic psychopath. A controlling, self-righteous student. And a pure, kind young woman who becomes caught between the two. She is a part of their ambitions and they are willing to go to great lengths to have her for themselves. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Harry Potter x The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes crossover Tom Riddle x Reader x Coriolanus Snow Harry Potter and TBOSAS credits to the rightful owners OCs owned by me Plot owned by me \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ *Notes: 1. No use of Y/N (except in character list; feel free to correct me on this if you see it in the actual story) 2. Directed towards a female reader/character 3. Effort to be as ambiguous as possible (i.e appearance- hair/skin etc., race, ethnicity, beliefs) - however, reader is described as having lived in the US for plot purposes and celebrates Christmas*

The world had asked for someone who could fix it. Someone who could stop wars, end hunger, cure disease, and keep humanity from destroying itself. Then the Divine arrived. And he promised salvation-but at a terrible cost.

He was never meant to want her. Sheraaz Masood had lived his entire life untouched by desire - cold, disciplined, and loyal only to duty. A man built from silence and control. Then came Zaynab. Soft where he was hard. Warm where he was distant. A girl he never chose, never wanted... yet somehow became the center of every sleepless night. But Zaynab already belonged to a past she could never bury. Haris Ansari - her first love. Her unfinished story. The man who once held her heart and might return to claim it again. Now, somewhere between duty, longing, and a war neither heart is prepared for, lines begin to blur. Because some people don't fall in love. They ruin themselves for it. In the frozen nights of Jansoor, hearts don't simply break - they burn. Welcome to Nigehbaan.

With enough precept slots and an idea, you can do anything. The man runs from a father desperate to keep him imprisoned, for his own good. The girl conspires to control the man, out of love.

Totul a început cu o privire. Una pe care aproape că nu am observat-o. Eu nu mai credeam în iubire. Îmi făcusem reguli: nu te atașa, nu avea încredere prea repede și, mai ales, nu lăsa pe nimeni să vadă cât de mult îți pasă. Luck nu avea astfel de reguli. El credea în oameni, în coincidențe și în șanse. Ne-am întâlnit într-o seară, la petrecerea mea de douăzeci și cinci de ani. El avea douăzeci și unu... Eu aveam un pahar de vin în mână și o inimă bine încuiată. El avea un zâmbet pe care aveam să-l țin minte. La început, nu am crezut că va fi ceva între noi. Nici el. Dar, printre conversații, râsete și întâlniri despre care nu trebuia să știe toată lumea, am început să ne apropiem. El m-a făcut să râd. Eu am început să uit de regulile mele. Și, fără să ne dăm seama, doi oameni care nu căutau nimic au ajuns să găsească exact ceea ce nu știau că le lipsește. Totul a început în acea seară. Cu o privire. Un pahar de vin. Și, ca să fim sinceri, cu mult prea multă încredere în propriile noastre planuri. 😄 Nu știam atunci că urma să ne fie frică, să ne pierdem, să ne regăsim și să ne schimbăm unul pe celălalt. Știam doar că, atunci când ochii lui verzi i-au întâlnit pe ai mei, pentru prima dată după mult timp... am uitat să fug.

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙩 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚, 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙙𝙨 𝙒𝙝𝙤 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙙𝙨. 𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙜𝙤𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙣𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙙. 𝙔𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙭 𝙛 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧

As the city fractures under faction conflict, four friends steal abandoned art to survive. What begins as opportunity becomes a moral thriller, where loyalty corrodes and value is measured in betrayal rather than currency.

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For love twisted into loyalty, for trust that no longer exists, and for the deaths of those deemed deserving. *A dark romance series about loyalty, obsession, and the dangerous cost of protection.* **Everyone thinks they know what's best for her. They're all lying.** Sophia Jones has spent her entire life surrounded by love, protection, and rules she never thought to question. But when she leaves home in search of a life that finally belongs to her, cracks begin to appear in everything she thought she knew. Her family is hiding something. Something dangerous. And the harder Sophia pushes for answers, the tighter their grip becomes. Then she meets Drew. Dangerous. Powerful. Completely forbidden. Her brother swears he's a threat. A man Sophia should never trust, never approach, and never give the opportunity to get close. But no one will tell her why. And Drew isn't the only man keeping secrets. As warnings become threats and protection begins to feel dangerously close to control, Sophia finds herself trapped between men who all claim they're trying to keep her safe. Her brother would do anything to protect her. The man she trusts offers the comfort she desperately needs. And the man she's been taught to fear seems determined to drag her into a world she wants no part of. But comfort can be manufactured. Protection can become a prison. And love can be the most convincing lie of all. When the violence surrounding her finally reaches Sophia, she is forced to confront a terrifying possibility: Maybe the greatest danger isn't the monster everyone warned her about. Maybe it's trusting the people who promised they would never hurt her. In a world built on loyalty, obsession, violence and secrets, Sophia must uncover the truth before someone else decides her future for her. Because they're all fighting for control. And Sophia is beginning to realise she might be willing to fight back.

Content Warnings; 🚫 This story contains themes and scenes that may be emotionally intense for some readers, including: * First Love * Heavy Angst * Secrets & Hidden Pasts * Slow Burn Romance * Unresolved Trauma * Heartbreak & Betrayal * Manipulation * One-Sided Devotion * Healing Through Love * Second Chance * Angst With Comfort * Attachment * Psychological tension and possessiveness * Abandonment and separation trauma * Controlling family environments * Anxiety and panic responses * Power imbalance in personal relationships * Mentions of surveillance and invasive behavior * Happy ending? Season One - Before the silence. Before the separation. Before love became something painful. Jeon Jungkook and Kim Taehyung during the beginning of everything-when loving Taehyung felt easy, natural, and impossible to stop. Season One is the story of first love before it breaks- warm, emotional, youthful, and filled with the kind of happiness that only hurts later because it was once real. Top-Taehyung Bottom-Jungkook

After her parents' bitter divorce, Diana is forced to spend every other weekend with the father she dreads seeing. Charming to everyone else but cruel behind closed doors, he is a manipulative narcissist who insists she'll always come first-while treating her as something to possess rather than a daughter to love. Every visit ends the same way: an hour-long car ride back from her mother's house, with nowhere to escape and nothing to do but listen. He fills the silence with guilt, lies, half-truths, and subtle attempts to turn her against the one parent who truly cares for her. At first Diana believes that if she says the right thing, maybe they'll finally get along. But as the years pass, she learns that some people don't want understanding-they want control. And sometimes, the safest thing you can do is keep quiet instead of giving them another piece of yourself to use against you.

'And up until now, I had sworn to myself That I'm content with loneliness Because none of it was ever worth the risk Well, you are the only exception' 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮. - 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙃𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙-𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙄 𝙜𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤. - 𝙆𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙣 They did not fall in love at first sight. Destiny did not throw them into each other's lives. They chose to stay - while becoming their own individual selves in the process. This is not a love story. It's a recognition - a path to self-discovery disguised as one. A romance woven into privilege, class, and the quiet violence of what we're each born into. A coming-of-age wearing a love story's clothes. 𝘼𝙈𝘼𝙔 - Meticulous. Planned. Guarded. He let no one in; protection was the only love language he trusted, even when it looked like control. Until she showed up and simply lived, unscripted, and undid every certainty he'd built his life on. "Mr. Infinity," she called him. Turns out he was just a boy learning that loving someone doesn't mean owning the outcome. 𝙆𝙄𝙍𝘼𝙉 - A fortress, not cold, armed. Every feeling rationed, never let to slip. She'd perfected the skill of leaving before anyone could leave first. Loving him was never a straight road - surviving that was the harder battle, the one she had to win alone before she could win it with him. And eventually, she became his home, his Kin. Will they finish becoming themselves? Will their destinations ever align?

✦ 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐚𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟒 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 Not everything is meant to be remembered. Some things are recorded anyway. This collection gathers short fiction written across different moments, different worlds-each one circling the same quiet question: What remains when something is no longer meant to stay? These stories move through memory, identity, and the systems that decide what is allowed to remain. Some were written for competitions. Others were never meant to be recorded at all. They are placed here, now, as record. Contents include: • Lyrical, atmospheric fiction • Institutional and character-driven narratives • Fragments, anomalies, and recovered entries Status: Archive Entries Completed Update Schedule: New entries added every Wednesday and Sunday @ 7:30 PM EST Some records fade. Others refuse to. Additional essays and fragments can be found under The Quiet Archive.