Grieving Stories

CeoxAssistant|gxg|slowburn|15 years age gap He leaned over her desk for fourteen minutes. Amalia didn't remember his name by the time Nadia was done with her. "What's his name?" "I don't knowww" Amalia whined. "Good girl." She wiped the smudged lipstick from Amalia's mouth with her thumb like a statement. Then walked the entire length of the office, poured water, walked back. Set it down. Amalia looked at it. Looked at Nadia. Raised both shoulders toward her ears and turned her face away. "You're being ridiculous, Amalia." But Amalia didn't budge. Nadia picked her up. Sat back down with Amalia settled against her, tipped the glass to her lips, kissed her once between every sip. Unhurried. Like this was completely reasonable. It was the most spoiled thing Amalia had ever allowed. She allowed all of it. "More." she said when the glass was empty. "Brat." "Your brat." Nadia didn't answer. She didn't have to. She just went to get more water. Amalia Peters. 20. Never carried her own bag. Never pumped her own gas. Never eaten a meal that wasn't placed in front of her like an offering. Beautiful. Brilliant. Completely aware of both. Then June took her parents and left her in a house so quiet she talked to empty chairs. She got a job not because she needed money because the silence was unbearable. She pouted through the entire interview. Got hired anyway. Nadia Crane. 35. Looks 25. Stopped being flattered by that around thirty. On paper - CEO. Empire builder. Never raises her voice. Off paper - cargo that moves at night. Contracts nobody signs twice. A stillness that has ended careers, companies, and at least three men's entire futures. She runs several companies. Only some are legal. She watched Amalia Peters sigh at a waiting room chair like it had wronged her ancestors. And hired her on the spot. Her parents spoiled her. Her boss ruined her beyond repair. #1 in spoiled. #1 in intersex. #1 in gl. #1 in lesbianlgbt #1 in sapphic

Pratap and rathor were one of the most powerful families. And Shanaya ? Princess of pratap. And daughter-in-law of rathore. Pratap who didn't even know they had a girl in their house and when they finally found out it was already 23 year late. They bought her home but she was cold and distant didn't try to bond with anyone. And the Pratap family were in their own betrayal and problems. No one tries to bond with her, each one with their own 'reasons' but she didn't mind even a bit. And then she was married to vikrant singh rathore due to a promise. New house. New people. But nothing changed. She was still cold and still distant. Until one night. A attack happens. And Shanaya lost her memory of three years before she met them. They saw a different Shanaya. A cheerful and Dramatic one. *** What has caused her to become cold and distant. What happens before she meets Pratap and rathore. *** Don't judge by this deception I am not good at writing it Try it once

• Book 1 out of 4 of "The Way To Save You" series. Scrapped the old summary. Here's a quick one: We have a purple Na'vi heroine, age 15. Her clan's dead. She survived 7 years of RDA experimentation. Mutated to have rapid regeneration. Her healing can be shared via blood-contact and tsaheylu. She escaped. Got caught by Mangkwan, turned into a slave healer. She escaped. Ultimately meets Neteyam and saves him when he gets shot. Story begins at the part where girly has already escaped the Mangkwan, and Neteyam and Lo'ak are just about to be promoted as scouts for the train raiding scene in ATWOW. This is an immersive longfic with World Building x 100 because I included references from the comics and from so many avatar wiki pages which I also explain in detail at bottom notes for those of you who only watched the movies. This Avatar - Neteyam AU fanfic: • is currently undergoing rewrites to "make it make sense." • has long chapters in the revised ones. (Avg. 7k words) • is canon-divergent (includes author's own interpretation of incomplete souls and Spirit World rules). • is written in switching 3rd person POVs. • has lots of photos and terminology lists for your convenience (though I recommend reading this on AO3 where the terms are html embedded to tumblr redirects for quick definition) A SAMPLE OF MY WRITING (from an unrevised chap): "Listen to me," Neteyam said, his focus narrowing entirely on her, his brows furrowed with genuine concern. He shifted, his hand moving to cover hers where it rested, white-knuckled and trembling against her thigh. Her skin felt fever-hot against his palm, a sharp contrast to the cooling spray of the sea. "Focus on this," he told her, keeping his voice low and steady to cut through the sound of the surf. He needed her to stop staring at the horizon with those dead eyes. "Feel the weight of my hand. The salt on your skin. You are here, Hiraya. Right now. You're with me, and we're above the surface. Stay in the light."

The year is 2024, and Heather Tremblay, an American English teacher from Pennsylvania, is simply floating through life a year after her husband passed away from a freak accident at work. Deciding she needs a mental, physical, and spiritual rest, she seeks the solace of the pine forests of Maine. However, while there, wind, a car, and a tree work together to send her back in time and to a whole other country: England, 1918. There, she will encounter some of the most challenging trials in her life: a gangster family in need of someone to simply listen to them, questions about what is truly right and truly wrong, and the act of moving on from what she once knew. Through research, experiences from her past, and a family that does not seem to leave well enough alone, she may just be able to tackle all of that over time and with a little bit of whiskey.

In the halls of Hogwarts, Elodie Delacroix is a rare and fragile thing - clever, untouchable, and hiding a devastating secret behind her Ravenclaw grace. When she clashes with Mattheo Riddle, what they have ignites into something far more dangerous than hatred, the lines between enemies and obsession begin to blur. He is the dark heir, all sharp edges and forbidden shadows. She is moonlight wrapped in thorns, beautiful enough to ruin him, broken enough to destroy them both. As the school years stir old dangers and new temptations, their slow-burning rivalry threatens to consume everything. Because some flowers only bloom in darkness... and some riddles were never meant to be solved. An intoxicating tale of forbidden desires, hidden grief, and the exquisite ache of turning hate into something far more deadly.

At 14, Sierra Mason was certain about her future. At 24, she has no idea who she is. As she tries to figure out what to do and where to go, Sierra begins paying closer attention to the feelings she's been carrying with her. The ones she understands, the ones she doesn't, and the ones she would rather keep to herself. As she navigates her adulthood, Sierra begins to understand that finding herself may not be as simple as she once thought. Maybe, somewhere along the way, Sierra will find her spark again. And maybe she'll be able to look back at the girl she used to be and smile.

To those learning to live with the absence of a loved one.

What do you do with pain that won't go away? Fourteen-year-old Sophia finds herself asking that question when she suddenly enters a world made of candy. Soon she realizes she is caught in the middle of a conflict between two kingdoms that began long before she arrived. This is a preview of my upcoming novel, Between Kingdoms. The first four chapters are available here while I prepare the full novel for publication. I'd love to hear your thoughts-especially what grabs your attention, what makes you curious, and whether you'd want to keep reading. Thanks! -Whitney Rose

Hold the place you feel warmth, in a reflection of your thoughts. Where the light seems to hug the void in your life, that you feel. That you remember.

Kira, Gigi, and Rama are three sisters, with three different stories. Kira is the eldest- always been there to pick her sisters up when they're down and carve the path for them to follow. Gigi is Kira's right-hand girl, they are two years a part and have been inseparable their whole lives. They fight like sisters but they grow up together, become adults together and there's no breaking that bond. Rama is about 5 years younger than Gigi but has her individually special relationships with her sisters. Rama takes the untraditional path in life and tries to find her way, on her own with the support and overlapping similarities as her sisters. The first book in a duology is written through the lens of each of these sisters, growing up alongside each other while experiencing the harsh reality of life including a dysfunctional family and eventually... grief.

Some heartbreaks don't shatter you, they unravel you thread by thread, until you're forced to rebuild the parts of yourself you once gave away. "The Version of You I Never Met" is a "Tribrid" book, part memoir, part emotional guide, part psychological blueprint for anyone who has loved someone who couldn't love them back the way they deserved. Blending raw storytelling with attachment psychology, this book explores the very anatomy loving an avoidant partner, carrying emotional weight for two, surviving emotional absence and walking away from a bond you wanted to кеер. Through a story blood-stained with devotion, confusion, imbalance, heartbreak and clarity the author dissects the hidden patterns behind avoidance, the cost of loving someone who hasn't healed, and the quiet, almost celestial strength it takes to choose yourself when choosing them costs too much. Its not a story about blame it's a story about limits, healing, and the power of understanding the truth even when it hurts. If you've ever begged for clarity or felt invisible in the arms of someone you loved, this book will feel like finally being seen. If you're learning to trust again, it will remind you that healing is possible, and that some endings are actually beginnings in disguise. For the heartbroken, the healing, the emotionally attuned, and the lovers who have always loved too much. This book is your mirror, your medicine, and your metamorphosis. It will break you, then rebuild you. It will explain him, then return you to yourself. It will hurt - then then it will heal. "He loved you, just not in the way you needed. You loved him, just not in the way he could hold."

Sneak peek at my story ✨ "A police officer is trying to talk to me, but I can't hear a thing he's saying, only the muffled sound of his voice. So I sit on the edge of the Ambulance, angry and mad and sad and confused. I just want to see Monday but they took her away from me. As I watch my car continue to go up in flames, I pick at my thumb nail and blame myself for what happened." Miles is a college student who lives a mostly normal life with a Major in dance. Mostly normal. He never knew his biological parents. After being adopted from a Child Care Facility at thirteen, finding a family of his own was like paradise. He lived in harmony with his new sister, Monday, and his adoptive parents that become like family. Until the plane accident. After losing his adoptive parents, Miles does everything to keep Monday safe. And he keeps to that promise. Mostly. After meeting a new dance partner, Miles grows to like him, but pushes the new feeling away. Life in denial was mostly great. Until he lost everything in a car accident, including his hearing. Will Miles over come it? Or will his push his friends and new companion away?

When the independent MacIver siblings reunite in Glasgow for their father's second marriage, the world already feels flipped on its head. The last thing they expect is to lose another parent in the span of three years. The siblings are united by grief once more, but the outcome of their father's death leads them to question their relationships with each other, and the relationship each of them shared with their beloved parents.

*Monster SPIN OFF* Years go by and the core four finally graduate college, at least to their knowledge. Jase and Shane decide it's best to move out of Willow Water and start over in Midnight City where there's more schooling and job opportunities. They invite Cole along as well since they all have some saved up money. So, they do just that. Kace comes along with them and he's stuck in the dilemma that he'll have no friends in high school. Sure there's Phillip, Olivia and Jackson who all now live in Midnight City, but do they all still want to be friends? Or is it forced trauma bonding from the infection? Phillip is eager to have Kace move to Midnight City because Olivia and Jackson barely talk to him and maybe the two of them can relive some old childhood game boards. Only, Abigail is hiding the fact that she's on the verge of losing the apartment and is trying to quickly make up a plan with Finn to let them live with him. He has the room and he's offered multiple times, but what if he takes back his word? Olivia and Jackson are still grieving their late sister. Olivia is taking it harder than Jackson is but she's also the only one open about her emotions. Finn put her in therapy because he can't balance taking care of the two, his job and his own health. He cares about her but her grief is worse than her twin brother. Meanwhile, Jackson is focused on fixing his future. While the two of them have the fortune to go anywhere and not worry about money, he still wants to make enough to have a good life. He just struggles to find the balance to focus on himself and help his sister. Only once Kace and Phillip come back into his life, suddenly it's as if she isn't his problem anymore. *WARNING: Story contains mention of self-harm, domestic abuse, vague mention of sex

When the world falls apart, survival becomes the only rule. Tay is doing everything she can to keep her family alive in a world overrun by zombies. Ashton is fighting his own battle, determined to find his way back home to his brother. When their paths collide, they find themselves surrounded by siblings, friends, and more zombies than either of them cares to count. Together, they try to build something that resembles a home amidst the chaos. But surviving the apocalypse is one thing. Falling in love during it is something else entirely. Between bloodshed, heartbreak, laughter, impossible choices and one very dangerous grandma's rolling pin, they'll discover that sometimes the hardest thing to survive isn't the apocalypse... It's losing the people you love.

Kaz Brekker's late brother, Jordie, is a well kept secret but not nearly as hidden as the knowledge that Kaz grew up with an adoptive sister too. It's almost ridiculous considering how famous Solène Lux is, her elite status and connections prove useful to him occasionally and his Dregs take care of any dirty work she needs done. Their bond is deeper than blood, class and their differences. With a murder and a mystery hovering over Ketterdam affecting both the gangs and the high society, Kaz and Solène have to find out who or what is behind all this while making sure no one (including Solène's new husband of convenience) finds out about their connection.

Mikasa's routine consisted of picking out freshly blossomed flowers to help honour her lover's death while also addressing letters to him, acknowledging her feelings and regrets, and reminiscing as a way to cope with his passing, as she spent the rest of her evenings by his grave, filled with sorrow. The letters she wrote seem to have some significance, transporting her to a completely different universe. She somewhat recognizes old souls that perished but, now seem to be alive and well. Upon this newfound knowledge, she rushes to reunite with Eren, but things don't seem to go her way. Though he resembles her lover, Mikasa doesn't seem to recognize the man she's always loved. Her letters serve as warnings to help avoid the mistakes she's made in the past that led to his demise, so this time around, she's given a second chance to love him again as she tries to prevent repeating the same mistakes she's made before.

When a corporate coffee chain attempts to buy out her family's smalltown cat café, Elsie Phelps will do anything to keep coffee-heir Tristan Montgomery from taking away the place she feels closest to her late mother. Yet when they are forced to spend time together, Elsie comes to realize there is more to Tristan than charms and cheekbones. Soon, not only is the café at risk of becoming Tristan's, but so is her heart. (Trigger Warnings: Grief/Coping with Loss of Parent)

Two brothers. One piano. Two very different journeys. Aden has always loved music. But growing up beside Freddie-a younger prodigy whose fingers seem to understand the piano better than words-leaves Aden wondering if there will ever be a place for him in the world he dreams of joining. While Freddie's talent shines effortlessly, Aden fights for every note, carrying the weight of comparison, family expectations, and a question that refuses to disappear: Is greatness something you are born with... or something you discover within yourself? From quiet afternoons beneath the banyan tree in India to the dazzling streets of Paris, Aden's journey takes him through friendship, heartbreak, love, loss, and the search for where he truly belongs. Along the way, he learns that music is not a competition between those who are gifted and those who struggle. It is a language that connects families, heals old wounds, and carries memories across generations and continents. Because becoming a great musician is not just about mastering the piano. It is about discovering who you are-and where your heart calls home.

If only there was a way for us to still be on the same wavelength. Free-Verse Poem. - Written for The Shortys 2026! Prompt Inspo: Write about a person you remember perfectly, but who no longer remembers you.