Growing Stories

a collection of thoughts i probably would not say out loud. things i notice about people. things i miss. things i pretend not to care about. opinions no one asked for. questionable decisions. memories that come back at inconvenient times. tiny existential crises. movies that changed my brain chemistry. songs i have accidentally built entire personalities around. i write about growing up, love, loneliness, identity, creativity, friendships, strangers, being perceived, being misunderstood, wanting everything and sometimes wanting nothing at all. mostly, i am interested in people and why they do the things they do. the conversations we replay in our heads. the people we wonder about long after they have left. the strange little moments that somehow end up meaning everything. somewhere between a diary and a conversation with someone i have never met. written anonymously because some thoughts are easier to tell strangers. consider this the table in the back of a cafe that probably does not exist, where the conversation gets a little too personal.

Four-year-old Izuku Midoriya loses his mother, Inko, after she dies protecting him from Rampart's revenge. Kidnapped from hospital, Izuku is imprisoned in a metal coffin and dropped into the ocean, where his mysterious elemental Quirk awakens and saves him. ( First ever time writing a Fanfic and writing so please be nice thanks ) also upload to Webnovel name HighlandStarReader

Leah, Beau, Aryeus, Kyla, Katelyn, Sofie, Addison, and Jonah are a gang of friends trying to survive Middle school and High school. Read throughout their life as they encounter heartbreak, first love, international troubles, and so so SO much more!

Accepting love is terrifying. It is even harder when those feelings come from the exact person my heart has been pining for. I keep waiting to wake up. Is this just a beautiful dream? Will it last? Or is it finally my turn to be happy? At the start of university, Lily Han only had her best friend to rely on. Together, they took on the world, giving Lily a much-needed escape from the family that always treated her like an outcast. By her second year, her life takes a dramatic 180-degree turn, and everything finally seems to be going right. But as happiness knocks on her door, Lily faces a new hurdle: her own mind. Will she allow her deep-seated anxieties and the fear of being a burden to ruin her chance at true happiness, or will she finally take the leap?

They told us eighteen was the age of freedom. For my generation, it's the expiration date. At 11:57 PM, I was a boy holding his girlfriend's hand in a sterile hospital room, looking at our newborn son. At 12:00 AM, my heart would explode, just like my parents' did six years ago.

Two sisters. One bond that time can't break. Elina is 12. Kirana is 8. Between school days, secrets, and growing pains, they write letters to each other - about dreams, fears, and the little moments that make them who they are. This is a story about sisterhood. About learning to understand each other. About growing up, together. Perfect for fans of slice of life, family stories, and emotional reads that feel like a warm hug.

Every summer, Julian's parents put him on a plane to Sicily. Every September, they brought him back. In the hill town of Santa Caterina Villarmosa, he wandered the streets alone at nine years old, watched old men in the piazza understand something about living that he couldn't yet name, and learned from his grandmother's hands that love was something you made with care and placed in front of people and trusted them to feel. Then he came home to Beachmont, to the kitchen table rules, to the Sicilian immigrant household where feelings were liabilities and appearances were everything, and the boy who knew the difference spent the next twenty years forgetting it.

For those who struggle to believe in themselves

Some thoughts are too small to become stories, but too persistent to be ignored. My Quiet Kind of Thoughts is a collection of personal reflections about the things that quietly occupy our minds-love, attraction, memories, growing up, people we once knew, and the questions we don't always have answers to. No grand life lessons. No perfect conclusions. Just thoughts. Some are about things I've lived through. Some are things I'm still trying to understand. And some might simply be questions you've asked yourself too. This is me putting those thoughts into words, one at a time. Welcome to my quiet corner of the internet.

Junichi Akino is a 20-year-old boy, living in the fictional city of Bayview city Japan. He's lived here his entire life with his grandparents, ever since his parents' divorce, the boy has been rebellious and finding his way into all sorts of bad groups, slinking into trouble wherever it may be. An when he turned 17, and got the keys to his first car, a Honda Beat! He found himself seeking out more trouble! Finding in his search, a troubling hobby, to his family's dismay. Falling into the love of street racing! It's been many years since the start of his journey, racing on the treacherous roads of Japan. His Honda fit, has been replaced with a 2000 GTR, and he's surrounded himself with likeminded rebellious people! Who take pleasure in street racing! People of all different ages and back grounds! By no means is he at the top, but his name is well known, it carries meaning wherever he may go. During this period in his life, his family have sort of forced him into going to college and to make something of his life, or else be thrown out on his butt in the cold streets! So, reluctantly, our friend goes to college, where he barely pays attention, and skims by in every class he attends. Aimless, and without passion, or idea in mind what to do with his life, beyond the racing. But not everyone in college, want to see him this way. 3 take it upon themselves to straighten him out, and iron out his rebellious ways! A girl in his grade, and two professors. Will they succeed in dragging him out of this rebellious period! Or will his pears in the racing scene! Keep their hold on him!

(All characters are from the fabulous VBunny and her YouTube channel; I suggest you check it out- http://www.youtube.com/@VBunnyGo) Zayne's not one for absurdity, but he's given no choice when he and his robotic feline companion KitKat fall down a rabbit hole into a zany land of mischief known as Wonderland.

Ever wished you had your life under control? Good grades, time management, overcoming school anxiety, an inspiration and more... The titel says it all fellas. It is not just something I wished I knew as a high school and college student but as a growing person too. I'm new to this stage myself but perhaps writing some past self-experience could help one out? (; Don't mind me adding a lil 𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤~ © 2022 by M.L Started: Jan 17 2022 Ended: On Going Rank #3 in psychology 01/21/22 #1 in pressure 25/02/22

Mia was Kidnapped as a child during the Clone Wars, she was taken by people who saw her not as a person, but as something to study. Something to control. Something to break. They failed. Now an adult, she carries the scars of those years-and the fire that helped her survive them. Gifted with extraordinary abilities passed down through her mother's bloodline, including healing, teleportation, and the wings of a phoenix, she has spent her life learning one important truth: Surviving is not the same as living. When she finally reunites with her childhood friend Echo after the fall of the Republic, she finds an unexpected home among Clone Force 99. Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, Crosshair, Omega, Echo, and Rex become the family she thought she had lost forever. But the Empire hasn't forgotten her. As old enemies close in and secrets from her past resurface, she must decide whether she will continue running-or stand and fight for the people she loves. Filled with found family, healing, faith, heartbreak, humor, and a phoenix who refuses to stay captured, this is the story of a woman who endured the impossible and still chose kindness. The Empire took six years from her. They're not getting another day. Because some people survive the fire. And some become it.

Short stories, poems, ramblings.

Beca Jesse and Chloe have to stick together through rough times. what happens when Beca's abusive ex boyfriend tracks her down? They are a big happy family but there are hurdles. please read.

Just you and Prodigy! Let's see what can happen...

I don't own anything but the plot. Everything goes to Rick R. the amazing author of Percy Jackson. Everyone has a necklace or in other words, locket. The only thing about the locket is that it's only half of a heart and for each pair its own original color and edges. The other half of the locket is with your soulmate. Now, inside the locket is the first name of your soulmate. At first it's going to be one shots but a few chapters in, its will flow more easily. Will be/have: Annabeth with a eidetic memory ( it's where she remembers everything from what she sees to what she reads - like Olive from ANT Farm), music, Percy on the swim team, and take place in high school & college. Sorry if I'm bad at descriptions. https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12846423/1/Lockets

17 Chapters, 1 for each year of a child's life. Trigger Warning for self harm, suicide, sexual assault, abuse, alcohol and drug misuse.

Inside this book, is every poem I've written in the past year. Which people apparently love to read. Give it a try if you want, but this is how i survived most days and it means a lot to me. Inside you'll read poems I've shown to friends and poems I have only shown one other person. I'm putting my heart (literally. no seriously literally don't drop it now) in your hands.

Some stories are told through memories. Others are told through poetry. In Life's Poems of One Journey. One Purpose. Surviving. Healing. Becoming. Thriving. Every poem is a step along the path from brokenness to healing, from silence to self-discovery, and from merely surviving to truly living. Born from life's deepest valleys and brightest moments of hope, this collection invites readers into an intimate journey of love, loss, resilience, faith, identity, and transformation. These poems give voice to the emotions we often struggle to express-the ache of grief, the weight of rejection, the courage to forgive, and the quiet strength found in choosing yourself again and again. At the heart of this collection is the enduring influence of a love that continues to guide, comfort, and inspire long after life's seasons have changed. Through heartfelt reflections and powerful imagery, the poems reveal that healing is not about forgetting the past but embracing it as part of the story that shapes who we become. Whether you are overcoming heartbreak, living with invisible battles, grieving someone you love, searching for purpose, or learning to embrace your own worth, these pages will remind you that your story is still unfolding. Even in your darkest moments, hope remains. Even after your greatest losses, beauty can bloom. More than a book of poetry, this is a companion for anyone learning to heal, a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, and a celebration of the strength that emerges when love leaves an everlasting imprint on the soul. You may recognize pieces of your own story in these pages. And by the final poem, you may discover something even more powerful: the person you've been searching for has been within you all along.