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Tori Anderson's life shattered the night she found her fiancé in bed with her best friend. Broken and betrayed, the 26-year-old interior designer makes a radical choice: accept a full scholarship to a prestigious design program in Kyoto, Japan-and leave everything behind. But healing isn't as simple as running away. As the only Black woman in her cohort, Tori navigates hypervisibility, culture shock, and the weight of past trauma while learning the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi-finding beauty in imperfection. With the help of unexpected friends and the ancient art of kintsugi (golden repair), she begins to rebuild herself piece by fragile piece. Then she meets Ren-brilliant, beautiful, and utterly unavailable. A commitment-phobic architectural designer with his own hidden wounds, Ren has perfected the art of intimacy without connection. But when their late-night workshops and vulnerable conversations crack both their carefully constructed walls, neither can ignore what's growing between them. Can two broken people learn to trust again? Can gold fill the cracks between them? A story about survival, self-discovery, and the courage it takes to love after loss-Kintsugi is an achingly beautiful journey of a woman learning that healing isn't about becoming unbroken. It's about honoring the scars that made you whole. ©️ Relle H

This is a story of a 17 year old volleyball player, Savannah, who makes a terrible mistake. She feels really awful about it, but will she be forgiven? *BASED ON A TRUE STORY* ‼️Trigger warning: suicidal/ self harm thoughts Also if there is any other writers out there don't be afraid to send friendly witting advice:) (This is my first ever actually sharing a written story!!)

A single flash. A thousand headlines. One unexpected love story. When a split-second photo turns rising soloist Faith Monroe and idol leader Kang Minseok into a "professional couple," they sign a contract to protect their careers. What begins as stage-managed dates and PR smiles becomes late‑night ramen talks, a real confession, and a love too fragile for the spotlight. Then come the storms: a scripted engagement, a cold wedding, twins born early, postpartum shadows, and a public divorce that should have ended everything. Years later-older, softer, and braver-they find their way back. Not to the fairy tale, but to something truer: boundaries, therapy, family dinners at 6:30, and a second chance they choose out loud. Set against 2009-2020 K‑pop, this slow-burn romance tracks the era's real tech and media-from flip phones, me2day, and DC Inside to V Live, Reels, and Beyond LIVE-while exploring fame, racism/colorism, and healing. Faith (a biracial Black/Korean artist) and Minseok (an exhausted, loyal leader) learn the difference between optics and honesty... and how to build a home in a world that profits from breaking them. Tropes: fake dating → real, enemies-to-allies, forced proximity, slow burn, divorce and remarriage, co‑parenting, found family, second chance Content notes: racism/colorism, postpartum depression, NICU/prematurity, media harassment (handled with care) Updates: weekly For readers who love K‑drama heart, industry realism, and romances that fight for the happy ending-and earn it. ©️ _RelleLebby_//R.L.

Warning first story Art credit: LuLuLevy What happend if your trapped in your own body? You can't do what you want? Your just a puppet by your own body. You please others around and ur stuck in your own prison, what is your body. You push yourself everyday but what will happen when your body finally gives up? When you look at your own body you can't even describe it as your own. You give and give everyday a piece of yourself but never take some for yourself. The world is all about giving and pleasing other people and make the world beautifull for them but forget yourself. In this story izuku is trapped in his own body. He can't do what he wants. He ignores his own desires and please other people around. He stuck in his prison made by himself.

This book is about my experiences battling depression and anxiety in my every day life. It's my story of how I fell apart at the beginning of 2020 with no idea of what was happening, then I got diagnosed with severe depression and I had to start taking antidepressants and going for therapy. I share my experiences with therapy, how it helped me put things into perspective and connect the dots. I'm not in anyway an expert in Mental health nor do I try to give answers or advice on anything. This is just to inspire and create awareness on mental health and its issues.

Meera Sharma's heart stopped when her parents said "Malhotra." That name. THAT family. The boy who made her fourteen-year-old heart flutter with just one kind gesture in a school corridor. Seven years later, fate was handing her the impossible-marriage to Arjun Malhotra. She said yes before they even finished the sentence. But the man who walked into her living room wasn't the warm, smiling boy from her memories. He doesn't remember her. He doesn't remember anyone.

A letter to myself and anyone who is going through the similar struggles as myself.

fighting against toys, hands linked by strings, a puppet with a mind controlled by the heart, chained to our own mind. loraeve © 2021 03-07-2021 ― #3 in POETRYCOLLECTION

one day, the light through the curtains won't be cold anymore and everything will be quieter. - random thoughts and poems about healing, trying to find my way through life after years of chaos tw// mentions of depr, sewer slide, ed, csa, sh cold light through the curtains | © withoutcontrol (july 2024 - ???)

hi! i'm a 14 year old girl who wants to share her story. i understand that in this generation mental health is a really tough struggle for people. I hope this helps:) Thankyou for reading . Your loved ! 🤍.

It's my experience of what anxiety feels like.

Natalie Ducastelle Therapy provides a safe, non-judgmental space for sex workers in Las Vegas, NV, offering compassionate mental health support tailored to your unique experiences. Whether you're navigating stress, relationships, identity, or personal growth, Natalie offers therapy designed to empower and support you. With a deep understanding of the challenges and stigma sex workers may face, she provides a confidential and affirming environment where you can heal, explore, and thrive.

tw!! mental illnesses, depression, derealisation, ed see the world from a mentally ill person point of view;) its a bunch of short stories:0 idk what to say here, just read it<3 hope you'll like it!!! ~ val;3

This story is a safe space for all the thoughts that you can't say out loud but you wish you could.

𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚'𝙨 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧. - Cry's sequel - (ONGOING) started: 14/1/20 ended: -/-/-

For the people whose thoughts take over their mood.

Trigger Warning: This story deals with sensitive topics such as self-harm, mental health struggles, and suicidal thoughts. Please take care while reading. Esther a teenage girl struggling with the overwhelming pressures of life, mental health, and growing up. Battling dark thoughts, isolation, and a desire to escape, Esther finds herself drawn to the pool, a place that becomes a metaphor for her internal struggles. As she falls back into harmful habits, she faces moments of crisis and deep self-doubt. But with the help of therapy, her family, and small moments of self-realization, Esther begins to slowly rebuild her life, learning that healing is not about perfection but about showing up for herself. In the end, she faces the pool once more, not as a place of escape, but as a symbol of her growth and newfound strength.

Ok so idk what im doing rn but u know what idc

Poem for the ones who smile through the pain, who hold it together when no one notices they're falling apart.