Struggle Stories

"I can't. This is wrong," Ælflæd whispered, her hands trembling as she pushed Sihtric away, though her fingers lingered for a heartbeat too long. Sihtric frowned, hurt flashing across his face. "How is it wrong?" "Because the Danes took everything from me," she said, her voice cracking. "My home. My family. I'm supposed to hate you. I'm supposed to hate all of you. My faith demands it. My people demand it." He stepped closer, but slower this time, as if approaching a frightened animal. "And what do you demand?" She swallowed. "God says it is wrong." "Does he?" Sihtric asked gently. "Or do men speak for him?" Her breath faltered. "If loving me brings you peace instead of pain... if it makes you feel alive instead of hollow... how can that be wrong?" he continued. "I am not the man who hurt you. I would burn before I ever became them." Silence fell between them. Nothing about him felt dark. And that terrified her more than anything. The Last Kingdom Season 1 - Female Oc x Sihtric Kjartansson

Adrian Mercer trusts logic, hard work, and the kind of self-control that keeps his life neatly contained. Then he catches his Omega fiance in bed with someone else and discovers that humiliation is only the beginning. The fallout pulls him straight into Damian Sterling's orbit. Damian is another Alpha executive, richer, sharper, and infuriatingly confident, exactly the kind of man Adrian should avoid. Unfortunately, Damian also smells like mint, looks far too comfortable taking charge, and keeps appearing whenever Adrian is most off balance. What starts as a clash of pride quickly turns into something far more dangerous. Their pheromones react in ways Adrian does not understand, making every conversation feel like a challenge and every touch feel like a test. Worse, the people around them start looking at Adrian differently, as if they can sense the shift before he can. With a cheating fiance, a suspicious Omega with hidden motives, and Damian pushing past every boundary Adrian sets, his carefully managed life is collapsing fast. Adrian may be an expert at business, but he is hopeless when it comes to desire, and Damian Sterling seems determined to prove that control is only another thing Adrian is about to lose. In a world where scent can spark desire and status can ruin reputations, Adrian has one rule left: never trust the Alpha who already has his pulse racing.

nobody expected the class president to like the popular guitarist at school - but after certain situations they grow closer together, with his feelings mixed between love and his career choices he has a conflict in choice. will he pick love or a dedicated life in music?

In a kingdom where loyalty means everything, two girls grow up together, sharing laughter, secrets, and a promise they make as children- "We'll always be together." But when danger reaches the kingdom, their friendship is tested in ways neither of them could have imagined. Years later, a strange dream brings back a story that should have been forgotten. A story about friendship, sacrifice, and a promise that refused to end. Some promises are forgotten. Some are remembered. And some... find their way back to you.

A series of poems. That's what you left me with. Not memories or distrust, You left me with notes, With ignorance- not lust. You left me with scars, Freed me from cuts, But tore my heart out Before I had guts. You broke my kindness, Made torture feel like delicacy. I am uncertain as to why; But that.. That is when you broke me.

Every dream has a spotlight. Every spotlight has a shadow. Theo De Vera never wanted fame. He only wanted a simple life-until one unexpected encounter changes everything. From an ordinary college student to someone the world can't stop watching, Theo's life takes a turn he never saw coming. Then there's Jessie Jelle, a struggling writer who doesn't care about celebrities-and somehow becomes the person who sees Theo beyond the spotlight. But why did Theo choose to enter a world he never wanted? What made him stay? And what exactly is the price of being seen? Before the world knew 7ERA, there was Theo.

Sometimes home isn't where you were born. It's where you are loved, chosen, and never left behind. Story description: At just two years old, Nara is abandoned by the people who brought her into the world. Found by seven young men who are struggling to chase their own dreams, she unexpectedly becomes part of their family. As the years pass, Nara grows up surrounded by music, laughter, fame, school, heartbreak, jealousy, and seven very different kinds of love. But when she finally learns the truth about the family she came from, she begins to question everything-including where she truly belongs. From a frightened little girl to a young artist standing beneath the brightest lights in the world, Nara must learn that sometimes the family you are born into isn't the family that makes you feel at home. And sometimes, home is simply the people who stayed. 🖤

ONGOING Meet Emmerson Brooks, a young woman who has been through more than anyone should have to endure. After losing her parents and suffering for years, Emmy finally finds the courage to leave everything behind. With nothing but a few belongings and the hope of starting over, she runs to the only city she knows. New York. She doesn't expect to find a new home, new friends, or a new life. And she definitely doesn't expect to meet Marcus Black. Marcus is ruthless, successful, and completely devoted to his work and family. Love has never been part of his plans, and he intends to keep it that way. But sometimes, the people who enter our lives aren't there because we planned for them. They're there because they change everything. What happens when two people carrying completely different scars collide? ONGOING I do not own the pictures used. NOT EDITED

This is a work of fiction. Nagra, Chapra and Saran district are real places in Bihar; the haveli and everyone in it are not. Any resemblance to persons living, dead, or held somewhere in between is coincidence. Fariyad is an Urdu and Hindi word. It means a plea, a complaint, a cry for justice addressed upward - to a court, to God, to anyone who might be listening. It is not quite a wish. A wish wants something. A fariyad wants to be heard.

Please don't hate, like only criticize please The Able Archer 83 crisis escalates, Soviet High Command panics and launches an invasion against the West out of confusion. [Not meant to be realistic, but still open to criticism]

~~✧✧•°☆✯~~✿°✿~✧✧•°~~✯☆•°~~ Zakhm e Naseeb. Wounds of fate. 2 Couples. 4 lives. The wounds they have gotten from their fates, manage to wound them for life. 4 different lives yet get interlinked somehow, now strives to live without their will with the twist of fate and mixture of emotions strangling them. New bonds, new knots, new faces yet the same fate and pain. Life happens, to the most beautiful in the most cruelest way possible. Dive in to know the story, to know how the lives tangled up and how the freshly gotten wound would be ripped apart time apart time yet it tries to manage to heal only to open up right in front of their eyes. With the twist of life and the unforgotten love, they try managing up in the society and survive what is left of the task for them. ~~✧✧•°☆✯~~✿°✿~✧✧•°~~✯☆•°~~

The only thing I didn't know by then was that in front of my shoe layed a half of a shuttered, glass bottle. In that one bottle once was whiskey. I notcied that only because I stared at it like it just killed me. The bottle rolled through the concrete making small, but hearable noise that hurted my ears, my body and my mind as I already knew I'm dead. ☆ ☆ ☆ Women who runs the world that not every human knows about. And a women who's only trying to survive but sometimes feels too much. Warnings: Violance Blood Drugs Illegal stuff Murder Alcohol I'll try to post a chapter every two weeks. *English isn't my first language so I'm sorry if there is any mistake in the book./<_</ ☆

What if your story started before you were even born? I am Garima - a simple girl from a small, unknown village in Haryana. This is not a fairytale. This is my real life. My great-grandfather was a blacksmith. He was the only earning man who fed a family of 20+ people with his own hands. My grandfather was a pampered son who married two sisters - not for love, but to save his widowed sister-in-law from society. It was a sacrifice that created a huge joint family of 6 brothers and 3 sisters. And my father? He started ploughing fields at just 11 years old. He saw poverty, hard work, and responsibility before he even understood what childhood was. And then I was born - in that same big house where love and fights, laughter and tears, all lived under one roof. I thought my life would be simple. But life had other plans. I saw fake friendships that broke me. I saw people I trusted become my biggest betrayers. I was the girl who cried alone in her room, thinking my life was over. The girl who was told "you can't do anything." This story is about that girl. How she cried, how she fell, and how she decided to heal herself. This is my journey FROM RUDIVADITA TO MODERN WORLD. From a village where girls are told to stay silent, to a world where I am trying to write my own voice. From ZERO to HERO. This is not just about me. This is about every girl who has ever felt alone, left behind, and broken. If you have ever felt that your story is finished, read mine. You will realize, it's just the beginning. This is STORY OF A VILLAGE GIRL. By PANCHAL GARIMA DANGI #villagegirl #realstory #healingjourney #indianwriter #emotional #struggle #motivation #wattpadindia #inspiration #fromzerotohero

Six years after a bitter breakup tore their world apart, a telecom engineer and a trauma doctor are thrust back together when a citywide blackout cripples emergency systems. Trapped in the chaos of a hospital in the dark, they must rely on each other to keep the city-and themselves-from falling apart. But fixing the network means confronting the wreckage of their past, and some connections were never meant to be restored.

Charan and Deepthi were never just husband and wife. They were best friends, each other's safest place, and two hearts that found comfort in the simplest moments. Their love lived in quiet conversations, shared smiles, gentle touches, and the unspoken promise that they would always stand beside one another. For them, home was not made of walls or beautiful things. It was made of trust, respect, patience, and the warmth they found in each other's presence. But as life begins to test their bond, they slowly discover that love-no matter how pure and powerful-cannot solve every problem. Because sometimes... Love is the foundation of a home. But love alone may not be enough to build a life. _______________________________ #2 in Wedlock out of 95 stories #5 in Success out of 8.54k stories #14 in Feel good out of 5.49k stories #14 in Happiness out of 56.4k stories #16 in Struggle out of 32.9k stories #19 in Telugu out of 1.76k stories #34 in money out of 47.9k stories

The Souls of Seven Kings "Kabhi-kabhi zindagi sab kuch cheen leti hai... sirf isliye, taaki woh tumhe tumhari asli manzil tak pahucha sake." Ek chhote se gaon ka seedha-saadha ladka Adhiraj (Aadi)... Jiske sapne uske maa-papa ke saath hi toot gaye the. Akelepan, zimmedari aur sangharsh se ladte hue... woh ek anjaan shehar mein apni zindagi dobara shuru karta hai. Usse bilkul bhi andaaza nahi hota... ki ek raat sadak ke kinaare hui ek chhoti-si mulaqat... uski poori zindagi badal degi. Ek-ek karke... uski mulaqat un chhe ladkon se hogi... jo khoon se nahi... lekin dil se uska parivaar banenge. Saat alag-alag kahaniyan... Saat alag sapne... Saat alag zakhm... Lekin ek hi manzil. Ye sirf dosti ki kahani nahi... ye un saat ladkon ki kahani hai... jo ek-doosre ki taqat bane... ek-doosre ka ghar bane... aur duniya ne jinhe ek naam diya- "The Souls of Seven Kings." ✨ Sometimes, the family you choose becomes stronger than the family you lose.

Everything I think and feel about myself and the world around me. I'm a hypocrite in my own right, but aren't we all. I speak of my beliefs, strengths, and 'weaknesses' My wins and losses Just me wrapped in a sloppy bow My diary.

Sometimes, strangers show more care and concern for us than the people we call our own." This story is about Ak , "This is the story of a child who is the middle child. People often think only the eldest or the youngest can feel unwanted, but sometimes the middle child ends up feeling unwanted too." #Hostel #BTS #punishment ........ If you want to know more then read a story....

She was just a little girl when seven strangers became the family she never knew she needed. Suhwi grows up surrounded by seven oppas, laughter, music, dreams, and love-but her past doesn't disappear so easily. As she grows, she'll face separation, painful memories, school struggles, pressure, mistakes, and the difficult journey of finding her own voice. They'll grow up together, fall apart, find each other again, and learn that family isn't always about blood. Sometimes, it's about the people who keep choosing you. A story of seven oppas, one little girl, and a family built by choice. 💜

Manhattan Cafe at last meets the real-life Uma behind her ghost-friend, who turns out to be a living racing legend... and with her arrival, Tracen Academy will never be the same again... (Thumbnail art by @Shiirano on X/Twitter)