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275 Stories

  • SHADOW OF CONTROL by JJOSEFF
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    I exist to obey. I live to serve. Every thought, every movement, every breath is for HIM to judge. Resistance is a memory. I will adapt... or I will break.
  • Don't Take It At Face Value by A058330
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    He should've kept his eyes on him. It wasn't supposed to be anything. And yet- the more you look, the less there is to see. Maybe there was never a problem. Or maybe... it just wasn't meant to be found.
  • Isolation in Solitude by Univarism
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    A vast forest, an unrelenting prison for a powerful "monster" capable of destruction. Cirrae has accepted her fate and the futility of escape. All she can do is the make the most of her isolation within the trees. However, the appearance of a sudden guest into her cage reminds her of what connection feels like.
  • Subtle Invitation (One Shot) by holychels
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    This is a one-shot I submitted to 5hfanfiction.tumblr.com a few years back while Camila was hospitalized and the girls were forced to perform as a foursome. This one-shot is a realistic fantasy of a situation that could have happened if the circumstances were correct. If you enjoy daydreaming about cuddly, sweet encounters, you will enjoy this short scene. Link: http://5hfanfiction.tumblr.com/post/95588629632/subtle-invitation
  • white,not red  by melancho
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    She made a rule- no distractions, no feelings, no love. And for a long time, it worked. Until something small began to change. Not all at once. Not enough to name. Just a glance held a second too long... a conversation that stayed longer than it should have. He never confessed. She never asked. And somehow- that was enough to leave something behind. A story about quiet feelings, missed moments, and the things we only understand when it's too late.
  • CANDA by Happy_Grimp_01
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    "Normal." It is the one thing Victor Roberts has spent his entire life chasing. A clinical psychologist begins wearing a mask, believing he is the one who needs fixing. Can he live a normal life alongside his new clinic family, simply doing his job? If only he could detach himself from his past, perhaps he could finally become the person he longs to be. However, as Victor clings to his masked identity, the masks of the people around him begin to fall apart, one by one. He is drawn into the affairs of Estrea-a nation that has survived centuries of war. Beneath its soil lie rumoured resources powerful enough to tempt nations, cults, monarchies, and secret organizations alike. Before he knows it, he finds himself standing before fanatics, shadow organizations, dictators, royalty, and truths no ordinary man was ever meant to witness. The further he walks in search of a normal life... the stranger reality becomes. And at the end of that road- waiting at the edge of the world- is CANDA.
  • Lyra and Will's Demise by stardust8938
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    A poem about the Golden Compass Saga. #2 in subtle / #38 in souls / #8 in Lyra / #6 in demise / #9 in tragedy / #29 in knife - 08/02/20.
  • After the First Fall by Eurus_WH
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    Greyhaven is a city that has learned how to continue. When a man named Deyn falls into it through a fracture in time, the city does not panic, it adapts, as it always has. Machines keep running. People keep working. The ground grows warm, then cools again. What arrives with Deyn is not a miracle or a warning, but a cost the city already knows how to pay. As cycles repeat and quiet damage spreads, Deyn must choose between leaving and letting the world break elsewhere or staying and becoming part of how Greyhaven endures. This is a story about time that does not heal, a city that remembers, and the human choice to remain.
  • Mujhe Jeene Ka Haq To Do  by talesmith_sami
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    A mystery science fiction with subtle yet beautiful romance
  • Going Back to Love That Never Started by beexbears
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    She lives a life built on routine - steady workdays, quiet evenings, and choices that feel practical rather than passionate. When a sudden relocation leads her to a shared house in a different part of the city, she expects nothing more than convenience and adjustment. What she does not expect is to open the door and find him standing there - the boy she once loved in high school, the one she was never officially with, the one everyone assumed was hers. Back then, they were something that had no name. They walked side by side, shared silence like it was a language, and denied what the whole world could already see. When college took them in different directions, they parted without conflict, without confession, and without ever defining what they were. Now, years later, adulthood places them under the same roof. There are no classmates watching, no youth to hide behind, and no excuses left to avoid clarity. What happens when two people return to a love that never started - not to relive it, but to finally choose it? A quiet story about timing, restraint, and the kind of love that lingers patiently until it is brave enough to be named.
  • How To Tame A Cultivation Master  by xvlovlie
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    Lu Hua's flirting was just a joke, meant to be a harmless fun, until the untouchable Master Li Chen started listening. Transmigrated into a world of ancient scrolls, she teased him out of boredom, never expecting the icy cultivator to respond. But now his gaze lingers, his silence burns, and duty is no longer enough. Is she a fleeting star, or a fire meant to melt his frozen world?
  • Black Chrysanthemum Protocol by Manyuestudio
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    In a world where power moves quietly beneath diplomacy and crime wears the face of legitimacy, Interpol launches a high-risk psychological operation to dismantle a transnational network that has remained untouchable for years. At the center of this operation is Li Wei, a man whose influence does not rely on visibility, and whose control is built not through force, but through perception. No one fully understands the structure he operates within only that those who try to expose it rarely succeed. To reach him, Interpol deploys one of its most precise operatives, Chen Yu. But this mission is different. It is not about infiltration alone. It is about proximity. About perception. About becoming something that cannot be easily questioned. As identities blur and control shifts in ways neither side fully anticipates, what begins as a calculated operation slowly transforms into something far more unstable where intention, trust, and awareness intersect in ways that neither strategy nor training can fully contain.
  • Fire Flickering by SilverAcorn63
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    Daniel has always known something has not been quite right with his life . . . and fire has always held him in its beautiful grasp. Haunted by an encounter with a crimson flame lady dancing in his campfire when he was a child, Daniel now struggles to find and capture her flame that has entranced him so. Disconnected from the world fire is the only thing that makes sense and drives his life mercilessly . . . Yet as beautiful as the lady's flames are, Daniel doesn't care to see the cost his pursuit entails. For as easily fire brings light into his life, he doesn't seem to notice how eager the fire lady is to consume him into her golden red hues . . .
  • Hurting You  by fundiee
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    When Sanju unintentionally hurts her Chirkut, his ignorance makes her realise so many hidden secrets her heart holds from her. Yes she did confess her love for him, and yet this day brings out another angle in her love . This is a small SS i came up with . This is set around the time when Sid is concerned about Karan leaving the Academy , and Monu being indifferent . He goes to share his concerns regarding Moran to Sanjana, and she being unable to reveal it is Balli tries to divert him by saying that he should concentrate on the security details for CM visit.
  • Forever Mine by binduwrites
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    🌙 She answered a call. He was a stranger. That night changed everything. Aanya Patil, 23 - an engineering graduate now stuck in a customer-support job she never wanted. Aarav Malhotra, 29 - a ruthless businessman carrying shadows that no one dares to touch. One midnight call ties them together. To him, her voice becomes a lifeline. To her, he becomes the storm she can't escape. But destiny doesn't stop at one call. What begins as an accident turns into obsession, protection, and a love tested by fire. 💔 Pure love. 🔥 Thrilling twists. ⚡ Fated connection. Forever Mine - because some bonds aren't chosen, they're written.
  • The End of Everything And Then You by jkaarsan
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    In the heart of the rain-soaked city of Seattle, two lost souls collide under the most unlikely circumstances, setting the stage for a story of self-discovery and unexpected relationships. Rain, a software engineer, is disillusioned with the grind of corporate life. Kiara, a cheerful spirit masking her emotions behind books and sarcasm, finds her life unexpectedly intertwined with Rain during a stormy encounter that sets them on a path of rediscovery. But then they part. But maybe life has other plans. With a blend of heartfelt dialogues, philosophical musings, and a touch of whimsy, this story is a reminder that sometimes, the person you need the most comes into your life when you least expect it-and will stand by you as you rediscover the world through new eyes.
  • The Light That Pours by Muhammad018
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    At a point and place of her life she knows all too well. She somehow walks into the unknown