Talkthepoc Stories

"I'm not star-crossed. Not unless you cross me." Ro is a Montague who killed her father to inherit the drug-running business and their considerable stash of bio-tech. Jules is the heir to the Capulet Casino and the single rose of the blood-stained, rotting streets of New Verona who wants to escape their captive world. But will the rose smell as sweet if Ro steals them away? *** Two crime lords, both alike in villainy, In New Verona, where we lay our scene, From older murder leads to new misery, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From the delinquencies of these two foes A pair of star-cross'd felons take their fight; Whose misadventured bio-tech overthrows Do with much death bury their parents' might. Let the tech war into brothels, casinos, and fatal masquerades, And in the shadows of the city's cruel rage, Aside from their vendetta's end, nothing could remove, Turn now your consciences from this page; The which if you, with patient eyes attend, The past is gone, this dark future we must end.

{ NOT A BTS FIC } "What's the one thing you can't live without?" Taz looked at me, brown irises steadily holding my gaze, eyes endearing. The faintest of smiles ghosted his lips, but there was no joy behind it. I almost didn't hear him say, "I think you already know the answer," before he finished his drink and slipped back inside. Almost. * * * In which an ordinary girl finds her peace through an unusually named boy. * * * {Highest Rankings} 7/19/18 - #1 in Asian American 8/11/18 - #8 in AMBW AN: she's unedited and very much a work in progress but she is my baby and we live for growth in this house

[⚠️ Major Editing, Mind the Changes] Scattered through the air carrying wishes, Dandelions dancing in the wind, Watch them twirl and watch them spin, Ponder a while on your desires, For once blown away from their stems, Can never be caught again. An anthology of some short stories :)

Meet Elizabeth. She follows all of the rules. Hands in her homework on time, cleans her room when asked (not that she needs to be), says please and thank you, arrives home 5 o'clock sharp, cooks dinner, and appreciates her family for who they are, no matter their flaws Now meet Liz. Liz doesn't like to be looked at in the wrong way. She wouldn't hesitate to put you in your place, Below her. Liz doesn't care about school, she arrives whenever she feels like it. Her room is a mess, and so is her attitude. No one has ever heard her utter a single grateful phrase in their lifetime. Liz gets home at any time that she wants. She believes that her brother is a spoiled brat, her mother a dirty whore, and considers her father a stranger. What if I told you these two girls Were the same person? After her father packs up and leaves for another woman, Elizabeth believes that it is time for a new and better her. Newport beach, California was her new destination, and that's where Elizabeth meets Alex, the man who changed her life forever. Find out how this tale of love, loss, and betrayal lead to the death of the most important man in business.

The Princess of Positivity is thrown into a life of turmoil when she collides with someone not normally in her social solar system, uprooting her secure future and stable foundations, launching her into a whole new side of the galaxy that is New York. There, she finds the difference between 'then' and 'now', and how neither can co-exist without implosion. [#178 chicklit]

Musically inclined Zander Reed finds Delia Gonzales, intoxicated and about to tumble onto the tracks just before the next subway train arrives. She's perfect, confident and unreal, which is enough to bring Zander to his senses and run towards her to catch her on time. Saving her life thus becomes the starting point of their new relationship. The more time he spends with Delia, the more Zander finds himself intrigued by her. What he doesn't realize is that the woman for whom he has fallen head over heels has an obscure past of hidden truths she has to face - a beat yet to be discovered. And that he, too, must grapple with inner demons of his own.

Liyah Hamilton was-in summery- stubborn, pretentious, and stuck up. Chance West was definitely obnoxious and had one heck of a smoking problem. There was absolutely no way at all these two could even formulate anything beyond a friendship. Right? Wrong. Chance already loved Liyah. And Liyah was coming to love him too. And turns out, they worked just right together. - sweetlly

a dialogue and mixed media short story about FELIX, a university student who hates his job at Ralpho's Pizza and GIANCARLO, an american who recently made the move across the pond with his univeristy's year-long study abroad program. ❝Your total is £4.58. Name?❞ ❝Giancarlo.❞ ❝Ugh.❞ ❝Don't scoff at me!❞ ❝You're named like a character from Downton Abbey.❞ ❝That's a great show, so I'll take that as a compliment.❞ ❝Eh, I'm more of a Coronation Street kind of lad. ❝Utter rubbish.❞ ❝Never say that again. Your salad should be ready in ten minutes.❞

A black woman's cries ain't heard in a white man's world.

They are sewn together with the thread of stars, and given wings birthed from clouds. [a Story in The Mist Fallen Collective]

Andrea was happy in high school, she had best friends, the best grades, courses she actually liked. But it's all changed now. Now at university she's struggling to make friends, and is constantly bombarded with feeling alone. Her best friends have effortlessly settled in, made friends they hangout with, living their best lives. So one day she decides to change - herself.

"I wanted to give this to you in person," Anubis said, taking a step closer to the girl who was evidently petrified. He handed her a crisp white envelope that had his name written in a cursive scrawl. With shaky hands, Zaina took the envelope. Not knowing what to do, she performed an awkward curtsy which was met with a hearty laugh from the god. He lifted her chin with a finger and grinned that heart-stopping grin once more. Anubis trailed the finger up her jaw and laid it beneath her ear. "I'll see you around," he whispered, ghosting his lips over the shell of her ear. He stood up and walked away as though he had not made a long lasting impact on the young girl before him. After taking a few breaths to calm herself, Zaina opened the envelope. ONC 2019 entry ➴ round one qualifier round two qualifier longlisted wattpad featured story

Three Kids, with three different stories. Three Kids, with three different stories who change each other for the better. Making their ordinary lives a bit more extraordinary.

[ A WATTPAD FEATURED STORY ] → #2 in Teen Fiction ••• ❝You're frowning,❞ he murmured, tapping his forefinger on one corner of her mouth. ❝I hate it when you frown. It makes me want to tear to pieces whatever has upset you.❞ ❝Then tear down that armour, Asa,❞ she told him, leaning her face into his palm because it was starting to feel like home and it terrified her, but also brought her peace. ❝Tear away that outer skin and wear the one you were born with like its gold, because it is.❞ She brought up her free hand to cover his one that was holding her face. ❝Because right now, that is what's upsetting me.❞ ••• In which Asa San Román, popular swimming champion of Reichenbach High, is afraid his looks are all that he'll be liked for... but then meets Carmen West, the girl with midnight hair and thundercloud eyes, who reminds him that beauty is soul-deep instead. ••• **Please note that only half the book is currently available on Wattpad. Chapter 39 onwards is unpublished due to copyright reasons now that TYE is an officially published paperback & ebook**

Reid's an idiot and Rose's an idiot with a car.

* Wattpad's first south Indian movie compacted into story form.* *NOTE: In India, Vicky can be used as a male name, as it has been in this story* Maya, meet Vicky the police man. Vicky, meet Maya the media woman. And now that pleasantries are over, let me take you on a tale with the atypical romance, adventure, mystery and some (moderately high) ups alongside some (very low) downs, in which the two are forced to follow through with the case they unfortunately stumbled across. All this, but situated in the heart of Chennai, where (not mean girls, jealousy or life decisions) but rowdies, false charges and Bollywood-esque train scenes get in the way of both Wanderers' intertwining fate. Amazing cover by @thewierdkls Highest: #15 in Adventure

Visiting a cemetery isn't the most ideal way for a teenager to spend their Saturday, but for Anna it's become a routine. Anna spends most of her days visiting her father's grave that is until she's assigned to work with Jonah de los Santos. The two don't hit it off that well but Jonah hopes to change not only that but also Anna's view of the world around her as well as herself... [TRIGGER WARNING] This book mentions and discusses things such as depression, suicide and alcohol abuse. You have been warned read at your own discretion. This book was meant for an a short story English project but I wanted to continue writing and editing the story