The Lady's Gilded Gambit (Prologue)

The ballroom of the Residenz in Munich was a vacuum of oxygen and ego. Above, the Great Chandelier—a monstrosity of thirty-thousand hand-cut lead crystals—hung like a suspended guillotine. It was

Salt of Silence (from my new novel 'The Inventory of Echoes')

The Terminal had a way of expanding to fit the grief of its inhabitants. As Arthur’s golden particles settled into the floor, the walls of the Great Hall shivered and bled into a new configuration. Th

To Whom I Never Talked Again (part1)

Tiny cracks resurface on the wall of our friendship on the day you turn your face away from me like I didn't exist in that moment ,like I was invisible in your eyes and yet you chit chatted nicely wit

Chapter 1-The print

It was a hectic day,as always in the city of Valour people were running around because today was not just any other day it was a special day for all clans.     A rumour had it that a saviour was abou

Ep1 of reborn without knowing I m supreme

Arjun had always believed that effort should mean something. But the world never agreed. From childhood, his body had been weak—frequent sickness, low stamina, slow reflexes. Teachers ignored him. Cla

Chapter 01 - I am My Demon Mode

One evening, after finishing my work, I came home. Like every day, I sat down on the sofa without a thought. I called my wife and asked for a glass of water. She came immediately, bringing water and

Cautious me, and a girl too dangerous (part-1)

Azariah’s car breaks down on the bumpy dirt road. He notices a girl cycling fast toward the city — her skirt flaps, hands gripping the handles, determination in her eyes. Predictably, she falls. But i

The Letter That Came Without a Name

On a quiet Sunday evening, when the sky over Goa was melting into shades of orange and purple, I found a letter lying outside my door. There was no stamp. No address. No name. Just my initials written

A LOST HEARTBEAT

The throne room was drowning in silence. Not the gentle kind—but the heavy, smothering quiet that settles after something irreparable has happened. The great iron gates outside had collapsed long ag

The Accidental Bump

Characters: Maya Sharma & Arjun Malhotra Setting: Mumbai - Bandra-Worli Sea Link exit junction The collision happens at 6:47 PM on a Tuesday. Maya's rushing, phone in one hand, coffee in the other,

Accidental

Taekook The collision happens in slow motion. One moment Jungkook is rushing through Gangnam Station, eyes on his phone, and the next he's crashing into someone—solid warmth and the faint scent of c

Doraemon's reincarnation door

In the morning at school I was in the library reading about how to memorize mathematics because I was having trouble studying mathematics. Reading while memorizing mathematics, then writing it down o

The Mafia king and his Maid

In the heart of the city, where power ruled louder than sirens, everyone feared Adriano Vale, the Mafia King. His name alone could silence a room. Dressed in black suits and cold authority, he sat at

SOMEONE

I was never the kind of girl praised for excellence. Never the one who stood on stages for quizzes won or medals earned on fields I never mastered. I was never someone who could twist yarn into perfec

UNITS

The most unfair thing you can do to yourself is- Measuring your worth in units you never tried. Units like miles, the one for which you never stood in lines,never trained your breath to chase, Unit

She was my beginning, But never my ending.

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🔞Resonance Protocol 🗣💦🔞 (BL)

Content Warning ⚠️ 🔞 (Made-up...?) Ji-ho had always thought his voice was too soft for this world. At twenty-four, fresh out of a dead-end dubbing gig for kids’ cartoons, he posted fan-dubs of BL a

Let Go

The realtor called it a “handyman’s dream.” That’s the phrase they use for places with bad foundations and a smell of damp that no candle can mask. My wife, Sarah, saw potential. I saw a price tag we

Student of the year

‎Arthur has always been a focused person, who would help his students in need. It has been nearly 20 years of his teaching experience and 15 years in this institution. This institution was the one tha

My Queen of death stoley heart

He was known as "The Shadow," a ruthless and calculating operative who inspired fear in the hearts of his enemies. His eyes were as cold as ice, his demeanor as unyielding as steel. But all of that ch