Realisticfiction Stories

"He thought I was the perfect wife. I was actually his silent executioner." For sixteen years, Clara lived in a gilded cage. To the world, Ashton Sterling was a billionaire visionary. To Clara, he was a master manipulator who tore down their daughter's dreams as easily as he lied about his whereabouts. Clara didn't scream. She didn't leave. She stayed. And she started counting. One secret late-night text. One unexplained wire transfer. One perfume-stained collar. Each one was a stroke in her notebook. 147. That was the count when she finally shattered his world and sent him to a prison cell. But as the steel doors slammed shut, the real nightmare began. From behind bars, Ashton's reach is longer than she imagined. Unmarked packages filled with stalking photos. A GPS tracker hidden beneath her car. Cryptic texts threatening their daughter, Emma. Ashton thinks he's still the puppet master. He thinks Clara is still the woman afraid of her own shadow. He's wrong. With the help of a man who has nothing to lose and an FBI team closing in, Clara is no longer just surviving. She is setting a trap. Because if Ashton wants to play a game of life and death, Clara has one final entry for her notebook. The 148th lie will be his last.

Some stories aren't about love. They're about timing. He comes from a life where emotions are measured and dreams are postponed. Careful, quiet, and guarded, he never believed love was meant for him. Then a simple conversation changes everything. Too Late to Give is a slow-burn, emotional romance about unspoken feelings, quiet sacrifice, and the cost of waiting too long.

Life is like a rollercoaster, it has its ups and downs, but it's your choice whether to scream or enjoy the ride... When life's rollercoaster throws you off track, do you scream, or do you hold on tight? For Ira and Rudraksh, the journey is far from smooth: one suffocating under the weight of failure, the other nursing a heart shattered into pieces. Two strangers caught in life's ugliest turns, where every step forward is a fight against invisible battles. This is not a story of being saved by each other, but of learning to live despite the wreckage, of finding the courage to stand when the ground never stops shaking. But if their paths converge-bringing their emotions and differences-will they find solace in each other, or will those very differences pull them apart? ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️ GENRES: General Fiction • Literary Fiction • Contemporary • New Adult • Realistic Fiction ⚠️ Disclaimer: This story is a work of imagination, entirely original and fictional. Any resemblance to other works is purely coincidental. Please do not plagiarize, copy, or translate it without the author's (Jambudweep's) written permission. ⚠️ Ownership: All characters, plot, dialogues, poetry, and storyline belong to me, the author. I do not own any images or songs used; they belong to their respective owners. ⚠️ Content Warning: This story contains emotionally heavy and socially sensitive themes. I experience alexithymia, which means I may not always recognize or describe emotions in the usual way. Because of this, I cannot guarantee advance warnings for every scene. Please read at your own discretion and take care of your wellbeing. Thank you for checking out my work!

Iris Lamay hates being in the spotlight. Ever since an unfortunate incident unfolded last year, she now blames herself for what had happened. It doesn't help that her ex boyfriend is back to haunt her... Or is he? Is everything she's seeing even real, or are her parents right? Does she need to go back to therapy? She finds herself leaning on a new face, Cassie, for support. Cassie Wrence hated her old school, so when she got the opportunity to transfer, she was ecstatic! With that change, though, her parent's relentless harassment only worsened. As she stumbles her way into the popular crowd at Rose-Oak Valley High, there is one face that she can't forget. Iris was a mutual she met through Emma Fodux, and now she's all that takes up her mind, instead of her boyfriend... What would her mother say to that? Can the two find comfort and solace in friendship? Perhaps something even more? Will their past haunt them forever, or could they finally escape? Maybe one of them finds a way...

Death is lurking everywhere, but how can you know? You can't do much about it, but you can make sure you aren't scared. Fix yourself up and fight, fight for your will to live.

Natasha is a quiet college student who moves into a new apartment near her college, hoping for a peaceful life. But her plan changes when she finds out that the man sharing the same apartment building is also her new mathematics professor, Shaurya.

I hate you, you're annoying, mean, rude, broke my heart but i still love you? - The story encapsulates the essence of adolescent experiences-struggles, growth, and complexities of first love. Through exploration of friendship, love, heartache, and personal battles, the characters illuminate the transformative journey of young adulthood. Moreover, their relationships expose the significance of empathy, connection, and the inherent beauty found in the messiness of growing up, ultimately crafting a relatable and resonant narrative for readers.

Fatima has been through everything-from a failed marriage to a crippling lack of confidence. She thought she had all the time in the world to figure out her feelings for Mustapha Ibrahim. But when things became too real, too overwhelming, she chose distance over confrontation. Now, time is no longer a luxury-Mustapha is sick, and the man who once seemed invincible is slipping away. Once celebrated as one of Nigeria's brightest young architects, Mustapha built his career with unwavering confidence. He had it all-success, admiration, and the quiet hope that Fatima would one day be his. But life had other plans. His diagnosis changed everything, stripping him of control and forcing him to confront a future he never envisioned. Now, with fate pressing down on them, Fatima returns-determined to make amends and hold onto whatever is left of him. But Mustapha has already let go. He refuses to tether her to a love that may not last, to a future that might end before it truly begins. Yet, despite the walls he builds, Fatima refuses to walk away again. As emotions unravel and the weight of unspoken words hangs between them, they must face the truth-love alone cannot change fate, but it can redefine the moments they have left. A heart-wrenching story of love, regret, and the battle between holding on and letting go. This is "The Distance Between Us"

Burnt out and grieving her grandmother's passing, 29-year-old Adelina "Lina" Salazar leaves the city to return to her hometown and her grandmother's closed bakery. With no baking skills and a weary heart, she struggles at first, but the townsfolk who step through her doors soon offer more than support-they give her genuine connection and hope. ‎ ‎Through their warmth, Lina rediscovers a life beyond ambition, learning that sometimes the heart only needs to rest, remember, and be still. And one morning, she pulls a tray from the oven and sees it-the bread has finally turned golden.

A brave girl trying to escape a home full of fear and control A real and emotional story A strong story about fighting to survive and find herself For readers who like honest and powerful stories A story you won't forget after reading (English isn't my first Languge, sorry if I'm making mistakes)

[_•මාගේ ප්‍රියතම පාපය•_] ✒︎මගේ ජීවිතේට කවමදාවත් සැනසීමක් උරුම නැද්ද කේෂ්.!මන් මැරිලා යන්නද ඔයාලා හැමෝටම ඕන..?එහෙමනම් තවත් මාව රිද්දන්නෙ නැතුව ඔය අත් වලින්ම මාව මරලා දාන්න..මන් තරහ නෑ..මේ වෙලාවෙ හැටියට ඒක මට ලොකු සැනසීමක්..✒︎ 🌹සෙල්ලක්කාර බඹරෙකු හුදෙක් *ප්‍රේමයෙන්* ම පමණක් පිරවූ පුංචි රෝස මලගේ කතාව...🌹 #DarkRomance# #Yizhan_(ff) "A reckless rich playboy. A troubled university student. Their worlds collide in a dangerous, forbidden love."

🔞ကိုကြီးဟာ တိမ်စိုင်တွေ လိုပဲ....။ လက်လှမ်းမမှီနိုင်တဲ့ အမြင့်ကြီးမှာရှိတယ်... ပြီးတော့ ထိတွေ့ နီးစပ်ခွင့် လုံး၀ မရှိဘူး.......။

Some lives don't move forward in a straight line. They pause, bend, and take the long way. The Long Way Home is a quiet coming-of-age story about responsibility, endurance, and the years spent surviving without explanation. It follows a woman who grows up too early, learns how to function while carrying unseen weight, and postpones her dreams because life asks for everything else first. This is not a story about instant healing or dramatic transformation. It is about showing up every day, about grief that lingers, mental health struggles that go unnamed for years, and the slow, difficult work of staying alive when leaving would be easier. Written for anyone who has ever felt behind in life because they were busy surviving, The Long Way Home is a reminder that taking longer does not mean being lost, and that it is never too late to return to yourself.

How can Juneau Cortez not be romantic about baseball with someone as beautiful as Mykie Taylor on the field? ***** For Juneau Cortez and Mykie Taylor, Boston is the greatest city in the world. It's also where they're both stuck - Juneau in the shadow of her MLB player brother and Mykie as the Red Sox social media manager itching to get back on the field somehow. In this day and age, navigating adulthood and a career (or lack thereof) is more difficult than ever, and that's without the stress of adding romance into the mix. While Juneau wears her heart on her sleeve, Mykie's tossed hers into the dugout in favor of fulfilling her dreams. So what happens when they open themselves up to each other? Maybe everything they never knew they needed. That's romance, baby. ***** ☆ companion novel to SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW by @thaliagrace- ☆

This is the story of a girl who fell in love with an idea - and the boy who taught her what love isn't. From high school hallways to late-night texts, she learns that sometimes the people we want most are the ones who teach us the hardest lessons. Between heartbreak, healing, and rediscovering herself, she learns that real love doesn't come from obsession - it comes from peace. A story about growing up, letting go, and finding yourself after losing someone you never really had.

A short story about two teenage friends who're spending their last summer together before everything fades away. A story full of joy, rays of the setting sun, the feeling of nostalgy & longing. If you enjoy soft, sapphic one-shots, you should definitely check this one out! inspired by an actual encounter ~★⊹.

Ira lives by rules and silence. Rudra survives in noise and expectations. Same college, different pressures. When academics, sports, and people who love to interfere force their worlds to overlap, clashes are inevitable. Not because they want to fight, but because neither of them knows how to bend without breaking.

Jinina labarine akan soyayya, hakuri, sadaukarwa, harma dajira nadogan lokaci. Tajira harjiran yazama hanya guda ɗaya tilo dazata'iya nuna ƙaunarta, tajure ciwonjiki dana zuciya taredafatan dabai taɓa yankewaba, tanada tabbacin cewa wata rana zaizo gareta, hakan kuma tafaru saidai me?, zuwannasa baikasance irinwanda sukefataba, alokacinda sukasake haɗuwa yanayinda sukatsinci kansu a ciki baikasance yanayi maidadi ba, gakuma gaskiya wadda zata'iya canja komai. Labarin soyayya, sanyayyan kishi, kauna, shakuwa, harma da tausayin juna, sunfara son junansu tun'aranar farko, amma basu yaddada dahakanba dukda alamomin dasuka bayyana kansu harsaida sukakusa rasajunansu

They speak to us, the shadows, with fire on their tongues. Mara Ellington is a new detective and is assigned to go to a town called Breezy Hollow in Arizona to investigate mysterious shadows that recently came about. Mara's partner, Calder Riven, is a quiet yet dangerous man who's experienced in investigative works. However, after a mishap in a coffee shop, things between him and Mara get heated, literally. Will Mara and Calder figure out how to get along and solve the mysteries of Breezy Hollow, and maybe discover new things between the two that have never been thought of before? TW: Mentions of blood, gore, abuse, self-harm, and suicide. Thanks to @KylaMorrisMeow for inspo and editing!