Addiction Stories

Bianca Ricci's life has been hell. Having been taken away from the rest of her family when she was two, and reuniting with her father and brothers at 16, she's been through a lot. 15 years of abuse has turned her into something no one can recognize, and the secrets being hidden in the family are bound to surface. Bianca knows she'll never be her family's little girl. She knows that at some point along the way, she lost herself. She'll never be who she once was. She'll always be lost in the aftermath. ✧*⁺˚*☆ "Why can't you just trust me?!" "Because trust is dangerous!" I respond icily, "Trust ruined my family. It has never gotten me anywhere..." The silence is deafening, "And I'm not gonna let it ruin my life again." . . . Updates every Sunday

Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option. ***** Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her... Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault. [[word count: 50,000-100,000 words]]

[🍂] 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 the most popular girl in east highland falls for the one person who couldn't care less about her reputation. ✦ .‧₊ 𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐄𝐋𝐓𝐘 wears perfume, courage wears scars. 𝑵𝑬𝑰𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑹 expects to be undone ╭─ ☆ .( Ashtray x oc!fem ) - ( main plot ) ╭─ ☆ .( cover by mystictessa ) © mystictessa

The prophecy warned of him. An alpha born under the Blackmoon , a creature of rage, violence, and unstoppable power. Jeon Jungkook was destined to ruin kingdoms... unless his omega arrived to save him. For years, he lived in agony, feeling the pain of a soulmate he had never met, hearing cries echoing across worlds, breaking himself against a destiny, he could not reach. And then , Taehyung falls into Veradion , Pure , innocent. The omega whose existence keeps, Jungkook alive, One look, One breath, One scent , and Jungkook shatters, collapsing at Taehyung's feet like a dying man finally finding home. But fate is cruel. Because loving a prophecy child means facing those who want him dead,those who want the throne,and the darkness inside Jungkook that even Taehyung might not survive. Love brought them together. Destiny will tear them apart. And Jungkook will burn heaven, hell, and Veradion itself before he lets anyone take his omega again.

Peter runs a bookshop where the days repeat and the solitude never asks anything of him. He opens early. He sorts shelves. He goes home alone. He likes it fine. Then Sara walks back in after years away, her five-year-old daughter Mia trailing behind her with a stuffed fox and too many questions. They knew each other once. Teenagers circling the same store without ever quite colliding. Now she's tired, fierce, and carrying more than she'll admit. Mia claims a reading rug. Sara starts staying longer. And Peter realizes the emptiness he'd grown used to was never comfortable at all. But Sara fought hard to stand on her own. And the closer Peter gets, the more she fears losing the ground she built beneath her feet. Until Tomorrow Comes is a quiet, character-driven story about love that arrives gently and leaves a mark. About the difference between being alone and being lonely. About what it costs to let someone in and what it costs not to.

By the time Trista Erwood realised the peace she had been searching for was never going to be found at the bottom of a bottle, she was already old. This final session will be her memoir. A goodbye to the last of her old things. This will be cautionary tale about monsters, and how they are not born, but made, piece by wretched piece. But what are monsters, if not human? And what is more inherent to human nature than the desire to be heard? That is why she can never regret Elijah Keane, his glass heart and slaughterhouse eyes, and everything he became. For all his radiance, his wit, his kindness, and later, his cruelty, one thing must be remembered: he tried. So, if nothing else, pity him. Understand why she allowed him the greatest mercy of them all. Forgetting.

The short journal of an addict, trying to overcome his addiction, yet he fails in the end.

Waluigi's life was entering a shift; he lived with Wario without a job, and on the love side of things, he and Daisy had been together for as long as they could remember, but with how things were going with himself and those around him, his life was about to flip upside-down. Fallouts started to brew between him and Wario, and more between him and Daisy, and his friends and everyone around him couldn't help but notice he was leading a very unhealthy life that was slowly withering him away. Waluigi especially realizes that he has to develop himself before it's too late, but his fear of change prevents him from taking action, not only for Daisy and Wario but also for himself, unless he allows himself to have a change of heart, to better himself, and grow as a person. *Images made with Source FilmMaker (SFM). Contains swearing.

In light of recent events causing an abundance of stress, Kenzie must navigate her way through a major life-changing decision while trying to understand and trust Scarlett again after her own decisions have come to light. In addition, Kenzie must fight to keep what is left of her relationship with Oliver while also trying to maintain a relationship with Gracie, whom she believes she is falling in love with. The pressure of navigating these complex relationships and life-changing decisions takes a toll on Kenzie's mental health causing her recent struggles with addiction to haunt her.

"I thought I found the antidote with you." "It's not enough." All it takes is one incident for everything to unravel. The things Idalia Montemayor thought she had buried deep and left behind are back. Relationships she believed to always be solid are suddenly on shaky ground. Can things go back to the way they were? Or will everything crumble and fall apart by her own doing? My Life with the Walter Boys, season 2 Isaac Garcia x fem!oc Ongoing

"Did you really think everything that showed you was a real love or something hh?" (he laughed sarcastically) "If you did, then you were WRONG!!." He looked into her eyes and said it with a victorious smile. Everything was just an act... a BET." Her eyes widened at his words. Unable to say anything, she stood there in silence. "What did you think, huh? After humiliating me in front of this entire university, did you really think I'd just let you go?" He raised his phone and showed it to her. Then, with a foolish smirk, he said, "If I show this to everyone, do you know how everyone in this university will look at you afterward?" like a slut!! "Now, do you understand what happens when you mess with me?" Hearing that, she felt as though something was tightening around her throat, making it difficult to breathe. Her heart began to beat faster. The moment she realized that all the moments she had shared with him were nothing but just an act! She felt dizzy and struggled to breathe. Tears began to fill in her eyes, blurring her vision. Just before she could fall, someone rushed forward and caught her. : "Don't touch her! You have no right to do that." For him it's all was a BET But For her it's all was a LIFE #Revenge #true love #smut

Some childhood memories don't make sense until you're old enough to understand them. She grew up in a home filled with noise, strangers, secrets, and things no one talked about. She learned early that adults could love you and still hurt you. That mothers could need saving too. That people could disappear without explanation. And that sometimes the things you don't understand when you're young stay with you long after you've grown up. He was one of those things. For years, he was simply someone who belonged to her mother's world. Then he disappeared. Ten years passed. She built a life without him. Until one day, at thirty, her mother tells her he's out of prison. She sends a text. He answers. And suddenly, a part of her past she thought was gone begins quietly making its way back into her life. But some stories take years before you understand what they were really about.

Axel has been Ren's best friend for as long as he can remember - and his gay awakening. But based on the fact that Axel's not only straight but has a girlfriend, he knows nothing will ever happen. Until one night, when Axel shows up in the middle of the night sobbing, and their connection starts to change. Between battling addiction and the guilt and trauma of a long hidden secret, Axel's mental health is going downhill. He seeks solace in his best friend, and discovers his sexuality is not as simple he once thought. But is his new connection with Ren enough to save him?

Carmen Willis had perfected the art of hiding bruises and blood over carefully placed clothing. Subjected to her parents' cruelty and non-stop battles with addiction and the law, Carmen's life consists of holding her family together and caring for her two younger sisters. There isn't much good in her life, with the constant threat of the encroaching darkness she struggles to hold off. The only light that she ever has in her life comes in the form of her friends and, more importantly, her (not) boyfriend Nick. Nick Reeves has lived in Acorn hill for as long as he can remember, and as long as he's lived there, Carmen's been there with him. Having moved across town in the wake of a death that left his entire family struggling, Nick doesn't know how to feel about anything, except of course, Carmen. Shadows of his family's tragic past following him wherever he goes, Nick saw pieces of his pain in Carmen, making him want to know her even more. Determined to see the real Carmen, rather than the mask she wears, Nick makes a point of being with Carmen whenever he can, trying to give her the light she deserves. Just when Carmen is beginning to open up, and Nick is beginning to trust that everything will work out, the unimaginable happens and Carmen's life is capsized. In the wake of yet another tragedy, Carmen must deal with the aftermath all on her own, pushing Nick and everyone away in the process. The darkness begins to swallow her up, and, after a while, Carmen begins to wonder? "Why bother fighting? Why not just let it take me?"

Seventeen-year-old Jen hides a dark reality behind a seemingly normal high school life. When a vicious encounter with a long-time bully derails her first day back, she spirals into destructive coping mechanisms, turning to alcohol and self-harm. As her tight-knit friends grow suspicious and an unlikely ally steps in to save her, Jen must decide whether to reveal her painful secrets or risk losing everything. CONTENT WARNING: This story contains mature and potentially triggering themes, including self-harm, substance abuse, physical abuse, suicidal thoughts, and references to suicide. Reader discretion is advised.

𝐌𝐀𝐇𝐍𝐎𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐈𝐊𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑 She is an untamed fire - And 𝐙𝐄𝐇𝐀𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐇 𝐙𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐀𝐍 He, on the other hand, is calm like the ocean after a storm-Majestic. Where she leads with fire, he guides with patience. They are opposites-not in cliché, but in essence. In a twist of divine irony, their paths collided . And yet, fate is patient. In time, something strange and unspoken began to grow- Respect. Understanding. Then something deeper. Not a fairytale. But something real. So they are tied, yes- She learned to rest her flames beside his ocean. He learned to carry her fire without fear. Not because fate demanded it, But because 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 chose to grow... __________________________________ 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐆𝐇𝐀𝐅 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐔𝐫𝐝𝐮 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜-𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐲𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐤𝐚 . 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 . 𝐍𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬. 𝐍𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐞... A story where love is tested by duty, secrets are buried beneath silence, loyalty is chosen over fear, and justice demands a price. Some promises are made before people. Others... are made before Allah. Welcome to 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐆𝐇𝐀𝐅 .

"ᵢ ₛₑₑ ₘᵧ ᵣₑᵳₗₑ𝓬ₜᵢₒₙ ᵢₙ ᵧₒᵤᵣ ₑᵧₑₛ" ___________________ 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇... ᴀʀɪᴀɴᴀ ɢᴀʟʟᴀɢʜᴇʀ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴏʟᴅᴇsᴛ sɪʙɪʟɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀʟʟᴀɢʜᴇʀ ʜᴏᴜsᴇʜᴏʟᴅ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇᴅ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ғʀᴀɴᴋ's ᴛᴡɪɴ. ɪɴᴇᴠɪᴛᴀʙʟʏ, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴇᴇ ғʀᴀɴᴋ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀs ɪғ sʜᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴍɪʀʀᴏʀᴇᴅ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ ʜɪᴍ. ᴄᴀɴ ᴀʀɪᴀɴᴀ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀʏs ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ɪᴛs ᴛᴏ ʟᴀᴛᴇ? ᴏʀ ᴡɪʟʟ sʜᴇ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴘᴀᴛʜ?

فالعالم ديال الملاكمة، الخسارة ما كتكونش دائماً فوق الحلبة... رنيم، بنت تربات قبل وقتها، تعلمت من الحياة أن الضعيف ما عندوش بلاصة بين الأقوياء. بين أب غارق فالإدمان، ماضٍ ما قدراتش تهرب منو، وإدمان ولات كتستعملو باش تسكت الوجع اللي داخلها، لقات فالملاكمة الحاجة الوحيدة اللي كتخليها تحس بأنها ما زالت كتتحكم فحياتها. حتى دخلات الحلبة قدام ياسين... رجل ما تعودش يخسر، لا فالملاكمة ولا فحياتو. من أول مواجهة بيناتهم، ما كانتش غير كومبا عادية. كانت بداية لحرب ما غاديش تبقى محصورة بين أربع حبال... لأن بعض الخسارات كتكون هي البداية الحقيقية لكل شيء.

A group of childhood friends wrestle with the virtue of faith, the possibility of redemption, and the problem of evil

Every summer, Marionette Laurent returns to the Outer Banks with the hopes things will feel like they used to. Before grief, before addiction, before one night between her and Rafe Cameron shattered everything. Once inseparable, Marionette, her brother Louis, Sarah, and Rafe were the kind of friends who though summers would last forever. But after Lilian Cameron, the mother of Rafe and Sarah died everything changed. Rafe spiraled into drugs and his anger led to terrifying betrayal that fractured the group. Now eighteen, she's back in the Outer Banks trying to hold everyone together while quietly struggling on the inside, wrestling with anxiety, heartbreak, and the lingering hold Rafe still has over her. Because no matter how much he's changed, no matter how much he hurt her, she can't imagine loving anyone else.