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In a gritty world where power demands a horrific price and ancient secrets tear through reality, a group of ordinary lives is thrust into a relentless, high-stakes nightmare. Shadows from the past are waking up, dimensions are shifting, and a desperate fight for survival begins. A dark fantasy thriller of grit, blood, and the void.

In a home where love was a currency, she was always bankrupt. Her parents' affection was reserved for the twin who reflected their every hope, leaving her to inherit the hushed comparisons and soft dismissals. She was constantly reminded of her lesser worth, but she never imagined her marriage would be a cast-off from the twin who was truly desired. Offered as a consolation prize, she expects only disappointment in a loveless union. Yet, the journey of marriage becomes an unexpected path to self-discovery. The Color Of My Own Sky is a story of the invisible bruises that shape a soul, and the battle to finally find the courage to paint your own brilliant horizon. Nov. 3 2025 - Oct. 24 2026 ©deey_jah

Available in hindi(only dialogues)+english at the moment.[English translations will be mentioned in the tagged comments] A love story of two rivals who unexpectedly realise they were destined together.

Seventeen-year-old McKenzie Conklin has two lives. In one, she's a TAC Titans swimmer-a distance freestyle and IM specialist chasing Junior Nationals, grinding through 4:45 AM practices, and measuring her worth in hundredths of a second. In the other, she's Belly Conklin's quiet cousin-the one who fades into the background at Cousins Beach every summer while the Fisher brothers tear her cousin's heart apart. But the summer of 2026 is different. Belly is back at Cousins Beach, broken and rebuilding. Conrad Fisher is home, carrying silence like armor. Jeremiah is somewhere in between, and the whole family is fractured in ways no one wants to name. And Kenzie? Kenzie is stuck between the pool and the porch, between her times and her heart, between the girl everyone expects her to be and the one she's terrified to become. When Kenzie qualifies for Junior Nationals in Irvine, she thinks it's the answer. But the water doesn't care about her splits, and neither does the summer. As Belly unravels the truth about Jeremiah, as Conrad starts texting her things she doesn't know how to read, as her best friends Nikki and Carolin fight their own battles with burnout and anxiety, Kenzie has to figure out what she's really swimming toward-and whether she's brave enough to stop and breathe. From the chlorinated lanes of North Carolina to the sun-drenched shores of Cousins Beach, Beneath the Surface is a story about family, first love, the weight of expectations, and the courage it takes to surface. For fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty and anyone who's ever loved something so much it hurt.

Years have passed since Arjun and Leela challenged the customs that once dictated the lives of women and children. It is now the 1940s. And within the walls of their home, another generation is growing up with dreams. The world is changing. But has society truly changed? At the heart of it all is Pragathi, Arjun and Leela's spirited 11 year old daughter-a girl who has inherited her mother's courage and her father's stubbornness. Arjun and Leela fought to give their daughter a world where she could choose her own path. But what happens when Pragathi discovers that the world her parents fought against isn't quite ready to let go? Will she be willing to fight the battles her parents once fought for her? Will Pragathi continue the legacy they began, or will she choose a different way to change the world? And then there is Akhil, a 16 year old, whose presence slowly becomes an unexpected part of Pragathi's childhood. Is he simply another person who will pass through Pragathi's life? Or will their meeting mean something neither of them could possibly understand yet?

Some people are worth searching for, even when the world tells you to stop. In September 2026, everything Jeanine knew disappeared. One day, she was a competitive swimmer with the University of Denver Hilltoppers, worrying about training sessions, race times and the next big competition. She had teammates, friends, and a future that seemed to stretch far beyond the swimming pool. Then the outbreak began. As cities fell into chaos and familiar places became dangerous, Jeanine was separated from someone she couldn't afford to lose: her teammate, Sydney. Five months later, Jeanine is still alive. Surviving alone has taught her things no swimming practice ever could. Finding food, staying hidden, navigating abandoned roads and learning when to trust strangers have become part of her everyday life. But when an old meet sheet, a forgotten message and a series of uncertain accounts begin pointing toward the Colorado foothills, Jeanine discovers something she cannot ignore. Someone may have seen Sydney. With a small group of survivors, Jeanine follows the clues through abandoned settlements, dangerous roads and the remains of a world that no longer exists. Along the way, she encounters people from the swimming community she once knew, hears stories of those who disappeared, and begins to understand just how much has been lost. Somewhere beyond the mountains, an isolated cabin may hold the answer. But five months is a long time to survive alone. And hope can be just as dangerous as the infected. THE LAST LANE HOME is a story about survival, friendship, loss, determination and the people we refuse to leave behind. The world has changed. The water is gone. But Jeanine hasn't stopped searching.

Men are starting to disappear in the city. The last thing they have in common is a mysterious woman in a white dress... She is beautiful. Dangerously beautiful. Her gaze draws you in, her voice soothes you... and her smile kills. Detective Arnold takes on the case, unaware that the hunt will quickly turn into something far worse. Because the closer he gets to the truth, the stronger he is drawn to her. To the woman who doesn't just hide a secret, but carries it inside her. And when love becomes more dangerous than fear, only one question remains: Can you save someone who has already been chosen by the darkness? #halloween #darkstories

Some races are measured in seconds. Some journeys change everything. Seventeen-year-old Sam McCarthy has a plan for her junior year: train harder, improve her backstroke, qualify for the biggest competitions and prove that she belongs among the best. As a swimmer with North East Aquatic Team, Sam spends her days moving between school, exhausting training sessions, weekend meets and the constant pressure of chasing faster times. With the 2026-2027 season ahead, she has her sights set on Winter Juniors, Sectionals and, ultimately, the USA Swimming Futures Championships. But life doesn't follow a race plan. Between demanding practices, school assignments, drama club, family responsibilities and the friendships that make everything worthwhile, Sam discovers that growing up can be just as challenging as swimming a personal-best race. There's Kate, her closest friend in the pool. There's a team full of personalities, rivalries and ambitions. And then there's Ryan Fox, a familiar face from school who slowly becomes someone Sam doesn't want to leave behind. As the season unfolds, Sam will have to learn when to push harder, when to trust herself and when to accept that not everything can be controlled. Because the most important things in life aren't always recorded on a scoreboard.

🌙 Even Angels Forget to Stay ✍️ by Crimson Quill 143 --- He smiles like he's trying to memorize the world. She stays like she doesn't know how to leave. Together, they write a love story- in borrowed time, between undone prayers and unfinished dreams. Zavian never talks about what's eating him alive from the inside. Zara stopped believing in forever a long time ago. But fate, with its cruel tenderness, throws them into each other's orbit. And what starts as a list-just a list- turns into something that feels a lot like living. But this isn't a fairytale. This is a ticking clock wrapped in warm moments, a romance so beautiful... it almost forgets to be tragic. Because some hearts don't break- they whisper their last goodbye. --- 🌌 A story of healing, heartbreak, and a love so powerful... even angels weep.

One girl. Two dreams. And a year that could change everything. Rebecca Lawson has spent years chasing personal bests, counting laps and learning how to keep going when her arms are tired and the finish line still feels miles away. Swimming for Academy Bullets, she has her sights set on bigger competitions, including national championships. But the pool isn't the only place where she dreams of making something of herself. Away from the water, Rebecca is a singer-songwriter. With an acoustic guitar, a notebook full of unfinished lyrics and melodies recorded on her phone, she's slowly discovering a voice of her own. Then there's Reid Fields. He's a football player, funny, confident and unexpectedly easy to talk to. What begins as casual conversations gradually becomes something Rebecca never quite planned for. Between school, practices, football games, friendships and the occasional disastrous group outing, there's plenty to figure out. As senior year approaches, Rebecca finds herself balancing competitions, music, relationships and the uncertainty of what comes after graduation. From an international swim meet in Canada to the biggest races of her high-school career, from school performances to moments she'll wish she could replay, this is a year full of laughter, mistakes, unexpected feelings and new beginnings. Because sometimes the hardest thing isn't reaching the wall first. It's figuring out which dream you're brave enough to chase. A coming-of-age story about swimming, music, friendship, first love and finding your own rhythm.

"𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞," 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐥𝐲, "𝐈 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞." 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐇𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐢𝐭. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐫. 𝐇𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡. 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐬... 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐲. 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬... 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧. ✧༺❀༻✧

Professor and his Student, tied by a knot of PROMISE. It wasn't destiny. It was love all along. As they walk hand in hand through the present, they find themselves unravelling the past that still refuses to let go. Every secret uncovered, every scar revisited, only strengthens the bond they chose against all odds. To him- she's always been the canvas, on which he's painting their life into a portrait with colors of love. (References from a story) You will not be disappointed for reading the entire story---- I swear !!

Hollywood made him famous. The apocalypse will make him fight for his life. Callum McGrath has spent years pretending to save the world. As one of Hollywood's biggest action stars, the Australian actor has played soldiers, superheroes and larger-than-life heroes on the silver screen. He's faced fictional armies, performed death-defying stunts and entertained millions. But when a mysterious infection begins spreading across the United States, reality becomes far more terrifying than anything he's ever filmed. Los Angeles is among the first major cities to descend into chaos. Hospitals are overwhelmed. Streets become battlegrounds. Airports struggle to evacuate civilians, while emergency services and military forces attempt to contain an outbreak that is spreading faster than anyone can understand. With his wife Emily, his brother Jack and a group of unlikely survivors, Callum must navigate a collapsing city where every decision could be his last. As the infection spreads beyond California, the United States faces an unprecedented catastrophe. Governments scramble to respond, military forces mobilize, and millions of people search for somewhere safe. For a man whose career was built on playing heroes, surviving the real thing might be his greatest challenge yet. The cameras have stopped rolling. The world is falling apart. And this time, there's no script.

DISCLAIMER! PLEASE IGNORE MY CLICHÉ DEADBEAT SYNOPSIS AND GIVE MY STORY A CHANCE! IT'S WAY BETTER THAN THE SYNOPSIS ITSELF!😭🙏 Former FBI agent, Bob Eli Bennett has been laying low for three years in the big city of Chicago as a small time, local detective after his unprecedented fallout with the FBI. When a series of petty crimes in Chicago's outskirts spiral into something far more darker, Bob rediscovers a chilling conspiracy involving a global tech company, corrupt officials and ruthless gangs. Enlisting the help of the famous journalist Mark Robinson, Tessa Thompson, a dedicated FBI liaison and Mike Jefferson, a fast talking police officer at the CPD. Bob races against time to thwart to malevolent plans of a sinister cartel whose very existence jeopardizes the safety and well being of the country at large to which Bob must decide how much he's willing to risk to complete his mission. Highest rankings:#7 in crimedrama, #1 neo-noir, #13 in gang violence, #1 corruptgovernment, #1 in pageturner, #31 in investigation, #3 in crime solving, #4 in actionpacked and #18 in undercover.

" I am sorry but I have to do this for your good" said jisoo while looking at sleeping figure of Taehyung. "I REALLY LOVED YOU AND I WILL DO TILL MY LAST BREATH " She smile with tears flowing from her eyes. . . . " I WILL TAKE MY REVENGE FROM YOU KIM JISOO, I HATE YOU SO MUCH. YOU LEFT ME ALONE BECAUSE YOU WANTED TO BE WITH THAT ASSHOLE" Screamed Taehyung while looking at her picture. " I loved you but what you did? LEFT me for someone else? now you will see how much I hate you, I will make your life a living hell." saying that he smirked. . . . . " it's enough for me to know your fine" she said smiling through pain. . . . " Kim Jisoo be ready for the pain I am going to give you" he laughed like a mad man. . . . . They loved each other They Promised not to leave each other But...... She Broke the promise Why? . . . for knowing that let's jump in the story. the pics are not mine I got them from Google and Pinterest . the cover is mine maybe not so good but still I tried my best. 😅 May Contain: Mature contents, Violence, Drugs, Harsh words. . . . Love, Hate, Depression, Abuse and more........ . . . read it on your own risk . . . . I hope you like my story. if you are not a vsoo shipper the please respectively get lost from here 😊 No hate to any character Please. . . . This is just a work of fiction My story, my imagination. Show your support to this story Please don't copy my work

Formerly known as Bulletproof Volume One In the world called the Lively, life is literally a fairy tale, where fairies live in huts and Cinderella gets abandoned by the Prince. A land of happily afters...or is it? In 2018, an adopted fairy princess Flume-Ophelia runs away from her fairy tale world, leaving her life behind. More than two years later, Flume lives a normal life in the Human World away from the consequences of evil and the tight controlling council who wishes to persecute her because of her unique ability to create fire. She spends her days as simply Ophelia, attempting to enjoy her twenties while navigating a pandemic with her roommates. After a planned visit to Neverland to visit her eternally teenaged adopted parents, the kind yet forceful tree nymph Maleficent and the grumpy Peter Pan, Flume-Ophelia discovers an evil villain stealing something valuable in the asylum prison of Wonderland, something that could potentially cause the end of the world. A nineteen-year-old Flume returns to the shattered world she once knew and is reluctantly forced to save the world. But how much will it cost her? #1 in Summertime Sadness Awards ( Fantasy Category) #2 in the Vintage Glamour Awards

Many years ago, a boy's family was massacred by humans as they suspected his family practiced witchcraft which was not accepted among the people. He was traumatized and lived in fear after all the people he loved died. He feared love. Afraid that if he ends up loving anyone again, they will be taken away from him. So he became rogue, merciless, unable to control and his hate for humans grew day by day. His power made him a King whom no one dared to disobey. He had both power and looks and his looks made him a walking "temptation". He was stoic and had turned off his feelings of love and mercy. Mirabelle, a young madien who was placed on a curse at a young age. The curse was placed on her to pay for her father's sins and she was only meant to be free from the curse after a man falls in love with her. But who can fall in love with a blind girl?

Best friends turned husband & wife... but what happens when friendship becomes forever? Sometimes, your soulmate is the best friend you've had all along.❤️🫠 NeilXPriya

🐞 "Oh, I wish you could know me. And I wish I could know you much more sometimes." 🐞 ༄˖°.🍂.ೃ࿔*:･ Neveah Johnson hasn't seen or heard from either of her siblings in seven years. The only memories she really had of them have faded like smog from a wildfire that got blown out by the wind. Her mother was all she had and all she cared about. Until August 27th changed that forever...

When the world falls silent, who will you save? San Francisco has survived earthquakes, fires, and disasters before. But nothing has prepared it for the people who suddenly turn violent in the middle of ordinary emergencies. For Daniel Reyes, a twenty-nine-year-old paramedic, every call is a chance to get someone home alive. He knows the risks. He knows the odds. And even when everyone else says there is nothing more he can do, walking away has never come easily. For Megan Walsh, a thirty-two-year-old SFPD officer, hesitation can turn one victim into five. She has learned to control a scene before it spirals out of control-even when the people she's trying to protect refuse to listen. They meet during a call neither of them can explain. At first, the symptoms look like intoxication, a medical emergency, or a violent episode. Then the attacks multiply. Hospitals fill. Dispatch lines buckle. People begin biting the very responders trying to help them. And the instructions coming from authorities grow less certain by the hour. As San Francisco descends into chaos, Daniel and Megan are forced to depend on each other. Their journey will take them through overwhelmed emergency departments, barricaded streets, desperate survivor groups, and a waterfront where a naval evacuation offers hope-but not enough places for everyone. Because a ship on the horizon is not a promise of rescue. And getting out alive doesn't mean leaving the past behind. In a world where every second counts, how do you choose who deserves one more?