Quickreads Stories

[BXB] Two boys, an ice cream store and a summer to fall in love. ✩✩✩ Outgoing Tanner makes it a mission to befriend his reserved coworker Austin over the course of the summer and turns out to be more successful than he ever could've hoped. [ July. 2021. - August 2021. ]

All between 500 and 1000 words. Some of them are violent and have some sensitive topics, but I'll add a TW if it's really bad, but just be aware of that. Hope you enjoy! Feel free to give me feedback too!

✦ 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐚𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟒 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 Not everything is meant to be remembered. Some things are recorded anyway. This collection gathers short fiction written across different moments, different worlds-each one circling the same quiet question: What remains when something is no longer meant to stay? These stories move through memory, identity, and the systems that decide what is allowed to remain. Some were written for competitions. Others were never meant to be recorded at all. They are placed here, now, as record. Contents include: • Lyrical, atmospheric fiction • Institutional and character-driven narratives • Fragments, anomalies, and recovered entries Status: Archive Entries Ongoing Update Schedule: New entries added every Wednesday and Sunday @ 7:30 PM EST Some records fade. Others refuse to. Additional essays and fragments can be found under The Quiet Archive.

❤ || According to Urban dictionary, a soulmate is a person with whom you have an immediate connection the moment you meet -- a connection so strong that you are drawn to them in a way you have never experienced before. As this connection develops over time, you experience a love so deep, strong and complex, that you begin to doubt that you have ever truly loved anyone prior. || ❤

This was supposed to be the best day of Nyla's life, she was going to married the one person she thought was the one, so she thought. Until Marcus leaves her at the altar. To make matter worst, he sleeps with her best friend, Paris and leaves her in debt. After two years, she's ready to date. Nyla takes on her cousin's advice to get back out there. After two bad dates, Nyla thinks she's done with love, Yet a chance encounter with the charming and attractive Jae Lee could be exactly what Nyla needs to finally move on. Could this be the start of a new chapter in Nyla's life?

Isla Pryce washes up on her family's beach after going missing at sea. She has no recollection of where she's been for the past four months, leaving herself and everyone around her with unanswered questions. The mysterious new guy in town, who showed up the day after she disappeared, might just have the answers to her questions. Even the ones she hasn't begun to think about. *Part One of a duet. Part Two is a WIP*

Jungkook arrived on Earth armed for war, convinced humans are the galaxy's biggest threat. Two minutes in, a five-year-old handed him a lollipop, called him weird, and asked him to walk her home. He had no idea how to handle this level of danger. Or kindness. And definitely not the flutter in his chest he was pretty sure counted as a system error. Cover by my angꫀׁׅܻl '𝗅𝗈꯭𝗏𝖾 @k00kiesandch0c0lates

It is 1944 wartime England and Evelyn Spencer, an upperclass woman, has invited members of the town for a 'grief gathering'. "Welcome everyone, I am so glad you could all attend! I created this little 'grief gathering' for us all to find comfort in one other in these tiring times of war. Sometimes we just need someone to listen to our, dare I say secrets?" Invitations include: William and Eloise Dunton Stephanie Boyd, younger sister to Eloise Marie Preston Maggie Harris It is by coincidence that William and Marie know each other? And is it by chance Maggie and Stephanie always end up next to each other? Or is it all Evelyn's doing? Are we all pawns in her game of chess? • All Rights Reserved This is entirely my own work, with editing help from fellow students. Do not take or edit or translate without my permission (With credit I am likely to say yes)

During WWII in France, a river becomes the only place where two teenagers feel real. She still has school, and he might be forced to go to war. What will happen if he is forced to leave? Will things ever feel the same for either of them again? A short story of hope, fear, helplessness, and longing for a life they could only imagine.

**very short, quick read!!** a small look into the lives of kenny and butters growing up together, and finding difficulty letting go. . warning: brief mentions of child abuse. . note: this was actually a piece i submitted to a literary magazine for publishing in 2019 as a project for a creative writing course i took, which is why it's as short as it is. i have heavily contemplated making a longer story based on this little one, so if that interests anybody i'd love to know :) initially uploaded on ao3 as neighborhoodscum, reuploaded and revised

'Wh-What happened ttt-to your finger?', Naina stammered as an uncanny realization set in. 'Oh honey, stop pretending like you don't know the answer to that', the lady replied straightening to her full height, 'You took it along with my ring remember'. ***************************************************************************************** Creepy flash fiction Hope you enjoy it

BOOK FOUR in the Darling Bay series - FAILING Coming-of-age | Rebellion | Forbidden romance | Neurodiversity - 16+ Lux is failing her classes (and she's decided to fail in true Lux style) If she can't be like Nina, the good twin, then she may as well be the bad one! This book is all about the thrill of sneaking out, the sting of a reputation on the edge, and Lux Hayes finally realising that being the "fun girl" is a lot harder than it looks. Lux is spiralling, trading her grades for a bad-girl arc that has everyone worried. Between Tom's toxic charm and Brayden's loyalty, she's lost in the whirlwind of her life-and the only person who seems to understand is her sister's best friend - Alex 'totally off limits' Gainsburg. Can be read standalone, but better after INVISIBLE, VISIBLE, & STALKER!

For the readers who love variety, emotion, and stories that speak in different voices. This multi-genre collection is filled with raw feelings, unexpected turns, quiet moments, and loud ones too. Every chapter opens the door to something new-a different tone, a different conflict, a different heartbeat. From romance to mystery, from drama to the supernatural, each story offers its own unique spark. Perfect for late-night readers who crave depth, surprise, and a fresh experience every time they turn the page.

Albus Dumbledore, he's a great man, extremely sharp, but well he makes tons of mistakes, or does he? he's a man of jokes. here are a few memorable moments when he "mistakes" an ordinary cat for Minerva McGonagall.

story based off the song 'as the world caves in' by Matt Maltese <3

ᴍʏ ᴄʀɪᴍᴇs ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛʏ - sʜᴏʀᴛ sᴛᴏʀʏ This short story follows a man committing a crime for money. In an society like this in this crappy world no one would care if one person dies. Killing is just a job , hobby , or anything. Crime in this world is noting just another thing that happens.

They called me **Nova Pink** before I even understood what it meant to belong to something bigger than myself, before contracts replaced choices and love turned into a headline strategy, before I learned that every boyfriend, every breakdown, every perfectly curated smile could be sold if packaged right; I was built, polished, and priced like a million-dollar dream, but somewhere between the diamonds, the diets, the lies, and the cameras, I stopped being the girl they discovered and became the woman who studies the game from the inside, because if they were going to control me, they clearly underestimated one thing-I was paying attention, and now I know exactly how to play them back.

A random bunch of relatable stories I randomly wrote.

Kirk and Spock settle down after their five year mission. (Non-Canon) All Rights Reserved to Gene Roddenberry, Paramount, and CBS. (C) 1966-2020. All Characters Reserved to Gene Roddenberry, Paramount, and CBS. (C) 1966-2020. All Rights Reserved to Author Arnold. (C) 2011-2020

Jwala, a freelance digital marketer, reconsiders her view of banks as boring after a chance encounter with a pair of captivating honey-brown eyes seated across the counter. The mundane visit transforms into a series of fuzzy feelings, lingering eye contacts, and unspoken conversations as Jwala finds herself creating excuses to visit the bank more frequently, just hoping to catch another glimpse of him. Will this encounter remain a fleeting moment, or will it lead to something deeper? Because, banks are not as boring as they seem after all.