Asian Stories

A heartbroken fashion designer escapes to Tokyo to be an assistant on a movie set, only to get caught up in an illicit, whirlwind romance with the lead actor. ***** After discovering her fiance is cheating on her, heiress and fashion designer Lily Porter is whisked away to Tokyo to help a production company adapt one of her great-aunt's novels. She isn't thrilled about lying about being her aunt's assistant until it throws her into the path of the movie's lead actor, who is enough of a distraction to keep her mind off her ex for good. But can there really be a future for them when their relationship is built on lies, false identities, and a secret engagement? [[Wattys' Longlisted]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

After falling in love with a younger and much less successful man, can Yiwen convince herself and her parents to accept him into their wealthy family? ***** When Yiwen Wang suddenly finds herself 30 and single, she lets her well-meaning best friend talk her into a blind date with the handsome Zi'an Li. And not only is he plucked straight out of a movie screen, his witty banter over dinner also convinces Yiwen he's exactly the type to make her toes curl. Yet, by some wicked twist of fate, he's five years younger than her and has no house, car, or stable, high-paying job. So how is she ever going to convince herself and her parents that he's the right choice? Especially when her new, attractive boss makes it very clear that he's interested in her? [[1st Place, Flower Awards, Chicklit Category]] [[1st Place, The Golden Awards, Chicklit Category]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

Nile Kapoor is thirty-two, a Delhi CEO who runs her company like she runs her life - fast, clean, and without attachments. Sonya Sharma is twenty-six, back home in Goa for her brother's wedding, certain she has herself figured out. They meet under fairy lights and marigold garlands. They argue over serving bowls and doorways. They find each other on a rooftop at one in the morning when neither of them can sleep. What follows is supposed to be simple. A few weeks. No complications. Clean. It is not clean. A story about a Goa wedding, a Dandeli road trip, secret hands under dinner tables, and the specific kind of wanting that arrives right before someone has to leave.

"i'm perfect, you're decent, date me." where two longtime academic rivals put together a dating contract that unleashes years of unattended conflicts. [ an original story ]

At your worst, when life feels like hell, someone out there will still try to bring a piece of heaven to you.

When eighteen year old Filipino-Chinese Jessamine Han went to New York City to pursue her dreams of becoming a lawyer, it felt like a dream come true. Not only was living in a foreign country without her wicked step-mom a new sense of life, but also being a student of a prestigious university, New York University. New York University is known to be the home of the finest and intellectual students in the city. But Jessamine's life isn't as glamorous as it seemed to be. She's broke. She's barely sleeping. Her motivation has gone out of the window. Everything seems to go wrong, but one thing's for sure, the United States and the Philippines are at the two ends of the world, and it feels like there's a prime meridian that separates her from the Western way of living. Could Jessamine survive the ups and downs of the modern life in New York, meeting new people, and going through college, while breaking the barriers of the Prime Meridian? Perhaps meeting someone special in New York? After all, New York City isn't just any city, It is the city where her first love, Finn Andersen, lives. Prime Meridian /prīm məˈridēən/ Meridian of 0 degrees longitude at Greenwich, England, dividing the earth into two parts: Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere. **** A/N: **** It is RECOMMENDED to read International Date Line first. Follow for more updates: @poisonous_belladonna Cover by: @oreoandmint

2033 is known as the Era of Instability on Sharjasania. A random Korean household flees to Haibourg in hopes of a better life. The life they get is totally different from what they are used to.

✐ꕥ ȷᥲ⍴ᥲᥒᥱsᥱ gіrᥣ...🇯🇵 mᥱᥱ𝗍s ȷᥲmᥲіᥴᥲ...🇯🇲ꕥ✎

After four years of imprisonment, Azula escapes with the help of her loyalists. Stepping back into the sunlight, Azula finds Zuko has turned the Fire Nation into conditions too graphic for a scholar to record. Azula holds a powerful grudge for revenge but her new experiences lead her to an alternate quest; revolution. But she can't traverse this journey alone. She must make alliances, learn to trust, and have an open heart. Imperial China may be able to offer all of that and more. Writing Began: October 3, 2022 Writing Ends: Published Begins: July 4, 2024 Publish Resumes: January 1, 2026

A play on Journey To the West, throughout the story you follow the Chinese god Erlang Shen also known as Yang Jian as he finds himself in the realm of the Norse gods. He must try and survive, and figure out how he ended up in such a place. Let him take you on a treacherous journey full of trials and tribulations, filled with splendor, adventures, and misadventures with the other gods. This story is both dark fantasy, and science fiction. (Just a disclaimer warning this story contains bad language, violence, and mild sex scenes but nothing too explicit.) This version is also being properly proof read and edited, the other version was only a draft.

Some marriages begin with celebrations. Mine began with silence, fear, numbness and unanswered calls. I am Raveesh. This is not a love story the way people like to hear it. It is the story of a marriage that happened in silence, fear, manipulation, and numbness - a marriage my family was not present for yet paid the heaviest price for. Told from where I stand today, in December 2025, this is my truth - of love that blurred judgment, of obedience mistaken for sacrifice, of faith questioned, of a woman who walked out of her home thinking she was choosing marriage, only to realize much later what she had actually lost. This story is not about villains or heroes. It is about how easily a life can change when fear speaks louder than intuition, and how some doors, once closed, take years to even knock on again. This is the marriage my family didn't attend - but lived with the consequences of, every single day.

Once upon a time, there was a boy with pink-dusted cheeks that waited for Skylar outside class every morning to walk her to her next one. Breathless laughter echoed in her room after he would climb in through her window every evening, eyes crinkled into crescent moons and cheeks bunched up with the force of his smile. Together, they would listen to music under the river of stars in the sky every night. Now Skylar is miserably grown up, the windows in her room stay firmly shut at all times, and the boy she wanted to share her music and her life with is now a planet outside her orbit.

Featured @asianreads ❝Drowning always comes at a price, only this time it might just be too high❞ But Tanisha Roy didn't dread the price. For she had been drowning quietly for years now. Sealing lips never sealed her heart from woes. In contrast to what people saw from the outside Tanisha's life was far from perfect. She was already dealing with her brother's 'condition' and the toxicity of her family. And it's not until she moves from a small town in Meghalaya to Mumbai after a long isolation, that her life transforms. It was supposed to be a new beginning. But instead she finds herself entangled with a group of notorious teenagers with a whole baggage of their own. And as secrets begin to unravel, the crew must learn to confront their darkest fears, before it makes them question their own sanity. And if she doesn't learn to swim, then this time-- drowning might not be something Tanisha survives.

Their friendship was a fairytale. But fairytales can change, and Shelly's was about to. *** === Date Started & Published: 13 October 2022

When a cursed bangle binds Sea Drifter Ninnette to a dangerous demon, she only has three days to break the curse before it claims her life. °:•.🪸.•:° Ninnette is a Sea Drifter with the power to command water, dredging shipwrecks, and salvaging lost treasure. When she braves a sunken ship no one else dares to dive, she finds a strange clockwork bangle that binds her to an ancient curse and to the infuriating Kazi, a demon who leaves destruction wherever he goes. The moment the bangle is activated, they are hunted by a secret order led by a relentless Priestess who believes the armlet is a key to something far greater than treasure. But the true danger isn't the order. It isn't the demon Kazi. It's the curse. When Ninnette puts on the bangle, a countdown begins. If she doesn't break the curse in three days, she will die like every wearer before her. °:•.🪸.•:° She commands the sea. He is a demon who has lived for centuries. They are both bound by a curse. Only three days to survive. °:•.🪸.•:° Set in a Maritime Steampunk world, and inspired by Filipino cultures, from Spanish influence to the seafaring Sama-Bajau. This story weaves dangerous magic, high stakes, and heart-aching romance. °:•.🪸.•:° ONC 2025 Honorable Mention Round 1 Winner Round 2 Ambassador Pick Round 3 Ambassador Pick °:•.🪸.•:° Romantasy High Fantasy Fantasy Adventure SciFi Steampunk Fantasci Young Adult

He is broken beyond repair, While she is learning to heal minds He hides behind silence, And she understands what silence screams He trusts no one, While she still believes in holding on Both are accustomed to pain, but in different ways: One carries it like a burden he never shares, The other studies it, trying to make sense of it He lives for only one reason-his daughter, And she has never had anyone to call her own In the collision of their worlds, Will they become each other's solace Or remain strangers tied by circumstances? What will happen when destiny plays its game, Binding them in a bond neither of them asked for... A bond not just of marriage- But of a little girl who unknowingly calls her "Mumma" at first sight? When a man full of secrets, And a girl with no past Are forced into a connection neither can escape- Will they finally find a place called home? Or will their untold truths tear them apart? How will she change their lives? Who are her parents? And what happens when past and present finally collide? A journey of love, pain, and secrets untold. Not just of two people-but of many hearts getting tied ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ʙʏ ꜰᴀᴛᴇ ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ ✨ Read to uncover the mystery. ✨ ©𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝. 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤.

Faster Updates on Scrollstack 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐣 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 (𝟐𝟖 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬) He is sharp, witty intelligent and utterly humorous. He is one of the most trusted person you can rely upon. Though being the middle child in his family he is loved by his siblings and parents the most. He works as an fashion designer in a very reputed company. 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢 𝐒𝐨𝐨𝐝 (𝟐𝟖 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬) She is stoic but also sometimes jolly for her sister her world revolves around her and vice versa. Beneath the facde of tough exterior and sarcastic comebacks lies an vulnerable soul who just needs nothing but an flicker of hope. She works as an fashion designer in a very reputed firm. Tropes: Office Romance Enemies To Lovers Both Fell First Romantic Comedy

» Complete rewritten trilogy « 𝑻𝒘𝒐 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒔. 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. Luna Carlyle, a Louisiana photographer with a family, had always believed her life was ordinary, until the day she discovered her telepathic connection with Amir Khan, a Pakistani geneticist. Their bond is intense but comes with a fatal price: meeting in person could cost them their lives. Deemed insane for her telepathic conversations, Luna finds herself trapped in a psychiatric facility, betrayed by someone she trusted. To save the woman he loves but can never touch, Amir risks everything to break her out. However, what awaits them beyond the institution's walls is more terrifying than confinement. A shadowy organization, dedicated to eradicating human anomalies, has the pair in their sights. Can Amir and Luna defy a destiny designed to keep them apart, or will their love become a casualty in a deadly game? ~ 𝑺𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆8 meets 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒆𝒔 meets 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 in this paranormal romantic thriller, where telepathic lovers risk death to defy an undercover organization. ~ ✧ 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 ✧ 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 ✧ 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐎𝐕 ✧ » The Tethered Trilogy « • Tethered Souls - BOOK ONE (COMPLETE) • The Tethered Ones - BOOK TWO (COMPLETE) • Tethered - BOOK THREE (COMPLETE) *** Not a supernatural story. No angels, faes, or supernatural beings are inside this series. *** Copyright © 2025 Lily Medaries Exclusive to W A T T P A D, under the profile of OnceUponALily, and an 8-chapter excerpt is also posted on Inkitt under the username Lily_writes. 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫

Diandra Khalisa. 24 tahun. Cantik? Ya. Bijak? Sangat. Mulut? Lagi tajam daripada pisau dapur makcik kantin. Seorang arkitek muda yang hidupnya penuh jadual teratur, Diandra percaya cinta cuma membuang masa. Baginya, lelaki hanya datang dengan dua pakej: Menyakitkan hati. Menyakitkan kepala. Hidupnya berubah bila dia terpaksa tinggal serumah sementara dengan seorang lelaki paling menyebalkan yang pernah dia jumpa Rayyan Izz Haqimi Lelaki tinggi, suka menyakat, kuat membebel, dan mempunyai bakat luar biasa membuat Diandra naik darah setiap lima minit. Malangnya... Rayyan juga anak kepada kawan baik ayahnya. Dan lebih malang lagi... lelaki itu bakal menjadi "partner" Diandra untuk satu projek resort mewah selama enam bulan. Dari perang mulut dalam dapur... hingga insiden terkunci dalam stor... sampailah tersebar satu pejabat bahawa mereka sedang bercinta- Diandra mula sedar satu perkara Kadang-kadang... lelaki yang paling kita tak boleh tahan, adalah lelaki yang paling susah nak kita lupakan.

Salju pertama di bumi Rusia menjadi saksi permulaan hidup baru buat seorang gadis Melayu bernama Ariana Qistina. Demi mengejar impian, Ariana melanjutkan pengajiannya di Moscow tanpa pernah menyangka negara asing itu bakal menemukan dirinya dengan sesuatu yang jauh lebih berbahaya daripada sekadar cuaca dingin. Ariana bukan gadis biasa. Pemilik tali pinggang hitam dalam Tae Kwon Do itu terkenal dengan sikap berani, lantang bersuara dan dingin terhadap lelaki. Baginya, hidup tidak memerlukan sesiapa untuk melindungi dirinya. Namun satu malam mengubah segalanya. Dalam lorong sunyi yang diselaputi salji, Ariana tanpa rasa takut menewaskan sekumpulan samseng jalanan yang cuba mengganggu seorang wanita miskin. Tindakannya yang nekad dan ganas itu disaksikan oleh sepasang mata tajam milik lelaki paling digeruni di Moscow - seorang mafia yang dikenali dengan hati sekeras ais. Dmitri Volkov. Lelaki dingin, kejam dan penuh darah di tangan itu tidak pernah tertarik pada mana-mana wanita. Tetapi buat pertama kali, seorang gadis kecil bertubuh sederhana berjaya membuatkan dirinya terpaku. Bukan kerana kecantikan Ariana. Tetapi kerana keberanian gadis itu yang langsung tidak gentar walaupun nyawa menjadi taruhan. Sejak malam itu, Ariana mula menyedari dirinya sering diperhatikan. Kemunculan Dmitri yang tidak dijangka demi "melindunginya" membuatkan hidup Ariana semakin huru-hara. Dalam dunia mafia yang penuh rahsia, pengkhianatan dan darah, Ariana cuba menjauh... namun Dmitri semakin mendekat. "Ты моя, Ariana." Kau milik aku, Ariana. Di sebalik wajah dingin lelaki mafia itu, tersembunyi sisi lembut yang hanya muncul untuk Ariana seorang. Tetapi mampukah seorang gadis keras kepala menerima cinta lelaki yang hidupnya dipenuhi bahaya? Atau cinta mereka akan membeku bersama salji Rusia yang tidak pernah berhenti turun?