leon bridges

"You and I need to declare to them that we are dating." "Neither stingy love nor false feelings tell of the inner beauty of a person. Only purity in the soul, to which people's gaze is subject, is worthy to cause amazement about the fullness of the person in whom that trait is placed." "Do you know what that made me realize?" Ryo said surreptitiously, and slowly turned around. "People need care," he added slowly, with a confident tone. "Why does one's happiness not return with a coin…? Why should I endure it for more than a decade? Did I do something wrong?" she said quietly, leaning on her knees. It was the cycle of her life. *** Tokyo, 2022. During puberty, adolescents encounter a tremendous amount of emotional outbursts. Relationships and love, commitment and peacefulness become important in their lives. These factors give them a sense of carefree adolescence. But Ryou Hayashi doesn't see it that way. Having had difficulties in dealing with socialization since childhood, he suddenly and unwillingly moves to Tokyo from his hometown. Taking nothing from home with him, his life begins to change under the patronage of new acquaintances. Whether his outlook on life will change with the new city, or whether he will wallow in loneliness, never having felt the touch of teenage life, is up to him to decide when he meets four other high school students. It is a story about new acquaintances of completely different Japanese students in their final year of high school. By chance, their views cross each other, but neither of them knows until the end where their acquaintance will lead. It is a story of friendship, animosity, love, and colors. It is a story about community. Tokyo, the city of dreams. This city fulfills the dreams of workaholics and casts the lazy into exile, relaxes and never stops tiring, brings happiness to some and takes it away from others. From this beautiful city, covered by a veil of blinding lights, their story filled with dramatic challenges and tragedies begins. The story of a group of teenagers, who are unaware of their affections. The plot takes the reader straight to the eastern country, where the sun begins to rise first. Being wrapped in sakura petals, the roads lead to the prudence of a nature unseen anywhere before. A country with mind-boggling virtues in culture and tradition tells the story of ordinary schoolchildren, suggesting a life around endless youthful unrest and human outlook. Modern Japan (Nihon) introduces people who are able to live simultaneously under difficult but beautiful living conditions. This country teaches residents to love.

Dave was an orphan boy who lived in a world where humans and aliens had merged to create a powerful race called the Izigans. He had always felt like an outsider, but he didn't know why. One day, he received a letter that changed everything. Dave was accepted into the prestigious Izigan Academy, where he would learn to control his special powers. He was excited but also nervous. What would he learn? Who would he meet? As Dave trained at the academy, he discovered he was hosting a powerful alien entity known as the Dark Matter Lord. This entity was thought to be extinct, and Dave didn't know what it meant for him. Meanwhile, Cole, a skilled warrior with extraordinary abilities called the Era Location Eyes, was dealing with a personal crisis. His twin brother, Henderson, had disrupted the timeline to seek revenge for his wife's death. Cole had to stop him before he caused catastrophic damage. Henderson's actions had unleashed a multiversal threat - the reincarnated Arath alien race, thought to be eradicated. Cole had to confront Dave, who was now hosting the Dark Matter Lord, and the other vessels of the Arath alien race to restore balance to the timeline and save humanity.

In the age when emperors and legendary warriors shaped the destiny of Elysium, there was also Leon— a man born not to a noble house, nor blessed with divine power, but to the streets. Once an ordinary guard and later a soldier, Leon’s journey was not carved in prophecy. His strength lay not in unmatched swordsmanship or mystical arts, but in stubborn loyalty, quiet courage, and the will to stand when others faltered. Through battles fought and friends lost, Leon witnessed the cost of empire—its triumphs, its injustices, and the fragile lives caught in between. He was never hailed as a savior, never destined for a throne, yet his choices carried weight in ways he never imagined. This is the story of a common man who stood in the shadow of giants, and in doing so, revealed what it truly means to be a hero.

[Heavy world building + magic] In a world on the brink of collapse, a courageous young boy stumbles upon a mysterious artifact hidden deep within the woods. Little does he know, his discovery sets in motion a perilous adventure that spans the uncharted reaches of the universe. Determined to find his way back home, he embarks on a quest to collect thirteen ancient relics. But he is not alone in his pursuit. A divine being, burdened with the knowledge of the impending cataclysm, vows to rewrite the future and prevent the boy from unknowingly triggering the destruction of the entire universe. Racing against time, their paths intertwine in a relentless chase where the stakes couldn't be higher. As the boy's journey unfolds, malevolent forces take shape and threaten to consume everything in their path. With the very fabric of existence at stake, the clash between gods and the impending doom looms ominously. Will the boy unlock the secrets of the relics and save his world, or will darkness prevail, plunging all into eternal chaos? Prepare for an epic adventure where destiny hangs in the balance, and the clash of gods heralds the ultimate battle for survival.

From the start...the beginning ended...when the beginning ended...a hero was born!

Kincaid Oakley, Kinny as her mother would call her, is a bright and bubbly 24 year old who has had her fair share of exposure to the darkness this world has to offer. She’s finally in an okay spot in her life, working shifts at Nona’s diner, and annoying Rusty, the bartender/owner of her favorite bar, every Saturday. What happens when a nomad of the MC pops up one day and steals a cookie she made for Rusty? Well let’s just say, she’s found one more mouth to feed, and annoy, maybe even someone to gravitate to? Nolan Kent, Twelve to anyone who knows him, is a legend in Reno. Not just for his custom bike, but for his reputation. Twelve perfect steps to torture information out of someone tends to travel around to enemies and friends alike. They all want him for hire, and all he wants is a damn cookie.

Susukatin ng tatag ng pagkakaibigan ng isang sikat na Kpop Idol nung makabuntis ang isa sa pinakasikat nilang myembro at hindi lang pa talaga kung sino 'yong nabuntis nito. Ang babaeng 'yon ay si Hye Ran Ji lang naman, o mas kilala bilang Hera, ang pinsan ng leader ng grupo nila na isa sa tagapag mana sa pinakamalaking kompanya sa Asia na isa ring heiress ng isang kilalang clan. Maayos pa sana ang lahat hanggang madiskubre ng grupo ang pinakaiingat-ingatang sikreto ni Hera. Ps: This is one of my college novels which was non-exclusively published on several platforms. Definetly not refined, so please bear with me ahaha

A modern-day military and history enthusiast is unexpectedly transported back to the 18th century, just years before the outbreak of the Mexican-American War. Even more alarming, he finds himself aligned with the weaker side, deeply entwined with the Mexican military. Determined to change the course of history, he sets out to rebuild Mexico’s army and revive its economy, striving to secure a prosperous future for the nation. With strategy, cunning, and modern knowledge at his disposal, he must lead Mexico to victory in a war that history once deemed lost.

I have been working on this for over a year now, and I was making an Anti-Hero/God/Horror character. Enjoy. By the Way, I started working on this in Google Docs.

Book 2 of Mafia Boss Wife "I sat beside Boss Logan with my fist clenched beside me. We were inside a room that could accommodate more or less five hundred people. This place was located in the underground of a five-star hotel in the business district of Manila. It was a round space with seats surrounding the open space in the middle. It looks like a mini stadium. On the ceiling, a conveyor was moving around the guest with cages attached to it. Each cage contained two women wearing sports bras and leggings. My blood boils in anger seeing the two women I've been looking for a month. Finally, I found them." *** Leon Miller, son of ex-Mafia Boss Scott Miller, and his wife, Lara Carter, from birth, Leon, was sheltered and protected by his parents and the people around him in the safety of their homes from the darkness outside. When he was a child, he didn't mind it. Instead, he loved all the attention he got from his family and their friends, but as Leon got older, he started to ask why his parents didn't let him out without a bodyguard beside him and trained him to be a skilled fighter. When his parents told him about their past life, and his father was the Mafia Boss, he understood why they were doing all these things. It is because of his safety. But when he turned nineteen, he wanted out. He wanted to experience life as a regular teenager his age. He knows that his parents were only doing all this for his safety, but the Mafia had been gone for years, and he could protect himself. After he finished his secondary education, he ran away from home. He knows if he asks his parents' permission, they won't let him. He has already planned everything where he is going. He was already accepted into the University abroad as a scholar. He passed the entrance exam and their scholarship program without his parents knowing and a place to stay, and that's where he is going, in the Philippines, away from home. Let's follow Leon's Journey outside the safety of his home without any experience of the outside world full of people wearing a mask to hide their real identities. Could Leon survive alone, naive and innocent of the darkness of the people around him? Let's find out how Leon survived.