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Playing House Away From Home
Elvis Presley and Loretta Lynn are filming a movie in the midst of his marriage crisis.
Lydia
In small town Hendersonville, North Carolina, there's a time and a place for women to open their mouths. Lydia Grace Abney doesn't care to wait on that time or that place. She walks through life without any shoes on, dirt on her skin, and wind-blown hair. Some might say she gets her classless qualities from being raised with all boys. Others say the devil is doing work in her life and holding her tongue hostage. But Lydia doesn't see anything wrong with her inability to keep her mouth shut. Especially when it comes to the ever-growing racism flooding her small, southern town.She's willing to fight tooth and nail to stand up for what she believes is right-and this particular act catches the eye of someone rather unexpected. Wattpad Editor's Choice February 26th, 2021 - April 1st, 2021Featured by Wattpad Historical Fiction under "Decade Fiction."Winner of the Cappuccino Awards 2020 (historical)2nd Place - Historical Fiction - The Writer's Choice Awards2nd Place - Historical Fiction - The insidious Awards#1 in greatdepression#1 in sexism# 1 in 1930
Chasing the Sky
When poverty strikes during the Great Depression, little Humphrey wants to help his family. He decides to run away in hopes of returning with the financial aid that his family so desperately needs, but will his efforts be successful? And will he make the journey with the help of some people -and animals- that he befriended along the way?
The Radio Kids. (Hazbin Hotel Fanfiction)
(Chapter 33 uploaded on August 9th, 2024)Ah, the stock market crash of 1929... One of the hardest times in American History. People left and right lost their businesses, jobs, homes, even their families. Lost among the mix of orphans and widows were two children, abandoned in the cold streets of New Orleans, Louisiana. If not having any money or family wasn't enough, there's a serial killer on the loose. Their biggest fear was having to face the killer, but one thing their parents taught them before this all started... This world is cruel and you have to work hard to survive in it.(Hazbin Hotel and its characters belong to Vivziepop, Edith and Samuel belong to me.)-Highest rankings-#1 in 1920s#1 in GreatDepression#5 in HazbinHotel#7 in Hazbin#7 in Husker#8 in HumanAlastor
Sold
Miranda can't remember when she's lived in the same place for more than a year. Her family has to keep moving so her father can find work. Living in the great depression era of 1930's Georgia, it's hard to find anything. Homeless, tired, hungry.Miranda longs for a place she can call home and the chance to make friends.When mom gets sick and they don't have the money for a doctor, Miranda offers to pay with her most beloved treasure. The diamond wedding ring that belonged to her great great grandmother. Losing the ring seems like the end of the world to Miranda, but it's really the beginning of something wonderful.
Mad as Jazzmen |1930s Ryden AU| ✔️
"It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing."* * *The Great Depression was, by far, one of the worst tragedies in the history of the world. People drowned in debt. Banks were ruined. The stock market was broken and unreliable. But one of the only things that kept people going was this new style of music. It was rhythmic, infectious, and something that people had never quite heard of before.So they called it jazz.
Maid's Tale
Rose Owen always had dreams of going off to college. It was already difficult for her being a black girl from Philadelphia, but her college dreams were shattered after the Great Depression hit the nation. When she gets sent away to work as a maid for the wealthy Roberts family, she finds herself in a situation upon falling in love with their son, Ralph. Rose & Ralph attempt to keep their rendezvous under wraps during her stay, but as time progresses it begins to seem impossible. Warning: sex
Of a Trapped Girl
This is a fanfiction about the childhood of Curley's wife from John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. It was a school assignment, but I thought I could share it, since I worked on it quite hard.Please note that English is not my first language ehehh...
great depression, little happiness
A heartfelt story taking place during the Great Depression, showing many hardships of the time. Elizabeth Moore struggles to take care of her family. Will she end up finding the love and happiness she wants and deserves?#65 in '20thcentury' on December 26, 2020#40 in 'greatdepression' on December 15, 2020
Hey Little Songbird-A Hadestown Story
This is the story of Orpheus and Eurydice as told in Anaïs Mitchell's album "Hadestown" and stage adaptation. In depression era New Orleans, young Orpheus and Eurydice fall in love but Eurydice dreams of a better life than the poverty she grew up in, which Orpheus cannot give her. When Eurydice is lured away to the eponymous "Hadestown" with promises of comfort and security, Orpheus sets out to get her back.
Bullies
Or Five times Steve couldn't stand up for himself and the one time he did.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Joseph laughed drunkenly, "How can you call that a son, Sarah? That weak thing is far from anything I'd want to call my son.""Don't talk about him like that!" The man took a step towards her, "You know what woman,""Run Steve, lock your door," Sarah whispered to the terrified boy.Steve obeyed, and his sobs blocked out the sounds of glass breaking coming from the other room.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Captain America doesn't like bullies. But, he wasn't always able to stand up for himself. Time in time again he fell and could only stand with help. "Bullies" tells stories of how Steve Rogers became Captain America. Short chapters for the most part, this story and answers the question, who was Captain America before the serum.Warning: Child Abuse and bullying.Pg13+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#179 in Poor#284 in Childhood#13 in Greatdepresson#2 in endoftheline#1 in Getbackup#192 in Weak~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I do not own Captain America, the Avengers, or any recognisable people or places.
The end || ANGST STORY (+ Hazbin Hotel fanfic)
if you're not good with PTSD or dark topics such as death/su*cide and addiction you shouldn't read this. Sorry for the sudden change in my writing style. Also this takes place in Hazbin Hotel character Angel Dust's past life, so no hell bullshit to worry about, and the begining chapters are probably going to be some backstory though so heads up for that.There may be spelling errors or punctuation errors by the way (I am dyslexic so💀)*New York accent is on purpose
Whispers in the Wind
Izuku couldn't believe what happened. It was not as if he already lost enough in his life... So why are these two people here wanting to adopt him? It was their fault that he lost everything. All that he ever wanted was living his life and becoming a hero.His father died, his mother abandoned him, his friends never reached out to help him and his quirk was not the same as it used to be....Will the small green bird manage to get away from the people that adopted him?Will he ever find out what really was the cause of losing everything?"Why me? What have I ever done wrong?"This question was stuck in his mind as he loses everything.A/N:Whisper in the Wind is Izuku's version of my other book called Gone with the Wind.This is a mha fanstory hope you enjoy! Please also feel free to correct my bad writing.Rights on the pictures go to the artist.I do not own mha, rights to the owner.
My Pain is My Pleasure (Depressed!Izuku Midoriya x Katsuki Bakugou)
Izuku Midoriya. A young boy, who didn't seem as happy as he let off. His fake smiles seem to fool all those around him all except one.... Katsuki Bakugou, his bully. Izuku never wanted to be like this, but the abuse, the bullying, the constant feeling of being worthless got too much and he started to cut himself and fall into a depression state that was worse than he first thought it was. At first he thought he could get out of it, but it didn't go that way. His mother, who would abuse him ever since his father left them, did not care the slightest bit about how she treated him. Katsuki tried to tell himself that he was fine but had odd suspicions about the green haired freckle boy... and had a sudden feeling to protect the lost soul.⚠️TRIGGERING⚠️⚠️BAD LANGUAGE⚠️ (I mean this has Bakugou, let's be real here-_-)⚠️GAYNESS AND A WHOLE HEAP OF IT⚠️⚠️I DON'T OWN THE ARTWORK I FOUND ON THE INTERNET, ALL CREDIT TO OWNERS⚠️ (unless I say it's mine at the beginning of the part)⚠️I DON'T OWN THE CHARACTERS THEY BELONG TO THEIR RIGHTFUL OWNERS⚠️:UNEDITED:-Started December 25 2019, finished 10 January 2020-
Can't Help Falling In Love
What happens behind closed doors when no one is watching? What happens in the dark of hotel rooms and the privacy of their houses? What is truly happening with Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc?TW// Depression, Eating Disorders, Self Harm, Mentions of suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Trauma, Abuse, AddictionThese are not my characters
Free Fall
Izuku Midoriya hated himself for a long time now. His mother loved him but the words "I am sorry." were stuck in his mind every time he sees her. Deep down, he knew how worthless he was. Life was just meaningless for him. Though there was one thing preventing him from taking his own life and that was his mother.Time passed and he meet All Might and thought to himself that everything would be fine now. After all he just got a quirk and he could be the hero he ever wanted to be.How wrong he was.Even after gaining a quirk the emptiness and loneliness he felt didn't go away...Now was his chance to ask for help! Interning at Hawks agency sounded more like a dream then reality and he knew that it was too good to be true... "Why did he choose me?! What motive did he had? I am just useless after all..."Will the cinnamon roll of UA finally find some help before everything is too late?A/N:This is a mha fanstory hope you enjoy! Please also feel free to correct my bad writing.Rights on the pictures go to the artist.I do not own mha, rights to the owner.
Never Again -Signed the Flowers { S H I N K A M I }
~COMPLETED~Life is perfect for Kaminari Denki. His depression is getting better, he doesn't have to deal with stupid flowers anymore, and most importantly, he is dating the love of his life, Hitoshi Shinso. So why does he have the overwhelming feeling that something really bad is about to happen?Warnings:-Self harm (he doesn't start again but it refers to when he did)-Suicidal thoughts/actions-Boy x boy (idk why that needs to be warned but ok)-All the best MHA ships (my opinion)-BAD spelling and grammarThe cover arts not mine. (But I did edit it a bit) Credit goes to the original creator.THIS IS COPYRIGHTED
The American Depression (Hetalia)
Hetalia fanfiction set during the events of the Great Depression. Stocks have dropped and the countries are at each other's throats trying to fix the financial crisis America has created. The problem here is they're also trying to cooperate with each other, while acting only for their own benefit. America wants to put things back to normal, but at this point in time so one likes him. At all. Anyone would; he just put everyone's economic well-being on the line thanks to his stupid, stupid citizens.
Beyond the Screams ✔
After rising from the slums of the Great Depression and becoming one of the most recognised musicians in London, Rosemary Hughes is finally at peace.Until a famous musician is murdered and she receives a note saying she's next.Suddenly Rosemary is thrust into protection, being assigned a guard by the name of Bryce Redfield. But something isn't right. The murders don't stop, and every single victim has relations to MacPherson Music, the recording agency Rosemary works at.Follow Rosemary and Bryce as they struggle through evidence and unwilling suspects as they try to figure out exactly who is responsible for the murders.And maybe find out more along they way then they originally bargained for.
My Princess~|Alastor x Reader| Fan fiction
This is a story of a young girl name Y/N, who lives amongst the humans. she has just turned 18 and it is 2022.As a child, she had an imaginary friend, who was a furry with red hair, and was always smiling. but little did she know that her childhood imaginary friend was real...
On The Other Side
Immigrating from Scotland, her husband passing away suddenly on their crossing to America, a pregnant Claire Birrell and her daughter Aggie try to carve out a life for themselves in New York during the Great Depression. Can Claire find courage, hope and happiness on the other side of fear and despair?
RadioApple
🍎Radioapple story📻EDIT: THIS IS THE ORIGINAL BUT GO TO MY PROFILE TO GET THE RIGHT ORDER(have new story versio)! I WAS HACKED AND FORCED TO DO ANOTHER ONE SINCE IT MESSED YP MY CHAPTERS SO PLEASE GO TO THE KTHER ONE! PLEASE AND THANK YOU:))After the fight with Adam, and successfully winning! Lucifer decided to stay at the hotel to spend more time with his daughter Charlie. while also in the process of that still having to see Alastor everyday always fighting and fighting. Charlie had enough, so she went on vacation with vaggie leaving both if then In-charge of the hotel to see if they'll finnaly get along. Story contains=gore, bl, fluff (but I might not go like that far.) (MIGHT), idk if smut but we'll see, Depression (mental health), Lucifer angst, and idk what elseAnd prob some misspelling!(ง •'⎽'•)ง
Beauty: (Beauty and the Beast) Book 1 of the Fairytale Book Series (First draft)
A bookwormish girl. A spoiled, troubled heir. A love that looks beneath the surface.After the tragic death of her mother and the loss of her father's job, Isabelle and her family move to a rural town in Kansas to start a new life and have a new hope for the future. Isabelle, a bibliophile, longs for a good read and suddenly stumbles upon a mysterious fairytale book in a secret nook of the local library.That's when everything changes...When her father gets into some hospitality trouble with a bitter, rich (yet handsome) young man Isabelle has no choice but to offer herself as a maidservant to help her family. Now, Isabelle must adjust to a whole new world as a servant in a large mansion with many colorful servants and easily tempered (yet handsome), "beastly" Master Alexander Bettman, a troubled young man who is more than meets the eye.Will Isabelle be able to endure her new surroundings? What is the true reason behind the Master's bitterness, and is it possible for a man like him to come to Christ after so much pain?Based off the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast, this is a story of how the power of kindness and God's word can bring the most beautiful kind of healing even in the most "beastly" circumstances.
Riding the Rails
The story of a day in a life of a teenage hobo during the great depression that is struggling with her tough decision.
![The Red Balloon [ NaLu ]](https://img.wattpad.com/cover/18398947.jpg "The Red Balloon [ NaLu ]")
The Red Balloon [ NaLu ]
TW: depression, self harm, abuseLucy Heartifilia belonged to the powerful Heartifilia family. Her father used to ignore her and her mother. He wasn't the nicest of men. When her mother dies she is forced to move in with her fathers "mistress" in the next few towns over. With her recent loss, how will her new life pan out? ships:NaLu (including some JeRza, GaLe, GrUvia)Note:This story can be quite depressing at times. Please tell me if you take this personally and feel like I should change the rating or something, or even if you just want to talk. Cover art not by me (can't find original artist)CompletedContinued in part two: "The Red String Of Fate"