
Shreyas Vartia
Bio
I write sharp-edged fiction that peers into fractured minds and tense silences. My stories live where truth blurs, guilt festers, and memory isn't always your friend.
New stories every week. Stay curious, stay unsettled.
Stories (5)
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A Night to Remember: The things you keep
A laugh slipped out as she said, “You have to be joking right?” “Not at all, that’s exactly how it happened.” It was that smile. Something about how it lit up in a crowd like fireflies dancing around her, drawn to something they couldn’t name. But why her?
By Shreyas Vartia5 months ago in Fiction
The Storm That Took Him at the Lake’s Edge
Reports of a storm had been surging for weeks, but it didn’t feel like one was coming. It was just like any other day. Gleaming amber light raced through the tall, branching canopy and struck the fresh, uncut earth beneath it, mingling in with the ferns and flowers much like a Joan Mitchell piece. It changed quite often and had many faces throughout the day, but this was my favorite. A tranquil state where nothing much happened, and you were free to explore however you wished. A symphony of yellow sun, green leaves, and lush flora performing around you.
By Shreyas Vartia5 months ago in Fiction
On the Rooftop, We Faced the Pieces We Couldn’t Put Back Together
I left with a jacket. The elevator hummed and rattled, the numbers ticking upward far too slowly for whatever this was going to be. By the time the doors slid open, the cold had already begun to bite.
By Shreyas Vartia5 months ago in Humans




