breakups

When it comes to breakups, pain is inevitable, but Humans thinks that suffering is optional.

The Dreamtailor. AI-Generated.
In the quietest hour of the night, when the moon was high and the world was asleep, an old man named Elias went to work. He was a Dreamtailor, the last of his kind, and his workshop was a place that existed just on the other side of consciousness.
By HAADI2 months ago in Humans
Affair Goes Public
My buddy was dating his girlfriend for over two years. They seemed genuinely in love—the kind of couple everyone wants to hang out with. Things were serious; they had met each other’s parents and were actively planning their wedding date. They were literally discussing when to get their marriage license.
By Water&Well&Page2 months ago in Humans
When Silence Comes Back to Life
Previously,‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌ we assumed heartbreak was a straightforward kind of thing—two broken people sitting opposite each other in a cafe, shivering voices, hands holding cold cups, the goodbye an inarticulate labor of words such as "I'm sorry", "I hope you find someone better." That is the way our parents recount their stories.
By Shashank Khandelwal2 months ago in Humans
Relationship Manipulation
It started subtle. A question here. A look there. A softness in her voice that felt like home… Until it didn’t. At first, I thought it was love.
By Randolphe Tanoguem2 months ago in Humans
Digital Integrity
The Storm Of The Modern World The digital world is both a miracle and a battlefield. It connects people across continents, gives voice to the voiceless, and allows truth to travel farther than any single messenger could reach in a lifetime. Yet it also magnifies pride, anger, and cruelty. What once required courage to say face to face now pours out through keyboards without restraint.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast2 months ago in Humans
The Love That Never Left
A Story About Aging, Emotional Memory, and the Quiet Kind of Love That Lasts When people spoke about great love stories, they talked about youth.
By abualyaanart2 months ago in Humans
The Curator of Perfect Lives. AI-Generated.
Chloe was an artist. Her medium wasn't paint or clay, but perception. Her gallery was the scrolling feed of "Vita," the world's dominant social platform, and her masterpiece was her own life.
By HAADI2 months ago in Humans
The Last Beekeeper of Avalon. AI-Generated.
The Great Silence did not happen overnight. It was a slow, creeping fade. First, the sparrows vanished from the city parks. Then the crickets stopped their evening chorus. Finally, even the ubiquitous, buzzing flies were gone. The world, once teeming with a billion tiny lives, grew still. And with the insects went the colors—the flowers, unable to pollinate, withered and died, leaving a landscape of grey concrete and brittle, brown earth.
By HAADI2 months ago in Humans
The War of the Currents and the Man Who Lit the World. AI-Generated.
For most of human history, the night was a dominion of shadows. Fire—from a candle's weak flicker to a gas lamp's smoky glow—was the only defiance against the dark. It was dim, dangerous, and fleeting. Taming the night required not just a new kind of light, but a new kind of power.
By HAADI2 months ago in Humans
When the Heart Learns to Breathe Again After Pain
Life changes in strange ways when hurt lingers in your chest. Days feel heavier, mornings feel quieter, and even the smallest memories can pull you back into moments you’d rather forget. Still, somewhere inside the ache, something begins to shift. You start noticing small signs that you are not the same person who first fell into that darkness. A new version of you is gently forming, even if you don’t see it at first. Growing after pain is rarely loud or sudden. It happens slowly, like a hesitant sunrise, warming the places that once felt frozen. This story explores how healing becomes real, how people rebuild themselves, and how new life begins from the places that once hurt the most.
By Muqadas khan2 months ago in Humans
Next Time Fix
When a simple "something came up" shatters your dinner plans, those with low emotional intelligence (EQ) get trapped in the repetitive courtesy of "Let’s do next time." But those with high EQ see this as a pivot point—an opportunity to transform awkwardness into a bridge that deepens the relationship.
By Water&Well&Page2 months ago in Humans
The Keeper of My Broken Pieces. AI-Generated.
We throw the word "friend" around so easily. It describes the person we sit next to in class, the one whose social media posts we like, the acquaintance we grab coffee with. But a true friend? That’s a different species altogether. A true friend is the one you find when your world collapses, and instead of seeing a mess, they see a project. Their name is Liam, and he is the keeper of my broken pieces.
By HAADI2 months ago in Humans