Shattered Memories

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Summary

Her I was born into a world that learned how to justify cruelty. Mortals are owned. Glided rule. And the gods — if they are watching — have chosen silence over mercy. At seventeen, I belong to a Glided household powerful enough to ruin lives with a word, and refined enough to call it law. I know how to survive there: keep my eyes down, my voice steady, my rage buried deep enough not to cost me my life. Somewhere between obedience and rebellion, I make a choice. And once that choice is made, there is no such thing as going back. Him I have watched this world rot slowly, beautifully, disastrously. Balance was never meant to be clean — only necessary. And yet, every century, mortals pay for the sins of gods who pretend neutrality is justice. I do not intervene lightly. I do not interfere without reason. But there are disturbances that ripple through time itself. A girl, standing too close to forces she does not yet understand. A future bending in ways it shouldn’t. I recognize her not by her defiance, nor by her fear — but by her potential. She believes she is invisible. She believes survival is her only power. She is wrong. And the moment our paths cross, I know the truth the world is not ready to hear: Some souls are ment to be together. Forever.

Genre
Romance
Author
Alex Mav
Status
Complete
Chapters
30
Rating
n/a
Age Rating
18+

Dedication

Dedication

For those who dream when the world tells them not to.

For those who are lost, wandering between what was and what might still be.

For those who believe love is more than chance—that it is magic, memory, and destiny woven through time itself.

For the ones who feel an ache they cannot name, who sense someone waiting for them beyond lifetimes, bound not by circumstance, but by soul.

This story is for you—

and for the love that finds its way back,

again and again,

for eternity.


Trigger Warnings. The list may spoil the fun, but read it anyways. Love ya.

Content Warning / Reader Advisory

This book contains mature themes that may be distressing for some readers. Reader discretion is advised.

Violence & Physical Harm

Graphic and non-graphic violence

Torture

Dismemberment and bodily injury

Implied and described executions

Physical abuse

Imprisonment and chaining

Threats of death

Warfare and combat scenes


Sexual Content & Sexual Violence

Implied sexual assault

Threats of sexual violence

Sexual coercion

Sexual exploitation

Power imbalance in sexual contexts

Forced intimacy

References to sexual punishment

Non-consensual sexual situations (implied, not romanticized)


Psychological & Emotional Themes

Psychological abuse

Manipulation and gaslighting

Loss of autonomy and control

Trauma and post-traumatic stress

Grief and mourning

Survivor’s guilt

Moral injury

Identity loss and reconstruction

Emotional repression


Death & Suicide

Death of major and minor characters

Implied suicide

Assisted death

Self-sacrifice leading to death

Funerals and burial scenes

Discussions of mortality


Power Imbalance & Oppression

Enslavement

Ownership of people

Institutionalized abuse

Systemic violence

Political oppression

Abuse of authority

Dehumanization


Religious, Mythological & Existential Themes

Gods and god-like beings

Questioning divine morality

Divine punishment

Fate versus free will

Existential despair

Moral ambiguity of higher powers


Mental Health Topics

Depression

Emotional numbness

Dissociation

Trauma responses

Burnout

Hopelessness


Substance & Bodily Harm

Forced ingestion of substances

Magical substances causing pain

Physical collapse due to extreme stress

Loss of bodily control


Romantic & Relationship Themes

Grief within romantic relationships

Complicated love triangles (past and present)

Emotional dependency (addressed critically)

Long-term trauma affecting intimacy


Other Potential Triggers

Betrayal by trusted figures

Institutional corruption

Child endangerment (implied)

Forced servitude

Public humiliation

Ethical dilemmas involving life and death


Reader Note

This story does not romanticize abuse, torture, or sexual violence. These elements are portrayed as part of a brutal system meant to be challenged, dismantled, and ultimately destroyed.