Calming Novels & Stories

My jaw tightens slightly, and I look away. “Fuck!,” I curse almost muttering under my breath, reaching for the faucet instead. The sound of water filling the tub breaks the silence, the sound steady and calming as steam begins to rise as I add my oils the smell of lavender fills the room and something soft, something meant to soothe and a bit of soap, watching the surface shift, swirl, before it settle. Lord knows I need calmness and clarity. Because my mind has been anything but. By the time I step in, the heat wraps around me instantly, and I can’t help the soft sigh that escapes my lips, almost a hiss as the warmth sinks into my skin, easing some of the ten

“You always know how to calm me down.” I smiled faintly, keeping my hands on him. “I’m not the one doing it,” I said quietly. “It’s you. You’re just letting go, letting me help.” He didn’t reply, but I could feel his gratitude in the way his body relaxed under my touch. I continued to focus, allowing the warmth to flow into him, soothing the weariness from his muscles, calming the energy that threatened to break free. Slowly, the storm within him settled, leaving only the calm, steady rhythm of his breathing.

Even when she tried to sweep her brain clean of anything, Zoren was still there, smiling at her and telling her that he was waiting. A slight tug on her heart made her bite her lips. Thinking about him made her heart ache a bit, as if it were being squeezed. She had to trace her hand and do it while syncing it with her breathing. From the base of her thumb, she traced it with her right index finger. Going up the thumb, she breathed in from her nose; at her fingertip, she stopped for a second; and going down, she exhaled through her mouth. It must have been the most memorable and useful calming technique that Old Fool had taught her. She had done this multiple

I take a deep breath in through my nose and exhale through my mouth. I do it three more times because when I'm panicked it always helps. Can't hurt to do it now. "Atticus." I whisper his name out loud; thinking somehow saying his name will help. The warm sensation in my belly increases, continuing to relax my body. I feel a sudden sense of calmness engulfing me. "Atticus," I whisper again, closing my eyes as my mind starts to slowly drift. Concentrating seems to help and it becomes easier and easier to give in to the soothing heat in my belly. It feels so good I can't think of anything else...

The temperature was just right—not too hot nor too cold—enveloping me in a cocoon of soothing embrace. Closing my eyes, I allowed my mind to wander freely, letting the worries and anxieties of the day fade into the background. Each drop of water served as a gentle reminder to let go and find peace amidst the chaos. The rhythmic sound of water hitting the tiled floor acted as a calming lullaby, easing the tension in my muscles and quieting the storm inside.

"Initiating harmonic dampening. Focusing on kinetic dissipation vectors." A wave of pure, cool stillness ripples out from them. Not force. Not attack. Balance . The roaring phoenix of flame stutters mid-shriek, its form blurring, its heat bleeding away into the air like steam. A lumbering stone golem grinds to a halt, one massive foot hovering over a cowering family huddled in a doorway, cracks spiderwebbing across its leg as its animating energy diffuses. Relief. Sharp and sweet. For a second.

Quieten my brain to distract me from Bryan and keep my focus on Bella, seduce Bryan, destroy Bella. The background noise helped too, it played this African afro beats that I enjoy so much, “Calm Down by Rema” and other songs in a playlist. The hum of treadmills like a steady heartbeat, the metallic clink of weights colliding, the occasional grunt from someone trying to impress the mirrors. Even the playlist the staff put on loop became a strange kind of white noise, making it easier to think.

I can feel my pulse slowing down as a smile draws on my lips. She calms my chaos. ****

I reach for my phone and command the room's smart system to play a soothing sleeping melody. The room is gradually bathed in a soft, calming glow as the lights dim to a warm ambiance. I slip on a pair of earphones, the music's gentle notes filling my ears, attempting to drown out the noise in my mind. I lie back down, my eyes closing as I focus on the melody, trying to find that elusive peace. As the music weaves its way around me, I let go, letting my mind drift, my thoughts ebbing away like waves on a distant shore. Sleep slowly beckons, and despite the turmoil, exhaustion pulls me under, and I begin to succumb to its embrace.

The kind of calm that could make you forget to breathe, even when you needed to run. “Did you miss me?”