Silence A Novels & Stories

POV: Lucian Voss There’s something I’ve always respected more than loud voices or angry words. Silence. Not the kind you get when the power goes out or when a room empties suddenly. I mean real silence—the kind that settles deep into your bones and makes every breath feel louder than it should. The kind of silence that doesn’t beg for attention… it demands it. It walks into a room and takes control without saying a single word. That’s the kind of silence I stood in now.

Leaving only one thing in its place. Silence.

I whisper. He doesn’t answer right away. And that silence feels louder than any headline ever did.

"Well, you do. Silence is underrated. I think what everybody needs to do is sit down in calm, peaceful silence and try to understand its concept. Not in a sad, depressing way but to just sit down and not do or think about anything. It's nice." My mouth was open. I leaned over the center console to lay the back of my palm on his forehead for half a second before pulling back. "Ah, your body temperature is a bit high. You must have a fever. Or maybe I'm hallucinating because did you just say a whole paragraph with no hint of sarcasm or mockery?" His fingers began to tap silently on the wheel. "What made you conclude that I'm not capable of normal human social ac

And truth, once spoken, does not return quietly to sleep. She turns from the window, phone heavy in her hand, already considering what comes next. Silence, after all, can be learned. And it can also be weaponized.

The soundwaves seemed to pulse with life, a testament to the enduring power of silence. Ren added a voice loop that night: “Not all echoes begin with words.” She layered the pinecone’s ambient scratch, wind brushing bamboo, and breath held for six seconds. Then she said, softly: “This sound was gifted. We honor it by not asking for more.” Ren’s voice loop was a tribute to the pinecone’s message, a celebration of the beauty of silence and the power of listening. It was a reminder that sometimes, the most profound connections are made not through words, but through the simple act of being present.

She had no special skills, no talents that would interest someone like him. Don Linus watched her in silence for a moment, his expression unreadable. Then, with a sigh, he took a step back. “I’ll give you some time to think about that,” he said, his voice clipped. “You’re too pretty for me to put a bullet through your head....”

"If I were her, I'd probably pretend to be mute and stay silent for years too. That voice is enough to make anyone want to gouge their own ears out!" My desk was kicked over, sending all the books scattering across the floor. Alice yanked my hair hard, then she raised her hand and slapped me across the face. "I'm talking to you, Summer! Your mute act is over, and now you're deaf? Can't hear anyone, right?" I shoved her with all my strength. "Let go of me!"

"He's taking my music." "Not just music," Kairi said, striding forward, his own voice hushed as he entered the edge of the expanding bubble. "All sound you create. He's making you a neutral particle. A silence-generator." The terror on Silas's face was absolute. For him, this was a fate worse than death. The bubble was now about ten feet across, centered on him. Within it, the world was a ghastly pantomime. Maia barked soundlessly. I stomped my foot and felt the thump in my bones but heard nothing. It was the Blandness, surgically applied.

The previous playfulness disappeared from his face as he sat frozen on his soft side, not even moving a bit. His prolonged silence thumped my heart as if it challenged me to correct the mistake I made unintentionally. However, I had no idea what I did wrong. So, taking a safer route, I closed my eyes, pretending to be asleep. That was when Cassian finally broke his silence. He grabbed my wrist, catching me off guard. “No!” he said, his voice rough. “You can’t ignore me like this.” My heart leapt to my throat as my eyes flew open, only to find shadows of darkness clouding Cassian’s features. He narrowed his dark eyes and said,