Slowbuild Stories

Anneliese tried her hardest to be outgoing, her empathetic heart guiding her through every encounter. She is a young woman who has struggled finding a safe place to express herself. Often looking for new ways to meet friends, she wouldn't pass the opportunity to chat someone up. Even a stranger at the diner she works at to pass time and support herself. A dedicated man takes to the nativity of Anneliese. He is direct and prefers to keep to himself, but if he has to smooth talk a young woman to get to his end goal, he will. ~ ❀ ~ I can't help but stare at her. Her face, lips, and smile, and her nose. Even her long, curled lashes. "Let's do a butterfly kiss!" She exclaims, pulling my face close suddenly. Kiss? My heart hammers in my chest, my breath hitching. Her small hands hold my face close to hers. It's not very forceful, I could pull away if I wanted to, but I let her have control. Her hands are warm and soft against my jaw. Getting closer, her eyes lashes flutter and I find myself holding my breath. She brushes her lashes to mine, her breath fanning against my lips. Subconsciously, I lean forward, wanting my lips to be on hers. June flutter her lashes, grazing her lashes to mine. Out of nowhere she bursts out in a fit of laughter. I flinch back. Butterfly kiss. That was not a fucking kiss. ~ ❀ ~ #1 cliche 2025 & 2026 #1 sweatheart 2025 #1 opposites 2026 *Warning* Mature themes will be covered (language, actions, etc).

A story that feels like a warm cup of tea on a rainy day. A woman wronged by the world, and the man who considers her his only world. Do Cup Chai follows Vaani, an Income Tax Officer sworn off marriage, tied in matrimony to a hardened Squadron Leader in the IAF. What begins as two names on a paper slowly transforms into mutual companionship, love, and most of all, respect. And yet, while Vaani was tempted to bridge the gap between them, Vihaan's walls made it impossible for him to be vulnerable. A story that moves, breaks, and heals at the same time. For readers who love soft, slow-burning romance, yearning, and finding love in the most unexpected yet beautiful gestures, this book is for you, and I would love it if you gave it a shot. #1 taxes (20/07/2026) #1 military (12/08/2026) #1 generalfiction (12/08/2026) #1 indianarmy (12/08/2026) #3 fighterpilot (20/07/2026) #3 indianairforce (20/07/2026) #3 corruption (02/08/2026) #4 slowromance (12/08/2026)

Summary: A Half-Siren Princess and a Swordsman walk into a bar. Zoro x Fem! OC / reader insert following the events of the live action seasons one and (currently writing) two. Originally posted on AO3 published 2025-10-13 under the same title and author. New chapter every Thursday at 11PMEST!

They're both always on the move - yet somehow, the world keeps bringing them back to each other. Aiah drifts from layover to layover - a flight attendant navigating airports, time zones, and fleeting connections. Mikha moves fast - living by precision, adrenaline, and the relentless rhythm of her own life, rarely seen for who she truly is. But in stolen moments, laughter, and unexpected conversations, they find something worth slowing down for: each other. Because maybe not all roads lead home - some lead to the right person.

An ass kicking love triangle featuring teens with questionable morals! or Seline Grey sets her sights on the ex of her sworn enemy! MIGUEL DIAZ X OC! SEASON 2-SEASON 6

Alice Weathner is a 12 year old child she lives in Park Row or better known as Crime Alley. The moment she was born she was condemned to go through misfortune for the early years of her life. She has a strong sense of humility and empathy but how much more can she take? At this moment her life is a ticking bomb just waiting to explode, but what will make it start ticking? Alice Weathner and other original characters were made by me Batman and his characters belong to the DCU I am in no way connected to them. this is just an inspiration story that I have had for a long time and I want to see if people like it or not, since I am practicing to make my very own Comic and other personal projects

[Arknights x Male Reader Story] Everyone needs a little hope in the world. For him, he's a simple traveling Doctor who travels on foot across Terra. Using his medicine to heal others, he will eventually make a name out of himself even if he doesn't want that. Also, did he mention that he's an Earthling? Well, at his core that's who he is.

A blooming love between forest boy and sea girl, put together under bad circumstances. The story follows Lo'ak and Tsireya as their love for each other forms. This is going to be somewhat of a slow-burn, and attempt at giving us all what we wanted to see in the films but did not get!

81 days. No lies. No exceptions. It started as a joke in a quiet hotel room after Zandvoort, a reckless bet between two teammates who thought they had nothing to hide. The rule was simple: total, unvarnished honesty. They could walk away or refuse to answer, but they couldn't lie. At first, it's just banter and bad complaints about team PR, but somewhere between midnight hotel rooms, shared flights, and the pressure of a championship fight, the questions get a little too real. Stripped of telemetry traces and media-trained answers, Lando begins to realize that total transparency is dangerous. Because some truths are easy to ignore, until you're forced to say them out loud. Or: A slow-burn Landoscar fanfiction about one terrible idea, two teammates, and eighty-one days of honesty.

The world isn't really a simple place. What all of those fairytale creatures were real but not in the way that were expected ? And what if we could experience them with our own eyes? Let's find out about Oriana Atex. A normal teenage girl with a normal life that seemingly causes the fusion between realities.

For nineteen-year-old Mallory Pritchard, surviving her high school years would have been completely impossible without her best friend, Lars Ulrich. But while Lars is busy building the foundations for his up-and-coming thrash metal band, Metallica, Mallory is fighting a silent battle to survive a volatile home life. When the band desperately needs a new bassist to keep their dreams alive, they find their savior in Cliff Burton-but there's a catch: Cliff won't leave San Francisco. For Lars, it's a massive relocation. For Mallory, it's the perfect, long-awaited excuse to pack her life into cardboard boxes and permanently escape Los Angeles. But as the band uproots to the Bay Area, Mallory quickly realizes that leaving her hometown doesn't mean leaving conflict behind. Stranded in a new city, she must deal with clashing egos, musician drama, and a complex relationship with the very bassist she has to live with.

"I wish to never be as shallow minded as you." Details: - 6th year - Pre-War - Slow burn - Plots x Twists - Aurora has memory's of her childhood, when written in bold lettering, she is thinking or having flashbacks to those memories and trauma - On Draco's chapters, when the lettering is bold, it's because he's having flashbacks, or the story momentarily shifts to his childhood and trauma - Draco is currently going through process of being a death-eater, and having to adapt, which is causing his own trauma and depression - Phones WILL be used in this story/normalized, a popular muggle device that practically most wizarding family's and students have adapted to Type of story: - Draco Malfoy x OC - First person - Slight Sunshine x Grumpy - Original storyline Disclaimer: 1. In order for reader to completely understand Draco and Aurora's backgrounds, traumas, habits, etc. The chapters are written in their perspective, and you'll know it's their perspective by the title of the chapter. Aurora's perspective is more of a general perspective, while Draco's chapters will most likely be shorter, and just give us help on understanding his trauma, and view of Aurora. 2. The same concept with any other characters you see ;), I'll occasionally have a chapter dedicated to them so you can learn about their traumas, how they feel, what they are experiencing, it will make more sense as you read. 3. When reading, if there is a spacing between lines with a "-" that means the narrative skipped, either a few minutes or hours. 4. I wanted this story to be long, but not overbearingly long, so it may be a one night binge read once the story is finished. P.S: - I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters mentioned in this story - My OC is completely original and made up, not copyrighted etc. - For the sake of my story, all characters are over the age of 18!!

He was her boss. She was only his secretary. A simple professional relationship-that was all it supposed to be. Park Sunghoon had always been cold, reserved and unreachable. Everyone saw him as a flawless executive, but she noticed the little things hidden behind his perfect image. As their worlds slowly collide, late nights at the office and quiet moments begin to blur the line between professionalism and something more. Sometimes, the things we never say are the things we feel the most.

He was meant to be called 'a divine being'... They sought to resurrect a divine being that once ruled. A god who could tear open the barriers imprisoning the last supernaturals. But the divine being could not be summoned whole. So they tried to rebuild one, with a soul. * Two souls coexisted in one body. Bonded to a human heart. When bonds can easily be broken, why not let go? Why cling to a fate that demands their ruin? Why then did protection become shackle instead of salvation?

This black boy who lived in Brooklyn, New York in 1999. He gone through so much things trust and heart break. Thinking there's people who care and love him just for him to be alone once again.

To everyone else, Rafe Cameron was a problematic kid. Rich and spoiled, he had everything handed to him to succeed in life, yet he still managed to fall into a darkness no one could quite explain. Consumed by his vices and trapped within the cages of his own mind, not all the money in the world could stop him from becoming a violent, manipulative boy who cared only about himself, drowning in ego and insecurity. That's how everyone saw him. Everyone except Lissa. Because Lissa knew him before anyone else did. Back when he was nothing but a quiet boy with greasy hair who came to her father's library with his dad and talked to her about pirates and sharks. She would always remember him that way: the kind blue eyes and rosy cheeks. But time passed, and when Lissa finds herself caught up in the Pogues' treasure hunt, she meets a version of him she'd never seen before. Rafe has grown taller and meaner in ways she could never have imagined, and the tide has washed that sweet boy away to the dark depths of the ocean. But the sea never reveals its plans, and only the relentless waves of time can soften the sharp edges of a bond once lost at sea, shaping it into something beautiful once again.

Redamancy is a rare noun that means the act of loving in return, or fully reciprocated love. It refers to the specific, mutual experience of loving someone who also loves you back, often described as a, "love returned in full". If loving someone is an art. They both made masterpieces.

A slow-burn story set in 1978 between two close friends who recently made means to reconnect after years of avoidance. Through heartbeat skips, soft brushes of shoulders, and eye contact that lingers just a little too long to be platonic- they'll grow to accept that their relationship doesn't have to end at friendship.

[READ]: This book contains strong language and mentions of violence. Suitable for a 16+ demographic. The book cover is originally drawn by the author themselves, too. The debut installment of the HYDRA web novel series. With the passage of time, the empty seat of the Director of the Sombre Arts remains void of any of the art's successors sitting on it for years. Its recent possessor of both seat and title mysteriously vanished and was presumed dead due to extensive searches throughout the continent of Agmadoren with no leads. However, instances of chaos began appearing without reason throughout the entire nation of Galamona; the balance of natural law descended into madness, as if foul play was involved. Would our protagonist, a champion of the Maidens of Darkness, find the source of the blight that begins to seep its mayhem throughout the peaceful nation? Set in a fusion of a steampunk world filled with European-Asian inspirations, read more as you delve into this whimsical, fantasy web novel with political play, as well as an extremely detailed look at the various creatures, magic, and locations scattered in the Path of Cathedra.

Beginning with D3 and continuing beyond, this is a sweet friends to lovers/slice of life story with Adam Banks and a FOC. Get a glimpse into Freshmen year as the Ducks adjust to life at Eden Hall! All of your favorite Ducks are included in the story! Please read it, its fun I promise!