Aro Ace Awards Longlist
11 stories
How Cruel Cupid Stings by novelistASH
novelistASH
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How cruel Cupid stings hearts that long for companionship. Never a perfect match. Every fount of bliss erupts from wounds to down to our darkest secrets. Tenuous bonds of intimacy fleeting as the psyches that made them. Lover and loved made fragile as ice sculptures in a sunrise. Even still the lonely long to melt. Asexual nineteen year old Lee falls for an experienced woman, Janise. They both like each other but sex seems to be in the way. She wants to make it work and so does he, but are they only setting themselves up for failure? Cover designed by the author.
The Robot Duke & I are in a QPR by maynestarlit
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Is it possible to be happily married without any romantic feelings for one another? After fortunately stumbling into each other's lives, Lily and Duke Cedric fall into a friendship kindled by curiosity and fascination. Alas, a day comes when the Duke is pressured to get married to his important acquaintance's daughter. Unable to agree to such a life nor break the partnership, he comes to Lily with a big proposition. Agreeing to help, laughter and sweet innocence fill their mansion as they build a relationship to uniquely call theirs. - Updates once every three weeks -
Eminence (2nd Revision) by OhYuKnow
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Following the loss of his parents, Warren frequents a 1970s-themed bar, where he suddenly encounters a mysterious stranger that leads to an unexpected turn of events and he finds himself somewhere he shouldn't be, a motel by the ocean. Spurred on by a mix of grief, loneliness, and the influence of alcohol, Warren makes a decision that leads to an entanglement with a young women who is not of this world that could potentially lead to a life of tragedy.
Moonlit Silence by KittyHyatt
KittyHyatt
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An Aromantic Love Story Luca Gray is an omega with no interest in romance, sex, or the fated mate bond that rules werewolf society. After four years of freedom at college, he returns home only to be met with mounting pressure from his parents to find an alpha, any alpha, to mate with. But Luca doesn't want a mate. He doesn't want the life he is told an omega should want. As an omega, Luca wants a life of his own. When a job opportunity throws him into the direct path of Eli Blackwood, everything changes. The mate bond sparks to life, but not in the way everyone expects. There's no instant passion, no romantic obsession. Just the quiet safety of being seen. The terrifying weight of being chosen by someone who might actually care enough to listen and wait. Moonlit Silence is a tender, slow-burning aromantic asexual love story that explores chosen family, identity, and the courage it takes to rewrite fate.
Her Phantom by NEosHoward
NEosHoward
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After the loss of her only family, May begins to hear a voice of comfort and support. Convinced Liam is a delusion, she allows herself to be open and honest with him in a way she's never allowed herself anyone else - and pretty soon, she stops caring if he's a delusion or not. Liam, on the other hand, hasn't had someone to speak to in decades since his death - and it doesn't take long for him to start developing feelings for the quirky recluse that he discovered in the graveyard. Two lost souls in a world that's only shown them pain - can they overcome the chasm between them? All of my stories feature LGBTQ+ characters: in this novel, the MC is demiromantic!
#TabulaTuesday by bigfivedonaldduckfan
bigfivedonaldduckfan
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Magic is real. Ghosts are real. Eva Booker deals with the consequences as she always does. Having turned away from her criminal life at long last, Eva is starting with a clean slate in the small California town of Santa Margarita Cortona, along with her twin brother and a surprise niece. It's a decent life, even though the mistakes of her past have her scanning for threats all the time. But when her boss's young son drowns under mysterious circumstances, paranormal forces threaten to tear her fragile peace apart. Again. It can't be a coincidence that the Cult of La Llorona has come to town. Desperate to uncover the truth and protect her niece from becoming next in a line of missing children, Eva grudgingly reaches out to the only people who can help: her old acquaintances, celebrity paranormal investigator couple Nathan and Jamie, who helped countless people with their supernatural troubles in their hit web series Witchcraft Wednesday Investigations. Problem is, Nathan and Jamie left their series behind - for cushy jobs, a life of wealth and fame, and possibly some stupid secret reason they stubbornly refuse to share. And Eva setting up an investigation with them is bound to reopen years-old wounds on all sides. Forced together by tragic circumstances, Eva, Nathan and Jamie face a suspicious cult, the wicked weeping spirit it worships, and the many past and present grievances threatening their search for a killer. But can their uneasy coalition withstand an investigation demanding life-or-death sacrifice? ~Book three in the Witchcraft Wednesday Investigations trilogy, sequel to #FreakshowFriday~
The Cost of Conjuring: A Bargain Beyond Blood by Easterhead
Easterhead
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Levi is a nineteen-year-old asexual wizard with too many problems and not enough friends to help him with them. The magic and the price for using it is taking its toll but he refuses to give up before he has fixed what he broke eight years ago. But when magical beings start disappearing around him he is forced to acknowledge he is in way over his head. He needs help. But the price for that help may be even greater than that of the magic. Placed third in the Triple moon awards (2025) Longlister ONC 2024 Winner Round 2 ONC 2024 ONC 2024 Prompt 48. The curse of magic is that for every reward, there is a great loss. For every spell that goes right, there is something else-in the real, natural world-that goes terribly wrong. Nature loves its balance. Mature rating is due to on-page description of (magical) substance abuse in chapter 13. Cover by Supreme Rat Queen Rai who just said nope to my feeble attempt (as I knew she would :P)
Our Invisible Threads by NefertitiFenison
NefertitiFenison
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In a tiny off-campus apartment in Osaka, three young men found themselves drawn together by a desire to experience genuine connection and belonging in a world that often felt too confined by expectations. Kenta, an aspiring botanist with a reflective soul. Johan, an aquaculture student who looked calm on the outside. Chandresh, an extrovert whose humor and princely persona masked his longing for unconditional acceptance. What began as a practical housing arrangement quickly evolved into an interdependent attachment built on shared meals, late-night study sessions, and the quiet promise that they didn't have to navigate the complexities of adulthood alone. But their friendship wasn't without its hardship. When Johan's family conflict threatened to pull him back into a life of parental abuse, and when Chandresh's past came back to haunt him, and Kenta got caught in the middle of all the chaos, their commitment to each other was challenged. It was up to them to let circumstances tear them apart or to use the hurdles as an opportunity to deepen their bonds.
The One by ZonderZorg
ZonderZorg
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An asexual man and a divorcee seeking love are forced together by extreme circumstances. Logan owns a wine importing company, and he's given up on finding a companion. When not travelling the world tasting and selecting, he sails to find peace and relaxation. After a messy divorce, Karina lives aboard a boat, crafting romance novels with happily-ever-after endings, hoping to find her own. In blinding rain, she hits a log and begins sinking.
Verbena House (qpr mxm & bxbxnb) by ominousqueer
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For centuries vampires and witches have been enemies. Their current alliance is fragile, constantly teetering on the brink of open hostilities. In the midst of it all, two brothers decide to break free from the cages that imprison them and destroy those who hurt them. Will they get the revenge they long for or lose everyone they love, including each other? Prince Lotus Alcea has spent his whole life living in fear of his father. When his former best friend, Nico Estrella, offers him an escape through marriage he is hesitant but accepts it hoping that a union with the grandson of the Coven Head will give him the safety and security he craves. But vampires and witches do not marry, and as far as anyone can remember they never have; even their magic and powers are incompatible. It will take more than a ring and a promise for the newlywed couple to reach their happily ever after. Lián Yin is trapped in a living hell with no way of escaping his abuser. When an unusual child who shouldn't exist is given into his care he is terrified that the same fate awaits them. Desperate to save them from the life of violence and pain he lives, Lián breaks every rule he's been given in hopes of finding a way out. But when his dark past begins to catch up to him and the allies he's made are threatened, he may have no choice but to sacrifice himself to save them all. After all, in the end, death is the only thing that will ever be certain. (Updated on the third of every month)