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Stranded Sea Shells by augustsanity
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[ set in early 2000s ] Where Rasika flees her own wedding, and hides out in a tiny coastal village to teach seven local kids. Just when she thought things couldn't get any stranger, she finds an old notebook left behind by the teacher who was there before her.
Yellow Hour by augustsanity
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[ early 2000s backdrop, desi romcom ] when the calendar flipped to 2005... where a flight attendant mistook a passenger for someone she admires. he realized the mix-up almost instantly. correcting her would've been the right thing to do. unfortunately, he chose entertainment instead.
2.1 | bus seats and you ✓ by aanyashah1090
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when the bold but sweet tanya's seat was stolen by the devious but compassionate nakul. book 1 in the '& you' series
Blue Hour by augustsanity
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[ early 2000s backdrop, desi romcom ] when the calendar flipped to 2002... Sandhya was simply too smart, too solvent, and far too qualified for the egos of the local bachelor pool. at twenty-five, she's thriving as a well-paid college professor, but in her mother's orthodox eyes, an un-married daughter with a master's degree might as well be a family tragedy. what follows is an endless parade of self-important suitors who crumble the second they realize a lady earns more than them.
Sugary Kisses  |✔ by pawstation
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[compilation of one-shots] a cozy collection of bite-sized love stories, sprinkled with warmth, fluff, and all the little moments that make hearts race
Imperfectly Perfect Together  by goldenhourletters
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˖𓈒⋆。˚ Rudra × Aarohi ˖𓈒⋆。˚ ⟡ imperfectly perfect together ⟡ 🌸When destiny weaves two imperfect souls into one perfect story. This isn't the story you've read a hundred times .. where the charming boy falls for the pretty girl. This one's different. It's slower - yet passionate. Softer - yet fierce. Messier - yet real. Two imperfect souls - one with walls, the other with wounds - cross paths not by choice, but by something deeper... Destiny, maybe. It's not love at first sight. It's a feeling that grows in silence, in glances, in small unspoken things. A story of raw passion, of hearts that stumble, heal, and find their way back to each other - imperfectly perfect. If you crave a story that feels real - an arranged marriage slow-burn that unfolds with emotion, chaos, and quiet tenderness - then this story will feel like home. 💫 ꕤ Tropes that breathe inside this story ꕤ ˙⋆ ˚。⋆୨୧⋆。˚ ⋆˙ • CEO × Government exam aspirant • mr. logical × ms. overthinker • mr. perfect × ms. clumsy • stoic soul × emotional heart • realist × dreamer • order × chaos • silent thinker × nervous talker • calm storm × restless breeze • cold coffee × warm chai • the one who doesn't believe in love × the one who still hopes for it • he hides his feelings × she can't hide hers • sharp mind × soft heart • ego × empathy • "i don't do love" × "but i still believe in it" ˙⋆ ˚。⋆୨୧⋆。˚ ⋆˙
War Cries | ✓ by holyypepperoni
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» epistolary « The story of two soldiers told through a series of letters they send to the women they love. Set against the backdrop of World War II-where two soldiers cling to love in a world that's falling apart, this is a story of two sides of the same coin that's sinking into the abyss, under two different skies. © holyypepperoni 2025
Arranged Roommates (✔) by sriwaniwrites
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Too old. Too tall. Too rich. Too out of my league. That's Aryan Arora, the billionaire CEO for me. But apparently, he is the perfect marriage material guy according to the world's pushiest parents of mine. Getting married was never in the equation for me. But I couldn't survive the emotional blackmail and guilt that my parents put me through and married him. Just to live off as roommates after, because marriage to each other is the last thing we want or so we show... TROPES: - Forced proximity - Chubby and strong FL - Arranged Marriage - Reverse grumpy X sunshine - ROM COM
Not Your Type by cocoacottage
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[ desi high-school rom-com x epistolary ] where rithik fears he is not his crush's type - #1 of 'the mismatch diaries'
E-mailed Hearts by Sour_29
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"E-mailed Hearts" is an epistolary love story that unfolds through a series of emails exchanged between Aditi and Saran. |Semi-Epistolary, Sweet, Contemporary Romance, Editor × Journalist| Word count: 3868