The Darlings of Suburbia
A story about a girl who sends letters to a neighbor.
✿SS|13 [230217] Winner of Brigade Awards 2017 for best short story! ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ In which a boy is too broke to pay for Pizza Hut and ends up calling his Soul mate. ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ❝It was supposed to be nothing, really. But at some point it became everything.❞ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄
"Hello?" "Um, hey?" "Wait, you don't sound like my Aunt Kathy." "Unless I was miraculously converted into a member of the opposite gender and somehow related to whoever is on the other side of this call, then yeah. I'm not your Aunt Kathy." "Oh, shiitake mushrooms." ...
A collection of notes, a public library, two teenagers, and zero spoken communication.
→ SPIN OFF TO FLIRTLINE BLING When Isaac accidentally calls a local pizzeria, he meets Jenny, a sarcastic and witty girl, as perfect for him as you can imagine. Amidst late night conversations and constant bickering, can they become anything more than two bored people who call each other everyday? ...
One accidental phone call between two teenagers, and they find themselves not being able to stop talking to each other. Could one wrong call, help them find the right one? {highest rank - #1 in short story as of 12th June, 2016} cover by - @crookednights