Cozy Stories

Jasmine was just a humble general store owner, running her little shop in a quiet town. Snacks, soap, canned goods, batteries-nothing fancy, just the everyday things that made life easier. Then one day, an earthquake struck. The world fell apart... and when she opened her eyes, her store was still standing-just not in the same world. Outside her windows stretched a medieval fantasy town filled with humans, elves, and beastfolk. Inside her shelves? Modern items that no one in this world had ever seen. Soon, adventurers and nobles began flocking to her "mysterious store" to buy: ✨ Pain relievers stronger than any healing potion! ✨ Flashlights brighter than magic crystals! ✨ Snacks that restore stamina instantly! They call her shop "The Miracle General Store." But Jasmine just calls it another day at work. Between helping heroes, dodging greedy merchants, and figuring out how her entire store ended up in another world, Jasmine begins a new chapter of her life-one filled with magic, friendship, and the occasional fire-breathing customer!

Wyatt Anderson is a detective. Or, at least, he wants to be. At the moment it feels like all he does is write reports while waiting for his first big case to break. When young children start going missing from his small town, Wyatt thinks he's finally found the golden opportunity he's been waiting for. But the case may not be as straightforward as he believes. As Wyatt's investigation leads him to a strange and eerie forest, a chance encounter with a woodland spirit will thrust Wyatt into a mystery far greater and more mystical than he could have ever dreamed. Now working against the clock, Wyatt must depend on his newfound friends, a handsome gatekeeper, and his own intuition to save not just a missing child, but also himself from a terrible fate. ************************************************************************************** "What... are you?" Wyatt asked, scrambling backwards on his hands and feet like some sort of ungainly crab. "I am the Whistlewill." "The Whist-what?" "The Whistlewill," the tiny man repeated, slowly and loudly. "Are you trying to say Whippoorwill?" Wyatt asked, completely baffled. "Like the bird?" "I am not." "Well, what kind of name is Whistlewill?" "That's not my name," the tiny man said. "You haven't asked for my name, which was a tad rude to be perfectly honest. You asked what I was, and I've told you. I am the Whistlewill." "What the fu-okay, fine," Wyatt said, aggravation mounting. "What's your name, then?" "My name is Twee," the creature that was apparently a Whistlewill said, sweeping his acorn hat off his head with a flourish and bowing deeply. "At your service. And you are-?" "Wyatt." "A pleasure to meet you, Wyatt," the Whistlewill said with a devilish grin that didn't quite match his gentle tone or mellow personality. "I think you and I will have quite a bit of fun together."

A boy and a girl sharing an apartment... What could possibly go wrong? A lot of things... Because life brings the ups and downs to all of us in order to make us mature. This is a romance novel story for the young people who are scared to get shoot from the Cupid's arrow. Love is an experience, an adventure. It's either worth it or it ends up in a split. Either way, it's a lesson. Grab your chance!

Cheyenne "Chey" Adler has spent the last few years chasing city life, camera in hand, trying to capture a version of herself she wasn't sure existed. But the city, with all its noise and deadlines, left her feeling scattered, disconnected, and a little too exhausted to recognize who she really was. After taking a sudden break from her high-pressure photography job, Chey returns to her small hometown - the streets, shops, and faces that shaped her quirks and her laughter. She's determined to rediscover the messy, whimsical, and unapologetically geeky version of herself she left behind. The town greets her with familiar warmth and unexpected magic: a bookstore that seems to wink at her, a bakery that smells like home and adventure, and corners of the forest where the light seems just a little brighter. And then there's Marlo Martinez - her childhood friend, once an oddball, now effortlessly magnetic - whose presence awakens memories, sparks, and feelings she didn't know she still had. Between stolen smiles, playful teasing, lingering touches, and quiet moments in coffee-scented kitchens, Chey starts to realize that reconnecting with her past may be the key to understanding her future. In a place where magic lingers in the mundane, where old friends become anchors, and where laughter heals, Chey learns that coming home isn't just about nostalgia - it's about rediscovering herself, embracing the sparks of romance, and noticing the small charms the world has quietly left behind.

Seattle is rainy, grey, and perfect for disappearing -- but it's not enough to stop Theo Rivera from stumbling into someone else's not-so-perfectly curated life. Theo is messy, chaotic, loud, and coffee-addicted. His impulsive and clingy nature is often seen as annoying, but when one magical person actual enjoys him this way, Theo is hooked. His escape to Seattle was a hurried but vital act, after nearly ending his life in his home city of Columbus OH, Theo needs a fresh start -- and, somehow, the universe pulled him in exactly the right direction. Sam is quiet, meticulous, and a coward -- as he so calls himself. He keeps people at arms length, preferring the predictability of his favorite records and rainy afternoons. His arrival in Seattle was nearly 10 months ago, and things were...fine. However, underneath the composed exterior is a storm of past traumas and regret. So when someone as bright as Theo arrives in Sam's life, he finds himself inexplicably drawn to his unpredictability, and perhaps, willing to let someone in. Batya is sharp-witted, fiercely independent, and more than a little skeptical of chaos. She runs her corner of the shop with precision and pride, keeping both customers and coworkers on their toes. While she may seem tough and prepared, she really has a larger-than-life heart and a knack for seeing the truth in people -- especially the ones that try to hide behind noise and charm. And when Theo barrels into her perfectly ordered world, she can't help but get caught up in the mess, even if she'd never admit it. Background Information: Batya; Age 24, hijab-wearing Muslim, sarcastic big-sister energy. Sam: Age 19, Black hair purple streaks, dark blue eyes, broody secret soft-spot type. Theo: Age 21, dark ginger curls, light blue eyes, chaotic sunshine vibes.

FULL STORY AVAILABLE ❤️ 🔥 Aliana Valencourt, the youngest Valencourt sister & heiress has mastered the art of being unseen. Quiet, observant, and intensely independent, she moves through the world without needing attention to feel powerful. After leaving behind a promising dance future-and the betrayal that shattered her trust-Aliana learned to keep her fire hidden. Desire is a flame she smothers before anyone can get close enough to burn her. Atticus Everheart is the opposite. Charming, magnetic, impossible to ignore, he's spent most of his life being watched, Twin to his brother Soren, hotel heir and archetic. The tabloids adore twisting him into a playboy caricature; society paints him as the reckless Everheart brother. On the outside, he seems untouchable. But inside, the constant misjudgment cuts deeper than he lets anyone see. And then there's Aliana-the only person who looked at him and didn't see a headline. From the moment they met, she intrigued him. Her silence. Her depth. Her refusal to be impressed by his charm. She became the one person he wanted to be real for... even if he never admitted it out loud. Now, fate pushes them back into each other's orbit, and Atticus makes a quiet decision: he will earn her trust, no matter how many walls she's built. But loving someone like Aliana isn't a battle fought between them-it's a battle fought within them. For her, the internal argument is whether she can risk her heart again. For him, it's whether he can be vulnerable enough to show her. Book 2 in Love Is A Debate

It's never too late to follow your dream of becoming a mage. Benji never gave up on the prospect of attending Thelspoint University, which he arguably should have after failing the entrance exam thirteen times. On his fourteenth try, though, he miraculously shows just enough magic to be granted admission, and his dream looks like it might become a reality. There's just the small matter of surviving his first year, surrounded by students who know way more magic than him, and who haven't-you know-failed the entrance exam thirteen times. Add into the mix a run-in with a magical secret society, a mysterious presence haunting the passages beneath the school, and a best friend who he's pretty sure is some kind of immortal being, and the year is shaping up to be anything but straightforward. Along the way, Benji will make friends, learn magic, and discover that being a mage is about so much more than spellwork.

Arthur, age 26, is an avid fan of old dungeon crawlers since he was fifteen years old. His favorite among his collection is a game boy game called Vindkaldr, which came out in the early 90s. Upon defeating the final boss, he went to bed one night and ended up waking up as the final boss of the game. In this new life, he has to learn the ropes of managing a dungeon as well as become friends with the adventurers.

Clara had always been curious, and itched for adventure, but when her sixth year at Hogwarts causes her to stumble across mystery after mystery, she soon learns that certain things are better left buried. Set almost two decades after the Battle of Hogwarts, and with the wizarding community still fearful that their dark days may not be over, shadows of censorship fall over the students. A brave student steps up to uncover the truth, but will she survive long enough to reveal it? Because this time, there is no chosen one, no prophecy and the outcome is unforeseeable. Join Clara Flint in this romantasy fanfic that encapsulates the warm and nostalgic elements of the Harry Potter series that myself and others love so much. Enjoy!

A tranquil lake. A small town where everyone knows everyone. A cozy bar and a boat rental business that you own. Over forty, even fifty years, a lifetime can be shaped by joy, loss, and hardship. You have lived through experiences that could have shattered one person, perhaps even two, yet you remain unbroken. Instead of being defeated by your past, you have become someone capable of showing others how much there still is to love in life, even after deep pain. Across the lake lives a quiet, reserved neighbor who has recently moved in. Elusive and guarded, he catches your attention in a way you cannot quite explain. You are determined to reach him, to break through his distant exterior, but he does not give himself easily. Still, you have never been the kind of person to back down. This is a story built from the wounds of the past and the fragile hopes of the future. Will that future belong to the two of you together? Or will fate lead you down different paths? Only time, and the gentle currents of the lake, will decide.

Arabella Valencourt has mastered the art of being adored without ever truly being known. To the world, she is warmth and beauty, generosity and light. Inside, she carries anxiety she rarely names and a fear that needing too much will make her unlovable. She gives freely, loves deeply, and hides the parts of herself she believes might dim the room. Soren Everheart has already learned what love can cost. Marked by a loss he keeps carefully contained, he lives with quiet discipline, choosing control over vulnerability, steadiness over risk. He never expected Arabella-never expected the way she makes him want to soften, to hope, to believe in something more again. What forms between them is not instant or explosive, but undeniable. It grows in small moments: in the way Soren notices when Arabella's smile falters, in the way she makes space for his silence without demanding explanations. Together, they learn that love does not require perfection, only honesty. That strength can exist alongside fear. And that being truly seen-past the image, past the past-is the bravest choice of all.

Sa buong buhay ni Caprice, ang paw café ng kanyang lola ang pinakatahimik na sulok ng mundo. Dito siya lumaki-sa amoy ng kape at milk tea, sa kaluskos ng mga halaman, sa vintage na dekorasyong parang laging may kwento, at sa mga tahol ng tuta na nagsisilbing background music ng bawat araw. Tuwing summer, bumabalik siya rito para tumulong, para magpahinga... para huminga. Tahimik. Simple. Walang gulo. Hanggang dumating ang isang binatang may gitara, mahiwagang bisikleta, at ngiting parang araw na walang balak lumubog. Bagong salta sa nayon, palaging may dalang kalat at saya. Ang gitara niyang bigla na lang tutugtog, at ang presensya niyang parang hangin-hindi mo nakikita, pero ramdam mo agad. Sa bawat pagpasok niya sa café, parang may kasamang maliit na bagyo. At sa bawat ngiti niyang ibinabato kay Caprice, parang may kumikiliti sa puso niyang matagal nang nakapahinga. Ngayon, araw‑araw niyang naririnig ang boses nitong malamig pero may init na parang hapon sa tag‑araw. Araw‑araw niyang nakikita ang ngiting pilit niyang iniiwasan. Araw‑araw niyang nararamdaman ang unti‑unting paglusaw ng katahimikang pinanghahawakan niya. Sa pagitan ng mga kantang hindi niya gustong magustuhan, mga tawang ayaw niyang sagutin, at mga sandaling ayaw niyang bigyan ng kahulugan, may kung anong umuusbong... ...mabagal, banayad, pero hindi mapigilan. Isang kwentong hindi niya hiniling, pero dahan‑dahang kumakatok sa puso niya. At sa paw café na dati'y tahimik at puno lang ng tuta, ngayon ay may bagong musika-isang duet na hindi niya hiniling... at isang kwentong maaaring magsimula sa isang simpleng kanta.

When a high school art teacher catches a student vandalizing another student's hair, she never expects his hot uncle to storm into her classroom-or ask her to dinner. Janet Scannell has seen it all in her twelve years of teaching at Harborfields Junior and Senior High. But when Caleb Foster dumps purple paint on the mean girl's hair and his uncle Mason shows up ready to defend him, she's in for way more than a typical detention supervision. As Janet and Mason navigate their unexpected attraction, a darker mystery unfolds. Items are disappearing around school: tools from shop class, equipment from the science lab, and food from the cafeteria. When the principal threatens to call the police-which Janet and Mason both think is a complete overreaction-they decide to work together to catch the thief themselves. What they discover will break their hearts and change their lives forever. Because sometimes the best families are the ones you never see coming, and sometimes love shows up in detention with drywall dust in its hair. A standalone romantic comedy with heart, humor, and a found family that will make you believe in second chances.

(A Magic Story About Time and Memories) Alora Hills, a university freshman returning home for summer break. At home, she discovers a mysterious retro camera in the boxes tucked away in her family's attic, which belonged to her grandmother. Besides the camera, she found a talking duck who claims to be a guardian of the camera. With the help of Lucky the Duck, she soon discovers the magic hidden inside the camera, one that works without film, and with every photo taken, it brings her back in time to that specific area. But with each memory she enters, she realises that some stories can't be changed, only understood. DISCLAIMER: This is my original story, centered on adventure, friendship, and bonds, with romance developing later on. =============================================================================== PS. Every piece of art you see, from my cover page to my PFP persona & chibis, was lovingly commissioned from different artists! Cover art is done by the lovely @monsterfishh._ 怪物 on TikTok

Every day, a cat appears in my notebook... I feel him watching me. And now, I can't help but wait for the next one.

In which [Y/N] has a death wish, and Megumi just wants her to sit still for five minutes. I fall out of trees. Megumi catches me. We're both animal freaks, and we're definitely not dating. But after I nearly drown and start seeing the curses he fights in secret, Megumi skips the confession and goes straight to a marriage proposal-a fake one, of course. We're not dating (just engaged)! English is not my first language, and this is my first fic. Hope you like it It's mostly my OC, but it can totally be read as female!reader. Or male, but with that, you may have to work a little harder and change some parts a little (not much, iirc). Or as whoever or whatever is on your mind-I really don't mind as long as you have fun with it! Let's gooo

Oaths of Ash and Radiance is a Cozy yet Epic Romantasy, following two past lovers, Kal an expelled student of a elite school of magic, and Grace a warlock saved from death by a mysterious patron, on a grand pilgrimage as they each work on their personal journeys, all in while trying to see if the fire of their past romance can be ignited again. After a dire incident that caused his expulsion from Chethonian Assembly. With his parents taken by time, his magic stripped from him, and the woman he loved gone from his life, Kal has never had the same burning passion he once had in his past. However four years of drinking alcohol and rising debt, Kal is given a choice by his former mentor to escort and train a young student of the assembly to the recently opened nation of Aravia, while Unbeknownst to him somewhere in the continent his old flame--Grace was charting her own journey. While burying her father a storm had suddenly manifested, causing an already broken Grace to cry and and ask the world why her life had been so unfair. On that day, she found herself standing at a cliffside, watching as the eye of the storm approached her, then with a sudden quake in the ground the rock beneath her cracked and caused her to fall. But Grace lived, and was given a message by the wind. Now, alone in life, with no direction, and a pixie suddenly following her, Grace leaves everything in her life behind in order to find out what divine being saved her, and maybe what was she going to do with her new life.

In Starling Bluff, lost things have a way of finding their way home. Hope West is used to being the one everyone relies on. At twenty-eight, she's balancing a quiet life in a small coastal town, caring for her aging father, running an online vintage shop, and keeping her magic...mostly under control. When a simple spell meant to help her father find his misplaced keys goes spectacularly wrong, Hope becomes an unexpected magnet for everything that's been lost...packages, pets, people, and unresolved feelings included. As chaos quietly unfolds around her, Hope finds herself drawn to Evan, a steady, kind firefighter who seems to appear exactly when she needs him most. But with magic misbehaving and Valentine's Day looming, Hope can't shake the fear that what's pulling him closer might not be real at all. My Spellbound Valentine is a cozy, magical love story about caretaking, trust, and learning the difference between what's found by force...and what chooses to stay. This is book one of the Starling Bluff series

Cats, Coffee & Cozy Living by Morning Whispers - Liz Weaver This is not a traditional book. This is a place. A quiet, lived-in creative space filled with cats on windowsills, coffee in chipped mugs, cozy corners, and the beautiful, imperfect mess of everyday life. Inside you'll find quotes, reflections, poems, short stories, recipes, illustrations, and small observations - each shared as a moment, not a performance. There are no chapters here. No pressure to rush. No demand to be polished. This project values presence over perfection, comfort over polish, and honesty over noise. Published slowly. Written gently. Meant to be read the same way. Welcome in.