Indonesianromance Stories

She is a woman who built her independence carefully, brick by quiet brick. He is a man who has already made his choice-and has been waiting, patiently, for her to make hers. The only problem: they are cousins. And the families who love them would never allow it. ---- Ludya Lin doesn't need anyone. At twenty-three, she moves alone to Jakarta, builds a stable life from scratch, and leads an online gaming clan of nearly forty people with the authority of someone who has never doubted herself. She has no interest in messy emotions or casual flings. She wants someone who understands silence, who doesn't need constant tending, who simply fits. Matthew Wang is not someone she chose. He was already there: a family connection she hadn't thought about in years, re-entering her life through a single chat message. He is composed where other men are loud, certain where they are impulsive, and patient in a way that doesn't feel like waiting--it feels decided. What begins as reconnection becomes something she couldn't control. Through late-night clan wars, private messages exchanged across the distance between Jakarta and Shenzhen, and a few stolen days in the same city, the shape of what they feel for each other becomes impossible to ignore. But distance is not the only difficulty. They are cousins. And the traditions that govern their families do not bend for feelings, no matter how real. Between Lifetimes is a slow-burn romance about two people who are right for each other in almost every way, except the one that their world cares about most. A story about the cost of choosing honestly, the tenderness of a man who loves without rushing, and a woman learning, for the first time, what it feels like to be truly seen. For readers who love quiet love stories, found families, and the ache of wanting something you're not supposed to.

// This story is in both Indonesian and English btw // Zidan is a 3rd Grade Highschooler who is a huge car enthusiast. Meanwhile Wulan is a girl who loves anime.. (who is also a 3rd grade highschooler) how will their chemistry look like?? Read this :) also EN : if the characters are similar to that of a real-life person, that is entirely a coincidence. this is not meant to purposely offend those who has similiar names, personality and/or actions like the characters. ID : jika karakter karakter disini mirip dengan orang di dunia nyata, ini unsur ketidak sengajaan. ini tidak dimaksudkan untuk mengejek atau menyinggung orang yang memiliki nama, personality atau aksi yang sama seperti karakter2 disini.

Chapter 1 - The Contract "For one full year, you'll live in my house, attend my family's events, and pretend to be my wife." His voice was cold. Measured. Like he was reading from a business memo. "And after that?" I asked, trying to keep my tone steady even as my heart pounded louder than it should. Arka raised an eyebrow, his dark eyes unreadable. "After that, we're strangers. You go your way. I go mine." My gaze fell to the document on the table. Thick paper, neatly printed. Legally binding. One year. Three hundred sixty-five days. And in that time, I would have to learn how to live beside a man who made my blood boil... ...and ignore the way he made my heart beat in ways I didn't agree to.

Anita tidak sedang mencari cinta. Ia adalah seorang ibu tunggal, solo founder, dan perempuan yang terbiasa menyalakan semuanya sendirian: rumah, anak-anak, startup Hobbestie, dan mimpi yang ia bangun dari malam-malam panjang tanpa tepuk tangan. Ketika Hobbestie akhirnya mendapat investor pertama dan bersiap naik menjadi kampanye nasional, satu nama muncul sebagai calon brand ambassador: Nico - aktor besar Indonesia yang dulu pernah memenuhi dinding kamar SMA Anita sebagai poster yang diam, jauh, dan aman untuk dikagumi. Namun Nico yang datang ke ruang meeting bukan lagi fantasi masa remaja. Ia nyata. Tenang. Peka. Terlalu hati-hati. Dan perlahan, ia mulai melihat Anita bukan hanya sebagai founder, tetapi sebagai perempuan yang lelah, keras kepala, hangat, dan terlalu lama bertahan sendirian. Di antara kampanye, rumah, anak-anak, rumor publik, dan batas yang harus dijaga, rasa tumbuh tanpa tergesa. Tapi cinta dewasa tidak cukup hanya dirasakan. Ia harus diberi bentuk. Bentuk dari Rasa adalah kisah slow-burn romance tentang dua orang dewasa yang saling menemukan-bukan untuk saling menyelamatkan, melainkan untuk belajar hadir dengan sadar, jujur, dan tidak setengah-setengah.