Lowstakes Stories

One college assignment plants a seed for a future of soft blossoms and ripe fruit. Vincent Torres had thrown in the towel when it came to romance. The workaholic had enough on his plate, but after a chance meeting with a smiling, blue-haired man, he finds himself making room in his schedule just for him. For love, it's all or nothing, and Adrian Harcrow is more than willing to do anything to win Vincent over. It's a modern courtship that neither expected to be involved in, but if destiny truly were organic, then falling in love was only natural.

It started with a girl who always sat alone near the café, and a group of people who simply refused to let her stay that way. After School, Always is a gentle, low-stakes slice-of-life story about the quiet spaces we create between the chaos of growing up. From disastrous school projects and rainy runs to the convenience store, to late-night sleepover secrets and a bucket list of terrible pre-graduation ideas, a handful of completely different people accidentally find their safe haven in each other. There are no grand romances or dramatic betrayals here. Just the warm, messy, and comforting routine of the afternoon sun, a favourite café booth, and the slow realization that you don't have to face the future by yourself. #sliceoflife #cozy #foundfamily #noromance #friendship #lowstakes #generalfiction #comfort #comingofage Updates every once and a while at 12:00 am Australian time

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Inspired by lo-fi artist City Girl's 2018 album "Neon Impasse," this story follows a character named Lex as she deals with life as an artist and the melancholy she experiences living in an unnamed Big City.

A fake emo. A perfectionist. A crazy teacher. A small-stakes robbery. A money-crazed CVS manager. An accomplice. An unlikely robber. All of their stories collide when Jacob's civics teacher urges his class to find the perpetrator of a local burglary.

Welcome to Wabe On The River, population 5000, where animals go about peaceful, bucolic lives in the tightest-knit of communities. Boonie the alligator the town's newest resident, believes he's found paradise, until he learns the bizarre price the local animals have to pay for their little utopia. Indeed, Wabe is a place more wonderful and strange than Boonie could have imagined.

Step into a world where magic lingers in the quiet moments. Fantasy Stories is a collection of soft, cozy, and atmospheric short stories filled with late-night cafés, gentle magic, and characters who find comfort in the unexpected. From vampires who prefer tea over chaos, to witches, ghosts, and everything in between. These stories focus on connection, warmth, and the little pieces of magic hidden in everyday life. No epic battles. No world-ending stakes. Just soft fantasy, slow moments, and stories that feel like coming home, although i do have another fantasy book called Fantasy Stories (18+) if you prefer the spice. This collection is perfect for readers who love: cozy settings nighttime vibes soft supernatural elements a touch of romance without the spice Settle in, stay awhile... and maybe find a little magic of your own.

Mandy Thursday is a run-of-the-mill unfortunate, but one day she discovers a big secret: a pair of hoop earrings that transfer her into a disco diva alter ego, Marry Alice. When her two worlds collide, can she hold onto her disco dreams, or will everyone discover it was plain old Mandy all along? | surreal comedy | romcom | parody |

Imagine our world, except some people are half animal. Your cashier has cat ears, your favorite athlete wags his tail after scoring, and it's all perfectly normal. Follow Hero, a teenage cat beastfolk, as he navigates the everyday chaos of an ordinary, less-than-normal life.

Mindy lives a life she never dreamed of having. She works as an overworked office employee, has no partner, and all her youthful dreams have been buried under routine and exhaustion. As a child, she dreamed of magic. As an adult, she can only escape her reality by fantasizing about it. Until one day, an impossible opportunity appears before her: the chance to become a witch's apprentice. Will magic be the answer to a broken life... or just the beginning of something far more dangerous? Follow Mindy on her journey as a witch apprentice and discover whether magic can truly change a life - or destroy it completely.

As a librarian working in an underwater library, Ramos likes his peace and quiet, which is distrubed only a few times a year when an author swims by to do a book signing. This time around, it's Kai, a famous writer of steamy romances going by the pen name Phish Seaman, and despite never reading any of his books, Ramos greatly dislikes the man even before meeting him, the pen name being the majority of the reason. Once the signing is over, Ramos is relieved that he will never have to see Kai again. Or so he thinks until the library finds itself with no funding thanks to the new, corrupt mayor. With his library in danger of closing, Ramos has to enlist help from Kai, asking him to come by again for another book signing if only to get a few more months to figure out a new plan to keep the library afloat. Kai does a lot more than that, and the more time he and Ramos spend together, the closer they get, until their tentative friendship turns into something else. Much as Ramos doesn't want to. [Second place in the Aro Ace Awards, Nano Watt 2025 Winner]