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A delayed flight. Two strangers. One unexpected beginning. Aemie Salazar has spent the last three years watching love fall apart in courtrooms. As a family lawyer, she knows better than most that relationships rarely survive reality. Shaun Chavez designs houses meant to hold decades of love, laughter, and quiet mornings. Yet somehow, the home he imagined building for himself has remained empty. When a delayed flight to Bali forces them to sit across from each other at an airport gate, neither of them expects anything more than a passing conversation. But travel has a strange way of opening doors people didn't know they had closed. Between temple visits, street food adventures, late night conversations, and an unexpected rainstorm by the sea, two cautious hearts begin questioning the beliefs that kept them single for years. The problem is simple. Aemie believes love rarely lasts. Shaun believes love lasts when people choose to maintain it. And when vacation ends and real life calls them back to Manila, they must decide one thing: Was Bali just a beautiful coincidence... or the beginning of something worth risking? Sometimes love doesn't arrive at the right place or the right time. Sometimes it simply sits in the seat across from you. - Author's Note This story is a romantic comedy about two people who thought they understood love until life placed them on the same delayed flight. It's about timing, conversations that last longer than expected, and the strange places where love sometimes begins. If you enjoy travel romance, emotionally mature characters, and stories where love grows through quiet moments rather than dramatic chaos, I hope you enjoy this journey.

Mallory has a mission, a purpose, an end in sight. She doesn't need fun or distractions. She's driven and focused to the point of inattention to any and all things going on around her. And that's how it happens. One moment she's checking her mail before heading to her last class of the day, and the next she's staring at the remains of her emotional support coffee all over her shirt, the floor, and the handsome neighbor she's never even noticed until today. His presence in her life is a nuisance and the absolute last thing she would have wanted, but maybe, just maybe, he might be something she needed. __________ Open Novella Contest (ONC2026), prompt 19: when you accidentally spill coffee on someone, the moment that should've ruined your day becomes the beginning of a surprising and life changing friendship. I told myself I wasn't going to do it, I wasn't going to attempt two novellas at once when I have so many other things started. But clearly the muse is strong and the will is weak.

A bartender used to not feeling anything at all sees his neighbor in a new light when she helps him out of a bad situation one night. Jackson's lived next door to Summer for over a year, but when he asks her for help one night and she shows him more compassion than he's felt in years he realizes that maybe what he's been searching for has been right next door to him all along. Now all he needs to do is convince Summer to give him a chance and prove to her that he's nothing like whoever hurt her in her past. Summer has it all figured out, go to work, go to school, and keep her head down. She doesn't need new friends, she has her best friend Rachel and her friend and sometimes more, Wes, but when Jackson comes barreling into her life one night, she feels a connection that she's never felt before. But Jackson is dangerous. He could hurt her if she lets him get too close.

Amelia Carter wasn't supposed to fall for anyone this summer. Not after getting kicked out, starting over on her own, and promising herself she'd stay focused on music, school, and her dream of Juilliard. But one wedding, one dance, and one perfect kiss later... she meets Levi. Levi, with the crooked smile. Levi, who makes her feel seen for the first time in years. Levi, who texts her the same night asking for a date. And Levi... who walks into her choir class on the first day of school and introduces himself as Mr. Kramer. Her new teacher. Her new boss. Her almost-something. Now Amelia has to navigate senior year with the guy she kissed standing at the front of the room, pretending they're strangers. Three hours a day. Every day. With a secret that could ruin them both. She wanted a fresh start. She got forbidden feelings, stolen glances, and a connection she can't ignore. They met at the wrong time. But what if he's the right person? A slow-burn, close-in-age forbidden romance about music, timing, and the one person who makes everything complicated - and impossible to forget. (Currently all fluff, but I would write in some smutty scenes if there was interest)

Myra Sethi is tired of being the responsible one. So she does the one thing she never does - books a last-minute solo trip to Amsterdam, a week before her cousin's wedding. Aryan Mehra is used to traveling alone. But a chaotic airport announcement, a forgotten diary, and an unexpected business class upgrade place them side by side - and suddenly the seven-hour flight feels too short. Amsterdam was supposed to be just another destination. Some trips are about getting away. Others are about meeting the one person who makes you want to stay.

or the cashier sweetheart?

Random AU's for the Ineffable Husbands that either come out of my mind or got inspired by other AU's in the community (if that is the case, I'll specify from where and who the original AU came from). Chapter lengths may vary from very short to very long, I don't plan on giving myself a minimum or maximum word count for this. Even if one goes on for very long and probably should be broken up into several parts, I'll refrain from doing so, to keep it as a literal one-shot. So this should be fun. (Book says "Completed", but that will only be official when the line below says "Word Count" and not "Current Word Count". If it still has "Current", that means there's still more AU ideas I haven't gotten to, but will someday. If you like how I write the ineffable spouses, add this book to your library so you're notified when a new one-shot comes out!) Current Word Count: 311,500 (56 one-shots)

Freya Skye lives quietly, posting without expectation until one accidental like from Malachi Barton turns her world upside down. What starts as a flirty, late-night DM conversation becomes something deeper, as Freya navigates attention she never asked for and Malachi struggles to show her the real person behind the fame. Between tour buses, backstage chaos, and quiet, stolen moments, they'll have to decide if a connection born by accident can survive reality.

In a city that never stops, he learned to pause for her. A spilled coffee and a late morning - that's how Ananya's ordinary world tilts just a little ☕ Amid Mumbai's rushing streets, loud family laughter, and festival lights, she meets a man as calm as he is complicated. What begins with irritation slowly turns into soft glances, balcony breezes, and a heart learning to feel without fear 🦋 Between chai breaks, playful chaos, and quiet moments that stretch a second too long, love arrives the way it always does - unplanned, messy, and gentle 🤍 A warm Indian slow-burn where home isn't a place, but a person.

Before they were a family. They were Sarah and Nik.

"Stop! Please who even are you?!" He managed to ask through his moan and groans of pain. Pathetic. How mighty you were in the beginning only grovel to in the end "I'm Wednesday." My voice came out devoid of any emotion, that two words were the last he heard before he breathed his last breath. And his pleads for forgiveness was the last I heard of him before walking away leaving the lifeless body in the alley. Another eventful Friday night.

Emily needs to relax, and some caffeine... and to relax. X-Posted on A03

Cassidy Blake came to the forest to disappear. To lose her mind. To find her soul. Theo Callahan is already living in the quiet, carrying secrets that no one can see. Two people, two worlds, stepping away from everything they know-into the stillness, into the unknown.

One shot drabbles about our fave actor, Chris Evans. Trying this out to keep my writing from getting rusty. At the same time, keep me sane in my insane, cruel life. Hope you guys would love every one shot. xoxo

What if the person who catches you when you fall becomes the one you can't stop falling for? Julian Reid's survival strategy is simple: stay invisible, ace his classes, and keep his scholarship. It's always worked-until it doesn't. For the first time, Julian is surrounded by friends who truly see him. Friends who pull him into late nights and a life he never thought he deserved. Friends who help him learn to love himself. With them, Julian learns to breathe through the anxiety, to hope, and to live instead of hiding. Then Cas walks into his life. One look, one smile, and Julian loses his footing. Because sometimes the scariest part isn't falling. It's realizing you don't want to get back up.

"Sometimes the smallest gestures create the sweetest stories." Swati walks into a cozy bakery for a quiet evening, but an unexpected stranger and one simple act of kindness turn an ordinary moment into something surprisingly special. A soft, heartwarming story about how the most beautiful connections often begin in the most unexpected ways.

senior year. new year's eve. one last night to take a chance and change everything. stella has been waiting for the neighborhood's biggest new year's eve party since freshman year. now at that infamous party, everything's going great...until it isn't. the boy stella has a crush on turns out to be a bad kisser, her best friend throws beer on her, and stella's childhood best friend turned stranger punches said bad kisser in the face. all in that order. leaving the party with her ex-best friend, stella is pleasantly surprised at how easy it is reconnecting with blake. he's grown up in all the ways she hasn't, and still smiles at her the way he did when they were fifteen. running around their hometown together throughout the night, stella and blake make up for lost time, and finally say all that's been left unsaid. but now that she has blake back, stella's worried that they'll go back to being strangers when the sun rises and the new year settles. she lost him once before, she doesn't want to lose him again.

A stranger catches her before she falls. The next day he sits across from her at dinner. Then suddenly... he's everywhere. Copenhagen was supposed to be a peaceful escape for Azyia-a summer of cafés, canals, and quiet exploration. Instead, she finds herself drawn to Cameron Houston, a mysterious man who seems to appear exactly when she least expects him. Their connection is effortless. But something about him doesn't quite add up. And the more she notices... the more questions begin to form. Because sometimes the most beautiful cities hide the most unexpected stories. And sometimes the person you meet by chance... changes everything.

when the gold rays fell on your skin. Benedict Bridgerton ╱ Season 4 Written By Callie. (2025) Cover By Jules. (lovelace)

As Min-Hee sets out to witness the breathtaking bloom of the cherry blossoms, she is enveloped in a world of delicate pink petals and fragrant air. The trees stand majestically, their branches adorned with clusters that dance in the gentle breeze, creating a mesmerizing spectacle. Amidst this enchanting scenery, she encounters a mysterious stranger whose charm is as captivating as the blossoms themselves. Little does she know, he is a crown prince in disguise, hiding his true identity beneath an air of intrigue and carefully constructed normalcy. As they talk and share laughter beneath the blossoming trees, a beautiful connection begins to take root-mirroring the delicate petals above them. Each moment spent together is filled with warmth and wonder as their relationship unfurls like the cherry blossoms in spring, promising new beginnings and endless possibilities. But can love survive when secrets are revealed? And what happens when the man beneath the blossoms must return to his throne? © _RelleLebby_// R. L.