Slow-build Stories

She was given to him as duty, not desire. Married into a kingdom that never wanted her, she becomes the silent queen of a powerful and feared king-one who meets her patience with sarcasm and her grace with indifference. To him, she is weak. Replaceable. Unworthy of notice. But while he rules with power and pride, she survives with quiet strength. As whispers turn into threats and the court begins to test her, the king is forced to see what he once dismissed. And when danger comes for her, he realizes something far more terrifying than war- Losing her is no longer an option. A slow-burn royal romance about endurance, underestimated strength, and a love that was never meant to exist.

Everything that ever happened to Grace McNeil can be traced back to one moment in time. The day she officially died. From that fracture came five lives, all changed beyond repair: the dead who were left behind, the traitor who walked away, the guilty who could never forget, the victor who would eventually pay dearly, and the girl left frozen, waiting for the past to return. S.H.I.E.L.D. was meant to be a fresh start-a way out of the ghosts of her cloudy past. Instead, it became the beginning of something darker: a web of lies, old wars, and choices that refuse to stay buried. Yet even now, something remains. Something the rot could not corrupt. Someone worth fighting for. - Steve rogers x FEM OC 1998 - 2025 IM RE - WRITING THE ENDING

"𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑚𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐼 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑓 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡." 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺. 𝘚𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝟣𝟫𝟦𝟢𝘴 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘭𝘺𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸-𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘴. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝑂𝑛𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒.

Amara Monroè learned long ago that closeness comes with a cost. Her life is built on structure, silence, and the kind of distance that keeps old wounds from splitting open. Cold lectures, sharp rules, and an unapproachable reputation-it's easier to be feared than to risk being hurt again. Madison Laurent is everything Amara is not: bright, stubborn, endlessly sweet, and unafraid to argue her point until she's heard. She's the student who lingers after class, the one who meets Amara's cutting words with laughter, the one who sees through the walls Amara swore no one would ever breach. What begins as irritation turns dangerous, because Madison's sunshine feels too much like hope, and hope is the one thing Amara promised herself she could never afford. It's wrong. It's forbidden. Amara knows she should walk away. But Madison has a way of making even the darkest rooms feel like home... and Amara isn't sure she has the strength to leave.

The wall of ice has started to shatter, movements are being made in the entertainment industry, and a miraculous stage is almost here. Akihiko Suzuki must live with the fact that he is no longer just a school idol producer, he must now take to the stage and become a school idol himself. However, after a shocking betrayal and a sudden collapse, is there really anything left of him to take this ultimate step? The bonds he has forged over the past year will become the glue that holds his pieces together.

After losing the love of his life, Wen Lang devoted his remaining years to raising their child, Gao Lele. When Wen Lang turned fifty, he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, caused by his profound attachment to his late mate, Gao Tu, who had died almost two decades earlier. Since then, Wen Lang had been making arrangements to leave his son in the best possible conditions before his own passing. He was ready for the end. As he closed his eyes for the last time with Lele holding his hand, he never imagined that when he'd open them again, he would be back in his nineteen-year-old body. He awoke in his old room in Country P, to his Alpha father's voice yelling his name.

Summary: A Half-Siren Princess and a Swordsman walk into a bar. Zoro x Fem! OC / reader insert following the events of the live action season one. New chapters every Tuesday and Saturday 2:30pmEST.

[Arknights x Male Reader story] "There is always light, even in the darkest of places. Extend your hand and march forward, for you see over the horizon, the light that brings forth hope." A helping hand in need is all that he is. A man with no identity. A human who simply goes by facing many different challenges and events every day. Some similar and some different. He also has the luck of attracting a lot of unwanted attention. Did he mention that he's not normal in terms of Terra standards? He's just your average Earthling who died and got reincarnated into the world of Terra.

Malika Danai is pressure. Friendly, social, and loved by all, Malika thrives in college and is often seen as a mirage - seemingly real and attainable but disappears when approached. She's a party girl to the core. Loves to drink, flirt, and explore with her best friends, Ayana and Isabella. Her beauty is undeniable. With curly black hair cascading over her shoulders and golden-brown skin that glows no matter where she's at, Malika's presence is impossible to ignore. Her dark brown eyes often sparks with mischief, and her full two-toned lips often curves into teasing grins that hints at secrets she rarely shares. Malika excels at a lot of things but she was never the study type. She prayed the night before exams and hoped that her grades would at least give her a passing score and somehow, that always worked. Until now... Her grades are barely holding on- good enough to pass, but not good enough for a sorority like the Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA). She wants to join. No she needs to. It's the only way she can prove to her mother that she's worth it. And she'll do whatever it takes. Even if it means casting her pride aside to get help from the boy who loathes her existence. Meanwhile... Theo Sinclair is a weapon. An academic weapon that nobody can beat. Coming from an old money family where the expectations and bars are set high, Theo surpasses them all and is often pushed towards greatness by his family. Yet he has a big flaw: boredom. Because of his uncaring attitude towards everything and everyone around him, Theo is often alone. Deliberately avoiding attention and validation from peers; he thrives in the silence and rhythm of his own scheduled routines. He has only one rule; 'Never let myself feel things I can't control.' To him, parties are ratchet and vile. An enigma vastly contrasting his reverence for solitude, silence, and carefully ordered thoughts. So when he's pushed into an unwanted arrangement, he resents the intrusion because slowly, his rule...

Genre: Slow Burn • High Tension • LGBTQ+ Romance • Workplace Mayra Khanna, 24, a shy yet quietly confident HR executive at Beaumont Group of Industries, prefers silence over attention. Half-Indian, 5'5", with curly hair and brown eyes, she keeps her bisexuality and emotions carefully hidden. Ashley Beaumont, 30, the powerful Managing Director, is everything Mayra is not. Canadian, 5'8", with honey-brown eyes, short brunette hair, Ashley is confident, dominating, and strictly professional. A lesbian with absolute control over her world. When their paths collide, professionalism turns fragile. Unspoken tension builds. Boundaries blur. A slow-burning connection begins dangerous, intense, and impossible to ignore.

in which a snarky, rebellious girl comes to school in the snow with holes in her sweater, and a surprisingly sweet boy slips one into her backpack. - while this is a girl meets world fan fiction, I have essentially written it as a it's own standalone story and universe. i think plenty would enjoy it even if they haven't seen the show ! ↠ markle au ↠ grammar nazis will be pleased, i'm only using lowercase for the description ↠ will include the other characters of gmw, but they may be altered ↠ i do not own nor claim to own the characters or actors of girl meets world, boy meets world, and any other shows i incorporate characters from. © Copyright ifthestarsallowed 2016

Two lives collide unexpectedly because of a small mistake-made with pure intentions, yet powerful enough to turn a girl's life upside down. Shailaja, who lives for others and hides her own needs behind love and sacrifice, is stronger than she seems, yet still longs to be cared for. Rudra, a man shaped by responsibility and silence, carries the world on his shoulders, showing his softness only to the few he calls his own. When fate binds them together, he takes responsibility for a life he never meant to change... and their journey begins.

"Rain feels like an escape from reality , this cruel world , every burden ,every responsibility I try so hard to fulfill" It makes me feel enough and alive.. - Auden Saint cameron.. The rain has haunted me all my life .. a harsh reminder of the reality I am trying so hard to forget .. it makes me feel lonely,broken and reminds me of my loss "It's a memoir of my grief" - Reina reed..

Jane Cross is looking for work. Just a little something to hopefully save her from being homeless, something her stalker would love to take advantage of, she's certain. What she isn't looking for is anything to complicate her life even further. She thinks she's found that when she gets the job at Remington Southern Construction. John Remington is hoping the new secretary won't make the same mistakes the fill-in did. Or maybe it was the plumber. All he knows is that money is going missing and someone is going to be held responsible. He has no idea the chaos that is about to surround him.

Julian Santos is known as America's Token Treasure that everyone adores, but what happens when that treasure isn't what he seems. Subjected to life in the spotlight since birth he hates everything that the public eye stands for, and he wants nothing more than to leave his fame behind. However, pressured by the weight of the public he finally decides to take matters into his own hands by striking up a deal with the school's unsuspecting photographer to make himself publicly unavailable and take back control from the one person he never could, his father. Alice Adair is a talented, resourceful and determined photographer who wants nothing more than to put her name on the map as a Sports photographer. Her only problem, she's unknown. Desperate to find a way to be accepted into her dream photography program she makes a deal with the school's most popular celebrity to put her name out there. All she needs to do is to get through the simple arrangement to spend the next few months at his side, nothing too difficult...except when he looks at her with those eyes.

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐳𝐚, every victim is someone's child. She loves fiercely, fights harder, and never leaves anyone behind. But in a job built on violence, the cost of caring too much may be the one thing she cannot outrun. [Season one-] [Started January 20, 2026] [Status: on-going]

This story is a lot more friendly compared to my other stories I've uploaded.. So, If you'd like to read something more pleasant from me for once, this is your chance! 🖤 this is much more fluffy and overall a comfortable and loving book I'd say. In this story, we join our MC, Randy Luck, in this specific Helluva boss AU. (AU = alternate universe for those who aren't aware.) In this AU, Blitz is a close friend of Randy's, but isn't the adoptive father of Loona. After getting bored and tired of work, Randy decides he wants to give raising a kid a shot. All his life, he been kind of a freelance kinda dude who had dated around and hadn't ever been in a super committed relationship in his life for an extended period of time. He had married a woman before, but they were married for about a year before she divorced him. Despite this, he had always wanted a daughter to make memories with and raise on his own. He had never gotten the chance to have his own child, so he decided to adopt Loona! Again, this is a more lowkey and not as crazy book compared to my other stuff. Thank you, Yojimbojeet

~වේරම්භයකින් කළඹවා වූ වේහාස කුසුම, වේණුවකින් හැඩවෙන්නට සූදානමින් !~ *වේරම්භ දෙවෙනි වෙළුම මෙලෙසින් දිගහැරේවි.

The multiverse was immense. The possibilities were infinite. In one world, a man named Satoru Mikami dies and reincarnates as a slime, renamed Rimuru Tempest by the Storm Dragon Veldora. In this world, a man named Raymón Marollo survives a near-death encounter and continues to serve as Mr. Saiko's trusted bodyguard. In another world, Satoru Mikami survives, passing out from blood loss in the streets of Japan, only to wake up in the hospital, alive. In this world, Raymón dies in a crumbling warehouse, making a brutal and bloody last stand to protect his employer and those he commanded. Upon his last breath, Raymón awakens to total darkness. Raymón reincarnates as a slime.

Years alone-until they tossed a human into his cell. No words. No reason. The Reserve - that's what they call the facility where captured wolves are kept. Officially, it exists for "research and diplomatic purposes," but everyone knows the truth. It's a prison. Insurance, in case things go bad again. He walks toward me and I stop crawling, still on my hands and knees. His chains rattle when he comes closer, and just before he reaches me, they pull tight. He can't take another step. He growls and angrily pulls on them. The growl should make me crawl backwards, but it doesn't. Instead, I realize he's as trapped as I am. "You sure you want to take a step closer?" He sounds almost curious now, like he's genuinely interested in what I'll do. "Just a little more, and there will be nothing that will protect you from me." I look up at him from the floor, craning my neck back. He looks merciless, cold. Strong and powerful even in chains. "Water," I repeat, this time looking up at him and holding his gaze while still on my knees. He raises his eyebrows, looking down at me, not blinking once."Ordering me now?" He tilts his head slightly, focusing on me. This is the second book in the series (The Communicator), but it can be read on its own. Please don't expect anything perfect just yet-it's a first draft and still a work in progress :)