Slowbuild Stories

Anneliese tried her hardest to be outgoing, her empathetic heart guiding her through every encounter. She is a young woman who has struggled finding a safe place to express herself. Often looking for new ways to meet friends, she wouldn't pass the opportunity to chat someone up. Even a stranger at the diner she works at to pass time and support herself. A dedicated man takes to the nativity of Anneliese. He is direct and prefers to keep to himself, but if he has to smooth talk a young woman to get to his end goal, he will. ~ ❀ ~ I can't help but stare at her. Her face, lips, and smile, and her nose. Even her long, curled lashes. "Let's do a butterfly kiss!" She exclaims, pulling my face close suddenly. Kiss? My heart hammers in my chest, my breath hitching. Her small hands hold my face close to hers. It's not very forceful, I could pull away if I wanted to, but I let her have control. Her hands are warm and soft against my jaw. Getting closer, her eyes lashes flutter and I find myself holding my breath. She brushes her lashes to mine, her breath fanning against my lips. Subconsciously, I lean forward, wanting my lips to be on hers. June flutter her lashes, grazing her lashes to mine. Out of nowhere she bursts out in a fit of laughter. I flinch back. Butterfly kiss. That was not a fucking kiss. ~ ❀ ~ #1 cliche 2025 & 2026 #1 sweatheart 2025 #1 opposites 2026 *Warning* Mature themes will be covered (language, actions, etc).

A story that feels like a warm cup of tea on a rainy day. A woman wronged by the world, and the man who considers her his only world. Do Cup Chai follows Vaani, an Income Tax Officer sworn off marriage, tied in matrimony to a hardened Squadron Leader in the IAF. What begins as two names on a paper slowly transforms into mutual companionship, love, and most of all, respect. And yet, while Vaani was tempted to bridge the gap between them, Vihaan's walls made it impossible for him to be vulnerable. A story that moves, breaks, and heals at the same time. For readers who love soft, slow-burning romance, yearning, and finding love in the most unexpected yet beautiful gestures, this book is for you, and I would love it if you gave it a shot. #1 taxes (20/07/2026) #1 military (12/08/2026) #1 generalfiction (12/08/2026) #1 indianarmy (12/08/2026) #3 fighterpilot (20/07/2026) #3 indianairforce (20/07/2026) #3 corruption (02/08/2026) #4 slowromance (12/08/2026)

The Empire is wounded. Its war machine is starving. Its ranks are being bled dry. After the Battle of Yavin, Emperor Palpatine orders an expedition into the Unknown Regions to search for raw materials in order to make up for the loss of the Death Star. When the planet Earth is discovered, the capture of its valuable resources becomes a top priority. The only problem? Earth's people won't go down without a fight. *Star Wars was created by George Lucas and is owned by Disney (not me lol)* *Currently Attempting to Publish on Royal Road under Account JP Short*

She was never supposed to exist in his world. Evelyn was a medical student-rational, precise, learning how to understand life through anatomy, not emotion. He was Michael Jackson-a global phenomenon, a name carved into fame itself, existing under constant light, constant eyes, constant expectation. They were never meant to meet. Never meant to collide. And yet they did. A love that lived between silence and chaos, logic and passion,control and surrender,being drowned in the lights of spotlights. But love is not always enough. Not when one person dreams of forever... and the other is still learning how to breathe. Because some loves don't end. They fracture. And even when the world believes the story is over- it continues in silence. In memory. In everything that was never said.

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.

The story of Ciara Tarakona and Lodin Morian continues in this sequel to Princess of Dragons! Ciara is finally finding her place in the Fire Kingdom. Her relationship with Lodin is also quickly developing into something more. Everything seems perfect - for just a moment. But the war with the Water Kingdom is ever looming, and now, without the Dragon Slayers, the Fire Kingdom's might is limited. And when they run into the infamous black dragon, everything changes. But will it be for better... or worse?

Alice Weathner is a 12 year old child she lives in Park Row or better known as Crime Alley. The moment she was born she was condemned to go through misfortune for the early years of her life. She has a strong sense of humility and empathy but how much more can she take? At this moment her life is a ticking bomb just waiting to explode, but what will make it start ticking? Alice Weathner and other original characters were made by me Batman and his characters belong to the DCU I am in no way connected to them. this is just an inspiration story that I have had for a long time and I want to see if people like it or not, since I am practicing to make my very own Comic and other personal projects

What happens when the lines between handling a legal case and developing feelings for your client start to blur? Or when you realize the defense attorney you hired to keep you from being charged with assault is actually the woman you've been searching for, both before and after your last failed relationship- a relationship that left you with a three-year-old son who might just like her more than his own mom? Chaos... sometimes, well, most likely all the time. Follow Latiyah Eshe and Dimitri Branimir to find out what happens in this.. chaotic romance to find out.

Set in an alternate, fractured Japan divided between the steampunk industrialism of the West and the cyberpunk digital grid of the East, the story follows Chihiro Rokuhira, the son of legendary swordsmith Kunishige and robotics pioneer Chiaki. When a mysterious cabal known as the Hishaku shatters his peaceful life, steals the six Enchanted Blades, and subjects him to three years of torturous captivity, Chihiro is forged into a reluctant weapon of survival. After escaping, he teams up with outcast prodigy smith Nikko Iwatani to reclaim his father's legacy, protect the innocent, and hunt down the Hishaku across the lawless badlands of the Solar Frontier.

Veronika Swan is Bella's younger sister by two years, and she was also sent to live with her father alongside Bella in Forks. In this newly imagined version of Twilight, Veronika battles fantastical creatures, fate, love, and herself. And through it all, sometimes you just have to remember, no matter how dark it gets underneath the setting sun, the moon will rise once again, but if not, it's a sign of something new. Because of Veronika's existence, the original plot of Twilight is kinda completely different. Bella will still end up with Edward, but the actual plot and premise of the story will be changed drastically as I write this, and some events in the actual, original media might not happen. As I've never read the books, this will be based on the movies only. I plan on reading the books soon, but by the time I finish a good chunk of this it will probably be too different from the books to try and fix it. I think this will be a pretty long story, but if I lose interest I'll probably just delete it off here. Oh and no baby imprinting will happen, as well. Don't worry. DISCLAIMERS: swearing, recreational drugs, drugs, underage smoking, marijuana, underage drinking, sexual harassment (what happened to Bella with those drunkards in the first movie before she goes to dinner with Edward), death, blood, gore, descriptions of violence, and other canon compliant violence.

Mistaken for her estranged, runaway half-sister, Elara Vance is forced into a marriage with the powerful and temporarily blinded heir, Julian Thorne. Trapped in a union built on a lie and mutual resentment, they must navigate a fragile arrangement neither of them chose. But as Julian begins uncovering inconsistencies in Seraphina Vance's past, and Elara finds herself haunted by secrets buried within the Vance Estate, a far darker truth begins to emerge. What began as a marriage of convenience soon becomes a dangerous search for answers, one that threatens to unravel everything they know about the woman Elara is pretending to be. And if the truth is uncovered, their marriage may be the least of their problems.

Rumors of the battle for the Northern Throne of the Water Tribe have spread in a matter of days. The Avatar defeated and destroyed the entire Fire Nation navy, fueling both the Fire Nation's fury and the Earth Kingdom's hope and resistance. The pressure of war is escalating rapidly, and its devastation is visible to the world. Out of the public eye, Team Avatar searches for an earthbender and their missing member. Lee searches for a friend as he travels the Earth Kingdom, and the Fire Lord dispatches a special asset to hunt down and eliminate the Avatar once and for all. Continuation of "Lee, protector of the water tribe" (Story can be found in AO3 in English (same title) and Spanish (El espíritu azul, vigilante del reino tierra) versions)

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 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. How hard can it be? Until she starts to realize to realize that maybe there's more to him than she gave him credit for.

"I wish to never be as shallow minded as you." Elara is a Weasley, she grew up with a ton of brothers, and one sister. She loves her family dearly, but her and her mother argued often because Molly treated her differently than her other siblings. She wasn't allowed to go to Hogwarts, not for an event, or to attend as a student. She was forced to do homeschool, and had to watch her siblings get ready for school every fall. It was an unspoken rule in the family no body talked about, because they knew it would only end up in a big argument. But Elara had gotten used to it, she made the best out of it. But as the new school year comes around, her mother surprises her for her 16th birthday with the gift of finally being able to attend Hogwarts as a full time student. Why so sudden? Well that's what everybody thought, but the idea of her mother's approval makes her so happy she doesn't even ask why. As Elara explores her new school year and environment, she encounters a lot of challenges, and deep rooted trauma she didn't even know she possessed. Elara had nightmares, it was normal for her. Sometimes they were once every few months, and sometimes they were every night. But the memories are so familiar to her, like she actually experienced these memories in her childhood. Hogwarts opens up a lot of these memories for her, and makes her realize she has no idea who her parents truly are. But it also gives her the opportunity to meet a depressed lonely boy. Draco Malfoy, battling his own trauma and inner battle of depression, exploring the age of sixteen and the consequences of growing up as a Malfoy where his futures been planned out since the day he was born. P.S: - I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters mentioned in this story - My OC is completely original and made up, not copyrighted etc. - For the sake of my story, all characters are over the age of 18!!

[COMPLETED] Also known as The Summer MC's Father Turned Completely Grey. Elise Delacour is no ordinary witch. Only a year ago she wasn't considered a witch at all! And look at her now: the talk of the school, Miss Troll Slayer, the Hero of Hogwarts. Is there a wardrobe somewhere you could walk in and walk out normal? When her best friend Sebastian Sallow agreed to share the summer in her family's London townhouse, he expected reprieve: a change of scenery, a chance to forget. What he didn't expect were backstabbing childhood friends, 33 matrimonial proposals, unstable magical explosions and dark alley encounters. Childhood ends, boundaries blur, a new threat stirs in the shadow of Sixth Year. They say opposites attract - Sebastian would say they are wrong. But when will his darling partner in crime see it? If only grief was a straight road... If only the most ancient form of magic came with a manual...

Bobby Fischer was always certain he would become someone great, and he intended to achieve this through chess. But who is Bobby Fischer away from the board? He doesn't really know, and he feels even more confused about himself when he finds himself strongly drawn to two young men he saw in a magazine, Misha and Borya.

SLOWBURN! Hermione Granger x Masc Female Reader (Y/N)(Harry Potter, Present Day AU/Remake) Magic is in your blood. When you receive your Hogwarts letter, it doesn't just mark the beginning of your education, it's the start of something greater. At Hogwarts you become a part of something new, a bond stronger than friendship. As rumors spread of a mysterious object hidden deep within Hogwarts, you notice what others miss. When the truth is revealed you don't wait for someone else to be brave, you become it. And this is only the beginning. (Work in Progess) Literally just the movie adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone with a masc reader added in.

He should've kept his eyes on him. It wasn't supposed to be anything. And yet- the more you look, the less there is to see. Maybe there was never a problem. Or maybe... it just wasn't meant to be found.

Lucas is a mafia boss. Everybody expects him to be ruthless, cold and scary. To the people he seems like a traditional mafia boss. But underneath he is soft boy. Never had a kiss, is still a virgin but pretends he fucked every woman imaginable. Nobody expects the mafia boss to be uncomfortable when a woman touches him. But he is. Arya is the type of person who looks at you and you apologize even though she didn't say anything. She escaped an abusive relationship, does what everybody is afraid to do, doesn't care about other's feelings. And certainly isn't looking for a boy who will wait however long she needs him to wait. Lucas never expected to meet a person like Arya cold, calm and always one step ahead. Arya never expected to meet a boy who acts tough but is a sweet, shy guy. She isn't like every other secretary he ever had. She is the exact opposite. Best places 1st - shy boy 5th - good boy 8th - goldenretriever 2nd - slowlove 2nd - slowromance 1st - non-teen 2nd - shyguy Photos are not mine. Credits to the owners. Don't repost this is my original work