Slowburnromance Stories

He lives for cricket. She lives to tell its stories. What begins as a simple interview turns into something deeper hidden between matches, moments, and missed chances. But with fame, pressure, and distance growing between them, love becomes the hardest game to play. Because sometimes... it's not the match you lose it's the person you couldn't hold on to. 💔

Aastha's first job lands her in Ahmedabad - smack in the middle of adulting chaos. Dry chapatis for lunch, rushed mornings, and somehow still late to work despite waking up on time. All she wants? To survive the grind of office hours, burnt dinners, and crushing expectations. Karjun Shah runs Shah Enterprises like clockwork - sleeves rolled up, silver wristwatch gleaming, and not a hair out of place. Stern, composed, the perfect CEO... until he's home. There, he's just Kaju -the steady heart of a noisy, loving Gujarati household that refuses to let him be anything but human. Neither planned this. But Aastha keeps catching glimpses of his silhouette and falling a little harder each time. Karjun can't ignore the new drafter with too many things in her tote and an uncanny way of softening his world. Love doesn't always arrive with fireworks. Sometimes, it tiptoes in - slow, steady, and unstoppable. All images/pictures belong to their rightful owners. I do not own any. Thank you. Have fun reading! Started: 30/05/2025 Word count: 90,000

Fragmants of us :- We Were Always Us... Some love stories begin with a confession. This one began with silence. Kabir had loved Shalini for years - quietly, patiently, without expecting anything in return. She was his brother's friend, someone he was never supposed to look at that way. So he never said a word. But love has its own timing. When Shalini's heart breaks after being rejected by someone she trusted, Kabir is the one who remains beside her - teasing her, challenging her, and slowly breaking the walls she has built around herself. Shalini has always been strong, intelligent, and guarded. She hides her insecurities behind sarcasm and control, never allowing anyone to see the vulnerable side of her. Kabir, however, sees everything. What begins as friendship slowly turns into something deeper - something patient, stubborn, and impossible to ignore. But love is never simple. Old wounds, hidden truths, family tensions, and the shadows of the past threaten to pull them apart before they can even understand what they mean to each other. Because sometimes the most beautiful love stories are the ones that were there all along. They just needed time to be seen.

Adhira Deshmukh never believed her perfectly ordinary life would ever collide with chaos... until the universe decided to throw Devansh Singh straight into her path. She is 22, soft but unshakably strong, raised with Maharashtrian values, and just stepping into the world of college and responsibility. He is 11 years older, a respected Biology professor, a trustee of the college, and her brother's best friend-someone she has disliked since childhood for reasons she never bothered to understand. To Adhira, Devansh is everything she cannot stand: Too strict. Too controlling. Too intimidating. Too present in her life. She hates how he corrects her in class, how he appears in family dinners, how he never lets her get away with the slightest mistake, and most of all-how he looks at her like he knows exactly who she is. To Devansh, Adhira is everything he should stay away from: Too young. Too fierce. Too distracting. Too close to home. She tests his patience, challenges his discipline, and awakens emotions he has buried for years. He tells himself she is just his best friend's little sister... But she is no longer a little girl. When the worlds of Punjab's warmth and fire meet Maharashtra's grace and resilience, sparks aren't just expected-they are inevitable. But this love story isn't simple. It is forbidden. Complicated. Messy. And heartbreakingly beautiful. Will Adhira continue hating the man who seems to know her better than she knows herself? Or will Devansh's carefully controlled world fall apart when he realizes he is falling for the one girl he should never touch? A story of clashes, unspoken emotions, cultural beauty, forbidden love, and destiny that refuses to listen.

--- Delhi. 1997. When fearless young journalist Ridhima Ray asks a question no one dares to ask during a political press conference, the entire room goes silent. Including Taran Singhania. Powerful. Controlled. Untouchable. A man who doesn't believe in love anymore. What begins as a battle between a stubborn journalist and a guarded politician slowly turns into something neither of them planned. But in a city ruled by power, secrets, and ambition... Love can be the most dangerous headline of all. Because the closer Ridhima gets to the truth... The more she risks destroying the man she might be falling for. ---

In a quiet research institute in Japan, Dr. S. Sahani Indian lives a life guided by discipline and silence. Inside the laboratory, everything follows logic and order. But beyond the glass walls, cherry blossoms bloom and fall with the passing seasons-reminding her of the emotions she has long kept hidden. Carrying the weight of past injustice and the quiet strength of motherhood, she has learned to move forward without looking back. Until an unexpected meeting begins to change the stillness of her world. Some encounters feel strangely familiar, as if two souls were meant to cross paths despite time and distance. Unspoken, Unbroken is a gentle story about resilience, motherhood, and the quiet courage to heal while protecting the ones you love. 日本の静かな研究所で、シャリニ博士は研究に没頭する日々を送っている。 研究室の中では、すべてが論理と秩序に従って動いている。 けれどガラスの向こうでは、桜が季節とともに咲き、そして静かに散っていく。 過去の不公平な出来事と、母としての責任を胸に抱えながら、 彼女は静かに前へ進み続けてきた。 そんな彼女の世界に、ある出会いが訪れる。 それは偶然のようでいて、どこか懐かしく、 まるで魂が引き寄せられたかのような出会い。 『Unspoken, Unbroken』は、静かな強さ、母としての愛、 そして心を癒やしていく小さな希望を描いた物語。

𝘼 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙨... 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙮. "𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐞?" 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐥𝐲. "𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞." 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙞𝙠𝙖 𝙈𝙚𝙝𝙧𝙖 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙮-𝙎𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛. 𝙃𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙨, 𝙖 𝙨𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙚𝙮𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨. 𝘽𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝘾𝙊𝘿, 𝙬𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙜𝙜𝙡𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙮 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧. 𝘼𝙗𝙝𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙪 𝙎𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙮-𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙧, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙗𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙, 𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙, 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙. 𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 - 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚, 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙘𝙪𝙥 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙛𝙛

Three heirs. Only one crown. Raised beneath the eyes of the court and the weight of expectation, Quinn has always known the garden would choose her. Her composure is legend. Her bloodline is secure. Her blade was steady. But tradition is never so obedient. Princess Harriet, sick with a curse no healer can name, trades places with Lunette, a girl who should never have existed at court at all. Stolen at birth, raised in shadows, Lunette now wears silks and secrets, standing in for a royal she barely knows in a world that would destroy her if it knew the truth. And Leni? Leni was never meant to stand among heirs. Wild as wind and storm, the overlooked daughter is drawn by something older, a magic pulsing in her bones, answering a call the others cannot hear. When the vine-threshold opens and the Choosing begins, the ruin stirs. Each girl carries a secret. Each path demands a cost. And deep beneath the moonlit branches, the garden watches, waiting to decide who is worthy, who is false, and who must be unmade.

Zara Khan has always believed in two things. Faith. And kindness. Raised in a loving Muslim family, tries to live a life built on compassion. Her parents are modern and supportive in most ways, but there is one thing they will never accept. Same-sex love. Zara never expected that conflict to matter. Until she met Pari Mehta. Pari is the complete opposite of Zara. An atheist who questions everything, speaks without filters, and believes love is just another illusion people hide behind. Yet somehow, the quiet girl of faith and the reckless girl of fire keep finding their lives tangled together. What begins as friendship slowly turns into something deeper. Something dangerous. Something neither of them are ready to face. But before their love can even begin... the past returns. Secrets surface. And one mistake will break a heart so badly that Zara will never be the same again. Just when she decides love is no longer meant for her... a new girl enters her life. Zeeyay Charoen. A fierce first-year student from Thailand who openly mocks same-sex love and keeps everyone at a distance. She should hate Zara. Instead, she finds herself drawn to the very person who refuses to love again. But hearts that have already been broken once... are the hardest to heal. "Pyaar aasaan nahi hota," Zara once whispered quietly. "Aur agar sach mein pyaar ho jaye... toh insaan khud se bhi bhaag nahi sakta." A story about faith, betrayal, healing, and the terrifying beauty of falling in love twice.

He wasn't supposed to fall. But he did first, fast, and without restraint. A man built on discipline and power, ready to risk everything for her. For him, she wasn't a distraction, she was his undoing. "Heeriye... ni nasha tera karke, ke Ranjhan ye tabah ho gaya." And that's exactly what she became his addiction, his weakness, his strength. She grew up in a house that looked like royalty but felt like a prison. A father whose name carried influence, secrets, and darkness heavy enough to suffocate. Then truths begin to surface, the illusion of her perfect life shatters. "Aankhiya te chaya rang tere hi khyaal da, duja koi vekhya na main tere naal da" However he? He's already holding the file that could destroy her father's empire. In a world of power, betrayal, and dangerous love he fell first. And he's ready to burn everything down for her. _________________________________________ 🏅 #1 general fiction

Two broken hearts. Two shattered relationships. One unexpected connection. Isla Bennett thought she was ready for forever when she found an engagement ring in her boyfriend's jacket pocket-but the ring wasn't for her. On her two-year anniversary, he gifts her a necklace instead, and Isla finally realizes what she's been holding onto isn't love-it's heartbreak. Noah Carter has spent five years with the love of his life and found the perfect ring for the perfect proposal-but when he finally asks, she says no. Crushed and confused, he walks away with the ring... and not the girl. Fate brings Isla and Noah together, two strangers with identical heartbreak etched in their eyes. Over late-night coffees, quiet conversations, and shared understanding, a friendship blossoms-and slowly, a love neither expected. As they navigate lingering feelings for exes, unexpected proposals, and the lessons of their past, Isla and Noah discover that love doesn't always follow the path you expect. Sometimes it arrives in the most unanticipated place, at the exact moment your heart is ready to receive it. From shy smiles and playful touches to nervous first kisses and stolen nights, "Almost Yours" is a slow-burn romance about second chances, discovering your soulmate, and finally finding a love worth waiting for. By the time two hearts come together for good, nothing-not heartbreak, not timing, not fear-can keep them apart.

For most of his life, Tobio Kageyama only understood one language-volleyball. The court was where everything made sense. Every movement had purpose, every decision had meaning, and every victory filled the quiet spaces in his heart. But adulthood brings a different kind of challenge, one that can't be solved with perfect timing or flawless sets. After years of chasing championships, Kageyama suddenly finds himself facing something far more unfamiliar than any opponent across the net: life outside of volleyball. Then he meets you. At a small community center tucked away from Tokyo's busy streets, a simple volunteer program turns into something neither of you expected. Through late-night conversations, shared tea, and quiet moments that feel strangely important, Kageyama slowly begins discovering a world that exists beyond the roar of stadiums. But learning to open his heart might be harder than winning any match he has ever played. As two lonely people begin to understand each other, the line between friendship and something deeper slowly begins to blur. Because sometimes, the most important victories don't happen on the court. They happen in the quiet moments between two people who choose to stay. A slow-burn, emotional story about love, healing, and discovering who you are when the applause fades. 𝐂𝐨𝐩𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 © 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐬𝐞𝐛_𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐩𝐢

At 3AM, a system begins. It just happens to involve two people. A single swipe connects a quiet engineering student in Texas to two football players in Ohio-identical twins who move through the world like opposing forces: momentum and control, instinct and precision. What starts as a late-night conversation becomes something neither of them planned. Not fast. Not loud. Not simple. Just... consistent. Night after night, across distance and routine, something takes shape-not quite friendship, not quite love, but something that refuses to disappear. Chris doesn't chase connections. He observes them. And this one is starting to matter more than it should. But not all systems are stable. And not everything that fits is meant to last. In a world that rewards speed, noise, and certainty, three people learn what it means to move differently-to pause, to listen, and to recognize that sometimes the most important connections aren't the ones you choose... ...but the ones you can't seem to let go.

I didn't plan on falling in love with Harry Styles. I planned on surviving. Behind a bar, my life makes sense. Drinks in, drinks out. Keep moving. Don't get too close to anyone who might leave. Harry ruins that system the moment he walks in. He's patient in a way that's dangerous. Gentle in a way that makes it hard to keep my distance. He doesn't try to fix me, doesn't ask me to explain the parts of my life I'd rather keep buried. He just... stays. What starts as late-night conversations and quiet companionship slowly becomes something neither of us expected. Something steady. Something terrifying. Something that might actually be love. And when you've spent your entire life learning how to do everything alone, letting someone stay might be the hardest thing of all.

High school is supposed to be simple-classes, exams, and surviving teenage chaos. But for them... it becomes something much more. In a modern Indian school, eight teenagers navigate friendships, rivalries, dreams, and feelings they weren't ready for. A basketball star who clashes with the school topper. An academic rivalry hiding silent emotions. A dancer and a musician whose worlds move to the same rhythm. An artist who sees beauty in a rebellious soul. Their lives cross in classrooms, basketball courts, corridors, group studies, and late-night thoughts. Friendships grow stronger, misunderstandings appear, secrets unfold, and hearts slowly begin to change. Some relationships start with rivalry. Some grow from friendship. Some appear when you least expect them. Because sometimes love doesn't arrive perfectly... it grows through chaos, laughter, mistakes, and memories. This is a story about teenage years-about friendship, dreams, overthinking, heartbreak, healing, and discovering countless shades of love.

Marianna was never meant to be a pawn. When Kade enters her life, he does so with intention. A lie. Disowned by his powerful rival family, he uses Marianna to secure what he's been denied: access, protection, and her family's connections. Their marriage is supposed to be a strategy. A means to an end. Except Kade doesn't expect to fall in love with her. What begins as careful manipulation turns into something dangerously real. Stolen glances linger too long. Arguments end in confessions neither of them are ready to make. Every quiet moment chips away at the wall Kade built between who he is and who he's pretending to be. And threaded through it all is a bond that refuses to behave: distant, muted, wrong. Like it's waiting. Watching. Holding its breath. When Marianna finally learns who Kade really is, and why he chose her, the fallout is brutal. The truth detonates everything: her love, her trust, the future she thought she was choosing. She walks away shattered, furious, done. Whatever fragile thing existed between them is ashes in her hands. And that's when it happens. When Marianna has nothing left to give him. When she's chosen herself. When she's finally, truly through- The bond snaps into place. Sudden. Violent. Unmistakable. The universe doesn't reward patience. It doesn't care about timing or forgiveness. It simply claims what it's owed, binding her to the man who betrayed her at the exact moment she no longer wants him. Betrayal was always part of the plan. Falling in love was not. And the bond? The bond has the worst sense of humor of all.

Waiting for whom ???? answer is here.... The sunflower is the proof that longing can be beautiful , trust the creator he planned ~

They were never just strangers. Never really lovers either. They grew up sharing a home, quiet moments, and feelings that learned to stay silent. A bond without a name. A love without a voice. Life separated them before it could speak. Years later, they meet again - carrying memories, secrets, and a love that never truly faded, only buried. To hurt more... Because some love stories don't end. They wait. And when they return, they hurt deeper.

He's back after six years, but the past isn't done with them. Can love survive distance, grief, and the quiet ache of what was lost... and still be worth fighting for?

RUDRA × ISHITA Two empires.Two hearts.One forbidden storm. Ishita Jain - A clumsy, extroverted and ambitious Ceo who has no time for love. Rudra Singh Rathore - A ruthless businessman and secret mafia who doesn't believe in it . She's sunshine. He's thunder. She's his sister-in-law's best friend. He's the one man she was never supposed to fall for. But love isn't a deal- it's a war. And when secrets, stalkers and shadows of the past threaten everything they've built.... Will their devotion survive the storm ? Welcome to a tale of love,drama, danger and rain soaked promises. Tropes: Billionaire Romance Ceo×Ceo Mafia×Biker Obsessive ml× Possesive fl Introvert×Extrovert Age gap Romcom Enemies to lovers Eldest son×Eldest daughter