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Almost Like It's The First Time

Almost Like It's The First Time

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WpMetadataNoticeLast published Thu, Jun 12, 2025
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Fiction
Romance
Estranged classmates reunite in college and are forced to navigate their new adult feelings for each other. A shy, soft-spoken girl and a confident, music-loving boy are reintroduced to one another in an academic club together, and their friendly vibes shift after an out-of-state conference exposes their true feelings. When they return to campus, will they pretend nothing happened or continue to explore what they felt? (Original Story) (slow/fluff) (3 out of 13 chapters completed) Last updated: 6/12/25
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"If things were different..." Jeff's voice trails off. Ivy finishes it for him: "We would've been something, right?" He fell for her when she was still learning how to let people close. She fell for him when he'd already learned how to stay safe behind silence. They walk the same campus, smile the same polite smiles, and avoid the same memories they both keep replaying at night. Jeff doesn't blame her for falling late - he thinks she deserves a love without hesitation. Ivy keeps drifting toward him anyway - a little too curious, a little too attached to the version of him she once imagined. Some stories don't arrive loudly. Some slip in quietly, in the hesitation before a confession, in the space between two hearts that almost touched. A tender, aching slow-burn about timing, courage, and the love that waits in the quiet.

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