Write a romance that involves one partner saving the other from a fire.

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“The unexpected” by Ashley Patterson

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The clock read 2:30am as I snuggled up behind my husband Brandon. The Winter air had made its way into our home making it hard to get up in turn the heat on. Not being able to fall asleep I willed myself out of bed. Coffee sounded good to my soul as I made my way to the kitchen. The house was old and in need of renovations, but my parents left it for me when they went to stay in a nursery home. Two cups of coffee and a book later I finally dozed off in the old rocking chair……. Wet kisses graced my face as I opened my eyes to see my husband...

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“Savior Stalkie” by Ruby Galvez

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"You take care of yourself," said Nursy, my surrogate mother in the orphanage who never saw me as the eighteen-year-old girl I was now. For Nursy, I would always be the thirteen-year-old burn victim she took under her wing five years ago.She pressed a bulky brown envelope into my hand and folded my fingers over it. "This is your salary for all the years you worked as my assistant," Nursy's weeping openly now."Don't spend it all in one place." Nursy dried her tears long enough to look me over with pride in her eyes. "Fold your sleeves, it's s...

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“Pink Smoke” by Joy Ismail

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At 5:30 pm, I’m driving home from work. As usual, I get stuck in the infamous Beirut traffic. Always in need of entertainment, I call my husband. “Hey. I’m on my way home, I need like 30 minutes. Where are you?” “I’ll be home in 5 minutes.” “I had a stressful day. Do you want to go have dinner and drinks somewhere?” “Same. Let’s do it.” “Santana’s? They have sangrias on Tuesdays.” “Oh, right, and that chill band… they were so good last time. Can you reserve?” “Sure, habibi, I’ll call now. See you in a bit.” After I make a reservation for...

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“The Heart in the Hearth” by Spencer Steeves

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"Are you sure it's this way, Vali? We're not even on the path anymore."Fennali turned her head to glance over her shoulder at the other girl walking behind her. She was gorgeous, as always, and the pale gleam of the jealous moon reaching through the trees as if to grasp and steal her away only amplified that beauty. Long, walnut-hued tresses fountained down from her head, only avoiding being caught by closely packed branches by the aid of the elemental magic she weaved around them both. Bathed in moonlight, both that hair and her perfectly s...

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“Losing Control” by Ɛʟʏֆɨǟռ .

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Trapped. My father and mother were both drug addicts, they didn’t see a purpose of living. I was born on accident, they had no intention of taking care of me nor any intention of giving me away to an orphanage. I felt trapped living with them everyday, I was stuck in a small house on the coast of a barely populated island, between four walls that almost never lost my sight, everyday I wanted to run out of that house, run as far as my feet could take me, the only problem was not having anywhere to run away to. I went to a small public school...

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“I swear” by Renata Vaideanu

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Just go faster, you stupid horse! I kept hitting the horse’s neck even though I knew it couldn’t go any faster, but I needed that thought. I need to go faster if I want to have any chance of saving her. It's my fault that she was taken away and I won't ever forgive myself if they killed her. “Stupid horse! Don’t go slower, go faster, you idiot!” I screamed my lungs out. I felt all that frustration growing inside of me. Only if I could go any faster. Why won't this stupid horse go any faster? Don’t worry, my love, I’ll save you, I swe...

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“A Witches Brew.” by Len Mooring

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“Come on girls, let’s have some order if we are going to get through this in one night. Ermintrude, how about you sum up the last 200 years and a possible Witch itinerary for the next spell? Hah, I should watch my terminology, I didn’t mean a literal spell, but the next couple of hundred years. I would also like you to spell out - there I go again - to elucidate how you were able to survive the ‘Ducking Stool’ fiasco? Our younger members of the last 150 years wouldn’t have encountered this little blip on our radar. "At least we were belie...

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“BONDED BY FIRE” by Sivaram Govindaraj

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It was a Monday morning and Jay got up in bed. She saw her husband Lal snoring near her and let him sleep. Walking out of the bedroom she looked at herself in the mirror on the dressing table nearby. She was justifiably proud of her features. She was said to be beautiful. With her dense black hair piled high on her head she looked like a well-known film star. She knew she couldn’t waste much time at the mirror at that hour and went on to use the bathroom. She then dropped the used clothes in the washing machine and went into the kitche...

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“Burn, Babe, Burn” by Christina Lisboa

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Bang. Crash. Boom! Screaming coming from across the hall. Firefighters yelling "GET OUT!" I stopped for a moment to think about what was going on, it was only 9 o'clock in the morning and it was my 5th anniversary! My husband already left for his first day as a first responder, and I was getting ready for work. I hurried out of the shower. Soap in my hair and water dripping from my feet. I dash to the window only to see the sight of panicking people. I threw on my clothes as fast as I could, fling my hand to the doorknob and I let out an unb...

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“The Answer” by Annie Gipson

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When Jeremy asked Christy to marry him, she shouted yes as loud as she could. She absolutely was sure he was the man that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with. He was muscular and super good looking but mostly because he was a good kind man and treated her like a princess. But when they set a date and started to plan the wedding, she started having second thoughts. She loved Jeremy with all of her heart but she just didn't know if she wanted to spend her life being married to a firefighter. She worried so much because he was often i...

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“The Smoky Skedaddle” by Hannah Suttle

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Once upon a time, on a cold and snowy Christmas night in northern Wisconsin, Amber snuggled into bed with her brand new giant baby doll. She had gotten several things that morning, including a spy kit, an old heirloom necklace from her grandma, a giant box of chocolates, and a gift card to her favorite toy store, but her favorite gift was the giant soft baby doll that she now snuggled with. As she thought about her day, she decided to get back up again, and write about this tremendous and life changing day in her diary. The morning had sta...

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“the rescue” by Leah Ashton

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I really don't remember when the fire started, but i remember coughing. I could feel someone carrying me to my bedroom window. When I came to I was in the hospital. My parents hadn't been home when the fire started. The investigators found out that the electrical system in the house was the cause. All I wanted was to find who saved me. How did they know I was there? I didn't have any burns, but I had to stay overnight for observation. of course my parents were devastated. Everything they had worked for was in that house. So many pictures, an...

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“Set Ablaze 2, electric boogaloo” by Lucinda Serenity

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My name is Niall. I was just a regular high school student that got bullied a bit for...no apparent reason. I say WAS because that was in the past, now, I'm the most wanted criminal in my town. With my partner in crime, Kyle. Who's honestly the reason we are in this mess. Since, he set our school on fire. We called our selves the Kings of Flames, causing havoc left and right for again, no reason. Setting fires on random buildings of people we deemed bad, maybe pick pocketing a few assholes who crossed us. No matter the reason for our c...

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“Engraved in a Gold Ring” by Keri Dyck

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All right, so our main character’s name is Marcy. It’s short for Marcella, but not a whole lot of people know that. It’s kind of a special thing that only her parents call her when they are talking really seriously about something. Her parent’s names are John and Helen. John is a pastor, and at the time I start this story, he just left for some kind of conference. I’m not sure if he’s speaking or attending, all I know is that he meets someone there. But I’m not going to tell you about that yet. Helen runs a small business from...

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“Flowers in Bloom” by M. Michielsen

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Incessant beeping fills the hospital room, sharp and loud and impossible to ignore. Groggily, she opens her eyes. “Hank?” Sleep cracks her voice. Her head feels as if it’s trapped in jelly. Light from a sodium streetlamp filters through an ice-glazed window. Frost flowers have bloomed along the pane and glow like marigolds against the deep night sky.“Honey, what’s that noise?” She shifts and realizes she isn’t in a hospital chair. She’s in a bed. The smell of lavender rises up as she moves, the fading memories of the dried bushels ...

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Write a romance that involves one partner saving the other from a fire.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 154 stories

“The unexpected” by Ashley Patterson

“Savior Stalkie” by Ruby Galvez

“Pink Smoke” by Joy Ismail

“The Heart in the Hearth” by Spencer Steeves

“Losing Control” by Ɛʟʏֆɨǟռ .

“I swear” by Renata Vaideanu

“A Witches Brew.” by Len Mooring

“BONDED BY FIRE” by Sivaram Govindaraj

“Burn, Babe, Burn” by Christina Lisboa

“The Answer” by Annie Gipson

“The Smoky Skedaddle” by Hannah Suttle

“the rescue” by Leah Ashton

“Set Ablaze 2, electric boogaloo” by Lucinda Serenity

“Engraved in a Gold Ring” by Keri Dyck

“Flowers in Bloom” by M. Michielsen

🌟 Similar prompts

Set your story in a Gothic manor house.

Write a ghost story where there’s more going on than it first appears.

Write about someone who’s been sent to boarding school.

Write about a family attempting to hide their secrets from someone new.

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