Write a romance where your character falls in love with the last person they expected to.

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“The Perfect Mark” by Kate MacGuire

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I hoist my bag and head for the café across the street. My plan is to score hot coffee and a clean bathroom before the Laughlin-bound Greyhound lurches back on the interstate. But halfway across the street, there’s a streak of brown. Then I’m flat on my back, something gross and wet abusing my cheek. “What the…?” The sound of my voice drives the mutt mad with delight. I struggle to my feet. “Shoo, dog, shoo!” But he just grabs my bag strap and tugs, his eyes shiny with glee. Behind me, a bell jingles. “Dorothy?” The guy leaving t...

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“Unlikely Love” by Night Fall

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This is not a story based on the promptThis is a eulogy that I never made, to the friend that will always hold a place in my heart.For all of those who have never been heartbroken by the lose of a pet, you are both blessed, and completely missing out. I pity those who don't have a dog living in their hearts.My Tissue lived 16 long years. She was there for my entire life, through everything I ever went through, I knew that as soon as I came home, a bouncing schnauzer would greet me at the door. People often think that pets don't matter, we sp...

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“The Wrong Affair” by Emma Taylor

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I deserved him. My body was cold, and it needed warmth. My insides empty and my smile appeared only on my lips, missing my eyes. I had forgotten what it felt like to have fingers run through my hair, to have a person stand back and admire me like I belong to a wall of fine art. In the moment it was simple. An action without consequences, movements without repercussions. It was only the two of us existing in our tiny world. His smooth skin rubbed against the cracks forming across my face, and my dry hands measured the width of his growing c...

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“The Pearl in the mud infested vocabulary” by Blessed Chileka

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Prologue First time I saw Elroy, ‘but I wasn’t in the mood of being hooked up with some nameless guys’. I didn’t even recall his face. Second time we met, and ‘In my sleepy eyes, he was this tall, skinny, dark guy who was just being too nice to someone who didn’t even consider him.’ Not this time around. Without an absent minded attitude or sleepy eyes, I realized I had missed something about Elroy. Which just flabbergasted me. He was not that tall or short. Neither was he skinny or that dark. He was, actually a well-endowed person. At the b...

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“Re: The Type He Likes” by Ruofei Tang

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“Your crush on Kyungho is too far gone for me to save you,” Junwen said dismissively, as he did with everything. He didn’t even bother looking up from his book. Yangshui was sitting on the couch next to him, having barely just breached the subject of liking Kyungho Lee. It wasn’t the answer he’d been expecting from his best friend, but maybe Yangshui should just stop being stupid, honestly; of course, Junwen would’ve become more aware of his crush before him, the one having a crush. “Do I even want to know when you figured out I had a crus...

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“The Kiss Of Death” by William Bel

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What a lovely evening to wander amongst the living. The gentle touch of the sun on my cheeks is soon to be gone as the pale moonlight is the ruler of the night. I picked up my pace, rushed not because I was late to my destination - perhaps I was even early - but rather due to my dislike of cold weather. It made it seem as if I were surrounded by shadows of myself, reminders of my harsh, hollow touch. But you don’t want to listen to an old man go on about his inescapable darkness. It wasn’t long before I was standing outside his house’s doo...

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“A Lover's Ball” by Aidan Pauer

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The ballroom shimmered with twinkling white lights that made it look like the stars themselves were picked from the night sky and brought into the room. Paintings of cherubs playing harps were spread across the walls, filling the room with the idea of love. Soft strokes were played across the strings of violins, and the piano was plucked ever so softly. The men and women wore ballet slippers so when they danced it looked like they were barely touching the ground. Everyone's hands were gloved for even touching bare skin would be too close. Ba...

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“Let's Be Young and in Love?” by Cassie Poormokhtar

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When we got assigned as project partners in English class, I never expected to care about who she was outside of class. I never expected to care about who she was in class if I’m being honest. If someone had told me two months ago, all I’d want to do is be wrapped up in the smell of Remington Wade’s freshly washed hair, I would have laughed for a good six weeks. But now? Now I was in her bed, kissing her with my hand inching its way up under her shirt. Her hands gripped my hi...

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“Burn the World with Me” by Ingrid K.

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"If you fight fire with fire, the whole world gets burned." Excalibur breathed heavily, her hero cape singed and her body pummeled with heavy wounds. Her face was battered with scars, but it wasn't like I was any better. Her silver armor was now melted and torn. The Silver Sword Hero was now no more. Blood seeped from my fists, my fingers skinned raw and tips burnt as patches of fire bloomed on my injuries at her words. I, the Scarlet Harvester of Flames, was also no more. Aria la Rosenne, better known as the hero Excalibur, was my archenemy...

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“Red Wine” by Mishka Stennett

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The divorce was final…finally. It had taken a year and a half of waiting including one year of separation and another 6 months of waiting for the paperwork. But the ink was dry and I was free. Ten years ago I would never have considered this outcome. We had been a couple of 30 year olds, happy and in love. We had met at a party for a mutual friend and hit it off instantly. We had met up every day since then and drank red wine and chatted. We talked for hours each night, sometimes until the following morning. And laughed, hard, sometimes clut...

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“Future Love” by Kin Ozawa

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Chapter 1: New TeacherIt was the beginning of my sophomore year of high school. I’m the only one in my friend circle who is still single. All my friends are already engaged in relationships. By the way, my name is Haruto, your average high school student with average grades. My friends are Ricky and Shaun whom I met last year in the class. There is this girl, Erika, whom I liked since middle school but she is far beyond my reach. She is top in both academics and athletics. She was confessed by over 30 students last year but rejected all of t...

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“Under the Willow Tree” by M. M.

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Phoebe Tucker pulled her long blond hair into a tight pony tail - the morning promised nice hot weather, perfect for fixing up her new yard of the bungalow hobby farm she had just purchased along with several animals and two horses she wanted to train and show at the local fairs soon. Phoebe had dreamed of her own hobby farm and finally here she was, very ecstatic, the excitement in her blood energizing as she went to the barn. It was early, the sun had just risen over the Montana skies, pinks and orange hues of beauty, the air smelled of ...

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“In The Garden of Longing” by Ramon Martensen

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Once upon a time, there was a boy named Longing. He lived in a beautiful garden full of flowers, dewy grass, and his friends the cats, goats, and cows. He had everything he needed, but still, there was a longing in his heart. The one thing he longed for most was love. Every day he wandered through his little town, looking for a woman to make his dreams come true. And yes, sometimes he would meet somebody who could make his heart sing, but after a while, the songs always started to feel stale to him. That was when her words faded to t...

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“My last love.” by Shreya Kandari

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I don't get the ideology behind the statement, when people say "My first love".......Every bright morning fills me with new hope of that one day my love will blossom. My heart, with cold-contempt feelings will turn into spring and the crave for true love which I hid from everyone will be fulfilled.My name is Eva, my dream is to find my true one, in this world of tinder, Facebook and what not. But it's not the fault of these apps actually, my dream got shattered when I realized, that each boy I have dated is such a playboy. Like people are be...

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“Never” by Vameerah Darren

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“ILLIANA RUN!” I looked up and saw Alex running at me. I glanced up behind him and saw what he was talking about. I took off, my feet pounding against the loose dirt of the old woods. The creature was getting closer. I felt a sharp pain in the back of my head and I cried out. Tumbling to the ground. “ALEX!” He stopped and came back to me, dragging me to my feet. “Are you hurt?!” I shook my head and winced, my hand flew to the back of my head. It was wet and sticky. “It hit me…. Oh my gosh Alex it hit me!” His eyes widened. I sc...

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Write a romance where your character falls in love with the last person they expected to.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 193 stories

“The Perfect Mark” by Kate MacGuire

“Unlikely Love” by Night Fall

“The Wrong Affair” by Emma Taylor

“The Pearl in the mud infested vocabulary” by Blessed Chileka

“Re: The Type He Likes” by Ruofei Tang

“The Kiss Of Death” by William Bel

“A Lover's Ball” by Aidan Pauer

“Let's Be Young and in Love?” by Cassie Poormokhtar

“Burn the World with Me” by Ingrid K.

“Red Wine” by Mishka Stennett

“Future Love” by Kin Ozawa

“Under the Willow Tree” by M. M.

“In The Garden of Longing” by Ramon Martensen

“My last love.” by Shreya Kandari

“Never” by Vameerah Darren

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Write a mystery where the detective realizes at the last moment that they have the wrong suspect.

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Write about someone who gets an inheritance from a relative they’ve never heard of, but they’ll need to do something completely outside their comfort zone in order to collect it.

Write a science fiction story where all human behavior can be predicted — until your character does something the algorithm did not expect.

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