Write a story about summer love — the quarantine edition.

Posted in Romance on Jul 10, 2021

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“Infected Love” by Amany Sayed

She was his anchor, keeping him sane, and he was her glue, keeping her together. They were never apart if they could help it. It was only supposed to be a small business trip...But then the airports closed down to ease the spread of the virus, so the two lovers were apart. Little did she know it would be forever....｡❅*⋆⍋*∞*｡*∞*⍋⋆*❅｡.Girl’s PerspectiveYou’re so far awayI wish you were with mePlease come and stayI need yo...

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“Split ” by Yoomi Ari

You would expect me to powerlessly eat through my food, but here I am slurping the ramen. I bring my face closer to the half-filled bowl, using my chopsticks, I ambush and attack on the vulnerable. Pulling my feet up into a cross-legged position, the overly large pyjamas lay soft on my skin, keeping in the warmth at night, allowing me peace as the stars shine brightly above. I press the headphones until they plunge deepe...

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“Where the Rain Falls Red” by Elliot Thomas

On the planet Catharsis, summer was not a joyous affair. In fact, it was quite the opposite. During the hotter months, it rained constantly. It fell in torrents and sheets, leaving everything drenched. As if that weren't bad enough, it was no ordinary rain. It was a toxic rain, stained red from the radioactive particles floating in the upper atmosphere. If caught in a storm, 90% of the population would fall gravely ill and die painfully soon after exposure. The only people who lived on Catharsis were those who were not filthy rich enough ...

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“Summer (Wolf) Love” by BRoOkE HAs A COwBoY HAt

Luna slept soundly in her cave. The cold rock under her was satisfying. A ray of late-night moonlight covered half of her face from the hole in the roof. Luna rolled over onto her other side and her legs kicked; undoubtedly the result of a dream. For the rest of the night, Luna stays still in a deep sleep. The morning comes too early for Luna, but soon enough she is up and eating a juicy rabbit that she caught t...

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“honey lavender matcha latte” by Natalie Strawbridge

We hadn’t seen each other in two years, hadn’t spoken or even texted since then, until she liked my post about moving to the city and asked, in a comment, if she could show me the best coffee in Chicago. And I, having no friends and a roommate I’d just met and didn’t care for, said yes.She called me twenty minutes before we were supposed to meet. Her name flashed across my phone and I was momentarily confused. I hadn’t heard from her since our conversation in the Facebook comments, and had convinced myself we weren’t sti...

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“Werewolf Love” by Amiable Sorceress

She climbs, sweat dripping off her forehead. Ruthlessly, she slams her fist into the rock, a rope slung over her shoulder. Almost there, almost there and then she can pretend the crowds weren’t gathering around her; the people snapping pictures as she swings gracefully to the window ledge, gasping for air. Today she slips, stands up, regains her posture, and moves to the window, gliding across the polished stone as if s...

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“Very spicy” by Tariq Saeed

Sorry, sorry, sorry, your story is not worthy to publish,Mr David..you are a seasoned writer and you are presenting a story like this, you know all the pros and cons of this business,” said the editor to Me very angrily. “But Sir, this story depicts the lives of the poor farmers and our country is in a development stage and we have to protect the lives and interest of the poor Farmers”I answered in a very defensiv...

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“Summer Fling” by Waverley Stark

Summer flings start with cherry trees, And lead to cypress gold. Though my summer fling’s a pretty thing, I don’t know how to hold it Julie watches her popsicle slowly drip down to the wood. “You’re so weird,” August says, shaking his head. “It’s fun!” She licks her fingers where the popsicle juice has run over them. “Mmm.”

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“Velvet Hugs!” by P. Jean

(Write a story about summer love — the quarantine edition.) The small green light next to his name tells me he is on line. I wonder what we would have done before messenger and similar platforms. Letters, scented and lovely, a dried flower pressed into the pages! Perhaps a primary school heart drawn with our initials and arrows depicting sand and stones and the ocean...

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“Me, Grace, and The Window Space” by ♥☪ᙏҽɬσɳყ Ƒɾҽ𝓶σɳԃ☪♥

You'd think being trapped in the house all day and not being about to go outside as much would be a dream come true for an antisocial like myself, but newsflash! It's not.It was so much more a dream when I was obligated to do so because I wanted to, not because I must. Being trapped in the house because you have to takes the fun out of it. Now I'm faced with the reality that I have no friends and no life. (Not that I didn’t know that before.) Guess who isn't and hasn't gotten texts from anyone in o...

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“FLING” by D. L. Capio

The bedroom is vast. The ceiling-height windows are broken, pieces are on the floor. The walls are like skies, matching the bright moon at night. On the corners of the room are unrecognisable paintings. Litters and broken bricks are all over the floor. It’s like an old abandoned house. What is he doing in an old house?He looks around. No one is there except his reflection in a huge mirror glued on the door, as big as its frame. He runs to the door. It opens on its own, revealing a pale, tall, red-headed lady in her twenties. She ha...

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“Girl in the Red Dress” by Anti Matter

I couldn’t quite explain the shudder that ran its course through my veins from the moment you told me your name. It was fairly common, biblical, one I’d heard many people go by. Perhaps it was the way you expressed it with in that gentle tone that radiated the warmth of a cuddle. It imprinted on my mind like a bolt of lightning that grazes the skin with its beautiful grasping pattern. The same electricity that fizzed through my nerves as we danced the night away to the merry melodies of the ceilidh. It was no surprise yo...

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“My Day Has Come” by Kathleen March

I am way past the time when there was such a thing as summer love. I mean, that’s for a girl between, say thirteen and sixteen, give or take a year on either side. When I say way past. I mean WAAAAYYYY past. However, the cause of that is not just the fact that I have added a few more years on the sixteen side.First, allow me to ruin the story by saying I don’t believe in love, at least the flowers and chocolate kind. Oh, I used to, but life has made me a whole lot smarter. It took me a while, but I finally learned my les...

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“Love in the Time of Covid” by Daniel Bussey

I hardly ever heard a word out of her mouth during High School. I think you know the type. Sat in the back of the class. Kept to herself when asked anything. Never made eye-contact if she could help it. An enigma. A riddle. Emelia. That was her name. I at least remembered that much about her. Somehow, someway, we became Facebook friends. I don’t know whe...

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“in the air again” by Masha Kurbatova

Strings of ants crawled on the walls of my seventh-grade French classroom, really a trailer. Our middle school, like most in Georgia, had little money and too many kids. When the classrooms run out of space, they put up trailers. A cluster of them parked outside the gym. It was freezing in the wintertime, scorching in the spring, with bees and hornets visiting class daily, as if we were pioneer ch...

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Write a story about summer love — the quarantine edition.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 134 stories

“Infected Love” by Amany Sayed

“Split ” by Yoomi Ari

“Where the Rain Falls Red” by Elliot Thomas

“Summer (Wolf) Love” by BRoOkE HAs A COwBoY HAt

“honey lavender matcha latte” by Natalie Strawbridge

“Werewolf Love” by Amiable Sorceress

“Very spicy” by Tariq Saeed

“Summer Fling” by Waverley Stark

“Velvet Hugs!” by P. Jean

“Me, Grace, and The Window Space” by ♥☪ᙏҽɬσɳყ Ƒɾҽ𝓶σɳԃ☪♥

“FLING” by D. L. Capio

“Girl in the Red Dress” by Anti Matter

“My Day Has Come” by Kathleen March

“Love in the Time of Covid” by Daniel Bussey

“in the air again” by Masha Kurbatova

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