Write about someone asking out an old crush, only to realize their crush doesn’t remember they’ve ever met before.

Posted in Romance on Jul 27, 2021

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“Pencil of Hope” by Zobias Zwart

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There is a tradition in my former school where the younger students give pencils to graduating students as a token of good luck on their entrance exams for college. A certain 12th grader is assigned to a student each from 7th to 11th grade by their specific representative. An elaborate way to ensure everyone would receive pencils, wouldn't you agree? All the same, students can still give a pencil or pencils or anything actually for moral support to whomever they want to. Heck, students can even decide not to give anything to the one assigned...

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“Imperfect Memories” by Bennett Richardson

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Imperfect Memories Ronnie got up once again to heat his coffee. He knew there was no way he should be expected to send this email with cold coffee. It was completely reasonable that while he composed this three to four line message, he should have hot coffee. Ding, Ding, Ding. The microwave brought him out of his reverie, indicating that time was up. His coffee was hot once again, and he needed to send the damn email. He sat down at his desk chair, opened up the draft, shifted in his seat, took a sip of coffee, shifted in his seat, stood...

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“Beautiful Eyes” by Kerensa Rybak

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Standing across the room, Renee finds herself in a cliche, as she gazes upon The One Who Got Away. It's been a decade, but the years have been kind to him, and she cannot tear her eyes from his face. It isn't until she is jostled from behind, and a splash of coffee surges over her cup that she shakes herself from her reverie. The coffee shop is bustling, the early morning crowd ebbing and flowing with the train schedules, commuters in a self absorbed rush, caffeine acting as their lifelines. Renee has come to this particular shop several tim...

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“Juliane and Alex” by Pako Dunwhile

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Juiane had pined for Alex throughout her freshman year at Wyoming State. He was everything that she wanted in a guy. Alex wasn’t the captain of any sports team or the accumulation of any romcom cliches. He was just another college dork with something special to her. Alex didn’t see her following him around school. She caught herself lost in fantasies about their fictional life together. She knew much about him, collected from eavesdropping on his public conversations in the Yard. When his group met to catch up at the fountain, Juliane would ...

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“Drunk Summer Persona” by Kacie Gordan

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June 27, 10:06pm The whole dance floor glowed with red and green laser beams shooting out from rotating lights in the ceiling. It was Friday night and the club was packed with people dancing and jumping to the DJ’s distasteful music. “Hey lighten up!” Stapran said from next to Tasua, his jacket dirtied with splashes of glow and the dark paint. “It’s graduation Kambe! We have to get out and have fuun!” “Your definition of ‘fuun’ is this, “ Tasua said, motioning to the club scene. “And mine is chilling in our apartment with t...

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“Freezer Burn” by Matilda Spadoni

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“Ok but it’s the Sadie Hawkens dance, you have to ask Kai. It’s like… fate.” My best friend, Terry reasoned with me while we scooped ice cream at the local shop. “He doesn’t even know who I am,” I replied. “He comes here all the time while you're working. Doesn’t look like that to me.” “I'm not doing it. Plus, the Sadie Hawkins Dance is very sexist, and comes from a sexist comic strip. I don’t know if I want to participate in a dance that suggests that a female taking dominance in terms of a social dance is atypical. The idea of Sad...

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“Secret Crush” by Rebecca Hackney

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There he was, mister tall dark and handsome. All through high school she had a huge crush on him, could it be possible that he got more good looking. She wondered if he remembered her; unlikely since she was very unpopular back then. Now she was the co-owner and boss of an art gallery. She was here at this fancy diner to talk to a new upcoming artist about displaying their art in her gallery. Holly, her business partner, had heard about them so Holly sent her out to make the deal. If she knew it would be him that she was meeting she would of...

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“Frozen Heart” by S Blakely

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It was in December when we first met. How could anyone forget it? It’s a memory so much a part of me I doubt I would exist if I ever left it behind. The snow flurried in dizzying spirals from an ivory-white sky. My breath shone bright in the pale sunlight, flurrying up to the clouds to give a little back. At that point, it was all I could do. My hands could barely move in their mittens while the rest of my body shook as if that was all it was made to do. It felt like the weight of the entire world had been stuffed into my backpack. I was ti...

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“A New Beginning” by Mobarewaye Odufisan

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Strawberry ringlets are what fill his vision the second he turns down the next aisle, pushing his shopping cart leisurely forwards as he ambles unhurriedly behind it. His mind, ever the one for random thoughts, reminisces for a second of just how familiar that vivid colour seems, of someone he remembers that’d had the same full head of springy curls – in that same memorable style and colour. He expects the fond memory to fade in the passing seconds, like being in someone’s proximity and inhaling the scent of some pleasing floral or frui...

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Write about someone asking out an old crush, only to realize their crush doesn’t remember they’ve ever met before.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 159 stories

“Pencil of Hope” by Zobias Zwart

“Imperfect Memories” by Bennett Richardson

“Beautiful Eyes” by Kerensa Rybak

“Juliane and Alex” by Pako Dunwhile

“Drunk Summer Persona” by Kacie Gordan

“Freezer Burn” by Matilda Spadoni

“Secret Crush” by Rebecca Hackney

“Frozen Heart” by S Blakely

“A New Beginning” by Mobarewaye Odufisan

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Write about two people reconnecting after a rough patch in their relationship.

Write a love story about an older couple who’ve been together since they were teenagers.

Write about a first date that surprises both people, but in different ways.

Start your story with one character setting up a romantic dinner, and end it with them looking at a framed wedding photo.

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