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262 Stories

  • Calcium Carbonate by devarsh_yagnik
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    Jasper's Rule #1 is to assume the worst, but when Alkali smiles back at him in a parking lot, Jasper breaks every rule he ever made. In chemistry, an Alkali metal is eager to donate an electron, to form a bond. But it never truly lets anyone in. Jasper knows the science of survival, and avoids the clichés. Although he knew teenage relationships were like unstable isotopes, He was willing to make the bet. He thought he was prepared for rejection. He wasn't prepared for her to say "yes."
  • Notes That I Didn't Plan To Write  by Hyena08
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    "I wasn't looking for anything. I just started noticing." It wasn't supposed to mean anything. Just ordinary days. Ordinary lectures. Ordinary conversations in crowded classrooms. But somewhere between those small moments, Mira started noticing things she never meant to notice. A glance that lasted longer than it should have. Eyes that seemed to find her in every room. Silences that felt heavier than words. Maybe it was nothing. Maybe she was imagining it. Or maybe some stories begin in the quietest ways- in moments so small that no one else would even think to write them down. Except she did. And these are the notes she never meant to write.
  • THE WORD  IS INN by Catherine620224
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    Rich blend of personal reflections, scripture references, and practical initiatives for community building and land conservation. It outlines a journey from import-export partnerships supporting local farmers to spiritual teachings framed by passages from Isaiah, Ezekiel, and the Gospels. The text weaves together themes of redemption, justice, and personal discipline with practical advice on healthy living and community service. It also includes specific plans for scripture study, prayer, and charitable investments in efforts like conserving prairie and indigenous lands
  • This Time She Was Heard by HearthwoodStories35
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    She wasn't looking for attention. But somehow... her words were finally received.
  • The State of Dreaming -TSFTLT AU by cosmicallycosmic
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    Dreams. Parrot hates them. He hated seeing the totem get taken. He hated dreaming of Planet after he was taken away. But these new dreams are crushing him. A blue grass field of cornflowers. And Planet.
  • Bold Interests (sequel of Subtle Changes) by AndreaBolds
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    The exciting sequel to Subtle Changes is here. Annabel Change has given up her normal, teenager life for the life of a demon. With the help of her friends, she must deal with the loss of her normal life and the gain of a torturous beast from within. Yet who said a beast can't have teenage drama? After Shan had professed his love for her she thought it would turn into a fairytale love, but after a month or so of awkward silence she doesn't know what to think. In the depths of the West Farm woods lurks deeper danger. Shan's dad and his murderous followers are looking for her. And little does she know, but she may be the only one able to control the demon cult living in the dark woods when danger spikes at them all.
  • 𝑨𝒌𝒌𝒊𝒆 & 𝑹𝒆𝒆: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑬𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏  by reeewrites1
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    This is not a love story. It is a story about admiration - quiet, disciplined, and transformative. Set between reality and imagination, Akkie & Ree: The Silent Equation explores what happens when art does more than inspire... when it begins to reshape the admirer. Through silence, solitude, and unspoken emotions, two worlds briefly align. One carries experience. The other carries hunger. What follows is not romance - but growth. A subtle, introspective journey about craft, identity, and becoming.
  • In the Moonlight
 
  by LichenMurMur
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    The Luna is my allergen, In the depths of night, the forlorn soul prays for redemption.
  • Whispers Beyond The lecture hall by Somasoma740
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    Title: Whispers Between the Lines Description: Elena Hart, a curious and passionate literature student, has always admired her enigmatic professor, Adrian Vale, from afar. His lectures are precise, his presence commanding, yet there's a quiet warmth that intrigues her. When she stays after class to ask a simple question about Victorian poetry, she discovers that he notices the things others overlook-and a subtle connection begins to form. What starts as intellectual admiration slowly deepens into a delicate, unspoken tension. Between shared literary insights, quiet library sessions, and lingering glances, Elena and Adrian navigate the complexities of desire, ethics, and emotional vulnerability. In a world where boundaries must be respected, their hearts find themselves entwined in a careful dance-one whispered word, one fleeting touch at a time. Slow-burning, emotional, and evocative, this is a story about the beauty of connection, the thrill of discovery, and the courage to follow one's heart while respecting the lines that must not be crossed. Blurb: She stayed after class for a question about poetry. He noticed the answer no one else did. Between whispered conversations and stolen glances, a slow-burning connection forms-one neither can ignore, yet neither can fully embrace. Whispers Between the Lines is a story of longing, restraint, and the delicate tension of hearts drawn together when the world says they shouldn't be. #Slow-burn romance #Teacher-student romance #Forbidden love #College/University setting #Intellectual connection #Emotional tension #Literature & poetry #Flirtation & longing #Contemporary romance #Slow romance build #Emotional intimacy #Coming-of-age #Subtle/spicy romance #Heartfelt & reflective #Rainy-day vibes
  • Mike by Joan_Yvaine_Hargrave
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    I thought it would hurt to say. - It's 429 words. You've got that.
  • New life by dekamarkt
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  • In Seventh Heaven by subtle_epistola
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    an epistolary.
  • Subtle by Torquil_Kruger
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    Mai, a wise mother, wakes up in the middle of the night to the sound of knocking on her penthouse apartment's door. She looked through the keyhole to see another young woman who seemed to be in her late teens. Mai recognised her, yet she wasn't happy to see the younger woman at the door.
  • I will never forget those eyes. by DRaoWsy
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    A romantic short story with a very subtle and fast hiccup at the end. Enjoy
  • HE Remembers YOU by satyajita__
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    Walk the steps of Kim Sungyoon with my first Wattpad story . If you love subtlety , if you love old-school stuff ..this might be just for you !
  • Subtle Powers by AdamDerp
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    About a teen who begins to wonder if he has some form of super-power... The unique thing is, in this universe - the powers humans have are subtle. Unlike the way more obvious ones from science fiction; supernatural stuff, etc. - although Adam is an introvert, he can't help but feel that there's something more to him than what meets his own eyes...
  • Thoughts From a Broken Mind by _living_failure_
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    Thoughts from a broken and damaged mind, they cannot be contained, yet cannot be silenced
  • Skeleton Leaf's Kiss by LeahMacDonald
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  • "somewhere only we know" by FlowerofthedesertZYM
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    She didn't really do love - or so she made herself and others believe. Because deep down... she was scared." > "He was usually so stoic. I never knew what was going on in that gorgeous head of his-🙄 but now he won't even meet my eyes... does he fancy me?" (laughs nervously)... 📘 Blurb / Summary: > Two strangers. One secret place. A thousand unspoken feelings. Zara has always kept her heart guarded - love never looked peaceful in her home. Her secret escape? A quiet spot hidden beneath a canopy of green, where she reads, breathes, and pretends the world doesn't exist. Idris is the new boy next door - foreign, quiet, and hard to read. His parents seem in love, but something about him speaks of old wounds and silence that runs deep. When he stumbles into Zara's hideaway, sparks fly - and not all of them are friendly. What starts as awkward tension soon becomes something more. Something dangerous. Something real. But can two broken souls find peace in the same place? Or will secrets, fear, and family scars pull them apart before anything even begins? Somewhere Only We Know is a soft slow-burn teen romance full of poetic moments, hidden trauma, teasing banter, and the kind of love that blooms in quiet places.
  • Fire Flickering by SilverAcorn63
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    Daniel has always known something has not been quite right with his life . . . and fire has always held him in its beautiful grasp. Haunted by an encounter with a crimson flame lady dancing in his campfire when he was a child, Daniel now struggles to find and capture her flame that has entranced him so. Disconnected from the world fire is the only thing that makes sense and drives his life mercilessly . . . Yet as beautiful as the lady's flames are, Daniel doesn't care to see the cost his pursuit entails. For as easily fire brings light into his life, he doesn't seem to notice how eager the fire lady is to consume him into her golden red hues . . .