Stories tagged “romance”
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In our minds, we're our own planets
Inside our minds, we stand on our own planets, revolving around our own suns. I got knocked out of my orbit – now we circle the same sun, you & I; you clockwise, I counter. * She steps out – the clouds are ready to piss all over her in a golden...
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Savior
“I love you,” she said as they stared into one another’s eyes. Joy filled him and he grinned from ear to ear. He grabbed her hands and was speechless and just as he began to talk she cut him off. “But I’m not what you need...
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Almost here, Again
He chose another story. It was close to midnight, and the streets were lit with neon dust. As they slipped behind the shop, one smoked while the other watched out. She finished the cigarette, threw it away, and they embraced. They flinched and fumbled ...
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Decades
It’s been ten years since I’ve seen the one I love. Ten years since I’ve looked into her eyes. No longer. I’m finally going to see her again. Ten years ago I met a girl named Margaret, she hated her name. She insisted on being c...
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I Miss you Most When it Rains
I miss you most when it rains. Something about the way the water whispers against the windows, striking the side of the house like so many matches, and how the clouds cover this small sleeping neighborhood – a blanket made of fleece and celestial...
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Any Romantic Comedy in 10 words
He meets the perfect girl, fucks up, she don’t care…………
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love in the time of Kebabs
Steve was drunk, again. It was 2 am, he had no idea where his mates were. All he knew was he was starving! He headed to Abra Kebabra & ordered a large pepperoni pizza. It was then he saw her, she was gorgeous. She was perhaps the most beautiful gi...
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Sex for a Year
Day 1: January 26, 2010 When I awoke at 6:45 AM, my first thoughts were about the neurologist’s appointment I had with Dr. Herzog at the Texas Neurologist Associate’s building in Suite 100. It’s lovely to start one’s day with the idea (drawn fr...
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Light Blue Jeans (Part 1)
Josh was perfect. Well, not according to ‘popular’ media, but Abigail sure thought so. He had dark hair that nearly reached his narrow shoulders, a slender but muscular frame and eyes the colour of the ocean on a warm, calm summer’s day. ...
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Light Blue Jeans (Part 2)
One grey afternoon she was walking through the park, her favourite thinking place, when she saw Josh sitting alone on a bench. His eyes were red and inflamed – he had been crying. Abi walked over and sat next to him. She expected him to get up an...
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Light Blue Jeans (Part 3)
“I couldn’t help it. I mean it would have been weird if I had been nice to you, you would have gotten ideas. Oh and Jono would never have forgiven me.” He hiccupped. “Why? What do you mean?” Abi was surprised. “You don’t know? Jono is lik...
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Light Blue Jeans (Part 4)
“Um…yeah, I guess,” he shrugged. She tried to hide her euphoria at his statement. He squeezed her hand, not fooled by her guise. He finally looked up, meeting her eyes as she stared out at the setting sun. “They’re splitting up, my parents.
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Light Blue Jeans (Part 5)
On her doorstep – the famous cliché moment – he leant forward. As their lips brushed lightly Abi’s skin burned and her head whirled. She felt the world spin around and the ground come rushing up towards her face. “Whoa there!” He grabbed me ...
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Light Blue Jeans (Part 6)
She turned her key in the lock and walked inside, closing the door behind her. She ran up to her room in a daze, until she saw a list of chores, left by her mother, lying on the dresser. 1. Get the mail 2. Empty and refill the dishwasher 3. Collect all...
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Light Blue Jeans (Part 7)
Scrawled on the note in Josh’s nearly-illegible handwriting were the words: Don’t forget, I’ll always be there to catch you when you fall Abi’s heart skipped a beat and her skin tingled. She picked up the flower and examined it. It was an iris,...
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Wilting
……………………. Our romance died before the roses.
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Romance
He walks past me, every day. He knows my name, yes. He knows quite a bit about me. I know he does. I’ve been in love with him since the sixth grade. Sometimes I wish I could say he “doesn’t even know my name.” It’s so clic...
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a strange alliance
“What we have…well, I couldn’t possibly describe it,” he said leaning over the table, trying to look serious. He was failing. “You’re right, it is a strange little arrangement we’ve got going,” I offered....
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The Path Home
He gazed at the sleeping woman in his arms. Her head rested on his shoulder and she held him loosely. Down the path the mist thickened and eddied in the moonlight. He shifted her higher in his arms and she stirred against him in response. He pressed hi...
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The Huntress
With only moonlight to see by she followed the man’s trail easily. She heard him before spotting him amongst the trees carrying her sister. Her rage rose once more: no cleanly killing arrow would fly from her bow. It would pierce something vital ...
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Kiss of Life
“Frank-” she coughed through bloody teeth, “Frank, just leave me. I’m too far gone. I-” The smash of Frank’s armored fist cut her off. As the metallic echo died, the scratching of claws against wood returned. Frank l...
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Dan & Melanie
“I just don’t see any point in lying to you.” he said bluntly. She was taken aback a little. She had become so used to lies and deception from the men in her life that this just didn’t seem to compute at first. She stared off bl...
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Romance, A Stone, and Blood
“You,” the dashing man in black intoned gravely, “are the chosen one. With one touch of the sacred stone, you save all of vampire kind, restore our humanity. Then…” He paused, felt the tears wet his cheeks as they were her...
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Planetary Tryst
They slid silently through space together, accumulating decades of time-debt while they slumbered dreamlessly in each others’ arms. Awakened at arrival, they shuttled to the surface and found a flowery meadow aside an isolated mountain lake to sp...
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Planetary Repossession
Hendrik’s image appeared, projected onto the clouds of steam and smoke the cannon fire had created. How could you leave me? he thundered. Everything you ever wanted, I gave you. I draped you in silk and jewelry. I heaped upon you the wealth of pl...