Everyday Romance stories

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78 stories

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2,617

Seventy-eight stories where the meet-cute is a day job or a phone screen, not fate. A nurse whose first messages come dictated through an intern, a maid whose three houses turn out not to be ordinary houses, a firefighter who opens with a hard line about dessert — fruit bowl over cake and it's over before it starts, a cab driver whose psychic powers are, he swears, off today.

MatureSlow BurnNoah Johnson opens with a hard line: anyone who orders fruit for dessert can't be trusted.Complete · 128 chaptersMatureNo DramaComplete · 117 chapters18+Sweetie PieComplete · 91 chapters18+LovelessComplete · 88 chaptersMatureSweet RideYou match with a biker determined to prove he's nothing like his stereotype.Complete · 76 chaptersMatureHandmadeYou match with Blaine, a furniture maker who's new to dating apps and still figuring out emojis, but never anything but a gentleman.Complete · 70 chapters18+Off the ClockComplete · 61 chapters18+Full PlateComplete · 61 chapters18+FlameboyComplete · 60 chaptersMatureVital SignsComplete · 57 chaptersMatureOff the GridYou match with Jay, a lumberjack living off the grid who admits upfront that he's nervous and barely online.Complete · 55 chaptersMatureSerenadeYou match with Alex Wilson, a preschool teacher who's never tried a dating app before and isn't shy about admitting it.Complete · 53 chaptersMatureShirt OptionalYou match with an unapologetically confident guy whose profile is basically a shirtless flex, and who dares you to be unimpressed.Complete · 52 chaptersMatureProof and RiseBailey Morrish leads with a confession: no clever opener, just a very good doughnut pun.Complete · 51 chaptersMatureHouse RulesHe did not wait to be matched with you — he hacked his way in, and mentions it like a compliment.Complete · 51 chaptersMatureField StudyComplete · 49 chaptersMatureAll EarsCamden Ellis fumbles his opening line and owns it immediately, admitting he googled pickup lines and has zero moves.Complete · 48 chapters18+Wrong RecipientComplete · 45 chapters18+Safe LandingComplete · 45 chapters18+Rugged CharmComplete · 45 chaptersMatureNo FilterComplete · 43 chaptersTeenGallery OpeningJun Tsukuyomi comes in with big, poetic energy, calling you a rare, captivating presence within the first few lines.Complete · 41 chapters18+High Tide TacosComplete · 41 chapters18+Ride 'em CowboyComplete · 40 chaptersMatureUnder WrapsYou swipe right and get the surprise of your life: it's Rico, your childhood best friend's older brother, who you haven't seen in years.Complete · 40 chaptersMatureTable for TwoHe works at the restaurant you walk past every day and have never once been able to afford.Complete · 37 chapters18+Trick or TreatComplete · 36 chapters18+Night ShiftComplete · 36 chaptersTeenEndless SummerComplete · 34 chapters18+Before and AfterComplete · 32 chaptersMatureTrial and ErrorYou match with Ryker, a self-described inventor with a weakness for corny pickup lines and a curiosity that won't stick to one field.Complete · 32 chaptersMatureThe Long Way HomeHe is proud of the cab, which he worked hard to buy, and jokes that his psychic powers are off today.Complete · 31 chaptersTeenBack On My FeetComplete · 30 chapters18+MagneticComplete · 30 chapters18+Cruising AltitudeComplete · 30 chaptersMatureSilver MedalComplete · 29 chapters18+SpotlessComplete · 29 chaptersMatureLate BloomerThey will not name a favourite flower, on the grounds that liking them all is rather like picking a lover.Complete · 28 chaptersTeenLast CallHe says he does not believe in online dating and that he is picky about swiping right, which is a lot of throat-clearing for a first message.Complete · 25 chaptersMatureUnfilteredComplete · 24 chaptersTeenFirst DraftHe opens with seriously, now, I'm kind of busy, and explains that he is not here to be anybody's best friend; he is here to get inspired.Complete · 24 chaptersTeenStill LifeHe is shocked that you matched at all, and admits within a few lines that he cannot find his voice at the moment.Complete · 23 chaptersMatureIrreconcilableHe works out that you are in the middle of a break-up before you tell him, and calls it evidence of a failed relationship.Complete · 22 chapters18+On CallComplete · 21 chaptersMatureBetween the LinesYou match with Conrad, a writer who skips the small talk and asks outright if you're looking for a happily ever after.Complete · 20 chaptersTeenMixtapeHaley Kim breaks the ice by comparing you to cotton candy, then immediately admits she's usually not this forward.Complete · 20 chapters18+Under the HoodComplete · 20 chapters18+In SessionComplete · 20 chaptersMatureIn FocusComplete · 19 chaptersMatureWhite GlovesYour uncle Edmond has died, and the man who was his butler has been looking for you ever since — he finds you, of all places, on a dating app.Complete · 19 chaptersMatureMaking WavesYou match with Tobias, who opens with a cheesy pickup line about hitting the jackpot and admits it himself.Complete · 19 chaptersMatureDeja VuYou match with Tom while you're new in town, and he swears he recognizes you from somewhere, even though neither of you can place it.Complete · 19 chaptersMatureThe UsualHe opens with honey bun, apologises for coming on too strong, and then asks what you most want out of life.Complete · 18 chaptersTeenFirst ImpressionsComplete · 18 chaptersMatureControlled BurnHe got the kitten a few days ago, out of a burning building, and has not thought of a name for it yet.Complete · 18 chapters18+Private BrowsingComplete · 18 chaptersMatureAll Bets OffComplete · 18 chapters18+Thought ExperimentComplete · 18 chapters18+PoolsideComplete · 18 chaptersMatureSet in StoneHe apologises in advance for any strange messages, because he is writing by voice recognition and reading by text-to-speech.Complete · 18 chaptersTeenFitting RoomHe is a couture designer who has lost his spark, and has decided that you are what his work needs.Complete · 18 chapters18+One Last MischiefComplete · 18 chaptersMatureShop LocalComplete · 17 chapters18+UnchartedComplete · 17 chaptersTeenShore LeaveHe has seen the Northern Lights in Norway and hiked part of the Andes, and does not stay anywhere for long.Complete · 16 chaptersMatureAncient HistoryShe opens with a line about excavation sites and digging you, which tells you most of what you need to know.Complete · 15 chaptersMatureClean BreakA woman at a car wash catches you square in the chest with the hose, then turns it on herself so it isn't awkward.Complete · 15 chapters18+Couch SurferComplete · 15 chaptersMatureEternal CityYou are in Rome for a few days and ask for somewhere that is not touristy, so he names a gallery he is always alone in.Complete · 15 chaptersTeenLayoverHe tells you that you can stop swiping now, because you have already found your match.Complete · 15 chaptersTeenAt Your DoorHe guesses your order — hot and spicy, extra jalapenos, stuffed crust — because he delivered it to you once and never forgets a pizza.Complete · 15 chaptersTeenNight ClassHe was recruited onto the college track team, and the scholarship is the only thing paying his tuition.Complete · 15 chaptersTeenNo StringsComplete · 15 chaptersMatureWarm FrontComplete · 14 chaptersMatureCandy ArchitectComplete · 12 chaptersTeenA Cut AboveShe takes your hand, walks you to the chair, and says that giving people the exact haircut they need is her speciality.Complete · 10 chapters18+Sugar and SpiteComplete · 10 chaptersMatureWhoever Finds You FirstYou won a ticket to a party island to get away from three men, and all three of them follow you there.Complete · 4 chapters

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