Meetcute Stories

Random AU's for the Ineffable Husbands that either come out of my mind or got inspired by other AU's in the community (if that is the case, I'll specify from where and who the original AU came from). Chapter lengths may vary from very short to very long, I don't plan on giving myself a minimum or maximum word count for this. Even if one goes on for very long and probably should be broken up into several parts, I'll refrain from doing so, to keep it as a literal one-shot. So this should be fun. (Book says "Completed", but that will only be official when the line below says "Word Count" and not "Current Word Count". If it still has "Current", that means there's still more AU ideas I haven't gotten to, but will someday. If you like how I write the ineffable spouses, add this book to your library so you're notified when a new one-shot comes out!) Current Word Count: 311,500 (56 one-shots)

"Stop! Please who even are you?!" He managed to ask through his moan and groans of pain. Pathetic. How mighty you were in the beginning only grovel to in the end "I'm Wednesday." My voice came out devoid of any emotion, that two words were the last he heard before he breathed his last breath. And his pleads for forgiveness was the last I heard of him before walking away leaving the lifeless body in the alley. Another eventful Friday night.

How could another day at the record shop change everything?

senior year. new year's eve. one last night to take a chance and change everything. stella has been waiting for the neighborhood's biggest new year's eve party since freshman year. now at that infamous party, everything's going great...until it isn't. the boy stella has a crush on turns out to be a bad kisser, her best friend throws beer on her, and stella's childhood best friend turned stranger punches said bad kisser in the face. all in that order. leaving the party with her ex-best friend, stella is pleasantly surprised at how easy it is reconnecting with blake. he's grown up in all the ways she hasn't, and still smiles at her the way he did when they were fifteen. running around their hometown together throughout the night, stella and blake make up for lost time, and finally say all that's been left unsaid. but now that she has blake back, stella's worried that they'll go back to being strangers when the sun rises and the new year settles. she lost him once before, she doesn't want to lose him again.

One morning I was a normal PwC guy with a Tigger plush and a predictable routine. The next morning... my face was on the front cover of The Economist, strangers were buying multiple copies, and TikTok was making thirst edits of me. Suddenly IMG Models calls. Suddenly there's a one way ticket to New York. And suddenly I'm sitting in 13B, right next to a girl in 13A who makes my whole nervous system malfunction. I never planned fame. I never planned modelling. I definitely never planned her. But this is what happens when your quiet life goes viral, fast. Please note: This book contains depictions of domestic violence. Please read with care.

A bartender used to not feeling anything at all sees his neighbor in a new light when she helps him out of a bad situation one night. Jackson's lived next door to Summer for over a year, but when he asks her for help one night and she shows him more compassion than he's felt in years he realizes that maybe what he's been searching for has been right next door to him all along. Now all he needs to do is convince Summer to give him a chance and prove to her that he's nothing like whoever hurt her in her past. Summer has it all figured out, go to work, go to school, and keep her head down. She doesn't need new friends, she has her best friend Rachel and her friend and sometimes more, Wes, but when Jackson comes barreling into her life one night, she feels a connection that she's never felt before. But Jackson is dangerous. He could hurt her if she lets him get too close.

What if the person who catches you when you fall becomes the one you can't stop falling for? Julian Reid's survival strategy is simple: stay invisible, ace his classes, and keep his scholarship. It's always worked-until it doesn't. For the first time, Julian is surrounded by friends who truly see him. Friends who pull him into late nights and a life he never thought he deserved. Friends who help him learn to love himself. With them, Julian learns to breathe through the anxiety, to hope, and to live instead of hiding. Then Cas walks into his life. One look, one smile, and Julian loses his footing. Because sometimes the scariest part isn't falling. It's realizing you don't want to get back up.

Freya Skye lives quietly, posting without expectation until one accidental like from Malachi Barton turns her world upside down. What starts as a flirty, late-night DM conversation becomes something deeper, as Freya navigates attention she never asked for and Malachi struggles to show her the real person behind the fame. Between tour buses, backstage chaos, and quiet, stolen moments, they'll have to decide if a connection born by accident can survive reality.

Cassidy Blake came to the forest to disappear. To lose her mind. To find her soul. Theo Callahan is already living in the quiet, carrying secrets that no one can see. Two people, two worlds, stepping away from everything they know-into the stillness, into the unknown.

After uprooting his life in the United States to follow his fiancé to South Korea, Joshua believes sacrifice is the price of building a future together. Instead, he discovers a devastating truth: the move was never about love-it was about convenience. The betrayal leaves him stranded in a country that was supposed to be home, heartbroken and unwilling to risk himself for anyone ever again. Just when he's convinced he wants nothing to do with love-or commitment-life intervenes in the most unexpected way. One quiet dawn, he finds a stranger crumpled near the stairs outside-hands trembling, breath uneven, fighting a panic attack he clearly doesn't want witnessed. Joshua stays anyway. He offers silence, steady reassurance, and an exit from prying eyes. The stranger turns out to be Seokmin, a rising actor who knows all too well the cost of being seen. Fame has given him recognition and opportunity, but it has also stripped him of privacy and made every relationship feel like a liability. He's learned that under the spotlight, affection becomes rumour, and love becomes ammunition. Serious commitment isn't just risky-it's dangerous. Neither of them are looking forever. Joshua is done believing in it. Seokmin refuses to promise it. What begins as a simple act of kindness evolves into quiet mornings, shared secrets, and an unspoken agreement: no labels, no expectations, no heartbreak. Just something light. Just something fun. But when two guarded hearts begin to find comfort in the same stolen hours, even the most carefully drawn boundaries start to blur-and what was meant to be temporary threatens to become the one thing neither of them can walk away from.

*Story Description* Some love stories are loud. This one is written in pauses. *Ira Malhotra* has spent her life believing that emotions are safest when kept hidden. She prefers routines, quiet corners, and the comfort of not being noticed. Love, to her, is something fragile-too easy to lose, too dangerous to hope for. *Aarav Khanna* is different. He believes in unfinished stories, in conversations that begin with nothing important and somehow become everything. He smiles easily, waits patiently, and feels deeply, even when he pretends not to. They meet on an ordinary evening at a bus stop, under relentless rain. No dramatic sparks. No instant promises. Just two strangers sharing silence-and a moment that quietly changes the direction of their lives. What follows is not a straight path to love, but a slow unraveling of it. Between college corridors, library shelves, shared umbrellas, and words written but never spoken, Ira and Aarav circle each other carefully. Fear, timing, misunderstandings, and the opinions of the world stand between them. They almost confess. Almost kiss. Almost walk away. Again and again. This is a story about almosts. About the kind of love that grows slowly, survives distance, and demands courage. About choosing someone not once, but repeatedly-especially when it's difficult. About learning that love is not just a feeling, but a decision made in small, quiet moments. *When the Rain Learned Our Names* is a soft, emotional, slow-burn romance that explores vulnerability, patience, and the beauty of two people finding their way to each other-not despite their fears, but through them. If you believe in love that doesn't rush... If you've ever loved in silence... If rain feels like memory to you- This story is waiting...

Amelia Carter wasn't supposed to fall for anyone this summer. Not after getting kicked out, starting over on her own, and promising herself she'd stay focused on music, school, and her dream of Juilliard. But one wedding, one dance, and one perfect kiss later... she meets Levi. Levi, with the crooked smile. Levi, who makes her feel seen for the first time in years. Levi, who texts her the same night asking for a date. And Levi... who walks into her choir class on the first day of school and introduces himself as Mr. Kramer. Her new teacher. Her new boss. Her almost-something. Now Amelia has to navigate senior year with the guy she kissed standing at the front of the room, pretending they're strangers. Three hours a day. Every day. With a secret that could ruin them both. She wanted a fresh start. She got forbidden feelings, stolen glances, and a connection she can't ignore. They met at the wrong time. But what if he's the right person? A slow-burn, close-in-age forbidden romance about music, timing, and the one person who makes everything complicated - and impossible to forget. (Currently all fluff, but I would write in some smutty scenes if there was interest)

Lisa stood a little taller, squaring her shoulders. "We skiff." "That's hot." Though she didn't laugh, Lisa's body relaxed, just a little. "It's quite cold actually, especially in open waters." "That's not what I meant." "I know it wasn't, I was just ignoring you." She gave Jennie a small smile. "What about you, Miss America? Unless you're the bouncy patriot who accidentally stumbled into Olympic hopeful territory?" Jennie stood as tall as she could, not expecting to have to show off that particular night. "I am bouncy, and hopeful, but definitely not by accident." She stuck her hand out, because she felt this draw to touch Lisa again. "Jennie Jane, defender for USA Women's Soccer." She took Lisa's hand tightly, a single eyebrow raised. "You're a defender?" ;or the one where they are Olympians ©️ story not mine, this is an adaptation. credits to the original author of this story.

Myra Sethi is tired of being the responsible one. So she does the one thing she never does - books a last-minute solo trip to Amsterdam, a week before her cousin's wedding. Aryan Mehra is used to traveling alone. But a chaotic airport announcement, a forgotten diary, and an unexpected business class upgrade place them side by side - and suddenly the seven-hour flight feels too short. Amsterdam was supposed to be just another destination. Some trips are about getting away. Others are about meeting the one person who makes you want to stay.

Just some random one shots based on my cuties maan :) Table of contents 1. Meetcute 2. Nicknames

A collection of stories featuring Mina and Mert. Each story presents a different trope, setting, and emotional journey. Stories can be read independently.

Mallory has a mission, a purpose, an end in sight. She doesn't need fun or distractions. She's driven and focused to the point of inattention to any and all things going on around her. And that's how it happens. One moment she's checking her mail before heading to her last class of the day, and the next she's staring at the remains of her emotional support coffee all over her shirt, the floor, and the handsome neighbor she's never even noticed until today. His presence in her life is a nuisance and the absolute last thing she would have wanted, but maybe, just maybe, he might be something she needed. __________ Open Novella Contest (ONC2026), prompt 19: when you accidentally spill coffee on someone, the moment that should've ruined your day becomes the beginning of a surprising and life changing friendship. I told myself I wasn't going to do it, I wasn't going to attempt two novellas at once when I have so many other things started. But clearly the muse is strong and the will is weak.

• exotic tea series - book one • where vibino and john decide to drink their matcha latte together. © Suganthi Lakshminarayanan 2026

𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒇 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏... 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒃𝒚 𝒂 𝒈𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕. Grace meets Ren, a charming stranger with a knack for stealing popcorn. Their weekend is full of sparks and Grace starts to believe he's the one... until he disappears. Except he didn't stay gone. Dead and stuck on Earth, Ren has been assigned to help her - whether she wants him around or not. A story about modern dating, messy romance, and the chaos of being ghosted... in more ways than one. TRIGGER WARNINGS: contains adult themes including strong language, references to sex and sexual assault, and mentions of death.

Momose Yui loves ice skating. Unfortunately, the ice does not love her back. Yukimura Nagi is the silent, unapproachable guy in class. But the moment his skates hit the rink? He turns into a breathtaking ice prince. After Yui crashes literally into his secret practice session, Nagi offers her a deal: he'll be her after-school coach if she promises to keep quiet. But between Yui's spectacular wipeouts, Nagi's unexpectedly soft smile, and the way his hands steady her waist, Yui discovers something dangerous: She's not just falling on the ice. She's falling for him.