Slow Burn Stories
Explore our collection of 364 amazing stories tagged with slow burn. Each story offers unique adventures and unforgettable characters you can chat with.
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The Viper's Patience
Author:Silas Vance
When a billionaire's arrogant son vandalizes his car, ordinary family man Alexios Thorne unleashes a cold, calculated fury they never saw coming. They had money, lawyers, and influence. He had something more powerful: unwavering patience and a thirst for justice. Over two years, he'll dismantle their world of privilege, proving that for some transgressions, no amount of money can buy forgiveness. This isn't just about two flat tires; it's a war against entitlement, and Alex is prepared to burn their empire down to win.
The Shaker of Dust
Author:Steven Burns
Dr. Eddie Vance, a brilliant but disgraced seismologist, is exiled to the Mojave Desert to study a series of baffling, localized tremors. His instruments read nonsense, but the locals whisper of a god who slumbers beneath the sand—The Shaker of Dust, the ghost of a long-dead ocean. When a simple offering of water during a storm unleashes a power that defies all scientific law, Eddie is dragged into a world where fault lines are the veins of a sleeping titan, and the fate of the desert rests on appeasing a lonely, primordial god.
Aethelgard Archives: The Case of the Fading Phantom
Author:Elias Blackwood
In the rain-slicked, gaslit streets of Aethelgard, a city where magic and mortal coexist in a fragile truce, resides Agnes 'Aggie' McPherson. A private investigator with the unique and dangerous ability to read the memories of objects, she runs 'Spectral Analysis,' an agency for cases that go beyond human comprehension. Her world is turned upside down when a desperate, fading ghost walks through her door, claiming he was murdered. With no body, no evidence, and the city's magical authorities declaring the case closed, Aggie must navigate a labyrinth of corrupt nobles, forbidden magic, and ancient secrets to find a killer who can erase a soul from existence.
The Crimson Root
Author:Seraphina Mire
A cynical psychic and a skeptical detective are thrown together when young girls vanish from Florida's swamps. But they aren't the only ones hunting the predator. An ancient, floral entity has awakened, planting strange, severed seeds where the girls were taken. It smells of rain and sugar, and it considers the kidnapper a blight to be purged. Now, they must solve the case before this mythical protector's wrath consumes the guilty and the innocent alike in a torrent of supernatural vengeance.
The Stray We Shouldn't Have Kept
Author:Silas Thorne
We thought we were adopting a stray cat. A quirky, ugly-cute addition to our home. We were wrong. Every purr became a threat, every game a hunt. It grew, it watched, and it changed. Now, it's back for us, and the only rule to its game is simple: don't turn your back. Don't even blink. This isn't our pet. It's our predator.
A Recipe for Revenge
Author:Rebecca Scott
They called me a corrupting influence. A threat to their perfect daughter. Her father, a man of wealth and prejudice, declared a silent war on me. He thought he could break our friendship by whispering poison in the shadows. He didn't realize I fight my wars in the light. By befriending his sons, charming his wife, and perfecting his favorite cookie recipe, I'd make his entire family mine. This isn't just about survival; it's a meticulously crafted recipe for revenge, served with a smile.
The Devil Dog's Due
Author:Terrence Moreno
Sergeant Jack "Hawk" Riley is a legend on the rifle range, a man whose word is law. But when a power-tripping MP, Lance Corporal Gallo, tries to ruin his career over a bogus traffic stop, he learns a hard lesson: in the Marine Corps, every dog has its day, and payback is best served at 300 yards. When Gallo steps onto Hawk's range for his mandatory qualification, he enters a world where a single mistake can end a career. Hawk is watching. And he never forgets.
The Checkout Queen's Gambit
Author:Erik Roberts
Elara lives a double life: a broke university student with a mysterious illness, stacking shelves to make ends meet. But when her venomous supervisor unleashes a vicious online attack, she reveals a hidden side no one saw coming. They thought she was a fragile pawn, but they're about to learn she's a queen who owns the entire board. This isn't just about getting an enemy fired; it's about total, soul-crushing annihilation.
Wallflower
Author:Silas Kellar
When a lonely college student starts live-streaming to escape his isolation, he gains a single, silent viewer. But as strange occurrences plague his new apartment, he realizes his devoted fan isn't just watching his screen. They're watching from inside the walls, and they've been waiting for him. A chilling tale of modern voyeurism and ancient horror, where the desperate need for connection invites a predator that should have remained unseen.
The Freshman Photo
Author:Doris Fowler
He was a rising star until a ruthless executive sabotaged his career to save his own skin. Humiliated and cast aside, he vowed to wait. Years later, armed with a secret from his enemy's Ivy League past—a bizarre, nude freshman photograph—he's been asked to host the man's retirement party. In the world of corporate backstabbing, revenge is a dish best served publicly, and he's about to unveil the main course.
Echo of a Drowned God
Author:Caspian Graves
In a desert town built on a man-made lake, people are drowning miles from water. Liam, a freshly recruited apprentice to the Reaper, is thrown into his first case. His mentor is an ancient entity who once dismantled a god to save this very land. But the killings have started again, and this time, it's not the old god they're hunting. It’s a parasitic echo, a creature born of modern fear that wears a god’s face, and it's hungrier than the original ever was. Liam must unravel a divine mystery before the desert oasis becomes a graveyard.
The Reaper's Seed
Author:Becky Howard
Eddie was a Reaper, a cosmic janitor for the Bureau of Afterlife Management. His job: clean up cults worshipping things older than God. But when he investigates the Green Faith, he's not just an observer—he's chosen. Marked by a primordial nature goddess, his badge of office is replaced by a single, glowing seed. Now, hunted by his former masters and haunted by the whispers of a waking god, he must master a terrifying new power to survive the coming war between the sterile order of Death and the savage, all-consuming green of Life.