Slow Burn Stories
Explore our collection of 357 amazing stories tagged with slow burn. Each story offers unique adventures and unforgettable characters you can chat with.
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The Admin's Gambit
Author:Paul Harrison
They called him a relic, a cost to be cut. IT Manager Alex was the last man standing against a new CFO who replaced competence with cronyism. Framed, fired, and forced to train his idiotic replacement, he didn't just leave. He left a loaded gun on the table. When they pulled the trigger, their entire empire froze. Now they're begging him to fix it, but his price for salvation isn't money—it's their ruin.
The Surgeon's Ledger
Author:Mason Mitchelle
A brilliant surgical resident's world shatters when he discovers his picture-perfect marriage is a lie. His wife isn't his partner; she's a conduit, siphoning his hard-earned money to her parasitic ex-lover. But when love turns to ice, a surgeon's precision is a terrifying thing. He won't just get a divorce. He'll orchestrate her downfall, manipulating her into a new life before leaving her with a parting gift she can never repay—a six-figure debt that will poison her new love and serve as the ultimate, inescapable revenge.
The Helicopter Request
Author:Vicki Rose
Sergeant Kade Sullivan, a battle-hardened paratrooper, is exiled to a bureaucratic nightmare, commanded by an incompetent civilian who knows nothing of war but everything about blame. Pushed to the edge by a single, idiotic order, Kade orchestrates a masterclass in malicious compliance. His weapon of choice? Not a rifle, but a logistics request for four helicopters that will cost the army a fortune and bring his tormentor's career crashing down. This is not just revenge; it's an operation.
The Chromatic Thief of Ideworld
Author:Vesper Quill
Orphaned thief Alexa May lives by her wits and nimble fingers, stealing for a ruthless crime lord. But when a heist goes wrong, she discovers the target isn't just art—it's a key to Ideworld, a nightmarish reflection of our own reality. Hunted by a man whose touch is death and shackled by a magical power that turns her imagination into reality, Alexa must paint her own escape. In a world of echoes and nightmares, she'll have to become more than a thief. She'll have to become a master artist of reality itself.
The Children of Dam's End
Author:Thorne Harrow
Inheriting his estranged aunt's house in the eerie town of Dam's End, Leo Vance just wanted a quiet life. But his aunt's peculiar legacy of taxidermy squirrels is the least of his worries. A series of escalating 'pranks' from a group of spectral children who haunt the woods begins—starting with nails in his car seat and ending with a chilling claim on his soul. Leo must now uncover the town's cursed history and his aunt's secret role as a 'Watcher' before the children's games turn deadly and drag him into the darkness forever.
The Petrol Plot
Author:Tyrone Robertson
When his good-for-nothing neighbors—who also happen to be his wife's cousins—steal his gas, handyman Jake Miller decides the law is too slow and justice is a dish best served from a jerrycan. He concocts a special brew of 'rotten egg gas,' a secret recipe for automotive annihilation. One by one, he'll turn their stolen rides into roadside scrap, proving that the price of gas is nothing compared to the cost of his revenge.
The Debt Collector's Ledger
Author:Daryl Stone
He stole my savings, my love, and my future. The law couldn't touch him, the bank wouldn't help me. They all said my £5,000 was gone for good. But my ex forgot one thing: my summer job was at a debt collection agency. For the price of a few coffees, I bought him a lifetime of ruin. He thought he was untouchable, but he never realized his greatest liability wasn't his debt—it was me.
Where the Cicadas Stop
Author:R. M. Blackwood
Leo just wanted a quiet place to escape his dead-end life. He found it at the old burned-out bridge, a place of serene solitude. But one evening, the familiar song of the cicadas stopped. In the sudden, terrifying silence, he discovered he wasn't alone. Something was watching from the trees—something with limbs too long and a hunger that followed him home. Now, every time the world goes quiet, Leo knows it's coming for him. The silence is no longer peace; it's a prelude to a scream.
The Echo in the Walls
Author:Ricky Arnold
Our dream home became a living nightmare. It started with whispers and shadows, things my rational mind could dismiss. But then it began to wear the faces of those I love. It learned their voices, their laughter, and twisted them into instruments of terror. I made a mistake. I looked back when I should have run. I acknowledged it. Now, it's not just in the house anymore. It has my phone number, it knows my name, and it wants to wear my face next.
She Is My Soulmate, And I Am Her Keeper
Author:Merrick Thorne
Jake finally married Ella, the woman of his dreams since childhood. Their life is perfect, a fairy tale come true. But when a teenage girl flirts with him, Jake discovers the dark truth behind his wife's smile. The freezer in their basement holds a horrific secret, and Jake learns he isn't Ella's first husband... nor is she willing to lose another. Trapped in a perfect home that has become a gilded cage, he must unravel the bloody secrets of her past to avoid becoming her next victim.
It Knows Your Name
Author:Silas Thorne
For overworked IT specialist Michael, a secluded cabin was supposed to be an escape. But a terrifying, unnaturally tall creature with a carved smile found him. It tapped on his window. It whispered his name. Now, back in the city, safe on the third floor of his apartment, the tapping has returned. Every night. The creature followed him home, proving that no lock, no wall, and no height can keep it out. It knows where he is. And it's patient.
Contract of Crimson
Author:Ruby Roberts
Kaelen Vance isn't a warrior; he's a loophole in human form. As a mortal consultant to the supernatural, his mind is his only weapon in a world of fangs and spells. When he's hired to solve a series of impossible murders targeting ancient vampire nobility, he's thrown into the orbit of Lady Seraphina, a centuries-old vampire bound by archaic laws. The killer is exploiting the vampires' most sacred vow, and only Kaelen can see the flaw. To survive, they must bridge the chasm between their worlds, unaware that their investigation will unearth a conspiracy threatening to drown the city in blood.