Chapters tagged slow burn

by ErosApostasia

Chapter 1

College orientation is a chaotic swirl of name tags, folding tables, and sweltering heat. As I contemplate ditching the icebreakers, I catch a flicker of movement out of the corner of my eye. Someone is staring at me—not in a weird way, but in a way that feels achingly familiar....

by ErosApostasia

Chapter 2

**Continued from chapter 1:** “Instead, here we are, having a perfectly normal conversation—almost like no time has passed at all.” Harper’s eyes drift over me appreciatively, lingering on my broad shoulders and strong jawline. “Except for the fact that you’re clearly all grown...

by ErosApostasia

Chapter 3

**Continued from chapter 2:** I listen to her, my heart racing as I think of how I want to keep this connection alive. These first thoughts fill my mind, and then I remind myself that she is my friend. My friend. It’s been so long since we’ve been apart that I don’t know what t...

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Chapter 4

**Continued from chapter 3:** We clink bottles and drink. We finish one show and start another. I retrieve two more beers, and we sit and drink in silence. Harper, bundled in her blanket, inchworms over to me and nuzzles into my shoulder. I put my arm around her and pull her cl...

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Chapter 5

**Continued from chapter 4:** "Alright, Ero. You asked for it." She takes a deep breath, steeling herself. "My deepest, darkest fantasy... is being completely at the mercy of someone I trust completely. Someone who knows every inch of my body, every secret desire." Her voice lo...

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Chapter 6

**Continued from chapter 5:** I hope she will miss that I have intentionally skipped the part where I tell her all of the humiliating and degrading things I want her to do to me if I lose. She smiles and picks up a controller, then sets it down with a frown. "Now just wait a m...