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After a disastrous public breakup that goes viral, your protagonist vows off dating and decides to focus solely on personal growth. Their plans are challenged, however, when they are tasked with working closely on a key project with an insightful and disarmingly charming colleague who sees through their façade.
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Two strangers meet every morning on a busy subway commute without ever speaking a word to each other. After a series of events causes them to miss their usual train and share an unexpected journey through the city, they begin to see their surroundings in a whole new light—including each other.
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Romance
Contemporary
Create a story about a barista and a regular customer. The customer leaves a mysterious, poetic note along with a tip every morning. The barista, intrigued and charmed, tries to figure out who is leaving the notes and why.
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Romance
Contemporary
Set in a small coastal town, your story centers around two competing shop owners who openly dislike each other. However, as the summer tourist season brings unprecedented challenges, they are forced to collaborate to sustain their businesses. Amidst the stress and chaos, they discover that their rivalry has perhaps been masking deeper feelings.
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Contemporary
A young barista secretly writes warm, motivational quotes on cups but remains personally reclusive and shy. A regular customer, intrigued by these quotes, attempts to uncover which barista writes them, leading to a tentative, sweet relationship that starts over cups of coffee.
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Romance
Contemporary
Write a story about a journalist who falls in love with a mysterious interviewee, only to find out they are writing competing pieces on the same groundbreaking story. Explore how they navigate their professional rivalry and personal feelings.
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Romance
Contemporary
Describe a scenario where two rival coffee shop owners on the same street disdain each other, yet anonymously connect and flirt through an online dating app. What happens when they decide to meet in person?
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Romance
Contemporary
Imagine a scenario where one half of the couple is a morning radio DJ, always discussing their anonymous love interest’s quirks and habits on air. The other person, unaware they are the subject, listens to this show every morning, slowly piecing together the puzzle.
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Romance
Contemporary
Two professional rivals who despise each other in the corporate world accidentally sign up for the same anonymous online writing class. Initially, they don’t recognize each other and start to connect deeply through their fictional stories. Explore how their real-world confrontations clash with their growing virtual bond.
Fiction
Romance
Contemporary
Two best friends house-sit a mansion for a summer where they discover a stack of old love letters hidden in a desk drawer. Reading these letters and imagining the love story that unfolded inspires them to confront feelings they have long suppressed for each other.
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