Romance audio · 2 stories

Jealousy, in romance audio

A little jealousy, handled with humour, is a romance staple: the moment someone realises they care more than they meant to. Here it stays playful and kind, never controlling.

He reacts to what you say, so you can tease him, reassure him, or let him squirm a little.

Every story’s opening is free to hear, up to his first question.

Night Shift

Your doctor boyfriend gets home at 4am after fourteen hours. You waited up. Then your phone buzzes.

6–7 min · 3 decisions · 2 endings · headphones on

He walks through the door at four in the morning after a fourteen-hour shift: two car accidents, a kid who swallowed a Lego, and a man who would not stop talking about his boat. You waited up in his hoodie with the little lamp on. Then your phone lights up with a text from Marcus, and your very calm, very professional doctor boyfriend discovers he is not calm at all. Decide what you tell him, how hard you work the knots out of his shoulders, and whether you remember the one thing he asked you to remember before he fell asleep on you. A protective, jealous, deeply tired boyfriend comfort story for anyone who loves someone who works nights. Two endings.

The Regular

He knows your order. He knows your table. He's been working on a drink with your name on it for two months.

6–7 min · 2 decisions · 3 endings · headphones on

Seven-fifteen every morning: oat flat white, extra shot, and four seconds of staring at the almond croissant you pretend not to want. The barista knows all of it. He'd tell you he just notices things. Then a man in a linen shirt sits down at your table and writes his number on a napkin, and the barista discovers he is capable of making a deliberately disappointing cortado. Decide what you do with the napkin, then come back at closing time to taste the drink he's been secretly perfecting for two months. How sweet you take it decides how the story ends. A slow-burn coffee shop romance with a jealous, flustered, hopelessly observant barista. Three endings.