Short Story Collection

A still-honest little junior sister reborn x a handsome young immortal from the neighboring mountain

A dark-skinned, well-endowed sword cultivator x a wealthy, calculating alchemy cultivator

Western elf x Eastern girl

Sharp-tongued Japanese-style bookshop owner x female writer obsessed with creating

An all-knowing artificial intelligence x a fourth-dimensional disaster who can reload a save

A cool, health-conscious, SSS-rank office drone guide x ambitious sentinels from all the major bases

Monsters she once saved from death x a transmigrated young princess who specializes in treating wild animals

Scientist who invented a time machine x you, who died three years ago

Reader's notes:

1. This is writing practice. I originally wanted to write funnier trope stories, but I guess that's not where my skill points are. How does every trope I write turn into something so sweet and saccharine? (throws pen)

2. I'm following the order in the blurb for now. It's actually a trope-story battle royale, lol. I've secretly assassinated the ones I couldn't write. Zombies are up next.

3. The point of view varies. If I could, I'd like to try writing each trope from three points of view. I might redo the ones I don't think turned out well later.

An insanely jealous, arrogant noble ghost x a timid, poor softie who bounces into the air at the slightest fright (The characterization went off track, so this one's scrapped. I can't write the ghostly vibe and it's making me want to die.)

A try-hard guy x mind reading (This one's too hard to write, scrapped.)

An ordinary girl bound to a love-at-first-sight aura, adored by everyone x men A, B, C, and D (The subject is too broad. Honestly, there are just too many men and I'm too lazy to write them all (?). The adored-by-everyone trait seems more central to this trope than the ordinary-girl trait.)

Evil villain brother x sickly cannon-fodder little sister (The setting is too big. I wrote 6,000 words and still hadn't finished introducing the man.)

Ex-boyfriend possessed by an evil god x you, pretending nothing happened (The writing's getting a bit padded. I've been marinated in novels written by Japanese people, and I hate it.)

Message: Love can transcend time and space.