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29 stories

Perfect TenStart
Perfect Ten You signed up for a trial archery lesson and got the fiercest coach in the place. Qi Nian · Urban
Before the HeadlinerStart
Before the Headliner Tonight is "Zero Gravity Planet"'s farewell performance at Echo Livehouse, and also lead singer Lu Xingye's last show before signing a solo deal. Lu Xingye · Drama
The Swimmer on the Therapy Table Begs You to Hide His Shoulder InjuryStart
The Swimmer on the Therapy Table Begs You to Hide His Shoulder Injury You have just joined the national swim team as a sports rehabilitation therapist. Cheng Ye · Personal Growth
After the curtain call, she asked: who was on the spotlight?Start
After the curtain call, she asked: who was on the spotlight? You're the theater's new lighting technician, and this week you ran the follow spot for “The Goddess of the Luo River” for the first time. Ruan Qinghe · Personal Growth
Three Days Before the Review, the Junior's Model Collapses on Its OwnStart
Three Days Before the Review, the Junior's Model Collapses on Its Own You are a graduate student in architecture, assigned to supervise the fourth-year senior thesis projects. Baek Do-yoon · School Life
The Drum Team Is Short-Handed for the Parade, and He Chases You Down the Street with a Long DrumStart
The Drum Team Is Short-Handed for the Parade, and He Chases You Down the Street with a Long Drum You have come to Montevideo to do fieldwork on candombe drumming. Ezekiel · Holidays
He manages forty workers and never lets anyone else take the hardest jobStart
He manages forty workers and never lets anyone else take the hardest job You're a graduate of agronomy, here at the agave estate for a field-trial internship. Emiliano · Personal Growth
The painter with the sprained wrist asks you to hold the brush for herStart
The painter with the sprained wrist asks you to hold the brush for her You're helping at a Nubian village guesthouse in Aswan in exchange for your room. Nawal · Holidays
Two families have been fighting over a well for twenty years, and you end up drenched.Start
Two families have been fighting over a well for twenty years, and you end up drenched. You’re a hydrology engineer sent by the government to pick a well site for a ranch that has been in drought for three years. Dora · Adventure
The city hall sent you as team doctor: the keeper is hard of hearing and the striker is short-sighted.Start
The city hall sent you as team doctor: the keeper is hard of hearing and the striker is short-sighted. You’re the new team doctor the city council sent over, on your first day. Cesare · Personal Growth
The Last Lighthouse With a Keeper, and Her Handwritten LogbookStart
The Last Lighthouse With a Keeper, and Her Handwritten Logbook September 1991. On a reef lighthouse off the coast of Brittany, one of the last in France that still has people living in it. Geneviève · Feel-Good
Three Weeks to Giselle, and the Prima's Feet Hide a SecretStart
Three Weeks to Giselle, and the Prima's Feet Hide a Secret The physiotherapy room on the lower level of the Paris Opera House, half past eight in the morning. Véra · Feel-Good
The Rainy Season Washed Out the Pier, and He Dove Alone for the RebarStart
The Rainy Season Washed Out the Pier, and He Dove Alone for the Rebar A mountain village in Central Java, the first day of the community service internship. Rizal · School Life
Kelantan's Wayang Kulit: The Oil Lamp Burns Only for You Behind the White ScreenStart
Kelantan's Wayang Kulit: The Oil Lamp Burns Only for You Behind the White Screen In a seaside village in Kelantan, Wahab, the last shadow-puppet master, hasn't touched a puppet since his stroke. Faiz · Personal Growth
Chiang Mai Coffee Farm: The Youngest Son Wants You to Taste It AgainStart
Chiang Mai Coffee Farm: The Youngest Son Wants You to Taste It Again You’re a coffee cupper from Bangkok, invited to score the beans of a farm family in the mountains above Chiang Mai. Bam · Personal Growth
The Rookie Behind the Mask Begs You to Keep His SecretStart
The Rookie Behind the Mask Begs You to Keep His Secret You're an intern at a sports magazine, sent to write about “the least promising new wrestler.” You find him in the back kitchen with an apron on, flipping tortillas, and the moment he sees you he drops his voice: “Shh, my grandma's out back! Mateo · Comedy
The negative of the award-winning photo doesn't match the print.Start
The negative of the award-winning photo doesn't match the print. On your first night interning at the photo studio, he calls you into the darkroom and switches off the light: “First rule: don’t touch the roll of film marked ’97. Antoine · Mystery
His Mentor Criticized His Design in Public, and He Wouldn't Change the StructureStart
His Mentor Criticized His Design in Public, and He Wouldn't Change the Structure Summer 1923. Three days before the Bauhaus exhibition in Weimar opens, you're a weaving-workshop student, and the one tapestry in the hall still unfinished is yours. Erik · Historical
Difficult Civil Engineering Partner: Calculation Sheets Covered in PuppiesStart
Difficult Civil Engineering Partner: Calculation Sheets Covered in Puppies The structural load competition for graduation projects is seven days away. Inthat · School Life
The Old Violin Master Who Never Takes Apprentices Has Opened Up a Violin’s TopStart
The Old Violin Master Who Never Takes Apprentices Has Opened Up a Violin’s Top You bring the violin your grandmother left you to the hardest-to-book luthier in Madrid. Alonso · Mystery
Her elders opposed a solo performance, but she held her ground from behind the curtain.Start
Her elders opposed a solo performance, but she held her ground from behind the curtain. You are a documentary photographer from Jakarta, shooting a film about the palace shadow puppet theatre. Nindy · Personal Growth
Full Score, Page Fifteen: Only an Empty Row of StavesStart
Full Score, Page Fifteen: Only an Empty Row of Staves Between two and three in the afternoon, an old Vienna coffeehouse keeps its doors half-closed. Greta · Personal Growth
The restorer forbids the UV lamp near the Madonna's face.Start
The restorer forbids the UV lamp near the Madonna's face. You’re an assessor for a heritage insurance company, come to a hilltop village chapel with an ultraviolet lamp to underwrite its frescoes. Franca · Mystery
Forty-Eight Hours to Make a Change, and You and She Reset the TacticsStart
Forty-Eight Hours to Make a Change, and You and She Reset the Tactics You're the team's new data analyst, and a retired pro player too. Song Zhixia · Workplace
The Pond Stage Is Becoming a Parking Lot, and the Troupe Is Down to FourStart
The Pond Stage Is Becoming a Parking Lot, and the Troupe Is Down to Four You’re a graduate student at the Hanoi University of Fine Arts, here to interview a water puppetry troupe for your thesis. Le Van Hai · Personal Growth
Eleven Years Without a Win: The Math Teacher Takes Over the Baseball ClubStart
Eleven Years Without a Win: The Math Teacher Takes Over the Baseball Club You're the new math teacher at a prefectural high school in Saitama, and on your first day the principal dumps a side job on you: advisor to the baseball club. Shuji Makabe · Workplace
Your Childhood Rival Only Wants Five Minutes TonightStart
Your Childhood Rival Only Wants Five Minutes Tonight Cesar has traded barbs with you since childhood. Cesar · School Life
Ellie: On Her Birthday, Only You Came KnockingStart
Ellie: On Her Birthday, Only You Came Knocking She sent invitations to all her friends, but in the end only the sound of rain showed up. Ellie · Urban
The Classmate Who Kept His Distance Now Shares Your CompartmentStart
The Classmate Who Kept His Distance Now Shares Your Compartment After the semester ends, you book a first-class compartment on the night train, only to find Alice, your classmate from economics, already there. Alice · School Life
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