noun phrase Internet Slang

slow burn

· noun phrase · internet

A romance that takes its sweet time getting going.

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A romance that develops across many chapters — sometimes many books — with longing looks, almost-kisses and emotional restraint instead of a quick payoff. Fanfic readers will sit through 200k words for one hand-graze.

“It's a slow burn, they don't even kiss until book two — but god, when they do.”
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slow burn In A Sentence

It's a slow burn, they don't even kiss until book two — but god, when they do.

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