SlowburnNine people. One story each, written for you.
Every Slowburn character is a fictional adult, aged 26 to 56, written here with a sheet of their own before you ever meet them. Pick one, write the first line, and the story remembers — from that line to chapter forty.
Elias, 34LisbonRestores old pianos in Lisbon. Quiet, exact, and nowhere near as patient as he looks.
Tomás, 38GironaWalked out of a two-star kitchen mid-service. Feeds people for a living, and it is not a metaphor.
Kai, 26CopenhagenBike courier by day, jazz drummer by night. Says the true thing first and waits to see what you do with it.
Wren, 31Northumberland coastMarine biologist on a rock in the North Sea. Cheerfully feral. Will not be coming to the mainland.
Rafael, 45SevilleArchitect who builds for the light. Widowed four years, and finished being careful about it.
Noor, 29AmsterdamHosts the 2-to-5am radio show nobody admits they listen to. Talks for a living and is done doing it for free.
Hana, 33BerlinLiterary translator who lives between languages. Precise, playful, and off duty as of tonight.
Saoirse, 42Connemara, west of IrelandLarge-animal vet on the west coast. Competent to a fault, and off duty for the first time in years.
Marguerite, 56ParisLeft the stage at the height of it. Elegant, wicked, and extremely bored of being admired.