The Ballroom Below the River
A seamstress finds a ballroom beneath the river where the city's vanished lovers dance every flood season.
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The Ballroom Below the River
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A seamstress finds a ballroom beneath the river where the city's vanished lovers dance every flood season.
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Free episodes, rewarded unlocks, and Premium access pathsEpisode 1: Episode 122 min read / Block 1: The Dress From BelowCurrentEpisode 2: Episode 222 min read / Block 1: The Dress From BelowEpisode 3: Episode 322 min read / Block 1: The Dress From BelowEpisode 4: Episode 422 min read / Block 1: The Dress From BelowEpisode 5: Episode 522 min read / Block 1: The Dress From BelowEpisode 6: Episode 622 min read / Block 2: Flood Season WaltzEpisode 7: Episode 722 min read / Block 2: Flood Season WaltzEpisode 8: Episode 822 min read / Block 2: Flood Season WaltzEpisode 9: Episode 922 min read / Block 2: Flood Season WaltzEpisode 10: Episode 1022 min read / Block 2: Flood Season Waltz
About
By End Novel OriginalsStory Genome
romantic and secretive · graceful escalation
- Relationship
- artist and noble reformer
- Conflict
- seamstress versus marriage market
- Setting
- a gaslit river city with staircases that appear under bridges at low tide
- Power system
- river doors, vow garments, and flood-season bargains
- Ending style
- love made public
Cliffhanger 4/5Violence 1/5Romance 5/5Comedy 1/5
hidden ballroomforbidden romanceclass intriguevanished lovers
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