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The Guitar Maker
Romance & Sensual · EN · 2 parts · Ongoing · updated 2026-11-07
A guitar maker's apprentice in Seville builds an instrument for a singer who has lost her voice. A soft two-part romance about wood, song and being heard.
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“The Guitar Maker” is a Romance & Sensual story for adults, told in 2 parts and about 4 minutes of reading in total. Every character is 18 or older and every encounter is consensual. Start with Part 1 and use the Next part button at the end of each part, or pick a part from the list below.
- Part 1: Spruce. Alma is a guitar maker's apprentice in Seville. Rafa, a flamenco singer who has lost his voice, commissions a guitar that he promises he will never play.
- Part 2: Strings. The guitar is finished, strung and tuned. Rafa holds it for the first time, and in the quiet of the workshop he finds that he still has something to say.
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