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The Radio Repairer
Romance & Sensual · EN · 2 parts · Ongoing · updated 2026-11-07
A young engineer brings a broken 1950s radio to a Havana repair stall and the repairer will not let her pay until it plays her grandmother's favourite song. A crackly, warm two-part romance of valves, static and old dance music.
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“The Radio Repairer” 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: Valves. Lucia brings her grandmother's broken radio to a repair stall in Havana. Mateo, the repairer, says it is a very old valve set and that it will play again, slowly.
- Part 2: The Bolero. The old radio finally plays her grandmother's bolero in the shaded stall, with the street gone quiet outside. Lucia dances, and the repairer, shyly, joins in.
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