Meaning of slow-burn | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Emerging or unfolding slowly or gradually.
   idiomatic
2. Developing slowly over the course of the story.
   idiomatic, slang

Examples

“This restructuring is a slow-burn disaster for the funding of the Russian war machine.”

“Clarke and Lexa's slow-burn romance—and the fan fiction that Vi devoured about it —led to her joining Tumblr and starting to write her own fanfic.”

“Since most respondents who prefer slow-burn fics are on the asexual spectrum, this is not surprising, as they are less likely to desire sexual experiences with others in general.”

“Slow burn fics, for instance, can go as far as having seventy thousand words before the character pairing even interacts.”

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