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Float: A Collide Short Story
A Collide Short Story
Float is a whimsical short story told from the point of view of a weedy sea dragon featured in Collide—specifically during Chapter 13, when the main characters share a romantic indoor picnic at the aquarium.
Needless to say, things get a little wet.
A light-hearted, cheeky companion piece set in the Collide universe—a fun, imaginative peek beneath the tank.
For the best experience, it’s recommended that you read Collide by Alannah Roberts first.
All proceeds from this short story will be donated to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, which helps protect the natural habitat of the Australian weedy sea dragon.
Float is a whimsical short story told from the point of view of a weedy sea dragon featured in Collide—specifically during Chapter 13, when the main characters share a romantic indoor picnic at the aquarium.
Needless to say, things get a little wet.
A light-hearted, cheeky companion piece set in the Collide universe—a fun, imaginative peek beneath the tank.
For the best experience, it’s recommended that you read Collide by Alannah Roberts first.
All proceeds from this short story will be donated to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, which helps protect the natural habitat of the Australian weedy sea dragon.
9 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 13, 2025
About the author
Alannah Roberts
6 books51 followersAlannah is an emerging indie romance author based in Australia, writing contemporary love stories with a whole lot of heart—and drama.
Her books feature strong Filipino female leads and proudly reflect her commitment to cultural representation. Expect to yearn, ache, and burn as her characters navigate the messy, passionate chaos of love and life.
When she’s not writing, Alannah juggles a full-time job, life as a proud mama to her adorable daughter, wifey duties, and caring for her battalion of Pomeranians.
Connect with her on social media:
Instagram: @author.alannah.roberts
TikTok: @author.alannah.roberts
Her books feature strong Filipino female leads and proudly reflect her commitment to cultural representation. Expect to yearn, ache, and burn as her characters navigate the messy, passionate chaos of love and life.
When she’s not writing, Alannah juggles a full-time job, life as a proud mama to her adorable daughter, wifey duties, and caring for her battalion of Pomeranians.
Connect with her on social media:
Instagram: @author.alannah.roberts
TikTok: @author.alannah.roberts
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December 13, 2025
All proceeds from this short story will be donated to the Birch Aquarium in San Diego, which inspired the setting for the scene, and to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, which helps protect the natural habitat of the Australian weedy sea dragon.
For the best experience, it’s recommended that you read Collide by Alannah Roberts first
🪸🪸Book overview🪸🪸
A Collide Short Story Float is a whimsical short story told from the point of view of a weedy sea dragon featured in Collide—specifically during Chapter 13, when the main characters share a romantic indoor picnic at the aquarium.
Needless to say, things get a little wet.
A light-hearted, cheeky companion piece set in the Collide universe—a fun, imaginative peek beneath the tank
What to Expect
🪸Short Fun read
🪸POV from a Weedy Sea Dragon
This is a short story, it is told from the POV of a Weedy Sea Dragon Named Coral. Carol is featured in Collide, specifically during Chapter 13..
Alannah states this piece is meant to be a light-hearted, whimsical, and slightly cheeky addition to the Collide story and is just for fun….
🪸My short review🪸
FLOAT is only 9 pages and an enjoyable read. I love different POV’s and this was a great addition! Definitely worth reading Collide and then Float as a tandem read right after Chapter 13.
For the best experience, it’s recommended that you read Collide by Alannah Roberts first
🪸🪸Book overview🪸🪸
A Collide Short Story Float is a whimsical short story told from the point of view of a weedy sea dragon featured in Collide—specifically during Chapter 13, when the main characters share a romantic indoor picnic at the aquarium.
Needless to say, things get a little wet.
A light-hearted, cheeky companion piece set in the Collide universe—a fun, imaginative peek beneath the tank
What to Expect
🪸Short Fun read
🪸POV from a Weedy Sea Dragon
This is a short story, it is told from the POV of a Weedy Sea Dragon Named Coral. Carol is featured in Collide, specifically during Chapter 13..
Alannah states this piece is meant to be a light-hearted, whimsical, and slightly cheeky addition to the Collide story and is just for fun….
🪸My short review🪸
FLOAT is only 9 pages and an enjoyable read. I love different POV’s and this was a great addition! Definitely worth reading Collide and then Float as a tandem read right after Chapter 13.
Review of advance copy
Hilarious but also... wholesome? I love Coral! This is such a fun short story and beautifully written as always ❤️
December 16, 2025
Not me feeling happy for a sea dragon 😭 Little Coral
December 20, 2025
Cute follow on Novella
This was so cute, the short little story I needed to believe in love at first site. Magnificent as always Alannah
This was so cute, the short little story I needed to believe in love at first site. Magnificent as always Alannah
July 7, 2026
Float was such a fun little addition to the Collide universe! Coral completely stole the show, and seeing such an iconic scene through her perspective was both hilarious and surprisingly wholesome. It was short, sweet, and left me smiling the whole way through. A must-read for Collide fans!
July 23, 2026
Honestly - this book made me giggle, get teary and made my heart swell in its little entirety.
It shows that even though we are the centre of our story, doesn’t mean there isn’t other sides the story too. ♥️
It shows that even though we are the centre of our story, doesn’t mean there isn’t other sides the story too. ♥️
March 31, 2026
2026:
"Did she just spout like a whale?"
Having read this short story without having read Collide, it could definitely be seen as having spoilers.
In saying that, all it did was made me giggle and want to read Collide even more!
I think I would read this again once I've read Collide. Short and sweet and full of LOLs.
"Did she just spout like a whale?"
Having read this short story without having read Collide, it could definitely be seen as having spoilers.
In saying that, all it did was made me giggle and want to read Collide even more!
I think I would read this again once I've read Collide. Short and sweet and full of LOLs.
July 21, 2026
this was such an entertaining and creative short story!!! once again alannah you’re a genius ✨🌊🐠
March 26, 2026
awww 🥰
That was sweet and uplifting, a bit hilarious as well. I think I would cover the fish tank next time I got saucy 😉🫣
That was sweet and uplifting, a bit hilarious as well. I think I would cover the fish tank next time I got saucy 😉🫣
July 28, 2026
Float was such a fun little read and had me smiling the whole way through. Seeing the aquarium scene from Collide through the weedy sea dragon's perspective was so unexpected and absolutely hilarious. It was short, quirky, and full of little moments that genuinely made me laugh. Even though I haven't read Collide yet and could tell there were a few spoilers, it honestly just made me even more excited to pick it up. Alannah has such a creative imagination, and I swear she could make anything entertaining. I'll definitely be coming back to reread this after I've experienced Collide because it was such a cute little addition to the story.
July 26, 2026
I loved every second of this book, it was so cute but also funny seeing the sea dragons perspective of the aquarium scene in collide. Alannah is such a creative person and can write literally anything, she could write a To Do list and I would eat it up haha
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