After one fight leaves him in a coma, his fiancée refuses to leave his side.
#16 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama Series
Breathless Waves
After an electric shock, two rival swimmers share a neural link that makes one suffocate on land.
NetShort · 49 episodes · about 0.7 h
FreeEp 1–11on NetShort
Locked38of 49 episodes
CheckedOct 18app's site
Story
Chloe and Liam, two competitive swimmers, are joined by a neural system after an electric jolt at the pool. Holding a breath in the water affects the other one on dry land, so they are forced to work together. They keep it secret while racing for an Olympic qualifying spot, and their hostility slowly turns into something irresistible. A corrupt selection process threatens to drown their ambitions.
Fantasy & magicSweet romancetenseromantic
Who will like it: viewers who liked rival-to-lover stories with a supernatural link and a sporting rivalry.
Main characters
- Chloe: swimmer linked to Liam by the system
- Liam: rival swimmer who shares her fate
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from NetShort's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Episodes
Mint ticks: 11 free. Grey: 38 locked. About 0.7 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 49
- Free
- 11
- Locked
- 38
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 49 | 11 | 38 | — | Oct 18, 2026read from the app's site |
Cost to finish
Passes for NetShort on the App Store: $5.99 to $29.99 (checked Oct 18, 2026). The App Store does not list how long each pass lasts.
How it compares on NetShort
- Length
- 49 episodes is longer than 78% of the 489 NetShort dramas on our list (typical: 36).
- Free episodes
- 11 free episodes is more than the typical NetShort drama (8). That is 22% of the story before the paywall.
“Typical” is the median drama from this app on our list, adult titles left out.
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Details the apps publish
- Languages
- English, ar_AE
- App tags
- Enemies to Lovers, Fantasy, Modern Romance
- NetShort
- 2.1K likes, 2.6K followers
The apps' own counts, shown as printed, never folded into the reader rating.
Source: NetShort (public chart and episode page), checked Oct 18, 2026. Poster: NetShort, from its official page, read Oct 18, 2026; it belongs to the app.