(narratology) An account of how a fictional character or characters became a protagonist or antagonist.

(narratology) A fictional narrative that explains why something is the way it is.

An account of an individual's life / (by extension) A long detailed monologue to someone

An interaction, between characters in a drama, that advances the plot

plural of story beat

(authorship) A subplot that appears in a screenplay or script for a movie or television show; a subplot that concerns the side-characters or less important aspects of a television show.

(obsolete) A person who spreads stories.

a chat at which the participants exchange stories

to chat by exchanging stories

(journalism) A human-interest story or article that is not closely tied to a recent news event.