I think it's random, people I don't speak to or interact with I always get notifications telling me they've posted a story
I get that notification for people I haven't spoken to in months. I think it's just random
Also I've just checked and I have 0 story notifications turned on for anybody but yet I get them for almost everybody, randomly
If its deleted then no
I get story notifications for people I don't even talk to lol
It’s normally when they have notifications turned on for that persons story x
It's random