Follows stories, say (5)
I believe the answer is:
tails
'follows' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'stories say' is the wordplay.
'stories' becomes 'tales' ('tale' can be a synonym of 'story').
'say' shows a homophone (sound like).
'tales' sounds like 'TAILS'.
(Other definitions for tails that I've seen before include "Coin-tossing call" , "Animals' extremities" , "Full evening dress for men" , "Morning coat" , "as opposed to heads" .)