I felt it. I heard the snap of my heart tearing in half. It wasn’t a messy, dirty rip like I’d expected, but a smooth, clean line that knew just where to break to hurt me the most.
T.L. MARTINYou understand what I’m telling you, Tommy? You have a light inside you, and the only person who gets to decide whether that light shines or not is you.
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The conversation between your fingers and someone else’s skin. This is the most important discussion you can ever have.
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A mouse trying hard to come off as a lion.
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Be you. All of you. Without consequence. Without judgment.
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There’s nothing more dishonest than words.
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Not everyone knows what to do when they come across a snowflake in the desert.
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I never claimed to be a predator, but right now she’s certainly the prey.
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Pushing out a breath, I lean against the wall and slide to the floor. I sit beside her for as long as it takes. Listening until her sobs fade and the shower turns on.
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But I was still weird enough that people otherwise left me alone.
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I part my lips, but no words come out. I want to cry. Want to beg. Want to scream. But mostly, I want to hold him until I know he’s going to be okay. Then I want him to hold me until I’m okay, too.
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I desire very little, but the things I do consume me.
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Like I’m a puzzle to be worked out and he’s got all damn day.
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Today, I painted with blood.
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We both know you won’t touch her. You’re going to force her to be deprived just because you are.
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When half the town, law enforcement included, has paid the woman in question for an ‘adult evening,’ it’s almost impressive how quickly she loses credibility.
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Submissive, sure, but someone who wants it all the same.
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