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claire
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“Hi,” Shep says, and I realize he’s not addressing me. “Please kick again. Unless you’re too tired, and then I’ll just be happy with what I got.”
I laugh and it hurts. That’s been happening to me a lot lately. When something is good and painful all at once. No one else has talked to the bump yet.
uwu
— Apr 04, 2026 09:56PM
I laugh and it hurts. That’s been happening to me a lot lately. When something is good and painful all at once. No one else has talked to the bump yet.
uwu
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claire
is 87% done
“The first person I ever wanted to sleep with was you. You pretty much are sex to me. So if you don’t mind . . . If it’s not too much trouble, maybe I’ll just enjoy myself a little, and if you need me to go faster, you can just tell me, okay?”
Well, who am I to argue?
“Oh, okay,” is my brilliant response.
— Apr 05, 2026 04:18PM
Well, who am I to argue?
“Oh, okay,” is my brilliant response.
claire
is 85% done
I drift back to my desk and keep waiting for the stupidity to rush in. I’ve officially told Xaria to stop considering me for the highest-paying job I could possibly get with my level of education. I’ve officially said out loud that I want to go back to school. I’ve officially said out loud that I want . . . anything.
This feeling is terrifying and satisfying in equal parts.
— Apr 05, 2026 04:16PM
This feeling is terrifying and satisfying in equal parts.
claire
is 83% done
A great thing about knowing what you want is that you can start racing towards it.
I stride with purpose through the annex.
— Apr 05, 2026 04:14PM
I stride with purpose through the annex.
claire
is 78% done
“We haven’t fed you yet.”
“Food is for losers. More kissing.” I reach for him and he obliges for all of three seconds.
“Let me feed you,” he says against my lips. I growl in frustration but also because it hurts to have your heart squeezed like that. “Oh, fine."
— Apr 05, 2026 04:12PM
“Food is for losers. More kissing.” I reach for him and he obliges for all of three seconds.
“Let me feed you,” he says against my lips. I growl in frustration but also because it hurts to have your heart squeezed like that. “Oh, fine."
claire
is 72% done
We’re quiet for a long moment. “Willa? No pressure, but if you ever wanted to talk about it . . .”
She sniffs, nods, and gives me a gift. She tells me everything.
i love them 😢
— Apr 05, 2026 12:02PM
She sniffs, nods, and gives me a gift. She tells me everything.
i love them 😢
claire
is 69% done
“To Shep,” she toasts. “Who did something really hard. Because he’s brave. And is deciding not to be afraid of failure.”
And I recognize it for what it is, it’s the lost half of Willa’s original toast. It’s her celebration of courage and failure and letting life beat you up because you decide to really try.
— Apr 05, 2026 12:00PM
And I recognize it for what it is, it’s the lost half of Willa’s original toast. It’s her celebration of courage and failure and letting life beat you up because you decide to really try.
claire
is 66% done
“Are you sure?” he asks again. He walks over to me and picks up my hand. He twiddles my two rings and then sets my hand back by my side and puts his hands back in his pockets. “Because you being comfortable in my house is pretty much the only criteria I’m currently using for picking a place.”
I nearly gasp for breath,
AAAAAAA SHEP YOU NEED TO STOP
— Apr 05, 2026 11:59AM
I nearly gasp for breath,
AAAAAAA SHEP YOU NEED TO STOP
