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Introduction by JohnManTD
Chapter 1
The Sunday scaries were a real thing, but a Sunday spent elbow-deep in the ghosts of a life half-lived was a special kind of hell. Dust motes danced in the slanted afternoon light, each one a tiny particle of a past I was trying, and failing, to escape. The cupboard in my spare r...
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Chapter 2: Trying It Out by JohnManTD
Chapter 2
The last few days had been a blur of muted panic and obsessive curiosity. Monday morning, I’d woken up with the distinct, phantom sensation of breasts on my chest, a ghost of a memory that made my skin crawl and tingle in equal measure. I’d gone to work, the ring and the journal...
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Chapter 3: Time For Some Upgrades by JohnManTD
Chapter 3
The city lights blurred into streaks of red and gold as I drove, a hypnotic river of taillights that for once didn't fill me with the usual soul-crushing dread of rush hour traffic. My fingers tapped an energetic rhythm against the steering wheel, a stark contrast to the slow, op...
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Chapter 4: A Step Up by JohnManTD
Chapter 4
The morning sun sliced through the blinds, casting stripes of light across the rumpled sheets and the curve of Claire’s hip. I woke to the soft weight of her head on my chest, the faint, sweet smell of her shampoo a grounding, pleasant anchor in the chaotic new reality of my life...
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Chapter 5: It’s An Investment by JohnManTD
Chapter 5
The shower was scalding, but it was the only thing that felt like it could scrub the night from my skin. I used a ton of my mint-scented mouthwash, swishing and spitting with a vengeance, trying to erase the ghost taste of dick that lingered long after I’d taken the ring off. It...
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Chapter 6: I Need More by JohnManTD
Chapter 6
The Friday evening rush at the mall was a special kind of purgatory. The air was thick with the scent of Cinnabon and cheap perfume, a sensory that did nothing to soothe my frayed nerves. I stood in front of a rack of women’s jeans, my fingers tracing the soft, distressed...
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Chapter 7: Getting Comfortable by JohnManTD
Chapter 7
The world was a jackhammer inside my skull. I woke to the cruel, insistent slice of morning light cutting through a gap in my blinds, each photon a tiny needle piercing my brain. My mouth tasted like a brewery’s floor mat, and a low, groaning ache resonated through my entire body...
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Chapter 8: Alexa Makes A Friend by JohnManTD
Chapter 8
The line between Alex and Alexa was becoming less of a line and more of a permeable, shimmering membrane. My life had bifurcated, split into two parallel streams that were starting to feel less like a man with a secret and more like two distinct, cohabiting entities sharing the s...
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Chapter 9: Terms of Endowment by JohnManTD
Chapter 9
“I can explain!” The words burst from my lips, a , useless shout into the hurricane of the moment. They were the four most pathetic syllables ever uttered, a flimsy shield against an apocalypse of my own making. Sarah stood pressed against the far wall of her bedroom,...
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Chapter 10: We’re Superheros! by JohnManTD
Chapter 10
1,124. It wasn't just a number etched into the side of the simple gold band resting on Dave’s coffee table. It was the sum of every debased act, every stolen kiss, every transactional fuck. It was the weight of every lie, every feigned moan, every stranger’s hot, sticky seed wip...
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