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by Levantin

Chapter 20

My phone vibrated and distracted me from my music teacher's boring explanations about the significance of the Beatles for modern English music. A glance at my watch revealed that Loona had messaged me. I didn't give the Beatles another thought, but discreetly fished my phone out...

by Levantin

Chapter 38

The heavy apartment door clicked shut with a solid sound. The deadbolt slid home, and in an instant, an absolute, suffocating silence settled over the hallway. I remained kneeling like a broken mess on the hardwood, pants pooled around my ankles, my thighs trembling uncontrollab...

by Levantin

Chapter 54

The late-afternoon click of the front door latch felt like another trap snapping shut behind me. In my backpack were Emma’s scribbled notes, in my groin the familiar, dull ache of resin, and on my banking app a fresh charge of nearly eighteen euros. It did not push my account int...

by Levantin

Chapter 59

The gray Friday morning swallowed every scrap of daylight over the schoolyard. My steps were heavy, each stride across the wet pavement a dull reminder of last night in the living room as the resin rubbed raw against my skin. The scent of Vanessa’s jasmine oil seemed still trappe...

by Levantin

Chapter 68

She sat in the armchair, one leg draped casually over the other, tracing the tip of her foot across my lower lip until my mouth parted on its own. Loona slid her toes inside—slow, unmistakable—letting them rest there as naturally as if this space belonged to her, just like every...