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by 12inpen
Chapter 1
The iron key is nearly lost in your palm, a sliver of metal that feels like a toothpick against your calloused skin. You, Jeff Smith, have spent forty years navigating a world that felt like it was made of cardboard and dollhouse furniture. At seven-foot-one, you are a mountain o...
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by 12inpen
Chapter 2
Your presence solidifies them further, their translucent edges hardening into vibrant, impossible reality. The need for a physical check isn't a question; it's a necessity. You step forward, the simple act of your movement enough to make the floorboards groan in protest, a deep b...
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by 12inpen
Chapter 2
Your words, spoken in a low baritone that seems to vibrate the very floorboards, cut through their hushed awe. "The estate is large. Your forms are unstable. Effective immediately, we operate on a density protocol. No one strays more than fifty feet from me, at any time." You don...
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by 12inpen
Chapter 2
Your gaze shifts from the submissive form at your feet, moving like a searchlight to fix upon the two figures in the doorway. You do not raise your voice. The same low, resonant command that brought Daphne to her knees now washes over Kim and Misty. "Both of you. Kneel." The word...
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by 12inpen
Chapter 2
You turn, a movement that displaces a significant amount of air in the grand foyer. Your footsteps are seismic, each one a dull, heavy thud that travels down your massive legs, through the soles of your boots, and into the foundation of the estate itself. You walk past Daphne, st...
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