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Submitted to Contest #333
Content Warning: Includes depictions of hunger, food insecurity, class-based violence, and scenes of induced vomiting. The smell reached him before the door fully opened. Roasted meat. Butter browning in copper pans. Something sweet caramelizing in a distant kitchen. Alex’s mouth flooded. He hadn’t eaten since yesterday, and now his body was making its demands known. His stomach tightened with an ache he struggled to hide.The parlor room unfolded before him in warm amber light, cast by crystal chandeliers. Guests moved through the glow in cl...
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