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Weekly Contest #358
The acid didn’t kill me because it couldn’t decide which part of me to dissolve first. I was dropped into the Decomposition Silo at 0300, marked as Unspecified Composition. The system’s predictive reality engine didn't even log my deletion. It just managed to update the facility's floor-space capacity, as I was considered waste. My body, dripping with the exact solvents meant to destroy me, is a stitchwork of the genetic debris of ten thousand other people. The silo is supposedly lethal to the nth degree, but the process left me unharmed. Sl...
Weekly Contest #355
Leanette adjusted the napkins placed on top of the plates so that the embroidered sunflowers sit right at the center. This is the third time in ten minutes. She moved the glasses next, settling each one at the heart of its ceramic coaster, one with aqua and yellow flowers. Her eyes travelled the length of the table, measuring if anything is unaligned by even a tiny margin. Her hands go still when she hears a car door outside. She's early, Leanette thought. Hearing the footsteps towards her porch, Leanette steadied herself in front of the do...
Weekly Contest #230
I softly stroked his hair while he looked up to my eyes and smiled slightly. He brushed his jawline against my collarbone, his stubble rubbed on my skin, evoking a sensation I have been yearning for. I playfully moved away and he tightened his hug. I felt so safe at that very moment, where time seemed to stand still, and the worries that had weighed on my mind were washed away like scribbles on a sandy beach. I revelled in the safety of his arms, each heartbeat echoing a reassurance that I hadn't known I needed. His smile widened as if mirro...
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