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Content warning: tobacco use and sensuality.I saw him dancing in the colored lights. Red, then green, then blue, they moved like he did. Knees bending, torso swaying, neck thrown back. His hands caressed his body for no one but himself. All around him other people were oblivious to this personal riot.Every night I would come to this bar and every night I would leave alone. I would stand there watching, waiting, the ice would melt in my drink and the heat from all the bodies shifting together would leave my eyes burning. It’s not like I didn’...
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