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ANXIETY!

Penulis: Liora
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-05-02 00:04:25

Theodore

I should’ve known he wouldn’t let me even catch fucking break.

The moment the door shut behind, it was like the entire room had suddenly decided I was today’s entertainment and no one bothered to tell me.

“So,” one of the girls dragged out, turning toward me with a grin that already spelled trouble, “you wanna explain that?”

I didn’t look up from my notebook. I didn’t even register what the lecturer was saying anymore, but pretending to write something down felt better than making eye
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