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35: Vulnerability

Penulis: Cat Stories
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The morning sun that flooded Suite 1 felt less like a new beginning and more like an interrogation lamp.

Elion sat on the edge of the bed, staring at his socks. They were mismatched—one grey, one black. A small, chaotic detail that seemed to sum up the absolute wreckage of his emotional state.

He felt hollowed out. Scraped clean. The previous night’s conversation with Cale—the tears, the confession about Alex, the debt—hung in the air like stale smoke.

He had broken his own cardinal rule: Never give them the ammunition.

And he had given Cale the whole arsenal.

"You're spiraling," Cale’s voice cut through the static in Elion’s head.

Elion didn't look up. "I'm not spiraling. I'm regretting. There's a difference."

"Regret implies you made a mistake," Cale said. He placed a mug of coffee on the nightstand. "You didn't."

"I told a stranger my deepest trauma at 3 AM," Elion snapped, finally looking up. "In a house full of cameras. That is the definition of a mistake. That is a tactical erro
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  • Rewinding My Reaper Boyfriend   35: Vulnerability

    The morning sun that flooded Suite 1 felt less like a new beginning and more like an interrogation lamp.Elion sat on the edge of the bed, staring at his socks. They were mismatched—one grey, one black. A small, chaotic detail that seemed to sum up the absolute wreckage of his emotional state.He felt hollowed out. Scraped clean. The previous night’s conversation with Cale—the tears, the confession about Alex, the debt—hung in the air like stale smoke.He had broken his own cardinal rule: Never give them the ammunition.And he had given Cale the whole arsenal."You're spiraling," Cale’s voice cut through the static in Elion’s head.Elion didn't look up. "I'm not spiraling. I'm regretting. There's a difference.""Regret implies you made a mistake," Cale said. He placed a mug of coffee on the nightstand. "You didn't.""I told a stranger my deepest trauma at 3 AM," Elion snapped, finally looking up. "In a house full of cameras. That is the definition of a mistake. That is a tactical erro

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