THEODOSA.The bathroom had no business being this well stocked.I stood in front of the shelf built into the shower wall and looked at the array of products lined up across it. Shampoo, conditioner, body wash, all of them dark bottled and clearly male, smelling like something deep and earthy that I was going to pretend I didn't recognize.I used them anyway because what other choice did I have.I lathered my skin with my hands and stood under the water longer than necessary, mostly because it was warm and the room behind me was not particularly inviting. When I finally turned it off and stepped out, the only towel I'd found in the cupboard was thick and white and enormous, which tracked.I dried off and stood there.My clothes were in a pile on the floor. I looked at them. I looked at the cupboard. Then I opened it wider and looked at what else was inside.Dark fabrics, folded. All of them enormous.I pulled out a pair of sweats and a black t-shirt and stood with them in my hands for
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