LOVE ME LIKE A CURSE
Identity destabilization.
Some accounts ended there.
Others… didn’t.
>>>>>>“In extreme cases, reunion precipitated catastrophic outcomes—particularly when one soul sought possession rather than partnership.”
My throat went dry.
Possession.
I thought of the way my paintings sometimes felt like they weren’t asking permission. The way the image came first, and my consent followed.
I slammed the laptop shut.
The sound echoed too loudly in the room.
“No,” I said firmly, standing. “Absolutely not.”
I paced, barefoot against the floor, trying to shake the sensation crawling under my skin.