Building Bridges Burned
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Complete Sun, Jun 18, 201729m
"You kept going."
"I wanted to."
Trigger warnings (some not really): implied sexism, death, a little too much of sad but hopeful feels, cigarettes, swearing, vagueness, character assassination
A short story I've been meaning to publish elsewhere but never got to. Written ages ago.
Word count: 5.9K
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