The Two Portraits
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  • Reads 178
  • Votes 20
  • Parts 14
  • Time 58m
Complete, First published Sep 23, 2020
Mature
For two nameless immortals who have found one another, the only constant in life is each other.
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Not recommended for readers below 18 years of age
TW: Abuse, Abusive Behavior, Violence
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This is a tiny novelette that I wrote as a kind of therapy when I was going through a dark place back in 2017.

I wanted to post it here because I have no intentions of going anywhere with it but I do kind of like it so I wanted to share with someone. I hope you enjoy it but if you don't, that's fine too.

(I'm currently working on a longer piece of writing, but I was starting to get sad seeing my page so empty)
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*This is a work of fiction inspired by the paintings of Johannes Vermeer and Agnolo Bronzino titled "Girl With The Pearl Earring" and "Portrait of A Young Man" respectively. I do not claim any ownership over the paintings and I do not claim the existence of any legitimate connection between my written work of fiction and either one of the aforementioned paintings.
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