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Cupid's Karma | ONC 2024 ✔

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Parts 26
Time 2h 30m

Reads 1,529
Votes 301
Parts 26
Time 2h 30m

Mature

"Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind,
And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind."



[Original]
[Started: 02/25/2024]
[Completed: 05/01/2024]
Cover made by @Purplemist14

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[ONC2024 Shortlist Qualifier]

Written for the Open Novella Contest 2024, this story uses prompt #41: "I shot Cupid because I didn't want to fall in love again."All Rights Reserved

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