Self-Inflicted Persuasion

Sometimes, coercion is not so obvious. Sometimes, it's not so easy to ignore the signs. Sometimes, the manipulation is so sneaky that you think it was your fault all along. Sometimes, it is your own demons that cause tragedy. Sometimes, it can be your fault.

Follow along with this poetic short story about persuasion and coercion. Not only is it possible for others to manipulate you to do something, but it's also possible for you to be the bad guy in your own story. It's possible to persuade and manipulate yourself because of how much hate you have toward yourself. What are you supposed to do when you are the one who allowed someone to walk all over you? When you are the one who invited it, who initiated it? What happens when tragedy strikes, but you can't blame the other person because it was all your doing?

Follow this sad exploration of self-hatred as our protagonist journeys through a life-changing incident that leaves her questioning her own very being.

WARNING: TRIGGER WARNINGS: sexual coercion, sexual content, blood, medical scenes, self-harm