Wither & Decay.
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MatureOngoing6h 31m
Last published Tue, May 13, 2025
Artemisia has always been different-her mind is a labyrinth of violent urges, whispers of something monstrous lurking beneath her skin. She's spent years perfecting the art of self-restraint, painting herself as an unbothered, detached girl among her friends. But inside, she's rotting, suffocating under the weight of her intrusive thoughts. Only one person keeps her tethered to reality: Monroe.
Monroe isn't like the others. He sees her. He adores her. He tells her she's perfect-even the parts she hides. His touch makes her blood run hot, his voice makes her heart twist into something unrecognizable. But Monroe has his own demons, and his love isn't soft; it's consuming, suffocating, something meant to claim her entirely.
Their relationship is an unraveling-passionate and poisonous. Monroe wants control. Artemisia wants to destroy. And somewhere in the tangled mess of obsession and desire, a single question remains: when the darkness finally takes them, who will survive?
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