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Last published Thu, Apr 2, 2026
a short story set in a dark fictional college.
more mystery than romance.
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two best friends at college spent a cozy November evening in the library, playing chess, unaware of the tragedy unfolding outside those brick walls, high on the roof of the Astronomy Tower.
✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧.
«Vincere aut mori».
𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘦.
── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆
written by @yvilique
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