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Care Without Claim

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Ezra Velasco has mastered the art of being easy to keep.
He arrives early, listens closely, and gives without asking-until care becomes something he offers by default, not by choice.

When Arthur Langford enters the office with a calm that doesn't demand attention and a presence that doesn't rush connection, Ezra is forced to confront a question he's avoided for years: What happens when you stop earning your place and start taking up space?

Care Without Claim is a slow-burn workplace romance about emotional labor, unlearning performance, and the quiet shift that happens when love stops feeling like work. It explores what it means to be chosen without proving, seen without shrinking, and held without condition.

Sometimes, the message you've been waiting for doesn't arrive loudly-
it arrives when you finally learn how to stay.

Written for the Open Novella Contest 2026.
Main prompt #7: One morning, the ocean washes up a message-one you've been waiting your entire life to hear.Todos los derechos reservados

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