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Soap had called you "prickly." Well, not to your face, but you heard him whisper it to Gaz the night before holiday leave in the common room. At the time, you hadn't taken offense to it. After all, you'd always been a loner by nature. You weren't going to go changing that over a few, bubbly coworkers.
Weathering a brutal English snow storm, and without a single friend to your name, you resign yourself to spend Christmas Eve alone, drowning in cheap wine and cheese balls.
That is, until you happen to run into the one person on base more miserable than yourself -- Simon Riley.
In all truth, you didn't like the guy. If you were "prickly," then he was downright irascible. Evidently, he'd declined Soap's invitation to Scotland. If that's the case, then why in the world does he say "yes" when you blurt out a half-witted Christmas invitation to your empty London apartment?
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07 Feb 2026
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"You're kind. That's a rare quality to have in this world. And it's the best thing about you."
The words that were once meant as a compliment now remind you every day that you are not fit for this world.
This world preys on the weak. The kind.
It's a miracle you've made it this far."Stay on the move. Avoid crowds. Boil and filter every drop of water. Pack light. Never eat a white mushroom."
A survivor crosses paths with a silent man in the ruins of the world. She wasn’t looking for company, but having someone to travel with can’t hurt, right? Besides, they’re heading in the same direction, and it’s only temporary.
But something about the man haunts our protagonist. What kind of hell did he crawl out of? What is his damage?
And why won't he speak?Series
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03 Nov 2025
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Simon Riley fell in love with you at eighteen years old. When he’s thirty-five, he’s hardly better. Here’s the story.
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Later’s better than never… right?
Ten years ago, Simon and you met at the same therapeutic boarding school. You fought, he said some shit, he left. He thought he’d never see you again.
Until one day, a hospital calls and informs him that you’ve listed him as your emergency contact.
(title from the lana del rey song)
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He’ll give you everything but his face. And you give him everything but your heart.
If only you weren't on opposite sides.