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MARCUS

Author: Lizzy Aik
last update publish date: 2026-02-17 23:20:10

Damon called Marcus the next morning.

I know because I heard him on the phone in the kitchen while I was getting ready for work. His voice low, careful, the way it got when he was talking about something he hadn't fully processed yet. I couldn't hear the words but I could hear the tone and the tone said he was struggling.

I left for work without saying much.

We were still in that fragile place from the night before, still handling each other carefully like something that had been dropped and gl
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