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The Childhood Sentinel
The air outside the passenger-side window of the bus carried the crisp, unmistakable bite of late November, but inside, nineteen-year-old Ethan felt only a…
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The Unused Bowl
The house felt fundamentally different. It was not just quiet, but deeply, achingly hollow, as if the walls themselves were holding their breath, waiting…
The Guard Guarding Nothing
The afternoon sun always hit the front bay window at precisely 3:15 PM, casting a broad amber square across the worn hardwood floor. For…
The Unfinished Journey
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The Attic reunion
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The Adopted Rival
The Sterling family crest—a stylized anchor entwined with a serpent—hung in the foyer of the estate, cast in heavy, uncompromising bronze. To Marcus, it…
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The Career Pivot
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