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Kontal-Kontil
The swinging of long earrings or the swinging of a dress as one walks (n) The sun beats hot on the back of Cosima’s neck. They pull up the collar of their short sleeve button down to cover the exposed skin. They glance next to them at their friend. The left side of Nico’s neon
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Tarantism
The uncontrollable urge to dance (n) “Taste,” Nora says, holding the spatula towards Melody. Melody grabs Nora’s hand to bring the spatula closer to her mouth. She licks the cookie dough off the side. Her head tilts. She licks the other side. “You’re joking, right?” Nora turns her attention fully towards Melody. “What are you
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Opia
The ambiguous intensity from looking someone in the eye (n) “Have you seen that couple TikTok trend from a while ago?” Noor asks Cameron from the couch. Cameron rounds the side by her feet with a plate of skewered fruit. He sets it down on the coffee table next to the bowl of mostly burned
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Hidden Pain
Panic attacks are like a faulty light switch. They start like an unwarned flip of a switch, but turning it off is tricky. Sometimes, you do what you’re told, and it goes away. Other times, you do everything right, yet it just doesn’t budge. You have to go through the painful, exhausting, terrifying motions and
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