“He felt like he had invisible chains tethering him to the floor of the dinghy and he could not comprehend why he felt no urge to break free.” Followed shortly by: “With a sickening feeling, he named himself ‘Coward’ again.”

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That is a super cool line… I swear I always have lines I’m proud of running through my head, but as soon as someone actually asked, poof!

8

“Somedays I feel it like dirt between my teeth, like streaked sunscreen on my shoulders bitten maringouin red, like I’m never leaving this city.” (idk i think i cooked)

4

‘"Monsters...usually don't think they're bad people." He pauses for a moment, slowly inhaling the cool night air, "And, I've never thought, not once, that you were a monster."’

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