I'm not gonna lie, the last 15 or so chapters will feature my favorite characters because I know them best/I'm getting a bit lazy and I only have 3 days left for me to reach my goal.
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Liar
It became a mantra. You're doing okay, you'll be okay, everything was okay. He'd speak this to the general direction of the bathroom mirror every morning. At first, saying this aloud felt taboo, but pass the days… weeks… months… years… it became familiar, habit. These words rolled off the tongue with ease, speaking to unhearing ears and broken heart. But he needed to hear it every morning before school, before a tournament, before another day.
His reflection caught the corner of his eye and for the first time in months, Ryou looked at himself directly.
"You're doing okay, you'll be okay, everything was okay." A tear rolled down his cheek.
That was depressing. But I like angst. And I like to think I write it well.
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Over and out,
Mahersal