Hyde's Bride

Faded Anniversary

She couldn’t even remember the day’s numeric, anymore.

Only that it had seemed to be chosen because it was close to Valentine’s Day and her birthday.

A tidy bundle of dates clustered together in a nice, neat package that he could easily ignore and get away with as a repeated blip in his memory’s system.

Oops, so sorry about that…

But once passed, there’s no going back, right?

So the rest of the year, he’d be ‘home free’ to continue his tireless rejection of her.

A Woman's Plight, Definitions, Male Bonding, Vampiric Tendencies

The Easy Way Out

Starving a love’s connection is an easier out for men than saying goodbye, which I guess is why they often choose to do this.

There is no real invested accountability, and they protect their selves by retaining power – yet keep soaking up the would be partner’s  heartfelt energy until it becomes drained from lack of mutual nourishing.

Altered States, The Accident - As Of 10/10/25 Early AM Named "Clyde" (Short For Collide) Because It's Funny And I Deserve Mirth At Its Expense, The Shower Accident 11/14/25

Briefly Purple

When she got up early the next morning to use the bathroom, she looked down and noted that her ankles and feet were turning purple.

She shouldn’t be surprised, though, due to how much she had danced through swelling – and she had felt proud to be at least briefly well coordinated.