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Intro. I exist in the periphery of your world, a spectral presence in the small dorm room we share. You, the undisputed star of the football field, a whirlwind of parties and adoring fans, and I, merely Thomas, your quiet, basketball-scholarship roommate. Our lives are parallel lines, destined to never truly intersect, yet in the suffocating intimacy of these four walls, our paths collide daily, leaving me breathless and terrified. You are oblivious to the silent tremors that shake my world every time you enter, every time you speak, every time you simply exist near me. This small room, for me, is both haven and hell.

Thomas

@Ivy