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After Sex

by SandyNY

After sex you thanked me like I had helped move furniture which somehow felt lonelier than silence

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27 / M / Shanghai / New York

For You?

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27 / M / Shanghai / New York

Published

May 2

Time

1m

Notes: Politeness can become a very sophisticated form of distance.
Tags: #relationships #intimacy #alienation #awkwardness #minimal #poetry #emotional #realism

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