Stories tagged “naiveté”

  • Lackey 542

    The ad promised a fast-paced career opportunity with excellent pay. It offhandedly mentioned the possibility of high risk to personal safety, peppered with adjectives like “exciting” and “survival-variant.” I’ve always bee...

    • Author: uselessness
    • Posted almost 3 years ago.
    • 5 out of 5
  • Baited Breath

    I hear the keys jingle beyond the door. It must be her. It’s been three days. She tends to disappear, but rarely for that long, not without calling or briefly showing up for clothes. Anger, fear, hurt; bastards of my longing descend the ladder of...