Let's play: Stroker or Not?

Here we go. Lafayette Hills. A watershed story for me. 30k words

On the stroker side: POV you're a wallflower, and the woman who is covertly sleeping with half the neighborhood has noticed you.

On the not side: the story only uses the word autism once, in the epilogue, when the protagonist Mary is receiving her diagnosis, but the signs are there. It only uses the word suicide once, to explain the deadline Mary has been fretting about the whole time with regards to her writing, but the signs are there. It never uses the word narcissist, to describe the older woman seducing Mary, but there are red flags everywhere.

Sometimes, though, in the moment, being used can feel so good.
 
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