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Before you forget everything
The air that hit me didn't smell of wax or wilted flowers. It smelled of printed paper, old ink, and something more rancid, like cold tobacco trapped between pages.
Oh my god, the sensory details here! The 'rancid' smell vs. his books... it's such a sharp contrast that makes me wonder: is he actually rotting from within, or is he just so intense with grief that he feels like a corpse to everyone else? I need enemies-to-lovers tension this bad. 😭
