Quasar

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The Center of the Universe

ShortStory 2,096 words Recommended by 1 award/anthology source

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"Abigail sat at the centermost position at the cafeteria table. For her, it was unintentional. For us, it was by design. Abigail had no idea about the effect she had on people, obviously. It’s a blessing of having seen yourself in every movie, magazine, song lyric. It’s the assuredness that if you have something to say, others will listen."

Psychological HorrorAI PersonhoodDread

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HorrorVisceralAI FictionSlow BurnUnsettlingBodily AutonomyConsciousnessTraumaDarkIntimateContemporaryLiterary SFFirst PersonIdentityCharacter DrivenScience Fiction

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body-horrorself-harmviolence

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