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TW: Abuse, please proceed with caution.

ADELINE

The hardest part of falling in love — truly falling — is the moment you realise what love isn’t.

It’s the moment you understand that love shouldn’t ache just to feel real. That the tight pull in your stomach isn’t butterflies — it’s fear. That the alarm bells ringing in your mind aren’t oxytocin — they’re warnings.

Real love doesn’t confine you.

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