#bitter
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A young man recounts his secret sexual relationship with his mother during her final months battling terminal cancer.
A woman waits on a tropical balcony for her lover of fifteen years who always leaves, torn between devotion and self-hatred for their ongoing affair.
An elderly man in a far-future polyamorous triad reflects on a life shared with his sister and her husband as his health declines.
A man returns to his hometown after losing his job and being abandoned by his partner, seeking to rebuild his life.
A young woman leaves her family farm for a bookkeeping job in Philadelphia, seeking connection and a future beyond her isolated upbringing.
A man reunites with a former flame suffering from a terminal illness at a care facility, reigniting a romance left unfinished for years.
David is haunted by a mysterious one-night stand named Lana who vanished after revealing she was married, leaving him devastated and unable to move on.
A high school senior faces his last day with Cody, the boy he loves, before heading off to college and leaving everything behind.
A young man heads off to Portsmouth University, wrestling with lingering feelings and regrets over a recent fling with Tracey before they part ways for their separate universities.
A bitter protagonist returns to his hometown only to discover his unfaithful parents are dead, as the long fantasy saga nears its conclusion.
A woman struggles with the emotional toll of her long-distance relationship with a trucker who is away for weeks at a time.
After his lover Carol leaves him for another man, a heartbroken Charlie tries to move on with his life while struggling to let go of what they had.
A budding author shares a semi-autobiographical tale of his tender, complicated relationship with his childhood friend Ryan, a moody wrestler from a rival school.
A lonely orphan boy finds warmth and friendship with an average girl he meets at a bowling alley, beginning a tender relationship.
A husband's true account of his marriage unraveling after his wife begins pressuring him into cuckolding arrangements he no longer wants, culminating in separation.
Two high school sweethearts spend their final summer day together before she moves away, cherishing every intimate moment.
A lonely widowed correction officer falls for his new tenant, a young woman who reminds him of his late wife.
A bitter young man uses mind control to prey on freshman college girls after being rejected by his ex-girlfriend.
An older white man reflects on a near-miss romance with a Black woman from his herpetology hobby group, revealing lingering half-regret while his current wife sleeps upstairs.