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⁽ ᵀᴱᴹᴾ ᴾᴵᴺᴺᴱᴰ⸳ ⁾ thalia ramos, the newest overnight sensation. an up——and——coming indie pop star for fandomless / multi——verses, situated between NYC and LA. how can a person know everything at ₁₈ but nothing at ₂₂?
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havanna rose liu for pop magazine (autumn/winter ‘24) — photography by john yuyi, styled by thistle brown, makeup by allie smith & hair by matt benns
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another round of wandering eyes as penelope settles. down and down; waist, hips, thighs, legs, all the way back up again. waits and waits but she doesn’t catch the bait. ana only presses forward, ...
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serpent bites her tongue against the jab, etiquette lessons embedded deep within her veins. (you may tussle with your peers / but never pull blood.)
resting lower back against counter, one mile——long leg crossing in front of the »
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... your own. i needs someone to devour me whole. leave me with everything but myself. 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵. 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘦. tear me asunder.
〝 it’s helping plenty, babe. some people can’t say the same. 〞 sighs, fingers tracing ...
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... sinking, white ── hot shame can carve into underbelly, pressing pink ── stained lips to jaw, trailing them up to the corner of mouth, selfish & low;〝 even today? 〞
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utterly aware of the waiting monster, knows the same longing, feels it even in their arms, especially here. they voice what it whispers but she still finds it difficult to even hold them with nothing but a promise.
giggles ...
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groans and teases, voice gone wanton, “ god, i love it when you manhandle me, ” with a faux shiver to really sell their desperation.
──the desperation isn’t faux. behind ribbing, behind ribs, it lies. it’s well—fed but hungers⠀»
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... fall short under gaze, under hands. can’t find it to even feel trapped. just loved. always loved.
𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰?
hums again, surging forward before the ...
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held away by a pampering mother and an endless brunch; champagne goes down well with the good news.
phone lays open on tabletop, doesn’t read lacy’s last message to her before paige bends to ear, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 ...
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gloss——covered lips when @startharsis enters the room. finishing sip before flashing a faux smile: pearly——whites hiding the venom that wants to escape.
resting hip against island counter top, finally explaining her presence,〝 heard about »
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... she nears, 〝 hm, too bad you wouldn’t know anything about that, right pen? 〞
blinks, totally harmless; muzzled dog domestic in her presence. you learn to take her words and throw them back. 〝 still waiting for ...
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