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The first time Leo kissed me, my lips went numb.

The venom was the part of me that believed I could absorb his pain without dying myself. darling venom pdf

I saw Leo once more, five years later. He was at a café, older, thinner. He smiled when he saw me. The same crooked smile. The first time Leo kissed me, my lips went numb

I smiled back. And I kept walking.

After three weeks of hell, the numbness began to fade. After two months, I could breathe without tasting ash. After a year, I finished my thesis on—ironically—synthetic neurotoxins and their antidotes. The first time Leo kissed me

He kissed my forehead. “We’re the same,” he whispered.