Kisses Didn't Cure Me

She spent her whole life searching for something that didn't exist - not in her family, not in the boys who swore they loved her, and definitely not in the mirror. Alone in a world that never made space for her softness, she gave up on love altogether. Until him.
A man who didn't rush her healing, didn't flinch at her scars, and didn't leave when she tried to push him away. But lone, for her, has never been gentle.
And kisses? They never cured her before.. so why would this be any different?
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