The List
- I thought intensity meant meaning.
- I wanted the ending to justify the cost.
- I was afraid normal life would feel dull.
- I kept waiting for proof.
- I did not want to admit what I had traded.
The Naughty List
Leaving the fantasy can feel like losing the only place you felt awake.
The attachment became a debt the reader kept trying to make worthwhile.
Sunk cost turns longing into a project.
The longer you wait for the fantasy to pay you back, the more it takes.
What has this cost that you have not let yourself count?