NOT THE PROTAGONIST

Jai GreyOn-going

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Betrayal
Campus
Cheating
Coolguy
drama
Genius
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Some people are born to take the spotlight. I wasn't. Or at least, that's what I believed. Somewhere along the way, I stopped expecting to be chosen first. I stopped expecting people to stay. It wasn't painful anymore. Standing a little farther back was simply easier, letting louder people fill the silence while brighter people became the center of every room. Before I realized it, disappearing had stopped being a habit. It had become the way I lived. I thought that was enough. Then someone started looking for me. And everything I'd spent years quietly becoming started to fall apart.

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NOT THE PROTAGONISTCHAPTER 35: “A Different Kind of Comfort”

ADRIAN'S POVI came back to the waiting area after changing into the clean shirt the receptionist had

NOT THE PROTAGONISTCHAPTER 34: “What We Misunderstood”

ETHAN'S POVBy Tuesday morning, I had reached the library, and Adrian was already there. Marco was su

NOT THE PROTAGONISTCHAPTER 33: “Patterns and Acceptance”

ANICA'S POVMonday morning started with me arriving at the Business building a few minutes later than

NOT THE PROTAGONISTCHAPTER 32: “Before The Weekend”

ANICA'S POVBy Friday, the week had already been busy enough, and most of us seemed more interested i

NOT THE PROTAGONISTCHAPTER 31: “Things I Didn't Notice Before”

ANICA'S POVThursday afternoon passed more quietly than I expected. After lunch, I returned to my cla

NOT THE PROTAGONISTCHAPTER 30: “What He Finally Understood”

ANICA'S POVThursday morning started normally enough, with students moving through the Business build

NOT THE PROTAGONISTCHAPTER 29: “A Problem That Wasn't There”

ADRIAN'S POVAfter our Wednesday morning lecture, Ethan suggested moving our thesis discussion to the

NOT THE PROTAGONISTCHAPTER 28: “An Unfamiliar Habit”

ADRIAN'S POVBy breakfast, my phone was already beside my plate, and I had checked the thesis group c

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Total: 35
CHAPTER 1: “The Beginning of an End”
I let myself into Kai's apartment with the spare key he'd insisted I keep months ago, joking it was
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CHAPTER 2: “Different Than Before”
ANICA'S POV
The noise inside never really settled. Music, laughter, and another heated beer pon
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CHAPTER 3: “Anomaly”
ADRIAN'S POV
The party carried on without me. I'd tried staying but none of the conversations held my
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CHAPTER 4: “Rumours and Glances”
ANICA'S POV
The hallway felt different after the incident. People stared more openly now, and convers
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CHAPTER 5: “Out of Pattern”
ADRIAN'S POV
By the time I reached the circuit, the afternoon sun had already begun sinking, stretchi
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CHAPTER 6: “The Human Mosquito”
ANICA'S POV
"Anica."
The peace lasted exactly one minute.
"What is it this time?"
Adrian straightened sl
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CHAPTER 7: “Common Ground.”
ADRIAN'S POV
Once something was out of sight, it usually stayed there. Apparently, Anica didn't. Lunc
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CHAPTER 8: “Don't Go Home Yet”
ANICA'S POV
Wednesday morning passed the way most mornings usually did: one classroom after another,
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Chapter 9: “Behind the Gates”
ANICA'S POV
The front door swung open before I could catch up.
Adrian crossed the entrance without slo
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CHAPTER 10: ”The Wrong Answer”
ANICA'S POV
I found myself back in Adrian's car. Duchess had been left behind with enough food, toys,
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CHAPTER 11: “Somewhere Along The Way”
ANICA'S POV
When I was four years old, I pushed the carrots to the side of my plate and smiled at Dad
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CHAPTER 12: “Things I Never Meant to Notice”
ANICA'S POV
I closed the door behind me. Only then did I realise I'd been holding my breath. The sile
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CHAPTER 13: “Clearer Than Numbers”
ANICA'S POV
Friday morning felt no different from any other school day. Students drifted into the cla
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CHAPTER 14: “Changes We Couldn't Ignore”
ANICA'S POV
The address Adrian sent didn't look familiar. Not until we stopped in front of the buildi
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CHAPTER 15: “Nine Years of Silence”
ANICA'S POV
Saturday mornings were always quieter than weekdays. Without classes, the house felt almo
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CHAPTER 16: “A Routine I Didn't Notice”
ADRIAN'S POV
Monday mornings rarely changed. I hadn't found a reason that explained the pattern yet.
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CHAPTER 17: “A Different Kind of Normal”
ANICA'S POV
By Tuesday, I had already developed a strategy: don't look at Adrian. It wasn't difficult
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CHAPTER 18: “Small Things”
ANICA'S POV
Wednesday morning, I arrived early enough that most of the classroom was still empty. Tha
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CHAPTER 19: “Harassment”
ANICA'S POV
Thursday morning started normally enough. I arrived on campus a little before eight, walk
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CHAPTER 20: “Damage Control”
ADRIAN'S POV
The call ended before I could ask anything else. I lowered my phone and looked at the ph
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CHAPTER 21: “The Things She Never Mentioned”
ANICA'S POV
Ethan's apartment was quieter than I expected. After everything that had happened that mo
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CHAPTER 22: “What Her Mom Knew”
ANICA'S POV
By the time we finished the last race, it was already close to lunchtime. Marco was still
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CHAPTER 23: “The Middleman”
ADRIAN'S POV
The race had barely started when my phone vibrated. I glanced at the notification and re
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CHAPTER 24: “Something Else”
ANICA'S POV
The professor arrived before the conversation could get any louder, and the room graduall
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CHAPTER 25: “The Interview”
ANICA'S POV
Monday morning arrived sooner than I expected. I checked the contents of my folder one mo
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CHAPTER 26: “A Different Pattern”
ADRIAN'S POV
Tuesday morning went the way most mornings did. There were conversations in the hallway,
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CHAPTER 27: “The Fourth Seat”
ANICA'S POV
I expected our first thesis discussion to be complicated. The four of us had completely d
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CHAPTER 28: “An Unfamiliar Habit”
ADRIAN'S POV
By breakfast, my phone was already beside my plate, and I had checked the thesis group c
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CHAPTER 29: “A Problem That Wasn't There”
ADRIAN'S POV
After our Wednesday morning lecture, Ethan suggested moving our thesis discussion to the
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CHAPTER 30: “What He Finally Understood”
ANICA'S POV
Thursday morning started normally enough, with students moving through the Business build
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CHAPTER 31: “Things I Didn't Notice Before”
ANICA'S POV
Thursday afternoon passed more quietly than I expected. After lunch, I returned to my cla
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CHAPTER 32: “Before The Weekend”
ANICA'S POV
By Friday, the week had already been busy enough, and most of us seemed more interested i
readmore
CHAPTER 33: “Patterns and Acceptance”
ANICA'S POV
Monday morning started with me arriving at the Business building a few minutes later than
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CHAPTER 34: “What We Misunderstood”
ETHAN'S POV
By Tuesday morning, I had reached the library, and Adrian was already there. Marco was su
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CHAPTER 35: “A Different Kind of Comfort”
ADRIAN'S POV
I came back to the waiting area after changing into the clean shirt the receptionist had
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