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“Our Beloved Monsters” by Tomás B.


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[cb74304c0c30]: I suppose it was a bit mutual. Maybe you have a better read on it. It was sort of mutual in a way now that you've made me think about it.


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[cb74304c0c30]: Yeah. It's better this way, actually. I miss her, though.


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[cb74304c0c30]: I don't know I guess it's sorta like I used to come home from work all exhausted and sad and wonder what the point was. Like why am I working just so I can afford to keep working? And then when I opened the door Michelle would be there cooking something delicious and French and she was always in a wonderful mood even though she just spent a hard day at the hospital while I was just, you know, just like typing into a terminal. And she looked so beautiful and never once did it feel like [...]



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First published:

September 27th, 2025

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/3mpK6z4xnaEjHP4jP/our-beloved-monsters

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