PureConfusion



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    What kind of role model can't handle a little bit of pressure?

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    Shane has a bad day, leading to a meltdown. Ilya helps pick up the pieces.

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    It's the festive season, and university student Ilya needs a job.

    Lush is hiring.

    Also Known As: Ilya: Worlds Worst Lush Employee

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    Sex was supposed to make you feel good, wasn't it? But he didn't have a clearer mind, or a more relaxed body. If anything, his mind was foggier, his body more tense, than before or during the act.

    His stomach ached, the same way it did before a big game. The same way it did when his dad saw them at the cottage. The same way it did back when he was in school, hiding in classrooms to avoid the bullies that looked down on him. It ached like a storm was coming, like bile was crawling its way up his throat. Nothing ever came out.

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    When Shane thought back on his life, he could not identify a serious misstep. Nothing should be wrong with him. He'd done everything exactly how he was supposed to.

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    Some nights, alone in another anonymous hotel room, Shane scrolls through old photos on his phone. His face rounder. His smile easier. He tries to remember what it felt like not to think about food at all. The memory feels fuzzy, distant, like something that happened to a different version of him. He wonders—briefly, dangerously—if Ilya would notice if he got worse. Not better. Not “healthier.” Worse.

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