{"id":21863,"date":"2023-04-30T13:54:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T17:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=21863"},"modified":"2025-09-29T21:55:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T01:55:03","slug":"not-so-cookie-cutter-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21863","title":{"rendered":"Not So Cookie Cutter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not So Cookie Cutter<\/em><\/a> (2019) Aidan Wayne<\/a><\/p>\n

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He clasped his hands behind his back, at-ease stance so he wouldn\u2019t cross his arms. He\u2019d been told enough times that it made him look like a thug, so he tried to avoid doing it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He tended to hyper focus when it came to certain subjects, and to the outside eye that looked a lot like he couldn\u2019t pay attention worth shit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jerrell didn\u2019t fit the image he projected against his will.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cJerrell, I\u2019m fine.\u201d Rafi gave him a wry smile. \u201cIf I let my pain stop me every time it made itself known, I\u2019d never do anything at all. It\u2019s okay, really. Besides\u2013\u201d and the smile turned wicked \u201c\u2013you are an incredibly pleasant distraction from it.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cUm. Okay.\u201d Jerrell didn\u2019t want to argue. It was Rafi\u2019s prerogative to decide what he could handle.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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