thaopixelpoet's 100-word story for June 30, 2025

thaopixelpoet wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on June 30, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Hector's done with all the gloomy stuff in London. He moves to Denmark. A fresh start. On his first day, Hector stumbles upon a row of pastel houses. Each has two floors, seven long, vertical windows, and a gable roof. The houses sit next to one another snuggly, with an autumn-dyed oak tree filling the between space. One resident walks out to water the grass, and waves at Hector joyfully. Hector shivers. The following day Hector moves in. He has a full bag prepared to greet his new neighbors and to feel more at home. Hector is a retired assassin.

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