joeislove's 100-word story for August 12, 2025

joeislove wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on August 12, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

I had one of those zombie come-downs. Standing at the top of these stairs I had just summited, feeling like one of those corpses littering the summit of Everest, moaning for brains. I could feel the whole city judging me. You ever feel that? The ignominious crushing weight of judgement of a whole city? It's a drag. I felt like I needed nothing more than another little bump, but the baggie of fun times had been exhausted hours earlier, and the post-MDMA serotonin crash had sucked all the color out of the world. And miles to go before I sleep.

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