joeislove's 100-word story for October 4, 2025

joeislove wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on October 4, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

I miss those punk shows. Cramming one hundred and fifty sweaty bodies into a tiny practice space. Chugging down warm cans of PBR, bouncing up and down while your friends played their hearts out. I felt alive on those nights. I felt like I belonged somewhere, a little bit. I definitely still felt like an outsider, but not quite as much as I had for my whole life until that point. They accepted me, and I nervously opened up a little bit. But not too much, because I was still afraid to be seen. I want to be there again.

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