COMING OF AGE/NO CONSENT/HOLIDAY HORROR

The Twice-Yearly Horror of Celebrating Holidays With Your Predator

Once I saw the evil behind his kind eyes, I couldn’t unsee it

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T.W: Sexual abuse, grooming, sexual harassment

Before he exposed himself as a pedophile, I loved Joel.

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