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Enigma by RuNyx
2.0
slow-paced

CW: Graphic scenes of death, graphic postmortem, on-page suicide mentioned in the opening chapter, coercion, mentions suicidal ideation, mentions sexual trauma, mentions sexual grooming of a minor, depression, PTSD, consensual non-consent, dubious consent

*sigh* 500 pages and almost nothing happens. What even was this all over the place plot?

Insta-love/lust/obsession is one of my least favorite tropes, so I'm not overly surprised that didn't go all that well for me. It's just that every time Caz said these deeply passionate and devoted things to Salem, they came off so shallow to me because they literally just met, barely know anything about each other, and we aren't shown that they spend any time together where they're not fucking or arguing in class. Where's the getting to know each other, the emotions, the actual romance someone claims this to be? Idk, I always find this kind of stuff incredibly hard to believe. 🤷🏼‍♀️