Drisson

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Drisson

n.
an unexpected twinge of attraction for a friend; a flutter of desire you don’t necessarily want to feel, that didn’t even seem possible up until this point, when it suddenly becomes a problem you have to deal with.

From frisson, a shiver of excitement + dribber, an inaccurate archer. Pronounced “dree-sawn.”

Fool’s Guilt

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Dolorblindness

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Elosy

a blurry image of a person in a subway car

Eftless

a person with hands pressed on a window

Dystoria

close up of water drops on a window

Aftergloom

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