Enterhood

adults with stern expressions holding a child

Enterhood

n.
the set of living people who have known you all your life, all the way back to your infancy, before you had a clue who you were; a group that slowly shrinks as you get older, until the point when all of your closest confidants have only ever seen an abridged version of you, having joined your story somewhere in the middle of things, just as you did.

From enter + entire + hood.

Rivener

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On Tenderhooks

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Immerensis

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Rückkehrunruhe

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Vellichor

shelves with many books stacked and organized

Nullness

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Foreclearing

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Loss Of Backing

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Keir

a snowy landscape with trees and a fence

Blinkback

a wall full of pictures and objects

Nementia

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Lap Year

several people racing bicycles uphill in a forest