THB-021: Monday Week
Based on: On Monday of Last Week by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - source: The Thing Around Your Neck (2009).
- POV gets job/task/assignment in alien environment. It’s weird and there’s a “forbidden fruit” character (talked about but not seen, which serves as the story’s MECH)
- POV reflects on all the cost they paid, what they lost in order to get this opportunity. Reflects on mismanaged expectations, misunderstood benefits, justifies how they got this job/task/assignment for money, a girl, or a favor… but begins to doubt their own decision making process.
- The MECH character appears. It is magic. There is instant connection, lust, and/or renewed sense of identity.
- POV gets alone time with the MECH. It is tense, awkward, the MECH is in total control with vague, alluring promises.
- Next day, someone new in alien environment. MECH ignores POV, pays all attention to new person. POV realizes they were toyed with.
Story Tags
| TAG | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| DSR | dsr: STRANGER | who is this wife? |
| QST | qst: GO SEE | can’t help but be attracted |
| INQ | inq: MISBEHAVE | who is she?! |
| NTW | ntw: SUFFER | reminded she’s “the help” |
| ARC | arc: WISE UP | you got used |
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