Deep End

by Ali Hazelwood

“Tenth circle of hell: you find the love of your life, but the sex is intensely meh.”

...iyky...

in mimosa veritas.”

True

Dr. Carlsen’s

...love hypothesis easter egg?!

but I wanted nothing more than to be a non-mediocre physician who’d take people seriously.

Once upon a time...

Dr. Olive Smith.

Again love hypothesis !

Her office is a mix of gentle chaos and early fall scents, the same Post-its I spied on Dr. Carlsen’s desk stuck on most surfaces, scribbled with barely sensical handwriting. Lancet review. Upload 405 assign. Anh baby shower. Insurance paperwork. Vet appt. SBD abstract. Call program officer. What if cobwebs??? They must be the official stationery of the Biology Department.

Academia beckons me...sweet romance...will i dare heed its call? Only if i have my own dr. Adam carlsen

“Confidence is not about being able to do shit, Vandy. Confidence is showing up, and trying, and not giving up because deep in your heart you know who you are and what you’re capable of.”

“I knew you wouldn’t mind. Being my precious toy. My girl. Mine to use. Mine to fuck. Mine to destroy and to fix.”