Felix Ever After: Chapters 10–16

by Kacen Callender
Talented artist Felix Love strives to earn a scholarship to his dream college, while also trying to figure out the identity of the cruel bully who has been targeting him.

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  1. precariously
    in a manner affording no ease or reassurance
    My dad sits on the couch, feet up on the coffee table while Captain precariously balances on the sofa’s thin armrest.
  2. bestow
    give as a gift
    It’s enough to simply bask in the blessing the Captain has bestowed upon me.
  3. diabolical
    extremely evil or cruel
    Just an hour or so ago, he would’ve decided he was bored, or—I don’t know—feeling particularly diabolical, and grabbed his phone to send me that message.
  4. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
    Iuckyliquid95: I guess it means...I don’t know, this dichotomy. Newspaper clippings, symbolizing the world and humans and all our problems, crumpled up into a ball of the moon, so far away from it all. It makes me feel lonely.
  5. hypocritical
    professing feelings or virtues one does not have
    It makes me think of how hypocritical I can be, and the mistakes I’ve made, and the ways I've hurt people, too.
  6. clerical
    of or relating to religious officials
    Iuckyliquid95: I don’t know what it’s called. That white thing they wear around their necks.
    thekeanester123: The...clerical collar...?
  7. oblivious
    lacking conscious awareness of
    Is Declan really that oblivious?
  8. elixir
    a substance believed to cure all ills
    It’s strange, to feel so grateful to some yellow fluid, but I kind of feel like it’s my elixir.
  9. suppress
    put out of one's consciousness
    All the feelings from the gallery that I’d initially pushed down and suppressed are starting to rise to the surface.
  10. liberal
    showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
    He’s the sort of person the world adores, just based on the way he looks, a little like the way people obsess over men like Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans and Chris Pine and all the other famous Chrises, plus Ryan Gosling, claiming that they’re liberal....
  11. simulated
    reproduced or made to resemble; imitative in character
    “Have you guys heard the theory,” Leah says, “that aliens are actually just humans from the future, and that we’ve put ourselves into some sort of simulated world so that our future selves can observe us for an experiment?”
  12. poised
    marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
    We each have our globs of acrylic, paintbrushes poised and ready.
  13. standoffish
    lacking cordiality; unfriendly
    I know I’ve been a bit standoffish to her.
  14. incredulous
    not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
    And while I’m confused, and even a little incredulous, I have to admit that there’s a spark of excitement in me, too.
  15. thrum
    make or cause to make a low, continuous sound
    I leap to my feet, spinning around, guilt thrumming through me.
  16. dysphoria
    abnormal depression and discontent
    I never take selfies, and I barely like glancing at myself in mirrors. Dysphoria's played a huge part in that.
  17. fleck
    a small contrasting part of something
    My skin is flecks of red and gold, as though I’m on fire.
  18. patriarchy
    a form of social organization in which men hold power
    “Well, those roles are what got us into this mess of a patriarchy in the first place,” Sarah says.
  19. flourish
    grow vigorously
    Jealousy flourishes in my gut.
  20. inherently
    in an essential manner
    “I’m not saying anything against Felix, or trans people,” Marisol says, “but if someone decides they don’t want to be a woman anymore, to me, that just means they inherently don’t like women—”
  21. waver
    be unsure or weak
    “It doesn’t work the other way around,” Marisol says, her voice wavering.
  22. whim
    a sudden desire
    I hate how unpredictable they are, how much it feels like fate is being left up to the whim of a few molecules.
  23. delve
    consider in detail in order to discover essential features
    It’s just not super fun to delve into the details.
  24. unrequited
    not returned in kind
    Yeah, of course, but is unrequited love being IN love, or is that admiration, love from afar?
  25. marginalize
    relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of groups of people
    I guess it just feels like I have one marginalization too many, sometimes. So many differences that I can never fit in with everyone else.
Created on Mon Feb 15 10:14:54 EST 2021 (updated Wed Feb 17 09:54:47 EST 2021)

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