Felix Ever After: Chapters 17–25

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. canonical
    conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
    Declan and I keep talking for hours, speaking about anything and everything...whether Steve and Bucky are a canonical couple, to our theories on love.
  2. swath
    a path or strip (also figurative)
    Paint on the palette, brush in my hand—oranges today, then swaths of red.
  3. finesse
    plan, manage, or direct with subtle and skillful maneuvering
    I know that she wasn’t happy to be forced into acrylics, when she could've been using the summer classes to finesse her photography for college applications.
  4. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
    I don’t think we should ever get complacent with our work or our talent. We should always be pushing ourselves to become better.
  5. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
    When I’d asked Austin about it earlier, he told me that Ezra might just need a little time alone—which isn’t, you know, ominous at all.
  6. vocational
    of or relating to an occupation
    Internships, travel with volunteer organizations, vocational work—but instead of excitement at the thought of doing anything that I want, I’m filled with anxiety.
  7. blister
    subject to harsh criticism
    He glances at me now, but the look he gives me is blistering.
  8. indifference
    apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
    His eyes are glazed, like he also hasn’t been getting enough sleep, but behind that glaze is—emptiness? Coldness? Boredom, maybe. Indifference.
  9. swathe
    wrap in or as if in strips of cloth
    I’m not thinking when the paintbrush in my hand dips into purple and begins to swathe strokes across my painting’s smile, my eyes, my entire face.
  10. disoriented
    having lost your bearings
    When classes are done for the day, I feel strange, disoriented.
  11. protocol
    code of correct conduct
    When it’s time to begin, Bex has us do introductions again, even though we already know each other—just protocol, I guess—and then begins the discussion.
  12. cultivate
    foster the growth of
    How do we find and cultivate pride for each other and ourselves when we’re in a world that seems like it doesn’t want us to exist?
  13. resonate
    evoke or suggest a strong meaning or belief
    The topic clearly resonates with others in the room also.
  14. anticlimactic
    ultimately disappointing after a promising or exciting start
    It feels a little anticlimactic, getting the answer to a question I’ve been struggling with for months now.
  15. mantra
    a commonly repeated word or phrase
    Please, please, please don’t let him have seen the post....
    That’s my mantra.
  16. reclaim
    reassert one's right or title to
    It’s something to pour myself into, and—I don’t know, the idea of reclaiming the lobby, the very space that hurt me, feels better than I thought it would.
  17. condescension
    showing arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
    I glance up, and he’s watching me again—but there’s a glint of something I’d never really expected to see on his face. Something other than hatred and condescension.
  18. intertwine
    spin, wind, or twist together
    I let my hand slip over his, and he flinches before he tangles his fingers with mine, staring at our hands intertwined.
  19. muss
    make messy or untidy
    We slide into the back of the car, the inside smelling like leather and cologne, and Declan’s grandfather—his name is Tully, he lets me know—reaches to Declan and musses his curly hair with a grin, asking how his week’s been, before we’re on our way.
  20. unabashed
    not embarrassed
    I stare at him, and he watches me, still completely unabashedly, unapologetically.
  21. fawn
    try to gain favor through flattery or deferential behavior
    “I wanted to talk to Ezra,” he says, “and it was like I could never get a chance to speak to him alone. You were always with him, and he was always fawning all over you..."
  22. flaunt
    display proudly
    “I’m not flaunting anything. I’m just existing. This is me. I can’t hide myself. I can’t disappear."
  23. frill
    a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
    People are painted the colors of the rainbow, waving flags and dancing to music that passes by on the floats that move down the center of the street—and the floats, the lace and frills and bands blasting music that thumps through the ground...
  24. devastating
    physically or spiritually destructive
    The thought of not being accepted to Brown doesn’t feel as devastating as it used to. Yeah, I still want to go to Brown and RISD, but no, my life won’t be over if it doesn’t happen.
  25. unanimous
    in complete agreement
    For the first time in St. Catherine’s history, the judges decided unanimously that this was the project they would move forward with.
Created on Mon Feb 15 10:15:19 EST 2021 (updated Wed Feb 17 10:53:01 EST 2021)

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