<![CDATA[Stories by Twilight Chantress on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@twilightchantress?source=rss-86ae39c737ae------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*5Y42NlJxVpBFl6aa670mfQ.jpeg Stories by Twilight Chantress on Medium https://medium.com/@twilightchantress?source=rss-86ae39c737ae------2 Medium Wed, 11 Nov 2026 22:55:27 GMT <![CDATA[The Loyalty Tax: The Collapse of the Bunker]]>

When the lightning rod stops taking the hit and the inverted narcissist is left exposed to the storm he invited in

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The Shadow Matron in the Bunker: Dealing orders from a closed-loop kingdom to obliterate the common enemy.

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In a disturbing triangulation with his sister, my partner used my heart as the currency to pay for his seat at her table

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Love in Disguise

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Or Else!!!

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The quiet, victimy, resentful narcissist is just as dangerous

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We all need somebody to lean on

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Take care of yourself and your condition

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Dating in middle-age is hard…

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Ah, the smell of fresh narcissism in the morning

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