Aureliano Giano

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2023

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2 Stories

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“Truth” by Aureliano Giano

Submitted to Contest #223

Julian blinked awake to the hum of silence, surrounded by the monolithic shelves of the university library. The familiar musty scent of books lingered, yet the absence of the fluorescent lighting cast an unfamiliar pall over the room. Confusion gripped him; it wasn't like the librarians to a forget a student during their nightly rounds.Rising from his scattered notes, Julian's gaze landed on a sliver of amber light seeping from a gap in the wall - an anomaly in the architecture he'd memorized over countless study sessions. Drawn to the light...

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“Mistress” by Aureliano Giano

Submitted to Contest #221

Chapter I: Encounter I was never a party person. Drunk people were mainly irritating to me, and taking women home who were so drunk that they had no recollection of the previous night at best made me feel embarrassed. Being the 20-year-old idiot that I was, I still went along time and again. The fear of missing out was just greater than the constant feeling of having wasted numerous hours of my life again. Lonely together. I can't say today why I was at the party where I met Claudia. Maybe it was the pressure from my friends or my wish to be...

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