(set: $smileCount to 0)
Humpty Dumpty sat on a [[wall->WallDef]],
hard-boiled ego, most [[masculine->ToxicMascDef]] of all.
not over easy, or sunny side up
not soft in the middle,
he gives no fucks.
not like the scrambled
or other broke yolks,
the jammy, the poached,
he thought them sad blokes.
up on his wall, swollen on high
he’d catcall and bully
he was one of //those// guys
he sneered at the brown eggs,
heckled organics and quail eggs
and ate women up with his eyes
“hey, sweetheart! hey darlin’
you look better when you [[smile->SmileLoop]]”
“come give me some [[sugar->SugarDef]],
I’ll show you a good time”(set: $smileCount to $smileCount + 1)
(if: $smileCount < 3)[
Humpty Dumpty sat on a [[wall->WallDef]],
hard-boiled ego, most [[masculine->ToxicMascDef]] of all.
not over easy, or sunny side up
not soft in the middle,
he gives no fucks.
not like the scrambled
or other broke yolks,
the jammy, the poached,
he thought them sad blokes.
up on his wall, swollen on high
he’d catcall and bully
he was one of those guys
he sneered at the brown eggs,
heckled organics and quail eggs
and ate women up with his eyes
“hey, sweetheart! hey darlin’
you look better when you [[smile->SmileLoop]]”
“come give me some [[sugar->SugarDef]],
I’ll show you a good time”
]
(if: $smileCount >= 3)[
then one stopped and said
okay, Humpty—
you’ve got my attention.
lean a little closer,
show me all that affection.
[[He leaned in.->Closer1]]
]smile
v.
a social reflex performed on command
commonly requested by men
in public spaces
without invitation
functions:
to soften refusal
to signal safety
to reduce perceived threat
note:
not an indication of consent
[[...->Return]] wall
n.
a raised place
that guards something small
from being seen.
prone to collapse
under pressure
[[...->Return]]masculine
adj.
a culturally reinforced performance
of dominance and privilege
associated with:
control
bravado
sexual entitlement
side effects:
inability to hear “no” and
aggression when challenged
[[...->Return]]Humpty growled a sick thirst
“knew you’d come around,” he said at first.
“girls like you,
you just need a good push.”
“you’re right,” she said,
her voice soft as thread.
[[closer->Closer2]] closer
adv.
a directional request disguised as intimacy
frequently repeated
until resistance feels unreasonable
distance decreases
pressure increases
[[...->Return]](if: $smileCount >= 3)[
(go-to: "Closer1")
]
(if: $smileCount < 3)[
(go-to: "SmileLoop")
] “[[closer->CloserDef]].” she cooed.
“a little [[closer->CloserDef]].”
“and [[closer->CloserDef]] still.”
[[...->Splat]]
SPLAT!
[[...->Fall]]sugar
n.
a term of endearment
used to mask acquisition
often paired with:
"come here"
"be nice"
"don't be like that"
aftertaste:
obligation
[[...->Return]]Humpty Dumpty had a great fall—
and no one rushed
to fix him at all.
[[start again->Start]] “damn right,” he clapped back
“and you’ll look good in my bed.”
he was fevered and fixed on her
drool on his chin,
but he kept edging closer
he kept edging in.
[[a little closer->Closer3]]