Jesse sat in the place for the next 4 hours endlessly scrolling through the profile. His concentration was impossible to break he couldn’t help it for once he felt at peace as if the world finally clicked all the pieces put in place, this women tall beautiful was soft spoken with warm inviting eyes.
With unmatched ease she made large concepts vastly varying from the meaning of god, love, and human connection shockingly accessible in quick minute long shorts. While he hadn’t spoken to his father in 3 days he felt compelled to draft responses in his head imagining how he will finally fight back and take control.
Jesse’s his new found wisdom finally made him feel empowered strong knowledgeable, this one women gave him the power to be free. He no longer felt like the lost young man he was always, constantly left embarrassed and ashamed he could finally keep up debate and gain the respect of everyone. However this was all in his head, his addiction to mindlessly consume her content kept him from ever really facing reality, and he remained in his dark room in the same place ever still while his mind constantly dynamic and ever expanding reached new limits left untouched.
This story was submitted as part of the Oxford Pilot Phase of the Gen Z Role Models Project.
“Jesse sat in the place” (S123) © 2026 by The Gen Z Role Models Project is licensed under CC BY 4.0
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