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Illustration for Technoid: Vexation
[‘Vexation’ became the go-to mood for Ada and Owen over the next few months. Each had a clear picture of what they wanted – to reveal their feelings for the other, to plunge ahead and risk their friendship for something greater – but it was never the right time or opportunity.
There was school work, of course. Always with readings, tests to study for, essays to compose, other assignments. The normal high school stuff.]
October
Ada: ‘Been stressed all week with this essay, but if I can get it done before Friday Owen and I can go downtown on Saturday and hit the convention. We haven’t done much alone together since school started, and if we can find a quiet spot after walking the vendor floor…’
“Hey, Owen. Are you free on Saturday?”
“Naw, I got to sit down and work on this project for social sciences. I’ve been putting it off and it’s due next week.” He picked at a piece of pepperoni; why had he t

Description
Commissioned by

Illustration for Technoid: Vexation
[‘Vexation’ became the go-to mood for Ada and Owen over the next few months. Each had a clear picture of what they wanted – to reveal their feelings for the other, to plunge ahead and risk their friendship for something greater – but it was never the right time or opportunity.
There was school work, of course. Always with readings, tests to study for, essays to compose, other assignments. The normal high school stuff.]
October
Ada: ‘Been stressed all week with this essay, but if I can get it done before Friday Owen and I can go downtown on Saturday and hit the convention. We haven’t done much alone together since school started, and if we can find a quiet spot after walking the vendor floor…’
“Hey, Owen. Are you free on Saturday?”
“Naw, I got to sit down and work on this project for social sciences. I’ve been putting it off and it’s due next week.” He picked at a piece of pepperoni; why had he t