HAROON YOUNAS
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Dreams Are Expensive Here
Not a metaphorical one—the kind you chase with late nights, rent overdue, and an aching heart. No, I came for the real thing. The kind they grow in labs under soft purple lights. The kind they sell in velvet boxes behind frosted glass, where price tags are whispered rather than written.
By HAROON YOUNAS6 months ago in Fiction
The Art of Quitting
The Art of Quitting By HAROON YOUNAS I quit the day I stopped lying to myself. It was a Tuesday—gray, indecisive weather, the kind that doesn’t know whether to rain or clear. I sat in the corner booth of Café Duvet, sipping lukewarm coffee and staring at a laptop screen I hadn't typed anything meaningful into in over three hours. The blinking cursor mocked me.
By HAROON YOUNAS6 months ago in Psyche
The Memory Auction
The Memory Auction By HAROON YOUNAS In the year 2136, memories had become the new currency. They were bought, sold, traded, and stolen. The elite injected them like narcotics, reliving moments they never lived: a honeymoon in Santorini, a child's first word, the ecstasy of a standing ovation. But for people like Elias Trenholm—single father, factory worker, and two months behind on rent—memories were survival.
By HAROON YOUNAS6 months ago in Fiction
