Writer's Note

la douleur exquise
⏤ a French term that describes the heart-wrenching pain of wanting the affection of someone unattainable; narrower than "unrequited love," as it refers specifically to the emotional experience of the one whose love is not being reciprocated; it is the exquisite pain one experienced when loving someone they can never have, and knowing that they will still try to be with them.

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