One original sci-fi story per day for all of 2023 | Created by screenwriter Timothy Michael Cooper, illustrated using A.I.

Bad Boys

Bad Boys

I get involved with way too many bad boys. One siphoned money from a charity, one ran a dog-fighting ring, one incinerated an entire occupied office building downtown. Me, I try to see the best in people. Just because you’re a monster, that doesn’t mean you’re only a monster. Maybe that was the low point. Maybe you’re trying to fix yourself. Maybe you’re trying to change, but endemic societal problems keep you down. The Devil didn’t set out to become the Devil! I know because we dated for three months last year. Really sweet guy; there just wasn’t any chemistry.