I’ve always liked collecting words, and one of those collections is words that don’t have an opposite equivalent, or have one that’s rarely used or with a different meaning:
- unkempt
- impeccably
- non-chalantly
- ineptness
- unkempt
- unrequited
- inevitable
- disgruntled
- unraveling
- discombobulated
- off color
- illicit
- nondescript
So today I’m offering you a little something different. Enjoy my little mm flash-fiction romance featuring the opposites of these words:
Cameron had always dressed peccably – a shabby t-shirt, rumpled cargo shorts, and flip flops. But that day, when he strode into the room chalantly, every eve followed him. He looked so kempt, so put together, and he crossed the room in a reckfull manner, carefully navigating the crowd to reach my side.
I stared at him, mouth open. His hair was sheveled, perfectly in place, and his usual inept manner had evolved into an eptness that left me breathless. Was it finally the moment when my one-sided love for him would be requited?
I had hoped and dreamed, but thought this moment would be evitable. I had been unhappy in his shadow for so long, but now I felt strangely gruntled and happy to be there. All of my long-made plans were finally raveling and coming true.
“Hey Zack,” he said, grinning. He seemed as combobulated as I was, as if he was finally finding the courage to approach me.
I laughed and told an on-color joke, and his grin blossomed into a full-blown smile. He reached out, pulled me close and kissed me.
My heart grew three sizes as we embarked on a licit love affair, in front of the whole world. I finally felt seen by him, descript in the eyes of the man I’d idolized for so long.