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Welcome to The Shape of Want (and now, The Shape of War)
A literary serial about power, desire, and the women who weaponize both. You may enter. But you won’t leave untouched.
Jun 17
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Ariadne Dauphin
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The Dinner Party
A farewell dinner becomes a rehearsal for survival, where Ariadne’s gaze rewrites desire into structure and silence into ritual.
Sep 9
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Ariadne Dauphin
The Offer
An ivory envelope tempts Ariadne to Yale with power and funding. Sarah must choose: follow her love and risk becoming an echo, or hold the fortress they…
Aug 19
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Ariadne Dauphin
The Price of a Soul
Sterling Vega confronts Ariadne Dauphin—seeking dominance, finding only clarity, and learning the cost of power when it can’t be bought.
Aug 15
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Ariadne Dauphin
Demonstration
He tried to possess her. Now, she'll show him what real power is. Her weapon: his beautiful ex. Her stage: his life. Revenge is a performance, and he…
Aug 12
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Ariadne Dauphin
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Echoes of Refusal
Sterling Vega wants devotion, not admiration. After Ariadne rejects him, he tries to reverse-engineer her power. But some forces can't be copied—only…
Aug 8
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Ariadne Dauphin
The Proposition
Power. Devotion. A single afternoon that changes everything. A supermodel offers devotion. Ariadne must decide if beauty on its knees is worthy of…
Aug 5
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Ariadne Dauphin
Measure of a Man
He mapped desire to master women. She answered with something worse than refusal: clarity.
Aug 1
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Ariadne Dauphin
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The Anonymous Artist
Veiled Genius. Unveiled Desires.
Jul 29
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Ariadne Dauphin
2
A Small Ask, if You Felt Anything
For the readers who linger
Jul 26
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Ariadne Dauphin
2
Domestic Goddess
The coffee is precise. The calendar is synced. Her devotion is absolute.
Jul 25
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Ariadne Dauphin
The Weekend
A Quiet Education in Safety and Belonging
Jul 23
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Ariadne Dauphin
Seen
The Art of Breaking Open
Jul 22
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Ariadne Dauphin
The Perfect Pet
“I don’t want broken things. I want powerful things that choose to kneel anyway.”
Jul 18
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Ariadne Dauphin
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The Shape of Want
The Shape of Want follows brilliant academic Ariadne Dauphin as she explores the line between intellectual control and sexual surrender. When power blurs mentorship and domination, three women learn that desire obeys a logic all its own.
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