I May Destroy You
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She looks uncomfortable in the office, leaving her chatty personality outside.
Instead, there are awkward pauses in between each question and an uncertainty about what to say next.
Her therapist suggests taking care of herself even under pressure, listing a number of soothing activities like coloring.
Is that eager response more for her sake or the therapists?
But theres soon someone else who earns Kwames attention.
The two bond over cultural backgrounds and Kwame vents a bit about his dad visiting from Ghana.
Theyll intrude again and again in a bar, on the bus, and mid-kiss, throwing her off-balance.
She bolts out of there without telling Zain what shes been through.
After sharing a quick, timid kiss, Kwame and Damon are welcomed by Malik into his flat.
When Malik asks to have sex without a condom, Kwame declines, saying hes not into that.
Malik relents and puts on a condom, and the problem seems averted.
Later, as Kwame is getting ready to exit his half-hearted fling, Malik takes advantage of Damons absence.
Malik breathes heavily with satisfaction, flaunting his indiscretion.
Again, the flashbacks threaten to interrupt her evening, but Arabella pushes back.
Arabella buries her misgivings about the ordeal and reconciles with Zain, for now.
This Was Fun is a dual story of violated consent.
Both characters will have to grapple with what theyve been through and how they will move forward.
