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what are they most afraid of? [writing (max 250 words) + art (max 1 drawing, not animated)]
failure. it's a beast always one step behind him. it growls in his ear and he cowers in fear, afraid of what he cannot do and afraid of what he may become.
isaac has always been obsessed with building a legacy. when he was eight he was determined to get into high school by twelve, when he was fourteen he taught himself how to code to test out of computer science, when he was seventeen he was accepted to both harvard and stanford. he always wanted more, he always craved more, the beast of failure growling his shortcomings in his ear so loudly he could never hear his praises. he was running faster, running harder, and one day he knew his heart would burst from the pressure.
but he could not stop. he could not fail. the harsh grips of shame curled its hands around his heart and squeezed anytime failure got too close for comfort; he could not handle the feeling, he could not handle the shame, he could not handle failure.
so, as toxic as it was, isaac wouldn't allow himself to fail. not now, not ever. failure was not an option.
