Devon has a small deciduous forest on his scalp and shoulders.<\/p>\n
“It’s called dendropecia,” he says honestly to anyone with the courage to ask. “It’s a rare condition, but it has its perks. After all, when I go bald I know it’ll all be back in the spring!” And they laugh together, because he’s given that permission.<\/p>\n
Until, one day, his interlocutor doesn’t laugh with him. “But don’t you spend the day in heated rooms?” she asks.<\/p>\n
“Well,” he says, “yes.”<\/p>\n
“Then why make that joke?”<\/p>\n
“I don’t know,” he says, trying not to stare at the raincloud above her head.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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