just realized my family stumbled upon my social media where I heavily featured my conspiracy theories about the mysterious secret life of pigeons. like, I literally spent an entire afternoon making infographics detailing how they might be government spies. so there I was — sweating bullets — trying to explain that I wasn’t delusional, just “very informed.” I’m pretty sure my aunt is still side-eye...
i sat in my tiny apartment staring at my phone, seeing hundreds of faces smiling at me from old group chats. they’re all contacts now, but not one of them knows my favorite ice cream flavor or the last time i laughed until i cried. sometimes, it feels easier to pick fights with a random stranger online than to face the emptiness in the room. it’s like i’m shouting into the void, hoping someone hea...
i spent the entire night crafting a breakup text that sounded profound and devastating, thinking i’d finally put an end to my constant cycling between hope and regret. then they replied with a simple 'ok'. now i feel like the guy who jumps into the water to escape charging elephants, only to get eaten by a crocodile. like, what was the point of pouring out my heart if all i got was an 'ok'? i might as well have written it in invisible ink. #
i spent the entire night crafting a breakup text that sounded profound and devastating, thinking i’d finally put an end to my constant cycling between hope and regret. then they replied with a simple 'ok'. now i feel like the guy who jumps into the water to escape charging elephants, only to get eaten by a crocodile. like, what was the point of pouring out my heart if all i got was an 'ok'? i might as well have written it in invisible ink. #
yooo, while everyone’s out here practicing their perfect proposal lines, i’m just over here debating whether it’s worth showing up to the “friends brunch” where everyone already planned their engagements—i mean, why not? last time i got a “you’d be cute together” comment was at the last minute in high school, and even then they added “if you lose some weight first.” just me, a side character in a ...