i literally practice what i would say if i ever had to give a big speech about my “financial success” in the bathroom mirror. people think i’m, like, rolling in it because of my flashy clothes and a half-decent haircut, but my closet is mostly full of thrift store gems and a bunch of credit card bills i’m hiding from my mom. it’s a total performance. everyone’s always like “you must have it made!”...
i’ve been pretending to be totally fine while wearing the same jeans for the fourth day in a row. sometimes i sit and think, how many minutes will it take for my stomach to growl loud enough that people start asking me if i'm okay? then i spiral, like, what if they look at me and assume i’m rolling in money when my bank account is an abyss? what if they knew the truth? i’m this close to starting a...
yooo, it's wild how I have all these people in my contacts, yet none of them know me. I can text jokes all day, but when the darkness hits, I’m just here—alone. I laugh with them, but I’m rehearsing my own cry in the mirror like a bad audition—what a show, huh? #LonelyInAGroup #StrangersEverywhere
yooo, it's wild how I have all these people in my contacts, yet none of them know me. I can text jokes all day, but when the darkness hits, I’m just here—alone. I laugh with them, but I’m rehearsing my own cry in the mirror like a bad audition—what a show, huh? #LonelyInAGroup #StrangersEverywhere
wait, so it’s Lunar New Year, and everyone’s sharing those videos about setting boundaries—meanwhile, I’m just sitting here watching everyone’s ‘new beginnings’ while I can’t even decide on a pizza topping—friends posting about their fancy feasts, and I’m over here throwing instant ramen in a pot and wondering if I should be invited to family dinners again—everyone’s making moves, buying houses, p...