things that have brought me unexpected warmth this month
Being asked to stay a little longer even when they’re on the other side of the world
By some grace of God, choosing that one day, of all days, sitting and feeling a vortex of emotions. To share experiences, to share knowledge, to share hugs. Cursive, purple ink. A slightly bruised scalp. Love you so much.
Emotional investors
Someone wrapping your scarf and brushing the snow off your hair
You talk a lot, but I like listening to you talk, and I learn something new from you every day, you push me to learn, to be better
Jammy eggs (rapid boil, 8 minutes, cold shock, salt)
Tracing his hand in a tavern basement, leaving etches along his palm lines, trying to leave a memory without pain, wondering what stories are there and where you fit in
A conversation and an action that is simple, effortless, perhaps slightly juvenile; but the science, the chemistry…it is whimsical and intellectual and you have a beautiful brain
Telling people how you love them at 2:30 am, on an empty couch
To brie or not to brie, that is the question, you egg!
The free hot water in the CS building; a life hack is to pour a cup before walking out so your hands don’t get frostbitten by the new england winds
Laughing over messages to yourself, the mind works in strangely serendipitous ways
Radiating my love over a screen (can you feel it?)
Serendipitous phone calls from alberta to boston, both laughing, separate but joyful, because i just want to share my wins with you
Giggling on the tram with my headphones on because of something you said earlier this morning, turning cherry tomato red, getting stares - but my goodness, I’m so happy.
Do I call you a lover, do I call you a friend, do I call you every night, should I call it the end?
$135 in earnings, or merchandise, or however you’d like to see it
Being contacted by someone whose writing you admire, for your feedback on one of their pieces, and deepening that friendship over a love of words, of learning, of progress
Looking fondly at messages and remembering how you felt all those months ago, smiling at how naive you were, but it truly was for the best, and then breathing it all out
Eating microwaved peas too fast, they roll down your tongue and burn ever so slightly
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The second blanket.
warmth