risa... u are insane in the best way. this piece feels like an onion in the way that 1. there's so much hidden in each layer to unpack, it's truly so delightful and 2. I'M CRYING BECAUSE ISN'T THIS HITTING A LITTLE TOO CLOSE TO HOME I.E. BEING ASKED BY PEOPLE ABOUT MARRIAGE PROSPECTS..!!
the way you paint this long time friendship, the weird i've-known-these-people-all-my-life-but-they-don't-know-me-at-least-not-like-that-isms of going home after coming into your own person, and the dichotomy between lydia and josephine's single-ness, and how the desirer can only imagine the desiree as never reciprocating which just creates a self-fulfilling prophecy. sorry for over-identifying with this piece as a jaded mid/late twenties romantic in her own right... this was just so good and sharp and funny in its own way, i really enjoyed reading it ♡
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the way you paint this long time friendship, the weird i've-known-these-people-all-my-life-but-they-don't-know-me-at-least-not-like-that-isms of going home after coming into your own person, and the dichotomy between lydia and josephine's single-ness, and how the desirer can only imagine the desiree as never reciprocating which just creates a self-fulfilling prophecy. sorry for over-identifying with this piece as a jaded mid/late twenties romantic in her own right... this was just so good and sharp and funny in its own way, i really enjoyed reading it ♡