A few days ago, while being high and feeling down, I confided to my girlfriend that I found it very strange that she fell in love with me as a cute little teenage boy and now I'm a weathered, elderly man. She let me know that she thinks my looks and personality have only improved over our long relationship and that I'm at the most attractive I've ever been. Gonna be riding the high of that one for a while
I took this picture at a party last weekend because I was washing my hands and thought “wow, I look beautiful !” And that thought didn’t come because I looked 10 years younger than I actually am, or that my skin was perfect. It was because I was surrounded by people I love and that love me and I was shining.
I love that I can see every past version of myself in my face. I love that you can see all I’ve lived through. Aging is a gift and I won’t take it for granted!!
As per usual I’ll probably delete this picture by tomorrow because I enjoy being perceived as an immortal wizard. Feels true.
my partner is 18 days and some hours older than me. during this 18 day period, a lot of age gap and cradle snatching jokes are made. I’ll be like “you’re so wise and have so much life experience” and he’ll be like “you’re so mature for your age, for reasons I will not examine.” then the 18 days are up and we go back to having a normal and equitable relationship without the societally-pushed romanticization of age-related baggage. it’s the best of both worlds tbh.
I only saw her perform twice, but I honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone else live more than once (though I obviously would like to see a lot of them live again). At least I can say one of the times I saw her was her very first US performance 🥹💔
A master at writing genre fiction as literary fiction. Multiple narratives, stellar characters, a time-hopping, pre- and post-apocalyptic plot, and a killer miniseries adaptation to watch once you’re finished