warmth & wonder
so this is how it feels like to sit next to someone and actually being with them when you miss them. when you know they’re one call away. one chat away. one kilometer away. one seat away. no seats in between, even. there’s warm with our legs pressed against one another. there’s connection even as we are doing two different things. i sometimes wonder if this is what relationships should actually be. when you sit in silence next to each other, with both your keyboards making tapping and clicking sounds. hovering mouses. sipping coffee. not really talking much but you know you’re together. an invisible string connecting whatever thoughts your thinking and a static when either of you move. come to think of it, why are we so accustomed to thinking that relationships should always be big and obvious experiences? why do we always assume that the only way to show someone you love them is to take trips with them and have well-planned dates? why can’t we just hang out like how we hang out with f...