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Joined January 2026
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the great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain.
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ( tilting his head slightly , tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear . ) do you want to talk about it ? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
i do want this. ( she replies softly, her hands coming down to rest on each side of his heart. ) i am scared.
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ( he nods . ) i know . and i’m not saying i *can’t wait . i can . i *will , if that’s what *you want . i want both of us to be ready . all that matters to me is that we both want this , one day . ( he smiles , then . ) besides . . i have ( … ) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
( neck craning backwards. uh oh. her stomach drops. ) no. just . . . early.
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ( … ) you . and that’s more than enough . ” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ( looking down at her , lips curving into a small smile . then , he nods . ) i do . is that insane ? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
( thumbs stroking gentle circles over whatever part of his arms they reach. ) we both want that. i long for it too. ( another pause. ) only . . . now ? do you want it now ?
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ( he stays silent for a moment before pressing a kiss to the top of her head . ) i’ve been feeling . . different , lately . hanging out with the kids . not jealous , just . . longing to have this , too . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
yes. let's talk about this. ( pauses. ) do you . . . want to start ?
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ( he nods , hand rubbing gentle circles on her back . ) of course we can . and you can talk if you want , too . we should talk about this . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
( arms around her neck, tight, not letting go for a while. ) you're not ? can we talk about it ?
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ( cue the hug and the forehead kiss . ) well . . for what it’s worth , *i’m not exactly fine about this . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
no ! i mean yes, i always love a hug, but I'm fine !
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ i very much was one just now . ( cue the kisses being pressed to her hands . ) i’m sorry . i was just . . surprised . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
you could never be an asshole. ( pause. ) well, not anymore.
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ no . no , you’re not . you were showing me something you found romantic and i reacted like an asshole . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
you're not an idiot. ( little shrug. ) i'm an idiot.
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ sophie— my love . ( taking her hands into his own . ) i’m sorry . i’m an idiot . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ sweetheart we’ve been through this before , i do not hate you— ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ( eyes immediately widening . ) no ! no , never ! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
( face falls. mortified. ) you think I'm crazy.
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ( cue the forced smile . he’s terrified . ) really romantic , darling ! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
( gets her phone out to google the needed pictures ) there's hair, of course. jewellery made with braided her, look ! oh, and the lover's eye. if you were in a secret relationship, you'd wear a portrait of your lover's eye so no one could really identify them. isn't it romantic?!
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . . sure ! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
i don't think you do. wanna hear all about victorian love trinkets ?
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . . forget what i said . you’re adorable , and i love you . see ? i can do romance . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
. . . . . no one can handle proper romance these days.
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ awe , darling . ( *🥰 ) . . the lock of hair *is a joke , yes ? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
the picture in my wallet next to a lock of hair from my fiancé who's away at the front :
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ( if you smell something burning , ignore it . ) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ he may have burned at least a dozen pancakes in the process , but breakfast has been ( somewhat ) made for @inabsentiaIucis . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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