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LOVER BOY

This is the photo that I stare at longingly as we talk on the phone. I miss him terribly right now. We met outside of a funny little bar (Avant-Garde in Ottawa) during a break in sets where everyone was smoking outside. I actually came to see his friend’s band but he and his friends were absolutely tearing up the dance floor. I decided to go up and talk to the cute ginger boy (lover boy, Cam) and the goofy guy from the band (Noah) and they told me about a DJ set Noah was doing the next Friday. Cam never got my number so I had to go, obviously. He finally got my instagram (make better choices, ask for their number) that night and I dmed him and asked what he was doing the next day - he was going to read on his balcony. I’d learn later that this man is a very avid reader (love). I asked to join and that was our first date! He’s the first person to ever cook for me, and he even set me up on a chair and with a baguette with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. We dated for the rest of the summer, about two months, then I went back to school in a different city and we parted ways. He thought we’d never talk again but I hit him up whenever I came back to town and even asked if he’d like to spend a couple of days cooped up when I was back on winter break. He said yes and we drank wine and watched good movies and ate grapefruits. That weekend together brought us really close. I wasn’t in Ottawa the next summer but I did spend two weeks completely alone in Kakabeka Falls between forestry contracts in Northern Ontario. Those weeks I called him most days for hours despite us not having really talked in months. Then I came back to Ottawa for an internship this September. I’ve always been really weird about relationships, so I told him I just wanted to be friends. So we were, but also we would *platonically* share the twin bed I had at the time when it was late and I didn’t want him to spend exorbitant amounts of money getting home. He actually told me he wanted to be with me in October, but I was scared and said he wasn’t what I wanted. We stayed friends. December 21st I wanted to go see my favourite local band (Baby Richman) back at Avant-Garde. They have a super psychadelic sound and one of my roommates gave me shrooms to take. I was supposed to go with my other roommate, but she cancelled last minute. Not wanting to lightly trip alone in public, I invited Cam. The night was great, but when the music ended I didn’t want to stay out. I wanted to lie in my soft bed, feel my soft cotton pyjamas, and look up at my twinkly lights. Lying on my bed with Cam, we talked for hours. I cried at how beautifully he described his family’s Christmas traditions. That night I realized just how much I want to be an integral part of his life. We were a year and a half in the making. He is wonderful. He’s funny, incredibly smart, and inspires me to improve every day. He also always stuck around, despite many efforts to push something so good away. I am so lucky to be reunited with him in July.

@persimmons

2d ago

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HE WAS THE DRUMMER IN MY FRIEND’S BAND

He likes to say we met on Tinder because he knows it annoys me lol. Our very first meeting was on New Year’s Eve of 2016 at a house party. He had the same name as one of our mutual friends (“S” from here on out for anonymity’s sake) and I kept riffing with him about that and ended up hugging him when I left, my long hair got in his mouth and he still remembers that lol. He was the drummer in my friend‘s band and I’d ask about him often; each sillygoofy funny tale made me more interested and led to a little facebook stalk session. My friend mentioned that they were going to a birthday party for one of S’s friends. I begged if they could get me an invite and funnily enough that same day S saw us walking down the street and texted them “you and your friend look good in red.” The invite was secured! That night, I got all done up and went to the party and immediately got blasted on some sangria. I cornered S and talked to only him the ENTIRE party, mostly discussing a bracket my brother and I had made to determine the best disney channel original movie. He was so kind and sweet and funny and did not make a move! Which was a huge contrast compared to all the thirsty gross dudes I’d normally encounter at parties. For the next couple months, we’d see eachother around at coffee shops and exchange smiles and quick hello’s. One day on a beautiful early Spring afternoon I was sitting outside at a coffee shop reading Marx for homework and saw S. He sat outside nearby me and I said “ok this is silly!” and told/asked him to join me. We sat there for three hours as a rotating cast of characters came through. We’d see friends and they join for a spell and go on their way, the funniest addition was my friend and her 12 year old brother. I had to get to class so we parted ways and I was still surprised he hadn’t made any moves or even any objectifying comments, not that I wanted that, but that’s generally the way I’m used to men interested in me acting. I figured he had a partner, wasn’t straight, or simply wasn’t interested in me. This was the golden days of Tinder so one night when I was trawling through the city’s singles, I finally saw S on the app. This was my shot and I was not going to miss it! A simple ”swipe right” would not do my, I used my daily free superlike and held my breath. We matched! I don’t remember the first messages but it was something like “well, finally!” and we planned the first date. Apparently, he had a massive crush on me from our very first meeting and thought I was way out of his league so he wrongfully assumed my overt flirting as was just a platonic offering of friendship. We have been together ever since and are happily married and still more in love every day. He has gotten me through so much and I cannot imagine my life without him, love you my beautiful husband!!! This is your sign to shoot your damn shot!!!

@worldonfire

Apr 20, 2025

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missing a man that isnt mine

so hear this shit out two years ago I came to visit my family in Colombia but decided to stay with my moms childhood bestfriend. Always knew she had a son but we were young when we met and we never talked so i didn’t think much about it. IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN THE MOST FINE ASS MAN IN THE WORLD GREETS ME AT THE DOOR. Anyway his mom has him take me to the mall and buy me lunch and also take me out to a club that same weeken. Everything was friend vibes up until I was dancing with him some reggaeton (donde se baila bien pegadito) and dancehall or wtv AND THEN AND THEN he whispers in my ear “te puedo dar la vuelta?” BASICALLY ASKING TO TURN ME AROUND AHHHHH AND LIKE DANCE WITH MY BACK (and ass) ALL UP ON HIM anyway nothing happened that night (even though we were home alone) cause like idk maybe im dense. After i left colombia we were chatting a bit on whatsapp BUT THEN HE LEFT ME ON DELIVERED. Whatever i didn’t think much of it cause who am i to expect someone in a whole other country to continue speaking to me. A whole year goes by and I come back to the city spring of 2024 for a wedding for my moms bestfriend so surprise surprise he was there with his mom who was also bestfriends with the groom and bride. We ended up dancing again (more modestly this time) still thought it was friends vibes cause idk man I WAS CRUSHING HARD THO. After the wedding he comes up to me and asks if i want to go clubbing. I say yes cause like WHY NOT. We get to his place (which i was again staying at cause his mom is my mothers LITERALLY CHILDHOOD BESTIE) i get ready, throw in whatever raggedy clothes i managed to bring on the trip. AND POP OUT. he ends up taking me to a club called DAKITI. We pull up, get drinks (i offer to pay cause like i have an american job and colombian pesos translated to dollars is lowkey cheap n i felt bad n I THOUGHT WE WERE JUST FRIEND VIBES) anyway i end up getting lit. I’m honestly not sure if he’s lit too but fuck it. Anyway we ended up dancing and he was fucking BREATHING DOWN MY NECK AND ALL UP IN MY FACE and jesus christ i kept hiding my face cause I was so nervous. I end up giving in and looking up at him (im 5’1 he’s gotta be like 6’0 or 6’1) and BITCH WE KISSED NOT ONLY KISS WE MADE OUT THE WHOLE NIGHT AND DANCING HOT AND HEAVY FR. bueno. We stay at the club dancing and making out until like 5am, we get a car home and he asks the driver if he could sit in the back with me (in colombia ubers are illegal so someone has to sit in the front seat so it looks like it’s a normal car ride) and the driver says no </3 but i end up putting my hand on the center console and si did he so we were holding hands the whole way. I won’t talk about what happened once we got home 👀 pero safe to say we was feeling each other. Once i left his place/colombia to go back home we were back to talking in whatsapp for a couple of months and it was super fun but it honestly came to a stop cause i noticed he was taking a while to answer and idk i felt like maybe he was just not that interested. ALL THIS BACK STORY JUST TO SAY i’m back in colombia. Not only have i stayed at his house BUT AT HIS GRANDMAS HOUSE (again his family loves me and my mom cause they grew up with my mom and also used to take care of me when i was younger) his aunts, cousins, grandma, and MOTHER, love me to death but my friends this isn’t a love story :( WELP, as the test of time would prove, my colombia bae now has a gf <\3 I found out about it last october cause i saw him post her and i IMMEDIATELY unfollowed him. Half cause i didn’t want to see him and other half cause i didn’t want his girl to have ANYTHING to worry about. Spent christmas with him and his family, we only said hi and bye and merry christmas. He’s currently out of town with friends and his gf and i’ve been spending time with his mom at their place. and ALSO hes trying to move to MY HOME TOWN to get his pilots license. so as he’s spending time with his boo thang out of the city me, my mom, and his mother are setting him up with usa pilir connects and what not. ITS SO WEIRD. Anyway, such is life im excited to leave colombia so i can stop existing in his four walls and move on with my life (plot twist: i might be moving to colombia after I graduate in may so i’ll be nearby) Hope yall enjoyed my story time <3

@sukisophi

Jan 8, 2025

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DAINTY VINTAGE WATCHES

we don’t make jewellery like we used to!! where did the whimsy go!! the uniqueness!! the daintiness!! the literal ethereal feeling that this watch brings!!!! I CANNOT FIND IT ANYWHEREEEEEE

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stop!! look at my frog!!

@jilly

Feb 19, 2025

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CONTROVERSIAL ANTI-REC. TIKTOK

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