My brother in Christ🤧, I've been so scared to actually write like this for a long time. What you have done shows your courage and willingness to sacrifice that morsel of self doubt and just go about making a masterpiece.
I mean, sure I don't make sense here, but that's solely because you have knocked the winds out of my sails and I just can't express in words how much this is relatable and like a self study of myself somewhere. Keep writing brother. You are truly a man of the words. ✨
Thank you Isaac! I hope it’s inspired you to go write your own pieces. I figure if something is honest it’ll probably hurt to write, and if you feel it while writing your readers will feel it too.
i just discovered your substack from the broccoli post and this resonated with me so deeply, i feel like bawling. i’m inspired to write personal essays now, beautiful work :’)
First sentence drew me in and then I loved the whole thing. Well loved/hated because I’ve been in the unrequited love situation many times before and !!!! it hurts so bad. I’m sorry. I’m glad you’ve recovered in some way. Thank you for sharing!!
But you know this kind of love doesn’t end? Not completely.
Maybe you will have a completely different life from her, and you will grow apart so much that for years at a time you won’t think about her at all. But every now and then, even forty years from now, you will remember her, and you will feel all these things again, just for a while—and it will always be amazing.
Enjoyed the read, thank you for sharing that part of you with which many of us may similarly identify, over our years. Nicely written, nice flow. Touched my heart.🥲
i was SEATED the whole story
love ur bio
imma a big fan what can i say
Whole time 🫶🏻
My chest hurts after reading. Thanks (?)
yw (?)
thankful i’m not the only one. much love and healing to yall. 🫶
i was going to say: “i think my irregular heartbeat wants to come out of my hoodie”
the ending had me in tears, just like a great romance movie + I never knew a man could actually write with such deep emotion!
"To me, you are the summer. "
I threw my phone onto my bed..Whyy..why did you have to break my heart like that ! This broken shard of your heart broke mine.
So good gives me Past Lives vibes
Some more thoughts on why: https://espressodrift.substack.com/p/22-past-lives
My brother in Christ🤧, I've been so scared to actually write like this for a long time. What you have done shows your courage and willingness to sacrifice that morsel of self doubt and just go about making a masterpiece.
I mean, sure I don't make sense here, but that's solely because you have knocked the winds out of my sails and I just can't express in words how much this is relatable and like a self study of myself somewhere. Keep writing brother. You are truly a man of the words. ✨
Thank you Isaac! I hope it’s inspired you to go write your own pieces. I figure if something is honest it’ll probably hurt to write, and if you feel it while writing your readers will feel it too.
You’re very good at this, unfiltered but with natural sweetness.
That tree will stay in your mind for a long time, maybe ever.
Unbroken hearts don’t make music!
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i just discovered your substack from the broccoli post and this resonated with me so deeply, i feel like bawling. i’m inspired to write personal essays now, beautiful work :’)
This post is a truck and it just hit me on the highway (I’m crying)
You had me rooting for the two of you. Beautifully written. ❤️
First sentence drew me in and then I loved the whole thing. Well loved/hated because I’ve been in the unrequited love situation many times before and !!!! it hurts so bad. I’m sorry. I’m glad you’ve recovered in some way. Thank you for sharing!!
Thank u!
I'm crying...
What a wonderful piece! Thank you for sharing it.
But you know this kind of love doesn’t end? Not completely.
Maybe you will have a completely different life from her, and you will grow apart so much that for years at a time you won’t think about her at all. But every now and then, even forty years from now, you will remember her, and you will feel all these things again, just for a while—and it will always be amazing.
Danny, you tore me up. God. Your gentleness with her felt especially beautiful. This hurt...
Enjoyed the read, thank you for sharing that part of you with which many of us may similarly identify, over our years. Nicely written, nice flow. Touched my heart.🥲
thanks :)
You have a good hold on your own feelings but MAN I just read about guy who failed to launch every time he got on the pad.
I am hopeful that you're able to turn this into not letting the next one get away!