LINK: happy anniversary
Currently listening to: Nothing Compares 2 U – Sinéad O’Connor
It’s been so lonely without you here
Like a bird without a song
Nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling
Tell me baby where did I go wrong
I could put my arms around every boy I see
But they’d only remind me of you
I went to the doctor and guess what he told me
Guess what he told me
He said girl you better have fun
No matter what you do
But he’s a fool
‘Cause nothing compares
Nothing compares to you
Big D and I have been tethered to each other since we were teenagers. We came of age in Minnesota together, ran in the same circles, knew the same late-night diners, and built a mosaic of memories.
Even now, as adults despite being on different paths—he’s married, I’ve moved across cities, jobs, and social media platforms—we still talk. Our conversations are most often light: K-pop comebacks, skincare routines, which K-beauty product is actually worth it, and which K-drama fucked up our sleep schedule last.
And yet, every year, without fail, he’ll slide into my DMs with the same message: “Happy anniversary,” followed by a grainy screenshot from our FB reminder.
I don’t even get the reminders anymore. I disabled my Facebook a while ago and moved on to IG. But he never forgets.
And in that moment, I pause—just long enough to wonder if, in some parallel life, if it would have worked out if we ever got the timing right…
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