all of this to say: this has been part of me for longer than i realized and it is really exciting to be able to nurture it freely :)

i had actually brought mine in my backpack one day thinking he'd bring his too and we could make up a story for why we had them on. when i took mine out, he said "dude what? what are you doing with that, what the fuck?" i tried to play it off like i was joking, but the embarrassment lingered

i remember there being an incredulous pause in the conversation. neither of us could believe we found a friend in this niche. we very shyly showed each other our masks, made some comments about finding out where we could find an excuse to wear them.

hockey stick spreader bar!? i’m drooling 😳