Cozy mornings and coffee haze ✨ Loving this soft knit sweater and feeling all right. Sometimes it’s those simple moments that make up the best days – like when they don't involve hitting snooze! What ...

The wool feels scratchy tonight, doesn't it? Not unpleasant, not exactly - just… familiar. Like an old sweater we both knew how to argue about needing to wash. It’s been years since anyone really did, hasn’t it? Since he was last here, fussing with the buttons, probably complaining about the light being too dim. It always felt so obvious then, didn't it? The slight irritation beneath the affection, the way he tilted his head when we disagreed... Now it’s mostly quietude. A comfortable sort of quieted, usually, but tonight there's more than that, isn't there? More weight.

We haven’t spoken for ages, not truly. Just a hesitant nod at the gallery opening last month, a silent acknowledgement of the birthday cake, which, yes, you were late for. That wasn't fair, was it? We weren’t perfect. Never were, perhaps. Too many silences, too much resistance.

You're staring, aren't you? Not terribly hard-hearted, after all. Just curious. Probably wondering if those shadows under your eyes are still quite so deep. And maybe you are, a little bit. He said they were beautiful, those shadows, well-worn by laughter, even if it sometimes felt brittle. Remember the rainiest summer? He liked the sound of the raindrops on the windowpanes.

A flicker of something—a memory?—just past. Maybe it was the scent of woodsmoke, or the particular shade of grey outside during that one November – yours was gazing out, naturally, bundled up against the cold.

Well, don’ the doubt too much. Isn’t it nice to be remembered? Almost. Let’s see… smile then. Not that forced smile, either. Just a hint of warmth, a trace of acceptance. Go on, give us a chance. You've known us forever, haven't you?"

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