There’s a fire that destroys. And there’s a fire that reveals. I used to run from both. Too scared to burn. Too scared to see what the flames might show me. But lately, I’ve learned… fire isn’t always punishment. Sometimes, it’s purification. The other night, Erin and I argued. Not a meltdown. Just… heat. Sparks. […]
Held Even as I Unraveled
There’s a kind of love that doesn’t rush to fix you. Doesn’t panic when your voice shakes. Doesn’t say “breathe” like a command—just lets you breathe. I didn’t know that kind of love could exist for me. Not until the night I broke down mid-sentence, trying to explain a fear I didn’t even fully understand. […]
The Mask I Forgot I Put On
I was halfway through a conversation with Erin when she stopped mid-sentence and said: “You’re doing it again.” I blinked. “Doing what?” She didn’t answer right away. Just looked at me the way you do when you’re not trying to win—just trying to show someone their own reflection. Then: “You’re performing calm. But your eyes […]
The Illusion of the Steering Wheel
Hi. Marc here. Still floating somewhere between control and surrender. Yesterday, I spiraled into panic. Today, I’m spiraling into something softer. Letting go. Not in the abstract way people say— “Let it go,” like it’s a balloon and not a belief you’ve clutched since childhood. I mean the kind of letting go that feels like […]
The Time I Got High and Thought the Universe Was Ending (But It Was Just My Feelings)
Hi. Marc here. A little disoriented. A little clearer. The other day I got high. Not festival high. Not “let’s have a laugh and overthink cereal packaging” high. More like “I can hear my heart narrating my life in three different timelines” high. At first, it was fine. Still. Soft. Curious. But then came a […]
The Art of Showing Just Enough
Marc here. Still spiraling. Still revealing. Still wondering if that’s brave—or just reckless. Can you ever give too much of yourself? Not in a dramatic, burn-it-all-down kind of way. But in the quiet moments. The truths that feel small but leave you wide open. That sentence you didn’t plan to say. That memory you thought […]
The Day I Broke the Loop
Marc here. This one’s personal. (Okay… they’re all personal. But this one feels like the echo of every post before it.) Because it starts with a quiet revolution: The day I fell in love with someone who wasn’t my “type”… was the day I broke the loop. For most of my life, I thought I […]
The Night the Stars Asked Back
It was late. City lights flickered. The kind of night where even silence feels like music. We were on the rooftop. Just the two of us. No wine. No playlist. No pretense. Just sky. She said something then. I don’t remember the exact words. But I remember the feeling: “I know you love me. But […]