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As someone who enjoys being alone, I have always found comfort in corners. I prefer observing to participating, listening until the air asks for my voice, existing without needing to be noticed. Crowded spaces don’t intimidate me, but they drain me in ways I rarely bother to explain. It is a rare relief when someone chooses to sit with me there, not to pull me into the crowd, not to fill the silence, just to be present, sharing the moment with me. There is something deeply healing about a person who understands that presence is enough. Someone who sees my solitude not as a distress signal to be rescued from, but as a space to be respected. And in that gentle shared stillness, the room softens. The frantic energy of the party fades into a distant hum. I realized then that love does not always demand a stage. Sometimes it simply pulls up a chair, sets down its glass, and stays, steady and calm, like afternoon rain. M. | afternoon rain February 2026
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