i guess i never really felt right before those comics dropped, like i was missing something about myself. then when they did it was like, oh, thats where it went. but at the same time, it was like i just changed. maybe im just retroactively misremembering how it felt at the time. but it was weird, and it was terrible. one day i didnt remember any of it, and the next i was grappling with the memory of hitting sua in the face. what the hell? it was like, "how could i have done that to her, thats terrible" but i knew it was still me who had done it. everything ive been since has just reaffirmed that i am still angry and violent and the same way i ever have been (i havent hit her again though, i promise).
and the way people talked about us changed so much too. like everything was so harsh all of a sudden. it was all about blame and who was "okay" to like. it felt like i couldnt trust that the people around me still liked me. i think it was easier to worry about the others than sit with my own fears. i guess i just didnt want to be myself anymore.