hope

You tell me life isn't that hard.

[thoughtkick]

“Some days are just bad days, that’s all. You have to experience sadness to know happiness, and I remind myself that not every day is going to be a good day, that’s just the way it is.”

— Dita Van Teese

[navegou]

I felt the way you loved me. I felt the way I loved you. And for the first time, I understood what they talk about in books. It scared the hell out of me.

It's still about you.

[navegou]

There are colors I can only see when you’re beside me. The blue of the ocean is bluer. The green of the trees is greener. That’s how much influence you have over me, and I can’t decide whether that’s good or not. I don’t think you can either.

It's still about you.

[navegou]

Some things are meant to be, and I believe we are one of them. You’re still my opposite in everything, though. That has never changed and probably never will. I kind of believe that’s the beauty of being us. That’s what makes us... us. All our imperfections, you know? I like that, Luke. I really do. All the stillness I lack, you carry within you. And I bring you all the chaos you certainly don’t need. but I carry it anyway.

It's still about you.

[navegou]

I’m looking at you right now — shirtless, messy hair, a soft smile on your face while you cook my breakfast. I let myself drift back to the past and find the younger versions of us. Your hair isn’t as long as it used to be, but your eyes… those eyes. They are the most beautiful blue eyes I have ever seen. You still carry the ocean and the sky inside them — maybe that’s why it’s so intimidating to look into them.

It's still about you..

[poemwav]

– Jackie Wang

[thehopefulquotes]

“I still catch myself feeling sad about things that don’t matter anymore.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

[resqectable]

“Wait for someone who love you differently. One who can see the fire in your soul, and the child in your laugh, and the ocean in your heart.”

— Unknown

[dumblr]

there will be a lot of posts soon from people sharing how much they achieved in 2025. but in case someone needs to hear this, it's okay if the only thing you did this year was just get through it.

[literaryvein]

L. V., excerpts from the afterword

[deepwithinwords-deactivated2026]

[letsbelonelytogetherr]

— unknown; the longevity of life and love (via theblob1958)

[echoesofink]

The ache of everything unsaid.

[deepwithinwords-deactivated2026]

[quotefeeling]

“Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive.”

— Josephine Hart, Damage

[letsbelonelytogetherr]

— beau taplin

[paper-wounds]