I am Harris.
The beginning…
The post that started it all. I still remember going through the posts on the LA Story tag, looking for something to reblog, when I first saw your post and it piqued my curiosity enough that I checked out your blog. Seeing your posts caught my interest enough to follow you. Within a week or so you followed me back and started to engage with my ask me anything posts and I with yours. You messaged me in response to something personal that I shared and we began a correspondence that was akin to a modern version of pen pals who shared the most authentic, vulnerable parts of themselves with each other. We found understanding, healing, laughter, fascination, safety, empathy, respect, and yes, attraction in our connection. Because of life circumstances we held a respectful boundary around that attraction for 2+ years when there was finally a shift and an opportunity for exploration of that part of our connection.
By then, the conversation had moved from letters to the immediacy of private messages on Facebook where we shared our mutual love of various movies, tv shows, music. We traded songs from different artists that we loved. I shared my love of The Avett Brothers and within maybe a week or two I saw they (along with a handful of other bands we were both into) were playing at the ACL festival later that year. Something told me to buy a ticket (not the first or last time that the voice of fate has spoken when it came to us). I remember excitingly sharing my seemingly impulsive purchase with you and breaking into a huge smile when you asked “Want some company?”…
Never before has my heart been so at peace. You are my love, my person, and together our greatest adventure. I love you …
