EVERYTHING needs to stop IMMEDIATELY!
First, hello darling Berry! ૮₍ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ₎ა 🤍 I am brimming with joy and sorrow reading what you wrote me. Really, it was a rollercoaster of emotions. You are the sweetest munching ever created. :>
Second. I curse that your period ruined your whimsy. How dare she? She was supposed to be a girl's girl... and that was not a girl's girl thing to do. I know it’s been a month since this message, but I hope Moli protected you from your cramps and you got some chocolate to soothe the ache.
I have one of those special little pillows you can throw in the microwave to heat up—it helps a lot with cramps. Actually, it’s kind of interesting how we distract our body from pain by hitting it with another stimuli. Tiny soft little bodies of ours... so silly of them, only able to focus on one thing at a time.
Even if it’s painful, I’m happy your body is working properly. Good job! ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧
Anyway… here's a tiny scenario for you, my dear—so it can help you next time the blood fairy comes in:
You’ve been in bed for what feels like centuries. And time... well, time has been nothing short of cruel.
Really, is this the reward for not getting pregnant? No babies, no scares—just blood and pain and a hormonal hellscape. A pat on the back would’ve been nice. A celebratory cake, even. Maybe a parade.
It wasn’t even the bleeding that wrecked you. That washes away.
But the back pain? The nausea? The stomach cramps that left you curled up like some tragic Victorian child coughing her last in a lace nightgown?
No dignity. Just heat pads and agony. Just trying to roll over in bed like a whale learning regret. Hugging your stuffed animal, Moli, your knight in plush armor, as if it could absorb your suffering. Reading a few pages, giving up. Eating something sweet. Giving up again.
How dare he smile when you’re like this, pale and pained and pathetic as if your misery were something soft and precious. As if your pain made you more dear to him. How dare he brush your hair back, gather it, clip it with care, kiss your forehead like he knew exactly what he was doing; like he was the cure.
“You’re enjoying this…” you mumble, your voice hoarse from disuse and too much sighing. You lean into him without meaning to. He’s warm. Or maybe it’s the hormones, or maybe it’s just him.
“Your pain? Never, myshka,” he whispers, and it’s maddening, the way his arm draws you closer in the soft tangle of blankets. His voice is hush and still, like he’s always known how to talk to you when you’re at your worst. “But I confess… I do enjoy being the one you need.”
You huff, half-feral. “Of course I need you, anybody would!" A small pause, your voice muffled by the plush. "You wouldn’t last a second with the pain I’m feeling.”
It’s a low blow. But you’re allowed. You are, quite literally, bleeding.
He only hums, unoffended, his smile an elegant little cruelty that somehow hurts more than the cramps.
“I never said I would,” he murmurs, and you want to hit him, or kiss him, or both. Fyodor gently presses you closer, his palm steadying the heat pad against your stomach. “But tell me—is there any reason for you to speak to me so cruelly, after I’ve been nothing but good to you? After I spoon fed you your soup like a helpless darling and drew you a bath, like I was your maid?”
You squint at him, betrayed. Bastard.
You hug Moli tighter, like she might offer a shield. “…M’sorry.”
His arms tighten around you. He’s always gentlest when you feel ugliest.
“Don't apologize, dearest,” he says, voice low and warm against your ear. “I was merely reminding you that you’re not alone in this body of yours. You suffer… and I stay. Always.”
And damn him—it actually makes you feel better.
I hope that will soothe any ache in the future, my dear! I don’t know how you get on your period, so I got a little inspired by my own behavior. I tend to be a little more bratty and “I am not dealing with your nonsense now” type of person when I’m bleeding. People get confused when I get like that because of my people-pleaser tendencies, but I don’t mind them. I usually own up if I say something mean (though that rarely happens).
Anyway, third: the song you sent me is so lovely. It's giving spring and in love and I live for that. It’s not spring, and I am not in love... But if I close my eyes, I can imagine my imaginary sweetheart holding my hand.
Speaking of love, a friend of mine confessed he had feelings for me. (I mentioned this in another post but I wanted to give you the story.) Your song made me think about what happened.
He gave me such a beautiful letter, three pages long and separated in three parts. The first part was written by him who wanted to be straightforward. The second was written by his overthinking self, answering questions I might have had. The third was written by him in love.
There was a quote that I think will stay with me forever:
"I will wait for an answer from you until your name does not exist anymore and mine is no longer in your mind."
I was very affected by it. And I agonized writing back. My mind and body were having a big fight, and I couldn’t give him the romantic love he deserved. I love his brain and how he approaches the world, and mentally we were really compatible, but my body didn’t light up when I saw him.
So after many tears and a 4-page letter of my own, I came to a hard conclusion: To not be attracted to someone romantically is not a crime, even if they are an amazing person. And punishing yourself and calling yourself shallow is unjust. Attraction works in weird ways. You cannot control it.
And loving someone is to be kind, and not lie.
I still care a lot for him, and his confession didn’t alter my opinion of our friendship. He took the refusal with dignity. We respect each other and continue our platonic relationship.
That was the little story, I am glad it had a happy ending. Thank you for reading. 🤍
Here is a gift to you. From me <3 I love this song because it's about people showing love and wanting connection in different ways. And the singer being in awe at humans. :> (Plus it's really catchy and has a lot of danceability; for the next time that you are alone and want to shake one out.)
Moving on to the sweets. And by sweets, I mean that AMAZING recipe you shared with me!! I’ve never made a cake because, to be frank, I am scared. But now I have to (really, I am obligated to make it because my dear friend sent it to me) and I swear I will make you proud, Berry! (ง ͠ಥ_ಥ)ง
Also... the biscuits had my heart ache in the best way. I am so happy you made them (and also liked them). When I was at a low point during my exams, I wanted to go back to one of the messages you wrote me to read it again. And then I saw you posted this. And let me tell you: all of this gave me like five years to my life.
Of course I copied your cookies and put cinnamon in them. ^^ 🤍
I made them for a friend’s birthday and she loved them. Also, the batch I made was eaten in just a few hours by my folks. Animals, I tell you...
Joking. :)) I felt so happy that people enjoyed them. And I remember thanking you in my head for blessing my taste buds with this wonderful addition! I also told everyone about you. I like praising my friends. :>
Another thing I wanted to share with you was this:
I received two lei from a friend as a “bribe.” For what? I don’t know. (For context: 1 euro is like 5.6 lei, so it’s not a lot—that made the bribe funnier.) But it was so cute that I framed it. Now it sits on my desk.
I love giving gifts, and I love receiving thoughtful or funny gifts. So when another friend told me she found a little porcelain clown that she wanted to buy for me—but then got scared because she didn’t want to accidentally gift me a cursed item—I was like:
“Please!!! I’ll take the clown!! I’ll take the curse.”
Yes, I love clowns... That shouldn’t be a surprise, though. Haha ^^
So yes, I will be taking a cursed porcelain figure if it means I get a little clown (I'll name him Kolya). I’ll update you with a photo of it if I receive it on my birthday. :>
Well that was kind of all. Thank you so much for the lovely letter; it filled me with serotonin. I always murmur your words out loud in a hushed voice because I am imagining you talking to me.
I am sending you love, good vibes, lots of smooches!! 🤍🤍🤍
I saw this and thought of us (I will find more.)
*turns into a bee and flies away*
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