A Night That Changed Everything

i got railed by my guy friend I met him through mutual friends, nothing dramatic.

He wasn’t trying to impress anyone, which stood out more than charm ever does.

Conversation with him felt unhurried, like time wasn’t something he needed to manage.

As the night thinned out and people drifted away, we stayed, talking in that

low-energy, end-of-evening way where honesty slips in by accident. When we ended up

back at my place, it didn’t feel like a decision so much as the natural next sentence.

At some point, words stopped being necessary. He stepped closer. I didn’t step back.

The room felt smaller, quieter. I remember thinking, briefly, that this was the