have courage and be kind

She contacted my other friends who were feeling awkward and unsure of what to do and told them the party was still on, to meet at my house for photos before the dance.

They all showed up, and I went to the dance, and we all screamed and cried, and I took my first step to healing.

I haven't spoken to that girl in five years. Nothing happened. I moved away. She fell in love. We grew apart and into our own lives.

It's strikes me how beautiful the ephermeral nature of teenage friendships can be.

We may not need each other now, but there was a time when I needed her more than anyone. And sometimes she needed me.

And the universe put us together just then. Just when it was most important. Not a year too late or too soon. The same town, the same school, the same classroom where we could meet. Right when it mattered.

We come and go from people's lives every day, and along the way we may get a chance to love someone fully, just for a little while.

GERUDO! I’m tabling at Fan Expo Vancouver next month, this print will be available there along with the other villages :)  (also coming to my etsy soon!)

then your new mom gets kidnapped and murdered, and your step-brother comes back and just fucking murders everyone associated with step-mom’s death. over the top, but still understandable.

then everything goes off the fucking rails. the normal government is replaced by an evil space wizard dictatorship. your step brother, also an evil space wizard, fucking snaps and murders a bunch of kids and then a ton of other people. it’s chaos. 

then some random guy (also a space wizard) shows up and hands you and your new wife a baby. “this is your nephew,” he says “by the way, the empire is probably gonna want to hunt him down. they also want me dead, so I’m going to live about an hour away from you. cool? cool.”  and you’re like….I guess? so you raise your nephew to the best of your ability and do farm stuff, only to end up tortured and then killed by the government anyway.

*bob the builder voice* We can fix it!