Ovloppy

The light from the window was striped. It made stripes on my cigarette smoke. The end of my cigarette crumbled into ash. My marriage had also crumbled into ash.

She was not wearing a ring. It means something when a woman does not wear a wedding ring. Usually, it means that she is not married. “Seems your ring has also gone missing,” I said. I hoped her dress would join it.

Her red mouth curved upwards. She was smiling a little. “I don’t wear it outside. A diamond that large would only invite trouble.”

"what do they mean by social media? does Roblox count? what about all the stuff I've built?"

"you'll be fine, doesn't your icloud say you're 34?"

the closest thing to real soulmates you can find

we fought in the same trenches and have a warrior's bond that carries over into every stage of life

friend i sit next to in every class and pass notes to/whisper to constantly

academic peer/colleague that i respect and have a little intellectual crush on

neighbour in the same apartment block that i say hi to on the stairs

neighbour across the street who i wave at every morning and evening

we're regulars at the same bar

anime girl pose

How much lamb stew did I want to make??

There's hyperalgesia which means abnormally increased pain as a response to things that should only give mild discomfort

There's allodynia which means pain as a response to touch, or things that shouldn't normally cause pain. Like brushing your arm against something, touch, massaging, etc.

The body's threshold for stimulus is also reduced, since the nervous system is really sensitive. This leads to people getting overestimulated really quickly because we can handle very less stimuli compared to the average person. Which also leads to sensitivity with loud noises, textures, scents, and other sensory issues. Everything counts as a stimuli, and everything drains us. Pain costs energy.

Fibromyalgia is an invisible disability, but it is still a disability. And i just hope that educating people about it would help in increasing accomodations and understanding about this disorder and the people suffering from it.