ahri's characters in colors: victor van dort as deep sea blue.

Let’s just start with the thing you might secretly be wondering:

No, you do not have to earn love.

It’s not a grade your heart gets at the end of the semester. It’s not a promotion you unlock after you’ve finally “fixed” yourself. It’s definitely not a prize for being attractive enough, successful enough, or “together” enough.

Love is not a loyalty program. You don’t rack up points and then cash them in.

Real love is not a transaction.

It doesn’t live on your résumé, your Instagram grid, or that invisible checklist of “things I should have figured out by now.” It’s not about how impressive you look or how well you’re performing at being a human.

At its simplest, love is human. Messy, honest, vulnerable human. It grows when you’re real, not when you’re perfect.

Do you ever have dreams about the night sky? It’s beautiful…. Not too far from our own galaxy now, a curious stranger approaches. One day, you might befriend it.

But your neighbor… with the bright eyes. Yes, she was the first. She might be the last. Maybe you’ll have time to meet her before those 15 days come and change everything that you know and love.

..... This is too much for 11:42 PM......