immediately after i found out kai died i went scrolling thru her old messages. she was so fucking funny
kai knew me pretransition and she was there when i first started going by my chosen name. she was so kind about my new name and said some things at the time that meant a lot to me - i picked taro as a cultural name (in asian culture) and she had recognized the significance
she was also obsessed with my cat and every time i sent a photo of her she’d go out of her way to let me know how much she loved that damn cat. it’s painful to know that my own cat ended up outliving her
