You saw parts of me that no one else even noticed. And sometimes I wonder if you remember those late night talks the same way I do — like time stopped and it was just us and the truth.
I still think about those moments. About how easy it was to just be with you, without pretending or performing or shrinking down.
I don’t know if I’ll ever have that again with anyone else. But I hope you know — even now, even with the silence between us — that I never forgot what you gave me: your time, your trust, and a place to be myself.
And that meant more than I ever said out
Loud.