You don’t have to force yourself to bounce back so quickly. I read something recently that said “when you come in from a rainstorm, you don’t expect yourself to be dry and warm right away”, and it really resonated with me. It’s okay to take time to dry off and warm up. Take the time you need to process what happened to you.
it always confused me when my parents would say “well, that’s just how the world works! it’s unfair”. like, even to my tiny five-year-old brain, that just. didn’t click. NONE of this is a priori or inherent. cruelty and injustice aren’t axiomatic conditions of the universe. there is always more time, there is always more hope. there is always space to push our hands deep into the belly of the rot and RIP IT OUT BY THE FUCKING ROOTS
*through gritted teeth* the world is GOOD. people are kind. Humans are NOT inherently selfish. you will make it through this year. recovery is possible. people you don’t know yet will love you. You are going to do things you can’t even imagine right now. You are going to read a rlly good book. You are going to eat some rlly good food. You are going to experience joy again. Things can get better. Situations can change. You can choose to be kinder. The world can change for the better.
you can never go back. this is your one life. you had a bad childhood and that’s it. you lost your teen years to mental illness and that’s it. you’re miserable in your 20s and that’s it. you just go forward
ROBRON | teen and up audiences | ~7k words | missing scenes | multi chapter fic
Summary:
Sun, sea, and zero interruptions: Robert whisks Aaron away to a luxurious Tenerife villa the second revenge threats from their exes turn ugly. Three weeks of private pools, lazy lie-ins, ridiculous banter, and Robert determined to pamper his grumpy man into total relaxation mode.
