Human Rebirth Rehearsal.

5/19/2026 - How can you fall in love with someone who doesn't know iwrotehaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook?

I can sense it, my public execution, a question that will get this newly met stranger the Kubrick Stare. My fingers, feet and diaphragm scream internally every time I am asked this, my anxiety and hyperhidrosis work in tandem to embarrass me further as if I'm visibly on the verge of a breakdown. These simple words are finally uttered: “What music do you listen to?”.

Oh. Oh yeah, I listen to emo music.

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