Days tend to blur together, one rolling into the next with the same steady rhythm. I go about things as I always have — moving through spaces, exchanging pleasantries, keeping life simple and predictable. Then suddenly, there you are.
Get soleil’s stories in your inbox
Join Medium for free to get updates from this writer.
You bring a lightness that catches me off guard — easy jokes that make me laugh until my cheeks ache, playful nudges and gentle brushes of skin that feel like second nature. You seem so carefree, always ready with a tease or a silly story that brightens even the dullest corner. But there’s more to it than just fun — you notice small things, adjust your pace to match mine, and listen with a focus that makes me feel like what I say actually counts.
Before I know it, hours have passed and I haven’t glanced at a clock once. A quiet wish settles in me — that this feeling would never fade, that we could keep finding reasons to be together, to share more of these unplanned, wonderful moments. There’s something real about how you are with me, and it makes even the most ordinary day feel like something worth holding onto.
“I once believed love would be (burning red). But it’s golden. Like daylight, like daylight.”
