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The Archive of Us

a tiny museum of the last little while. every exhibit is real, and you were there for all of them. (tap a 🫐 if you spot one.)

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exhibit one · mid-may
the first date
Ice cream, and a girl whose laugh I couldn't stop thinking about. I texted you the second you got home because I didn't want the night to be over yet.
"Anytime 😊 next time the ice creams are on you though." — still holding you to that
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exhibit two · the long weekend
memes, a bird's-nest cake & a cold-water sermon
You unlocked my meme privileges, showed me a cake with an actual dowel for a tree trunk, and tried to convince me cold water is good for me. I caved. Wim Hof makes a compelling case.
"I'm the best influence. Google Wim Hof then tell me cold water isn't good 😂"
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exhibit three · the hope sign
peterson creek, in the rain, 36 questions deep
We met at the HOPE sign at Riverside, hiked while the weather couldn't make up its mind, and I subjected you to a 36-question interrogation. You survived. Honestly, you aced it.
"thanks for coming out and surviving the 36 question interrogation, haha"
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exhibit four · mid-may
the game-winning goal
You scored the game-winner the same week your body had been through the wringer. Then you described yourself, accurately, as an ass-kicker.
"Yeah I'm an ass kicker." — the scouting report was correct
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exhibit five · late may
emotion regulation & memory
You told me about your research, and about fangirling the supervisor you want to be when you grow up. I said in fifteen years some terrified undergrad will email you a paper they just found, and it'll be one you wrote.
"I wanna be her when I grow up... I fangirl her so hard haha"
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exhibit six · the painting date
"bring yourself. the only food I'm bringing is muffins"
You took me on a painting date and rationed the muffins. I told a friend "this girl took me on a painting date 😍." You said she must really like me. She does. (P.S. I ate the last two muffins. I owe you.)
"What a fun and romantic date, she must really like you 😜"
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exhibit seven · royal sushi
rolling with advantage
Your parents took you back to the exact sushi spot from our date. You ranked the food a tie but gave me the company win. You also introduced me to a Fleetwood Mac cover band and a song I now associate with you forever.
"Food was just as good but I enjoyed the company more on my first visit 😜"
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exhibit eight · the night before you flew
blueberries, a blend & a soi boi named Ted
We made a Spotify blend so I'd have something to listen to while I missed you. You introduced me to Ted, "the soyest of the bois." And you informed me you own exactly two pairs of blueberry-themed items: "one for me and one for you." A motif was born. 🫐
"You are special 😍"
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exhibit nine · barcelona
leader of the vape naysh
You landed on another continent, jet-lagged and gorgeous, and crowned me with the only title I'll ever need. Dinner at 9:30pm, tapas demolished two-at-a-time, and a video tour of an accounting office that you, romantically, called a date spot.
"You are the leader of the vape naysh." — the crown fits
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exhibit ten · may 30
officially
Six time zones apart, I told you I was so happy you're my girlfriend. You didn't run. I still can't believe I get to call you that.
"You're so cute and adorable and I'm so happy you're my girlfriend ❤️"
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exhibit eleven · early june
the mayor of nap city & the crepe guy
Tired, far from home, and a little sad, you found a crepe vendor who understood the assignment. I promised that when you're back, I'd give you a massage and we'd share all the naps. The mayor accepted.
"the crepe guy is a hero. He understood the assignment: patience, kindness, and carbs."
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the current exhibit · now
you're back. and I'm so glad.
That's the archive so far. The next exhibit is a date—and there are already one hundred days worth celebrating. 🫐
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