it wasn't until quite a few years later that you found your community. your niche of people who are just as nerdy and weird as you are.

your awkwardness, impulsiveness, optimism, these are the things people remember about you.

the things you thought made you an outcast were the parts that drew others to you.

the things that people *loved* about you.

like a lantern in the night, you lit up during moments of dispair, days where the world just felt too heavy.