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AsukaHotaru's avatar

Odel… you made me sit here staring at the screen like I’ve just been handed a cup of something warm I didn’t know I needed. The way you held my little poem with that kind of tenderness? I felt it. Truly.

Thank you for letting my quiet words sit beside yours — it’s a rare feeling when someone reads you in the exact temperature you meant. I’m grateful for this corner you’ve built, and for the space you keep open for softness, difference, and all the colours in between.

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Odel Asseille's avatar

Asuka, what should I say? It was just wonderful. Your writing has a powerful way to warm the heart and soul of its readers and that’s amazing.

I’m gratefully glad having met you ☺️

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PancakeSushi's avatar

You couldn't have asked for a better partner to collaborate with, Odel

Asuka is gifted and kind

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AsukaHotaru's avatar

Mike, you saying that just made me sit here grinning like I got promoted to ‘best partner in crime.’ You’re too generous — but I’ll take it.

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Odel Asseille's avatar

I couldn’t agree more. It’s like having the sunshine 🌞 on your little world 🌎

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AsukaHotaru's avatar

Odel, you calling me sunshine… I’m going to hold that against you forever. In the sweetest way. Thank you for letting me light up your little world for a moment.

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Odel Asseille's avatar

☺️

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Be Budding's avatar

Beautiful

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AsukaHotaru's avatar

Be, you’re too kind — I’m over here doing a little guest-writer wiggle. I just slipped a poem into Odel’s world and hoped it wouldn’t misbehave, so hearing it felt beautiful to you? That makes my whole evening sparkly~

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Be Budding's avatar

I loved it, especially the sentence: ‘not forcing the sky to match our shade.’

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Odel Asseille's avatar

Thanks !

Asuka really did a nice job in this poem. And I believe that she would be pleased that you find it beautiful

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