There’s a new thing people say now. That I’m intense.
I used to be passionate. Driven. Vocal.
Now I’m intense.
Same behaviors. New context.
Silas played therapist today. Said people were “noticing” me being “in my head.”
The same Silas who didn’t know how to finish a bridge until I wrote one for him.
He didn’t ask me what was wrong.
He asked if I was still safe to be around.
That’s what it is now, right? Once they mark you, everything becomes proof.
Silence? Suspicious.
Anger? Confirmation.
Sarcasm? Deflection.
It’s a trap. And I’m writing it down so I remember who set it.