by it girl™

The pull, not the love
Staying in the room was never about loving them harder or white-knuckling through the restlessness. That low hum that itches your attention toward the door is a tired nervous system asking for its calm brake, and the cigarette was just the fastest way to flip it. The real move is to hand that brake its signal from a source that lets you stay where you are. That is a different problem than quitting, and a much smaller one.











