or whatever

i don't reminisce on my teenage years at all anymore, but if i ever do, it's usually because i'm remembering us. two stupid, selfish kids witnessing the worst in each other but never turning away. it's not like it was ever convenient for us to be friends. not like we were ever the perfect fit, though i've always thought we had the whole 'opposites attract' thing going for us. every time i've come around over the years, you've always been there. and every time i've gotten mad at you, i've always come back around, because it's you. as kids, our worst qualities bonded us. i felt it then, though i couldn't put a name to it. some kind of mutual understanding. i recognize it now as unconditional love.

thank you for being there for the versions of me that really needed it, especially teenage me. we'll talk about all of it someday, i'm sure. i'll let it be til we get there. i love you dearly and i always will.