Blank Look #6

When your sister says 'you’re nothing without me,' it stings because she’s not just claiming power over you, she’s suggesting you’re empty without her, like you lose your identity when she walks out the door

Old-timers in the south say 'if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it' with such certainty that it feels like they’re trying to freeze time, like any new idea might unravel the whole world they built

On TikTok, if someone replies with just an emoji and a hashtag, like 😶 #youmad, they’re basically flipping a middle finger in code, telling you to get with the program or shut up and scroll on

At work, when your boss says 'we’re all on the same page,' but no one dares to ask what’s written down, it’s like they’re playing this big game of guess who, pretending they all know the rules even if they don’t

In a relationship, when your partner says 'we’re fine' in that tight, closed-off way, it’s not really about being okay, it’s more like they’re telling you to back off, like they’re saying 'we’re not broken, just busy being not happy