💌 Fragments of Love

Love isn’t always romantic—sometimes it’s stitched together in the quietest, most thoughtful ways. On my 19th birthday, my best friend gifted me a little “matchbox” frame, but instead of matches, it was filled with us: our very first photo together, strawberries, shortcakes, stickers, matcha, kimchi, even Burger King where we used to spend our sunrises in SHS, balancing tables and ourselves through business marketing, the earrings we always matched, our shared love for Marvel, Taylor Swift, astrology and our baby pictures—all the tiny pieces of who I am and who we are. I still can’t believe how thoughtful she always is with her gifts—like she has this secret map of my heart and knows exactly where to go every time. She knows me through and through, and I absolutely love her for it. It’s a rare kind of love, the kind that even romance can’t quite touch. Female friendships are their own kind of magic—special, life-changing, and irreplaceable. No man could ever know me the way she does, and this matchbox will always remind me of that: all the little fragments of our love. 👯‍♀️

• Friendship
• Gratitude
• Love