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For your Spotify challenge maybe Daniel Ricciardo and number 25?
Lots of love!!!
song; i know it won’t work - gracie abrams
part of the spotify wrapped special
The situation with Daniel was never complicated, but it wasn’t simple either.
You were soulmates, the love of each other’s lives, written in the stars according to what a witch had told you during a visit to New Orleans. You belonged together, tied by an invisible red thread. But as you both grew older, the red thread stretched during your long-distance relationship—while he traveled the world, and you stayed in the same city—and it tangled in the lies and the words left unsaid.
Two people so destined to be together ended up going their separate ways. And you two were no exception. Even though you always found a way back to each other—because, well, you still had that invisible red thread tied to your fingers—you also always found a way to break apart.
“I feel like we haven’t grown since we started dating,” Daniel said one random Wednesday while you were making dinner and he fiddled with the straps on his wristwatch.
That comment triggered a fight that led to yet another breakup. You thought that if you hadn’t matured since your teenage years, it wasn’t your fault, and he claimed you always assumed the worst about him. You finished cooking dinner and told him you were going to your best friend’s house. He didn’t stop you.
Somehow, the air felt different that night.
Months later, you found yourself forced to return to the apartment you had shared and abandoned in a fit of anger. While you had already retrieved most of your belongings, too much time had passed since you left the rest behind. Daniel opened the door.
“I just need to grab my things,” you said, brushing past him quickly.
You didn’t want to look at him, yet you couldn’t tear your eyes away from him either. The familiar scent of his cologne filled your nose, and you wanted nothing more than to lie against his chest, the way you used to when all you wanted was to feel close to him.
When you reached the bedroom, you saw your side of the closet was still empty, while half of his clothes remained in suitcases. Why hasn’t he unpacked his clothes?
“I’m waiting for you to come back,” he answered the unspoken question.
You turned to look at him leaning against the doorframe, his expression a puzzle you couldn’t help but try to solve.
“I miss you,” his eyes blinked.
“I feel different,” your gaze responded.
Because you did. This time felt different. Why couldn’t you just go back to how things used to be? Why had insecurities suddenly taken hold of your mind? Were you worth the time and energy both of you had been fighting for? Was he?
“Why are you so sure I’ll come back?” you finally asked.
One look at his face was all it took to know that this time, both of you felt different.
Part of you wanted to walk away until he understood, but part of you wanted to stay. And you began to question how much you valued your dignity against the love of your life. How many people can say they love someone the way you love Daniel, and the way he loves you? How many people can say they have a love like yours? How many great loves does one get in a lifetime? You know Daniel is yours, but is he the only one?
If you leave now, will there ever be someone else?
But deep down, you also knew that even if you left, even if he left, neither of you would truly be gone from each other’s lives. You were tied together, written in the stars, and all that.
“I’m not sure,” he replied. “But I’d like you to.”
Part of you really wanted to stay, but you knew it doesn’t work like that.