Emotional paper cut

Feb 05, 2026

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Overcoming fear is a game I like to play.

But this game throws my heart into a knot.

It creates a tightening in my chest.

I cease.

I wonder.

If we couldn’t feel these emotions, would life be so futile?

So worthless?

Is my emotional paper cut making this life worth living?

I think about how I like to do things for the plot, like as if it were a game.

But who’s to say this isn’t a game?

I’m winning for every shot I take and I’m winning with every failure I score.

I just don’t want to feel rejected, which is exactly how I feel right now though.

I took the shot, I told someone how I felt.

I told him I was attracted to him. To his personality, his charm, his intelligence.

Only to be left on read. It’s been 2 days and I haven’t heard back…idk if I will.

Hopefully the next pages will have more clarity.

If not, well, I think I still won some brownie points for putting myself out there.

Except this time, I know my worth more than before and I refuse to jump into something and force a hand when they’re not even logged in to play.