#my shy babies LOL there are so many of u 🥹 i am not surprised—tumblr is the shy kiddo website afterall—but sometimes i worry bc im like HMMM

[ofmermaidstories]

You're such a cool chick, and I really want to try being friends, but I'm incredibly awkward and only really feel comfortable interracting on anon and liking posts every now and then. I hope one day we can have a continuous conversation, but until then, hoping that you have a great year ahead!

my darling, it’s okay to be awkward. 😌🌷 you’re literally like, trying to start a new relationship, it’s going to be awkward!!! and it’s something worth being awkward over!!!!! it’s natural. 🥹 you’re trying to like, suss each other out, see what works and what doesn’t, what the other needs in that immediate like, doorway moment. suffering through the stiff/awkward/overly polite moment is how you get to the good stuff—and sometimes the hard stuff! the in-jokes and the comfortability and the fights that like, define your friendship. 🥺 i shan’t cajole you off anon if that’s where you feel most settled, for now—i’m not going anywhere any time soon, but anon!! the fun part—the most important part—of the beginning of a friendship is the moment you start to sort of clearly see each other, the like, shape your friendship is gonna take. so whether that’s off-anon or on anon, whichever u need, i can’t waitttt for when we get to see what the shape of ours is gonna be.