Peeling back the layers—
    not in haste,
    but with care…

    letting each reveal grow into the light.

An alternate sleep schedule,
    nights that stretch long,
    mornings that blink awake…
                              slowly.

Strange eating habits:
    a mix of comfort
    and curiosity…

    never shared with anyone else before.

And the songs—
    melodies passed like secrets between us.
    Each note a glimpse,

    each lyric another fold of this curious onion we’re unraveling.

It’s her turn now—
    to share a tune that unveils another piece of her,
    something hidden,
    yet offered,

    like a whisper meant to linger.

The layers keep coming—
    unexpected,
    yet familiar.

    And with each one, the distance between us feels…
                                                     thinner.