Clayton's ETA · on his way
A birthday, celebrated in Crete

Happy BirthdayCheryl

from your other half, the one who's always running fashionably late

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Exhibit: a lifelong friendship

The whole story, in order

(because we've genuinely been at this since day one)

Day one

Same small town, roughly the same age. We were basically assigned at birth.

and we bonded immediately →
1
us as kids
The original

Same everything

Same friends, same schools, same corridors (u Duncan Dimech).

2
school days
School days

The quiet years

Then life did its thing and we stopped talking for a while. It happens. The story didn't end there.

a plot twist, nothing more
3
intermission
Intermission

Reunited (by Rajmundu)

Started working together at the local council and that was that. Picked right back up like no time had passed. Inseparable ever since.

the universe knew what it was doing
4
round two
Round two

Now: permanent

Doesn't matter if we don't talk every day. We just know. You show up for me, I show up for you. No matter what.

5
us, still
Us, still
A peer-reviewed theory

We're the same person

just different genders

Cheryl
Exhibit A
Cheryl
brain: identical
opinions: identical
gender: Female
=
Clayton
Exhibit B
Clayton
brain: identical
opinions: identical
gender: Male
Differences found: 1. It's the gender. That's the whole list.
Kilometers driven

Every pointless car ride

no destination required - that was always the point

Some of the best talks we've ever had, happened with the windows down and absolutely nowhere to be.

Some of my favorite moments are during our aimless drives, spotify playlists and the snacks that somehow count as dinner.

and yes, I was late when you picked me up. Every single time (and thats okay, sewwa.)

We just got back from Greece and I already want the next one. A road trip, a flight, a wrong turn somewhere new, I don't care where. I just want more of the world with you and me in the passenger seat.

windows down
Windows down
Greece
Greece
The archive

Our greatest hits

(Favourites)

us
Clay mask night
us
The cruise
us
Squish
us
Cute piggy
us
Mariah's bday
us
Gozo channel
One last thing

You've been my constant since before either of us could talk. Through the town, the schools, the quiet stretch, and every single day since, you never stopped being home.

Happy birthday, Cheryl. The world got you first, and it's been trying to keep up ever since.

Here's to more years of finishing each other's sentences, living each others' lives, and being the same person in two different fonts.

— your favourite half, Clayton
P.S. I'm already 21 minutes late to what ever we are doing. See you soon-ish. ✦
✦ one more thing…