last night on random,
i ended up in a group chat with a bunch of people.
i knew a few people but my only intent was to join and listen.
a fine AF wolf was in there that caught my eye.
i def wasn’t going to speak but that felt like the old me.
so he started talking about something that was bothering him.
something we have fonted about on the Foxhole many times.
it was about a gay jackal who couldn’t take no for an answer.
this gay jackal was on legit stalker mode with this wolf.
something urged me to type:

“Yeah,
I don’t get why people can’t respect other people’s boundaries.
No one is attracted to this kind of behavior.
Even if someone was attracted to them,
it would be a turn off heavy.”

that was it.
i said my peace and went back to lurking in the shadows.
then…

“You are right @Jamari.
It’s so wild to me.
I am respectful of everyone’s preference but this guy isn’t respecting mine.
I had to block him because he kept even after I told him my issues with him.”

so as he was talking,
i kept responding to him as the conversation went from texts to VNs.
each time i responded to something he said,
because i LOVE speaking in voice notes,
he made sure to respond back to me.
the way he said my name.
oof.
even though i wasn’t expecting much,
and didn’t have to turn on my camera,
i felt seen and involved.

by the end of it,
we all said goodbye and i told the wolf it was nice to meet him.
he responded the same back to me.
i decided to add him just because:

A) He was pleasant and we stan a pleasant wolf
B) He is fine and I liked looking at him

shortly after,
he added me back.
i’m not expecting much outside of last night tbh.
if we talk again,
great,
and if not,
great!

I’m proud of myself for not just lurking and joining the conversation.

he just happened to be an unexpected bonus.

lowkey: a wolf who keeps the conversation flowing?
one of my love languages.