The meaning of dreams have been debated for years. For some, their images stitched together

by the mind. They're on the fuel of stress and watch it light up in a mirage of strange

sequences. To others, they hold a much deeper value.

Some believe one can tap into clairvoyant levels of abilities through the veil of sleep.

Just a few surges into sleep paralysis and astral projection can lead you down the deepest

of rabbit holes, but I'm now on the mindset that the less you know, the better.

Due to the pandemic, I've been stuck doing online classes for months. If I'd been stunting

to my social skills to be holding all day, sure it's fun to stay in when you choose to,

but not seeing people even when forced to, started to sit in that feeling of cabin fever.

Luckily for me, I still have people online to talk to on a regular basis. I was in a Discord

server of a Twitch stream I'd watch, but with all servers, clicks formed and off topic channels

were filled with casual conversation. This is where I met someone I messed with almost

instantly. His name was Mark. We were about the same age and it turned out we had a lot

of thoughts in common. The only big difference between us was that Mark was based on the

East Coast and I was on the West. We would chat away most nights, sometimes hop on call

while watching said streamer, and it turned into a nice little comfort for both of us.

The only downside was that Mark had to leave earlier than me to sleep due to the time

difference. Because we were both nearing our last year of school, we had each other on

to sleep at a good hour. Sounds nerdy I know, but it was a nice side of pay pressure, you

don't hear about much. We really did encourage each other for the better. Go ask that girl

out, the worst you can say is no. Sure, let's watch that Haram anime. I don't care if it

looks a bit cringe. I don't know what nightcore is, but I'll listen to it with you.

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