1.
A logic system that uses only two states to represent everything; the base-two language that describes the specific coordinate where we transitioned from "friends" to "us."
2.
The refined art of what actually occupied ninety percent of our time together—the obsessive, endless exploration of local flavors.
3.
The inevitable physical state of being utterly paralyzed and heavy after our high-level eating sessions; the "quiet time" that follows a feast.
4.
The transition from the "fantasy" of dating to a "real couple"; finding a strange, deep comfort in the repetitive daily habits that define our shared life now.
5.
The strategic decision to sit in the open air to escape the heavy, "Table for Two" intensity of being stuck indoors.
6.
The screen was projecting a Horror flick, but the atmosphere we were actually creating in Elysium belonged to this much softer, historical genre.
7.
The hazy visual state of the movie playing in the background while our attention was focused entirely on the person next to us.
8.
The specific geographic hub of the city where a 2,100-day wait finally culminated in our very first physical connection.
9.
The raw, honest, and sometimes messy reality of us once the digital screens were removed and the "best behavior" masks finally came off.
10.
A term for something that exists but is hidden or dormant; our exact emotional state from 2019 to 2024 while we waited for the right moment.
11.
The invisible, irresistible force in that room that made it mathematically impossible for us to maintain our distance any longer.
12.
The invisible cord that kept our lives bound together through every digital frequency while the physical world kept us miles apart.
13.
For six years, we lived separate lives that moved in the exact same direction, never touching until the inevitable collision of 2025.
14.
The steady, grounding weight you have become in my life; the person who keeps me from drifting when the world feels chaotic.
15.
The complex, heated energy of November 4th—the sparks and the tension that serve as proof that a relationship has finally become real and physical.
16.
The singular prime number that marks our official transition into a recognized unit.
17.
The smallest digital unit of our history; the only version of you I was allowed to see for half a decade.
18.
The ultimate, unmapped destination of a journey that began on a humble back bench in 2019.
19.
LATTE: Scientifically defined as the "average color of the universe"—and the specific shade of my identity at the arrival gate on September 25th.
20.
ONE HUNDRED: The massive mathematical sum of every single day, night, and hour it took to reach this specific point in our history.
