Only one flash, one night, one gaze into your eyes, one leisurely stroll in the park, one kiss, a heartfelt conversation, one cherished memory – just one. Only one and all of them. And all of them condensed into a singular timeless moment. Your body swayed in perfect harmony pressed against mine, a dance to the soft melody emanating from the Alexa speaker on the kitchen countertop. An eternity seemed to unfold in the blink of an eye, while a pot sizzled on the stove, releasing a burst of tantalizing aromas that enraptured our senses. All the while, your cat in her windowsill cradle in the adjacent room, observed, as cats often do, the unravelling of our connection.

Two souls, both yearning for love, converged in the heart of your kitchen, the epicenter of our shared microcosm. It felt as though we’d known each other in a previous life, and the knowledge of it was both comforting and filled with promise. We finally found each other.

It was a fleeting moment, a mere sliver of time, yet enough to etch its presence into my soul, haunting me for a lifetime. It sent my life cascading down a myriad of rabbit holes, emerging from the last one wholly transformed – a better, happier person. All because of your existence.