First 6 months of our relationship... It was an ordinary day, during the midterm week. I had just got out of my toxic relationship. I was just trying to get through, not knowing what exactly to do. Nor who exactly to hang out with. So I had installed an app to meet new people on. I got quite the unusual message that morning: "I'm not texting you to meet, rather I'm going to introduce you to my friend." I just said "Okay." and he gave me an Instagram account. That's when I met you, my love. ♥
When we met for the first time,
I instantly fell in love with those big blue eyes of yours.
I could just look at them all day. I could get lost in those eyes
that reminded me of the vast ocean, horrifyingly beautiful.
They seemed tired and a little sad. I just wanted to hug you and tell you
"Everything will be okay." until your eyes no longer looked sad.
But given the situation I was in, having 2 roommated who relentlessly bullied me,
I was afraid to hurt you instead of helping. You also wanted to seem like you weren't interested
in a relationship. After all, both me and you had freshly broken up with our ex-lovers.
I'm so glad you found the courage to love me in yourself.
We were just walking alongside the shore: chatting, laughing... And then, you said "Wait a minute."
and you put a fairly big dandelion in my hair. I don't really know at what point it fell out of my hair.
But for the first time ever, I was sad that I couldn't preserve a flower that I put in my hair. From then on,
I never looked at dandelions the same way I did before.
This was our first picture together, which then I would go on to print, in order to keep it in my phone case.
It's still there actually. I just love looking at it when I have nothing else to do.
Anyway, this was the day where we participated in a tech event held by Haliç University. I kept hiding my face whenever I saw a camera,
and the cameras seemed to love you as you asked more questions than anyone there. I was sitting beside you, and in almost every photo, I was right there looking like I had constant migraines.
You will never be forgotten you schmol cup of Indo Mie noodles. The absolute best moment of the day.
I loved the cups so much that I still have them in my Ray Box.
Today was the day I said "I will get him to be my boyfriend, no matter what." after I saw that we had the exact same childhood plushie.
Aaaaand... it happened.
This was our first date as an official couple. Also our first "breakfast date". I wish we could go onto more of these
"Let's go to this specific place and eat!" kind of dates. I really like trying out new things.
Couple bracelets! (1st edition)
Our first time playing Diablo together (I'm the barbarian). I wish I had a more stable network...
Even though we literally just sat by the shore and drank beer, it was a very nice day. You had brought your guitalele. It was my first time visiting Büyükçekmece too.
We had KFC. We gathered seashells. Just a casual hang out thing. But I loved it regardless.
This was, by far, the best birthday I ever had. We went to the arcade salloon, we had chicken alfredo pasta and BEER. We kissed a lot too. It was the best birthday EVER!!!
This is one of my favorite photos of us by the way.
Though it was the first time in a LONG WHILE that I got defeated in air hockey...
Also, Kedi and Boncuk had finally met! YIPPIEEEEEEE!!!!11!!1!!!1!
Again, a classic hangout at Büyükçekmece. Plus sunburns...
...and DUCKS!!!!
Jokes aside, this would be our last hangout until fall. I hate being dragged along to places I don't want to be in by my parents...
It was the first day of the new semester. I had dressed up so that I wouldn't have a mental breakdown between classes. Well, it didn't work. I had 5 hours until my next class. I was crying, very publicly. It was an ugly sight I'm not gonna lie, a grown ass person crying on the first day of classes because "everything has drastically changed and it all happened too quickly". You said "Okay let's meet, I'm not letting you go back to the dorms crying." You cannot understand how relieved I felt when I saw you. I still wanted to cry and throw a tantrum, but you were there now. For me. Just for me. I can't thank you enough...
*insert Dora song* WE DID IT! WE DID IT!
I'm so lucky to have you. Yes, the whole thing was a disaster, but it would be weird if it wasn't. For us, anyway. I will never forget the bloody handprints. I never imagined it would be this enjoyable AND this funny at the same time. And then, we had ice cream! Yay!
Surprisingly, even if it was a fairly short meet-up, it was one of my favorite dates. Because I had the chance to capture something that showed our true dynamic...
I just love you so much...
A follow-up date. It was nice to see you 2 days in a row, I hope I can see you every day for the rest of my life.
We went to the TÜYAP convention centre for the annual book fair. It was the day you met DADA as well. We had so much fun.
We found a WEIRD AL YANKOVICH ALBUM CD AND A MEN AT WORK CASETTE TAPE. IT WAS EPIC.
HOT CHOCOLATE DATE!!! WITH MARSHMELLOWS!!!
It was the day that I received my first ever Teacher's Day gift, and it was from you. I still carefully use the big ass mug and the mason jar thingy. I'm very thankful.
This is also one of my favorite photos of us.
The day you met my friends as my boyfriend of half a YEAR.
We did so many things together, mostly eating related ☺. We ate takoyaki, gyoza and different kinds of sushi, at the sushi restaurant. And then being the fatasses we are, we ate giant falafel wraps. I loved it that you hit it right off with my friends. Thanks to that, you gained the opportunity of being a crew member of the emperial ship Zapton Prime.
And with that, 2024 had come to an end. I made the first ever The Zaptonia Legacy survey. And while reading the answers with my friends, they all just kept saying "AWWWW!" whenever they saw something that you had written. What an eventful year it was!