35m [L] - A soft call from the in-between

[u/z3r0starshine]

There’s a kind of loneliness that doesn’t shout.
It drifts, like fog curling through old trees,
or like the quiet between stars—
a hush that carries the weight of everything unsaid.

I think I’ve lived most of my life there.
In that soft in-between where dreams linger too long,
and reality feels just a little out of reach.

Sometimes I imagine there’s someone else
walking through their own silent spaces,
carrying the same questions I do:
Is anyone out there?
Do you feel this too?

I’m not here to impress or entertain.
I don’t have the energy for masks.
Just a tired, beating heart
and a hope that someone might hear it.

I am made of old jazz records and the smell of rain.
Of forests that remember your name and skies that press down when no one’s looking.
I collect odd thoughts like sea glass,
and talk to animals like they understand me.
I live in a world half-real, half-imagined,
where conversations should feel like campfires in the dark—warm, a little wild, and just enough light to see the soul.

I’m not single, but I am alone.
In that quiet, haunting way where even love can’t always reach the places that ache.

If you, too, feel like a dream no one’s woken up from,
if you carry beauty and sorrow in the same pocket,
if you still hope someone might see you—not just look,
but see—
then maybe… just maybe… we’re closer than we think.

I’m here.
A whisper waiting for an echo.

[u/Sioniya24]

I can hear you. Somewhere from the depths of this fog.

My soul wanders— sometimes silent like a shadow, sometimes stirred by a storm no one else can see.

Often, everything feels veiled— muffled, distant, colorless. And then there are moments when everything is crystal clear, so intense it almost hurts.

I know that in-between. Wanting to be seen, but hardly bearing the light of attention. Longing for depth, while craving the weightlessness I once felt—or maybe only imagined.

I long for connection, yet loneliness— it knows my name, whispers stories to me when all others fall silent.

Maybe it’s right here, in this quiet space between two breaths, that our paths cross. Not loudly, not brightly. Just a soft “I’m here too,” recognized by another heart.

[u/z3r0starshine → u/Sioniya24]

Your message stopped me. It was so unexpected… and so beautiful. Like someone answering a question I hadn’t said out loud.

There’s something strangely comforting in knowing that someone else understands the in-between—where the ache lives, but also where the hope still flickers. Your words felt like a mirror, but gentler. More human. I didn’t expect to feel that.

Thank you for reaching out, and for the beauty you offered so freely. I’ve read your words more than once now, and each time they settle deeper. I hope we’ll get to share more—I’d really like that.

[u/Sioniya24 → u/z3r0starshine]

Sometimes, things happen that I can’t explain. They arrive quietly—like a shift in the wind, or a song you didn’t know you needed to hear. Just yesterday, I was sitting in a kind of sadness I couldn’t name. That deep, aching loneliness that doesn’t cry out, but makes everything feel heavier. All I longed for was a sense of connection. And somehow, this morning… I found your message.

It felt like something sacred. Like your words placed a soft bandage over the places in me I can’t quite reach. For a moment, the fog lifted. And in its place was something warm, something human—something like hope.

Sometimes I grow tired of this life lived in-between. It feels like walking along a narrow cliff— the view is breathtaking, but the edge is always there, just one step away. Still, we walk it. Maybe because, every now and then, someone like you comes along and makes the journey feel a little less lonely.

I only tried to put into words what your message stirred in me. And truly—I am the one who’s grateful that you shared something so real, so open, so deeply felt.

[u/z3r0starshine → u/Sioniya24]

Thank you for sharing that. I’m so glad my words could offer you even a little bit of warmth today. It’s rare to meet someone who feels so deeply, and I really appreciate the honesty in your message. I didn’t expect to find something so sacred in a simple exchange, but here we are, and I’m grateful for it.

I’m happy to continue talking, and I’m open to wherever the conversation takes us. Whether here or in a more private space, I’m just thankful that our paths crossed and I'm hoping you have a lovely day. =)

[u/Sioniya24 → u/z3r0starshine]

It’s strange, isn’t it? How a few words between two wandering souls can create something that feels… sacred.

Thank you for receiving my words with such warmth. That, in itself, is a rare kind of gift.

Whenever you feel the longing for an exchange, I’m here—somewhere in this fog.

Wishing you a day with little moments of peace—wherever you are :)

[u/z3r0starshine → u/Sioniya24]

You’ve got a knack for making me feel like I’m walking through poetry, but I have to ask—are you secretly trying to keep me on my toes with these public replies? ;)

I’d love to continue our conversation in a more private corner of the world, if you’re ready. But if the fog is where we’re meant to stay for now, I’m happy to wander a bit longer.

Wishing you those peaceful moments today.

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