Dartegnian Velarde

a lone star in the sky.

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Someone I Used to Know

Six months after someone left and never looked back, I myself look back at what's changed—and what still lingers.

Love

One Last Check at the Door

No one ever arrived, so after a long wait, I'm calling it quits on the door watch. Now, it stays closed—and that’s okay.

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One Foot in Yesterday

Moving forward isn’t always as simple as leaving the past behind. As I step into a new chapter, I still feel the pull of everything I once knew.

Life

Beyond the Struggle

When the struggle ends, the story doesn't. Life goes on as I start work on a new chapter.

Life

At 26, Life in 35 Questions

Can a list of 35 questions sum up a person’s life? Here's me, trying hard to encapsulate everything by answering the Proust Questionnaire.

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Everything but the Kitchen Sink

When life takes everything but the kitchen sink, what happens with what's left behind?

Thoughts

Stories I Wish I Hadn't Told

We all have those stories we wish we’d kept to ourselves—the ones that hang around long after they’ve been told, leaving us wondering if some things are better left unsaid.

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The Empty Call List

When life gets tough, the phone stays silent. Unfortunately, some friendships are just numbers in a phonebook.

Life

Lost in Transition

Caught between "what was" and "what's next," finding clarity in the chaos of life's in-between moments.

Love

A Dream Come True

I'm mildly surprised at how I realized that I had one of my dreams in high school come true. I'm really tipsy, but I can still write (with okay-enough punctuation and grammar) so, while my thoughts are pretty "unrestrained," I guess I'll

Thoughts

Out on the Town

I set all my regrets on fire Cause I know I'll never take the time With heavy thoughts, a heavy heart, and heavy regrets, I took off for the night. As the evening was quickly approaching, there wasn't a more perfect time to leave my current

Friends

Bye-Bye Bestie

It's always extremely sad to lose someone close to you. It's even sadder when it's a conscious decision to let them go. Even though I want to think that it's not the case, the truth is that I have to really disengage

Friends

It Was Always a Good Time

The ever-worrisome idea that, someday, sometime in the future, you'll find yourself living in a "moment" in which you wish would never end. Until it does.

Thoughts

Slapped by an Epiphany

This is a pretty weird time in my life. 2022 feels like a year where I've experienced so much growth in the span of, oh say, 5 months, compared to the past 3 years. It feels weird because the person I was in December, 5 months ago, was

Life

Ready, Aim, Shoot!

I've thought about the hobbies that I should take as an adult. I could take the safe route and do something at home, like playing chess or making crossword puzzle-solving a hobby. Buuut, as someone who's grown so sick of being at home, I've

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My Korean Parents Never Picked Me up from School

I wonder what my eomma would make me for dinner?

Thoughts

Photos That Mean a Thousand Words

There's a popular saying that goes: "A picture is worth a thousand words." While I believe in it, I personally think that something can be worth a lot, but mean so little. Take the latest phones for example. They're worth a lot, for sure,

Food

A Korean Snackathon

Annyeong, my happy west coast friend. Or are you my happy west coast chingu? I'm not sure if you know this, but I'm a big fan of snacks. Even if they're cheap snacks or expensive ones. Snacks are all equal to me. Except when

Life

2021's Lowest Point

This might sound strange, but I've always wondered what my lowest point for this year was going to be. Is it going to be stress because of work? Depression from being so lonely? A rejection from a girl I'm trying to date? Unfortunately, I eventually found

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How I Talk to Myself

Most people, as far as I've researched, have an inner voice. We all talk to ourselves in some way or another. In elementary/high school, I was usually quiet and was considered pretty weird. I don't know why, I guess I was just too much into

Friends

Drawing with High School Friends!

As you may or may not know, I only have Discord as my "main messaging platform" and I have a small group there filled with classmates from high school. We aren't much, just around 20 people right now, but a few of us get together on

Life

This Pass Shall, Too?

I've always scoffed at corny, faux-motivational lines such as, "This too shall pass," and other lines that offer hope to an inherently bright future, disregarding the pains of the present. It's ironic, given my stance, as I have always seen the future as something

Friends

It's Always a Good Time

Honestly, I can't describe how nice it feels to have my friends from high school talk to me again on an almost daily basis.

Life

The Waiting Game

I'm just biding my time, waiting patiently, hoping, believing, trusting, and wishing that day will come.