An Anecdote About "neon_lights.png" By Madeleine

     this is an admittedly swiftly made piece i did *checking file* sunday, december 12, 2021, 2:27:51 PM. during that time i was in a program that gave me housing under the conditions that i maintain a job or school or something. i was a colossally depressed neet back then and i didn't really have friends, but for a brief moment i did. her name was chianne, and she was definitely a super normie white bread type, but still a kind ally even if she was a little uninformed. one night she took me to a park a decent drive from our close apartments. we sat on some swings and took a few pictures, then went back to the car because it was scary in the dark. on the way back... i started crying. i had been tossed through such immense trauma years prior that locked me into a state that isolated me, despite my efforts to gain companionship. shattering this, and finally having an outlet to just be myself felt like i could finally let go of my held breath, only for a moment. that's why i cried; and so this is what i remember passing through on that drive home, street lights oscillating in my blurred eyes. as a token of my gratitude, i framed this piece and signed it and gave it to her for christmas. 

     i don't know where she is today, but i hope she's doing well. sometimes emotions just come out that quickly.