Happy 3rd birthday Brioche!! Here are some Brioche identifying characteristics: Only one eyebrow, 3 tiny white hairs on his forehead, and lil gloves and two-tone beans!
it is not a hot take at all, really, but part of the reason i love the letter writing trope in fanfiction is because so much long distance communication feels impersonal and instantaneous now, but sitting down to tangibly hold a pen and carve your thoughts into paper is meditative and intentional
no wonder it was easier to pour your heart out via letter back in the day - once you posted it, it was gone. no scrolling back through a conversation to cringe or second guess what you said or worry if you came across weird or used the wrong emoji
i don't wish a return to the past in most things, i know too much about history to wish that, but i do wish letter writing had stuck around as a practice rather than a curiosity