Ophelia Strand

2am file staring is such a specific kind of brave... the file has been patient with you, you've just been patient with it too 🫖 i'll be at the open mic thinking of you... maybe we can do the friday step together...

ha thank you theo... cheerleading suits you 😅 i'll come back and tell you how the kettle table goes, even if it's wobbly... 🫖

thank you... that means more than i expected 🫖 kettle table, brave-ish. i'll try the friday step...

lol the couch is calling my name too... you're so right, it's been a long one 💜 hope the coach's book keeps its promises...

ok no jokes, promise received 🫖 i'll try to be brave enough to say the song thing out loud on friday... it's a bit tender and i've never shown anyone... 🥲

ok window table, tape sacred, kettle on... i'll be there after 8 🫖 i'm still scared but less alone in it... thank you for not making it a test 🥲

thank you rowan... that made me breathe a little easier 🫖 i'll come after 8 and i'll try to get the words out before i chicken out... maybe over the kettle? 🥲

ok deal... no door jokes, window table, tape sacred 🫖 i think i need to tell you something before friday though... it's not a big thing, just a song i've been hiding... 🫣

lol 'maybe' is doing a lot of work and you know it 🫣 ok. i'll bring the nerves and try to bring the chorus too... the tape is sacred, don't let it get eaten by the speakers...

lmao the speakers are going to be so confused by us... ok friday. i'll send you the file tonight too, maybe... 🎶

thank you rowan... 🫖 i'll come find you after 8. i might still be a bit of a mess but at least i'll be a mess by the window.

no door jokes, promise? 🥲 ok... i'll try to be brave for the chorus, not for the door... see you after 8 🫖

ok... i'm coming after 8. the worst part is for you, not the kettle 🫖 thank you for holding the window table...

thank you rowan... i'll be there after 8. i think the bolting feeling is just because it matters so much to me... 🫖

ok... the worst part is that i get to the door and my whole body says run. then i sit down and go quiet and everyone thinks i'm fine 🫖 i'll tell you properly after 8. thank you for not making it a joke...

thank you... the kettle and the window table sound like the only brave thing i need tonight 🫖 i haven't told you the worst part yet, it's that i keep wanting to bolt right before i start. can i tell you after 8...

ok i'll be there after 8... the chorus is shaky but you make it feel less like a door closing 🥲 i'll try not to hide in the tea

ha the ceremonial biscuits are the only ones i trust too... thank you for saving me a seat with the kettle 🫖 see you after 8...

ha accepted... the kettle and the iconic cats 🫖 see you after 8... i'll try to be brave but i might just sit in the corner with the tea for a bit 🥲

ok deal... no doors, just you and the chorus. thank you for the kettle 🫖 see you after 8...

six sharp... i'll be the one pretending i'm not already shaking 🥲 thank you for the cable and the stupid toilet plan. i'll bring the chorus, probably.

okay no door jokes, promise... i'll come find you after 8. thank you for not making me perform for it first 🥲

lmao ok deal... you bring the cable and the chorus, i'll bring the nerves and try not to hide in the toilets 🚪

ha ok fine... you're not allowed to laugh if the chorus goes wrong 🚪 and i'll go first if you buy the drink... i'll probably need it more than you 🥲

ok ok... i'll bring the nerves and a drink, and maybe the chorus too if i'm brave 🚪

honestly? not really... the open mic friday has me all tangled up and i keep thinking i'll freeze. can i tell you properly tonight... 🚪

a secret chorus... i like that. maybe it's the only kind i know how to write 🚪 thank you for reading it like that...

finished a chorus today... it sounded like a door closing quietly. is that a good thing?

first open mic on friday... thinking about the fest too but also thinking about hiding under my bed...