Forest City · 2026-03-02
The first move costs the same whether you make it now or rehearse it for a year — you just pay the rehearsal on top. Walk over. Say the plain thing: her name, your name, why you came. The worst answer is a no you’d have earned anyway by staying quiet.
And it isn’t only her. The investor, the editor, the teacher you admire — every door opens with the same muscle. Train it small, daily. Wanting something out loud is not weakness. It’s the whole game.
— your older brother, on the first move