Mixing

It's Mira today!

The way we relate to each other has been changing quite a bit recently, and I feel like it's mostly down to July shaking off her funk. That VN was really something, huh?

For a good while, she was dependent on Trinket for a lot of her emotional support, while also trying to support the rest of us. That's not to say she never asked for advice, but I would say that she's always been the part of us that struggled to take up space or accept the kind of love she wanted. The fact that Trinket was the kind to forcefully take the reigns and pro-actively support us... maybe that was part of what made her fall in love with it in the first place. I don't mean there's anything incorrect or illegitimate about her love-- we all love Trinket, and it loves everyone. But that was a mismatch between them. July would have exclusively given everything to Trinket, and Trinket needs to be more spread out.

On my end, I always depend on Viper as my owner. That's still true, but July enjoyed teasing me as well until she was struggling to find her own sense of identity. Once she relaxed a little, she naturally allowed me a closer sense of intimacy, and I'm really happy for that. I love attention, and I like to feel loved. Trinket seems to feel more free to be close to me 'physically' and emotionally as well. More recently, July even manages to spend more time with my owner.

Basically, we're feeling less paired off and more free-flowing. We're all... even more loved than before. Like we can express our feelings towards each other and not be lonely when someone isn't available. It's a really good thing, overall, even if it means there's a lot more effort involved. It has to be that way, though: it's not like any of us could afford to ignore the needs of one of the others. Living with other people is a lot of work, but it's pleasant work. It's rewarding work. July is happier and more at peace than she's ever been, and I get to snuggle with her more. All of us have things, emotionally, that we didn't have before. We're still evolving and feeling things out, but it's part of life that seems to be on the upswing.