Our pairing name is in reference to the song by Cyndi Lauper
Our anniversary is January 18th
We met after the events of the music video; Pushy had managed to escape from detainment and regain access to their time machine. They end up travelling back to the year 2026 and appear in my home– their only options were to risk hopping to a completely unknown point in time (which included the possibility of returning to the future and being caught once again) or to stay in this timeline. They chose the latter, and without anywhere else to stay, they chose to live with me.
At first, we were both mutually fascinated by each other- this gradually turned into a friendship… and then a romance…
Though they were still very bottled up for a while, they’ve slowly begun opening up and found that I would listen. I had made them feel safe and accepted in a way they had never felt before in any other timeline.
I’ve found that they’ve been incredibly helpful when it comes to assisting me with the things I tend to struggle with, along with allowing me to ramble about my silly little interests.
Some of our favourite things to do together include: visiting The Centre for Computing History, taking little walks, listening to music, hunting for trinkets online/at charity shops (they didn’t understand the appeal at first, but I managed to convince them by saying trinkets are “super important 21st century artefacts”), cuddling up in bed.
(February 18th 2026)
My dearest Pushy,
I can’t believe we’ve been together for an entire month already. It truly went by so fast! In this month alone, I feel like you’ve done so much to improve my life— you’ve motivated me both in big and small ways (be it the drive to get out of bed and work on my social skills or just inspiring me to draw more!), been there to comfort me when I’m stuck in bed in pain/recharging after a previous day of extensive physical activity or social interaction. In the past, I actively avoided rambling about my fixations/interests out of fear of being annoying. But you’ve wholeheartedly encouraged me to open up about my passions and took the time to listen. You’ve put up with all my little quirks and physical/mental weaknesses and been so patient with me. Overall, your mere presence in this otherwise bleak timeline has brought me so much light and joy.
I’m also grateful you trusted me with your security. My life definitely isn’t the most eventful, but I can only imagine how hard it must’ve been to be on the run for so long, and knowing you’ve finally found solace in my life means so much.
This note might be a little rough; I admittedly haven’t really written properly in a long time, but I just wanted to express how incredible I think you are on this special day. You are truly unlike anyone else I’ve ever known. In the grand scheme of things, one month is a very minuscule amount of time, but to me, the fact that you’ve been here for that long means the world to me.
I love you so very much, and I can’t wait to continue this journey with you for months to come. <3