Days of Only Pressing 'Like' on Others' Words
A person struggling with self-doubt and seeking validation discovers self-recognition through an empty frame.
This story was written one sentence at a time, by many different people.
Each sentence was submitted separately and chosen by community vote before the next one could be written. Nobody knew how it would end.
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Each sentence was submitted separately and chosen by community vote before the next one could be written. Nobody knew how it would end.
Read the Korean original →
All this time I thought I was whipping myself forward, but really it was torture without a torturer.
If only I could receive genuine recognition… but what even is genuine recognition?
Then strange summer rain began falling inside the empty frame.
I emptied my mind for a moment and gazed at that frame.
And then it occurred to me: what if, instead of seeking others' approval, I approved of myself?
With that thought, the sound of rain in the frame became the sound of applause.
Multilingual relay writing is being prepared.
For now this page is read-only. Participation happens on the Korean site, where each sentence is written and voted on by a different person.
For now this page is read-only. Participation happens on the Korean site, where each sentence is written and voted on by a different person.