i had a picture from february sitting in my phone’s hidden folder, mostly because i looked like a sleep-deprived goblin after a 2am match. tonight i took another one in the same ugly desk-lamp light, same chair, same bad posture, and actually put them side by side.
no angle tricks, no sucking in, just me. the weird part is the soda swap showed up more than i expected: i used to have a half-empty can next to my mouse every night, and this week the spot had a water bottle and a lime seltzer i keep pretending is a treat.
i’m not posting it public, just dropped it in a group chat with two friends who’ve been watching me complain about this for months. one said “your face looks less puffy” and i sat there like okay rude but also fair.
anyone else keep their old pics buried until some random week makes you brave?