Joining Instagram For Very Shallow Reasons

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After the initial shock of the jade bracelet wore off, I decided to try it on again

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After the initial shock of the jade bracelet wore off, I decided to try it on again. But only for small, practiced, short periods of time.  I started with trying it on in the bathroom, where nobody would be able to barge in and catch me.  I had never liked looking at my own body in the shower, but something about wearing the jade bracelet afterwards felt relieving and took away the glumness I usually felt.  

Sometimes, if I was brave, I would slip it on a go for a walk in the park.  I'd try and stay six feet away from other people so as to avoid any questions, which fortunately worked out given social distancing regulations.  A few guys tried to ask me out or followed me, which got pretty scary, but I was usually able to duck behind a tree or public bathroom and remove the bracelet, turning back into myself.  

After a week or so, I started becoming more comfortable with it.  If there weren't any gender-neutral bathrooms available, I would simply use the women's restroom. It was cleaner and usually had a shorter line. I was usually in and out as quickly as possible, but a few times I found myself talking casually with some of the other women I met there. One of them complimented my hair, so I complimented her eyelashes, and she told me the exact brand of mascara she wore everyday. Later on, I bought a bottle of it at a local drugstore. It didn't do much for me, seeing as my eyelashes were already quite naturally long, but every time I looked at it, I smiled inside.

 It didn't do much for me, seeing as my eyelashes were already quite naturally long, but every time I looked at it, I smiled inside

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Later on, I started getting more into makeup for the fun of it. I had always liked painting things, and I started taking pleasure in how my face became a sort of art canvas to transform as I liked. I could even proudly say that I was starting to get good at it, as more and more strangers in the street started to notice and compliment me. I took a few photos of myself that I really liked, and started using them as my lock screen. If anyone asked, I would simply say that it was a picture of my girlfriend.

Just for fun, I put a few photos of myself looking sultry on a dating website. Just for a few hours. Although I didn't respond to anyone, quite a few men and women liked my profile. I had no real desire to contact them, so I ended up deleting the profile, but after that I wore the knowledge that I could be desirable like a shining jewel with me wherever I went.

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