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She used to overthink people. Everything they meant, everything they didn't say, everything hiding under the words.
Then she stopped. Not dramatically. Just got tired of being wrong about people who never corrected her.
He was never good at being clear anyway. He relied on being understood without saying things properly. It worked, until it didn't.
They stayed close. Still laughed, still talked, still existed in each other's space like nothing was off.
But something was off. It just never got named.
By the time he finally tries to say what he feels, she doesn't translate like she used to.
Not even for him.
What do you do when the person you thought would always understand you stops doing it... and you can't tell if you lost them or just lost your way of reaching them?