- landing in San Francisco listening to the acoustic version of "counting down the days / liquid love", grinning uncontrollably, nearly weeping
- seeing Will waiting just beyond the security checkpoint for me, dressed in his red checkered shirt and black pants and white canvas shoes
- only taking about an hour to settle in and shower and calm down
- kissing a lot a lot a lot
- Will taking me to food trucks by the bay (empanadas! steamed buns!) asking if I felt safe enough for him to leave for 2 minutes
- making out in the elevator like we've discussed so many times before
- waking up next to Will for the first time - at 3:30am, staying up for two hours just holding each other and kissing
- listening to him sing "blue sky action" in the shower, feeling my heart fill up, pure joy as I stared over the bay (omg this was the cutest thing ever)
- sending a panorama to his phone of the view from his balcony
- "your eyes are really gorgeous. i don't know if i told you that. on skype they look brown, but in person they have a green tint."
- meeting his friends, double date around the city
- walking 11.25 miles in one day
- holding hands in the back of the Lyft
- "we out here", the bar on the 21st floor of a hotel, being silly in the elevator
- talking about spicy boys, "those are some real spicy boy bites", "make sure you go to the picnic that you're careful of those mild boys"
- all playing Mario Kart together - "clearly that was a mistake." "you were a mistake!" "whoa!"
- in bed watching the episode of Top Gear with car rugby, giggling madly
- drinking a bottle of rose together, pouring glasses for each other, kissing a lot
- going to fancy brunch, dressed very nicely, a chef coming out with 2 shot glasses with pieces of waffle inside them, saying "a gift from the kitchen", and disappearing
- wearing a dress that looked like tv static & Will coordinating a sweater with it, a random guy on a skateboard smiling at us and saying "cute couple!" as we walked arm in arm
- getting hot dogs and fries delivered, running to get ketchup and mustard when we found out they weren't included, watching Independence Day
- watching the fireworks over the bay from the balcony, being amazed, holding his Prosecco as he took photos
- destroying a bottle of Prosecco together, comforting each other as we each lost a friend due to jealousy
- "obviously we have to stop being so attractive"
- making out a lot a lot a lot
- "you were shaking so bad you looked like a chameleon from a national geographic documentary"
- standing out overlooking SF bay, turning around and staring Will in the eyes and talking about saying "i love you" for a good 10 minutes before we finally did for the first time
- interlacing my fingers behind his neck, "Will, I love you." "I love you too."
- going to Starbucks in the morning with Will, a quick kiss goodbye before ducking into the Lyft he paid for
- my flight arriving 20 minutes early
- "you will be my only religion and I shall have no other hot sauces before you"
- starting programming & calculus classes
- making a google chrome extension that changes all instances of "spicy boys" to "spicy boys"
- "you left a couple things on my bathtub and it makes me feel like you could be back at any moment and I like it that way"
- "after the next trip, when do you want me back?" "ASAP."
- making a caramelized cinnamon apple Dutch baby smothered in maple syrup and powdered sugar
- "baby's first derivative!"
- flying back to San Francisco, getting delayed 2 hours & doing half of my calculus homework in the airport
- listening to "alphaville" for probably half the flight
- walking into Will's alley, everything being dark, dark, dark, and hearing his voice lilting a greeting and seeing him leaning over the balcony waiting for me
- waiting in the doctor's office for him, being able to be there for him when he wanted it most
- Will taking me to the tin spider demonstration, walking around the Exploratorium, admiring strandbeests
- watching Will lip sync to AC/DC in the back of a Lyft, trying not to die laughing - "the backseat windows are fogged!" "obviously because of me"
- hanging out with C & K again, going to the elbow room, then In N Out for animal-style burgers & fries
- watching The Force Awakens together
- going back to our brunch place
- walking around Little Italy, eating the best cheesecake I've ever had, getting sandwiches for later
- drinking very fancy small-batch cider on our last night together, watching Star Trek & MST3K & Stranger Things
- "Is it okay if I leave some things here?" "You can leave anything that you want."
- waking up at 4am together to get me to the airport, him refusing to go back to sleep (despite work) until he knew I was on the plane
- talking to my mother about him, being so so happy that she accepted him so much so suddenly
- "do you want me to order you something", refusing but nearly crying in response
- birthdaaay, Skyping with Will, booking tickets for October
- watching Bojack Horseman while eating Tillamook chocolate peanut butter ice cream & texting Will
- studying calculus all day
- coursework forever
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