You built walls so good you forgot there's a door.
Independence is your love language. You don't do clingy, don't do needy, don't do 'where is this going?' conversations. You learned early that relying on people leads to disappointment, so you became a fortress. Self-sufficient. Untouchable. The problem? You're not actually unfeeling — you've just buried it so deep you can't find it anymore. When someone gets close, your body literally tells you to run. You call it 'needing space.' What it actually is: fear wearing a leather jacket.
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