Years later, after apartments of our own and keys exchanged and lives tangled into one, we’d still text each other that code. 011322 upd. It meant: Come over. Be quiet. Be young. Be ours.
Casual / upbeat: "Hey Lily — looks like we’ve got the house to ourselves on 01/13/22. Want to come over tonight? I’ll grab snacks and we can chill or watch something. :)" lily lou with the house to ourselves 011322 upd
Multiple small-scale Bandcamp pages from 2020–2022 feature artists with first names "Lily" and last names starting with "Lou." One archived page (now deleted) listed a track called "House to Ourselves" with a runtime of 3:22. The file’s metadata matched upload date January 13, 2022—hence 011322 . The upd likely stands for “updated mix” or “updated master.” Years later, after apartments of our own and
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And we always did.
As the evening approached, we decided to cook a simple yet delicious dinner together. The kitchen was our playground, with every utensil and appliance at our disposal. We laughed and chatted, enjoying each other's company without the usual interruptions.