Hey — you guys remember when Rei looked through everyone's SNS settings?
So, there was one more thing she said to me that day.
"Aine, your hashtags are... really something."
Excuse me??
"Really something" meaning WHAT?!
I put genuine thought into those!!
Like, for my café post the other day.
The pancakes were SO good, and the light in the place was all soft and dreamy, and the sky on the way home was beautiful, so I used:
That gets the feeling across, right?? RIGHT??
But Rei said,
"Hashtags are for search."
...Search?
"You put in words people actually look up. Like 'pancakes' or 'café hopping.'"
Ohhhh I see~~~
I got it. I totally got it.
But then I asked,
"So where do I put my FEELINGS??"
And from right behind me, Ruka immediately went,
"In the caption."
WHAT??
Okay but I was a little annoyed so I did some research after.
Popular posts, how people use tags, what everyone writes.
And wow — there were SO many:
#CafeHopping
#SweetLoversFollow
#TokyoCafe
Everyone really has it together.
Maybe I should try harder too...? I thought. Just a little bit.
So for today's post, I tried being a bit more proper.
...Yeah.
Something feels off.
So in the end, I added one more.
Couldn't delete that one.
I'm probably always going to be a little "something" with my hashtags.
But the feeling is always genuine 🌸
A little while after I posted —
Rei liked it.
Yesss 🌸
— Aine 🌸
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Later that night.
Rei's room.
An open laptop on the desk.
Audio waveforms still on the screen.
Half-finished coffee nearby.
Shelves packed with plushies.
And in the middle of it all,
Rei was looking at her phone.
On the screen was Aine's post.
"...Sigh."
A small breath escaped her.
But after a moment, the corner of her mouth lifted slightly.
"...Well."
She set her phone back on the desk
and turned toward her monitor again.