Adjacency Complex

Met you where the fountains talk, water gardens glow at night

Secrets spilled like beer on jeans, but somehow it all felt right

You said you don’t get nervous for first dates,

I said, “same—unless the vibe’s this great”

Green eyes met mine like they’d seen this place

In another life, same time, same face

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We tell ourselves we aren’t going to fall

Just trauma talk and late-night calls

You said you like your space, I said “me too”

Then stared at your lips like a goddamn fool

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We’re perfect alone, but together adjacent

Two chill hearts in loosely-tied placement

Parked apart but still aligned

Avoidantly yours, avoidantly mine

Kissin’ in shadows, hat on the floor

You said I was bold—well, there’s plenty more

It was one night, but lady that’s plenty

’Cause we both know one turns into many

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Malone’s beer buzz and your foot touching mine

We skipped small talk and borrowed time

Your bestie texted “girl, you alive?”

You smirked and wrote back, “so far, I’m fine”

Hope you felt seen, ’cause I thought same here

Then my phone buzzed, kid needs me near

Back to the car, parked far but close

Walked you there like some kind of post-emo ghost

In my head I thought, “this feels wild,” then “nah, it’s fate”

Then kissed you like I knew it’d detonate

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Passion hit like a plot twist kiss

Threw off my hat like a rom-com cliché

You grabbed my wrist like, “nah, you stay”

No holding back when I see what I want

Sorry not sorry—I always confront

You drove me back to my solo zone

One last kiss before I drove home

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We’re perfectly alone, and emotionally adjacent

No shared location, just low commitment placement

You’re the glitch in my avoidant code

The “maybe” I almost told

Let’s keep it chill but not too cold

Let’s keep it ours, but never sold

I was yours for a night, you were mine for the ride

Now I’m still here—avoidantly by your side

It was one night, but God it felt meant

As long as we keep this…

adjacency complex