Something that's not talked about enough is how you quickly lose your individual identity as a twin.
The "Twin" becomes an entity in and of itself, and begins to steal everything that you are.
Fun fact: I'm the older twin by 4 minutes to my brother, Tom, who doesn't use social media.
Vite was founded by the two of us. I, the Michelin Star cook, and him, the clinical nutrition major.
I, who loved writing, and also got a managerial economics degree.
Him, who loved art, and design, and had the nurturing empathy for people I didn't.
I, named "sword" in Chinese, and nicknamed "Sky."
Him, named "book" in Chinese, and nicknamed "Ocean."
Perfect complements for each other.
And yet, when we did anything, it was never because I was skilled at something, or Tom was insightful. No, it was attributed to the "twins".
You're expected to dress the same, act the same, yet, somehow still be different, because it's cute, it's expected, it's "right".
And when one of you wants to do something different, be someone different, people look at you, and say, aww, that's a shame, it was so much better when you were doing things together!
And you're assigned to be a "twin" again.
You don't hate it, exactly-- I love my brother, after all, and we do work well together. When we play Halo together, the only competitive game he plays, our teamwork is impeccable, and the old joke of twin telepathy surfaces again and again.
But it's the power of the "twins". Not of Tim, not of Tom, but the "twins."
This nebulous, haunting entity that consumes your life and your identity, that you don't hate, but stifles you too much and too often, and sometimes you want to step out and scream that you're not this "twin," you are you, but no one's listening, and everyone seems so sad when you say that you are, and disappointed, and you just want to be seen, sometimes, as just you.
What Tim has done.
What Tom has done.
Not what the twins have done.
It is, nevertheless, bittersweet when that separation happens. It's been long enough that most people don't know that Tom was part of the company at all, or that I'm a twin.
He left due to the immense pressures of Vite, and the health problems he developed because of it. Being that I love my brother and prefer him alive, we had decided that him leaving the company was the best thing to do.
But, still... Now I run Vite by myself.
And it's lonely.
He does a different thing, now. He's studying to be a therapist, and was the one who found our ADHD and autism diagnosis that changed our lives forever.
But sometimes, I do still think back on those times when he was here, and there was someone who I could confide in completely, someone who's thoughts ran like mine, someone who had the same passion and insights that I did.
Sometimes, I guess, I do miss the "twins."
It's one thing, I think, when you choose it for yourselves, and when you want that partner in crime that only a twin can be.
But when the world makes those decisions for you, and forces you to be that single twin entity...
I think that's when it's suffocating.
Cuando empezaron a usar este audio para asustar a los Nuevos isleños se me hacía familiar pero no recordaba de donde, ahora creo que es por estos Edits que hacían del Qsmp1
Este es el año pasado y es buenísimo 🗿🙌
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Size: 400 × 900mm
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