i hate how physical touch as a love language gets reduced to sex and kissing when it's more like... handholding, laying your head on their shoulder, putting your legs over their lap, tracing their palm, tucking your feet under their thighs. just touching for touching's sake.
Adult animated short ‘THE LOVERS’ will premiere at the 2026 Annecy festival.
It follows Sara, a reluctant seafood chef from Binondo, Manila, who begins a dangerous affair with a sirena while struggling to save her family’s failing restaurant.
we live on a planet where trees warn each other of danger through underground networks. where octopuses dream. where elephants return to the bones of their dead and stand over them in silence. where bees communicate through dance, showing each other where to fly. where flowers bloom...where crows remember human faces -especially those who were cruel to them - and pass that memory on to their young. where ants build entire cities. where cats purr at a frequency that can help heal bones. where forests, after fires, grow flowers first.
embarrassing yourself in pursuit of human connection looks like:
> go to things alone! you'll probably end up in more spontaneous situations anyway
> stop dimming your light to make others comfortable
> playing it cool is overrated and people will never be able to know the real you
> react authentically - laugh loudly, get animated, show emotion, be YOU!
> stop worrying about looking "too much" - you'll attract the right people and repel away the wrong ones by being authentically you
> embrace your energy - it makes you unique and MEMORABLE!!!
> surround yourself with people and spaces that light you up & make you feel like the BEST version of you
> build up the muscle - encourage yourself be 5% more expressive in any interaction
> compliment people genuinely. "you seem really interesting" beats small talk any day
> be expressive platonically - friends deserve your full excitement too :)
what feels embarrassing to you is usually just being human!!
we're STARVED for real connection
be REAL!!!
people are craving it!!!