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Raven is Writing 🌶️ Fantasy @neversremedy.bsky.social

... either already provided somewhere (CD insert, web search) or by pressing my head near the speaker and writing down every word or syllable I can pick up while the song is on repeat (I'm looking at you REM's "The End of the World As We Know It").

jul 25, 2025, 4:28 pm • 0 0

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Raven is Writing 🌶️ Fantasy @neversremedy.bsky.social

I also need to look at lips or have subtitles. My brain has been good at filling in gaps since childhood. When my age was still in single digits I had a lot of ear infections (after my tonsils came out at 2), and my pediatrician told my mom that I was hearing things as if under water.

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Raven is Writing 🌶️ Fantasy @neversremedy.bsky.social

Between the AuDHD and ear issues, I spent a lot of time anticipating what people would say in a situation, unconsciously memorizing social scripts and patterns of conversation. So I'd end up answering questions before people finished asking, irritating them whether I was correct or not. Fun, right?

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