So, Maya and I officially became a pair on September 5th, 2010. Yeah, I remember the date, which is hilarious because I barely remember to eat food most days, let alone anniversaries. But this one stuck, probably because it involved a movie night — and movies, for me, are like that weird glue that holds a tiny part of my life together. It also involved music, but that’s for later in the chapter. No spoilers for you!
Why was it movie night? Because that was the day we agreed to watch a movie together. Sounds simple, but this movie night was basically the start of our long-running saga. And the film? Oh, just some little indie flick called The Iron Giant. Ever heard of it? Probably not, since it’s a tearjerker disguised as a kids’ movie—basically a Trojan horse for emotions.
I swear, that
