I don’t really know how to begin this.

I guess… this is my first proper journal entry as lotti.

not Charlotte. Not “that quiet girl from Cornwall.” Just Lotti.

Only three people in the world ever called me that. Ellis, Zara, and Tasha. They said Lotti felt more like who I was when no one was watching. Like the version of me who laughed too loud, flirted without meaning to, and didn’t always second-guess herself.

After everything that happened. the breakup, the arguments and accusations and the stolen LEGO sets (I know how that sounds).

i’ve decided to start again.

Brick by brick. Set by set. Piece by piece.

I made this little corner of the internet to breathe again. To figure out who I really am. To say the things out loud I’ve only ever whispered in my head.

I don’t know where this is going yet. I just know I want to be real, even if i hide behind lotti while I’m still figuring out what “real” looks like.

If you’re reading this… hi. You’re early. And that means a lot.

on this adventure, I’ll send little updates. Not all the time. Just when something shifts. When something stirs. when something changes.

You don’t have to talk to me. Just be here. That’s enough.

Lotti ♡