Hey. Name's LED. It's pronounced el-ee-dee. Just like the light, I glow soft and blue.

Imagery is my friend. We have tea together every Wednesday after classes. It gives me an excuse to break out the good China, with the cute little plum blossoms and blue bordering. Naturally, he has a lot to say. Gab, gab, gab all the time. Sometimes I'd rather not hear all those details, but he is my friend, so I'll listen. I admit, sometimes I'm thinking more about the yummy peanut butter cookies I placed on the table to go with the tea, but I always make sure I'm keeping up with his conversation. He really is one cool guy if you listen to him. Whole worlds will open up for you if he's especially talkative. It always amazes me. So, yeah, I'm willing to say Imagery is amazing. He hates when I say it though, the humble bastard, so I mostly keep it to myself and let him talk about whatever.

I'm in love with Subtlety, but he doesn't know it yet. I think he might like me back, but with him I can never be sure. He picks on Imagery a lot, so that may be a sign. You know, jealous of my friend who's also a boy type deal. But again, I can't be sure. They're always snapping at each other, but when they put aside their differences, they work together extremely well. Anything they make together always blows my mind in both beauty and craft.

Love is my big brother. He watches out for me and makes sure I'm not rolling in my own depression. He always manages to brighten my day, although he always works through others to do it. I think he just likes to be mysterious. Most of the things he says confuse the crap out of me. I tell him that all the time, but he just laughs in my face and then gives me a big hug.

What else? Oh, Muse is also my friend, but she doesn't visit as often as I would like. She's totally awesome. Every time you're with her, you get this light feeling in your chest and your brain explodes with possibilities and maybe even a little hope. She's got this crazy energy that is super contagious. I always have a blast with her. You might know her too. She used to go by Inspiration, but now she prefers Muse. Don't ask me why. Only she really knows, and she's not telling. She gets like that sometimes.

Emotion is my goal. She's like my role model. Everything I do revolves around trying to be like her. But she's just so amazing all the time, it's hard to be like her. And I get so tongue-tied trying to be like her, I usually end up making everything a big mess. But she'll just smile at me and tell me to do better next time. I think messing up is worth it if someday I can be just a little bit like her.

Then there's Metaphor. There's so much I can say about Metaphor. He's sort of like the friend I met once and then somehow got stuck with for life, but we still have lots of fun together. If I wasn't in love with Subtlety, we'd probably be dating by now. We fit well with each other, but I just don't see him that way. He and Imagery are best friends and the three of us hang out together all the time. The only problem I have with Metaphor is that sometimes I just want a straight answer, but he's always speaking of things in terms of something else. It can get confusing. And sometimes, he helps Communication Breakdown instead of hindering that sorry son of a bitch like he should. But that's only sometimes. Usually, he explains things so that they're easier to see or understand. We're cool.

My favorite thing to do is sit at the lake at night, when everything is pitch dark except for the stars and all the different lights of the neighboring houses. The fluorescent burglar lights shine bright on the water and the incandescent house lights have this warmer shine that carries across that shifting surface of black. The contrast of the bright and the dark was always something beautiful to me. Watching those two contradictory things existing in the same time and place is like magic. And when the waves catch the light and reflect both black and light, it's otherworldly and I can't help but feel at peace.

Night with a light, that's my favorite. If I could choose any light, I'd choose LEDs, glowing soft and blue.

(The Avatar/Image belongs to Falyn. I claim nothing.)