🌽 | can you hear me now?

...Hm!

I... don’t usually like talking. About myself or in general. In fact, I very much prefer staying out of the way entirely whenever possible. But I guess I can say... something. Not a whole lot. Probably.

My gift is hearing. I can hear everything. Little whispers, pins dropping, even someone breathing in their sleep from the next village over. It’s... useful, I guess. One of the downsides is that everything gets so loud sometimes. More than sometimes. Frequently. Everything becomes a lot and there’s only so much noise my ears can take. Plus, since I can hear everything, it means that I know everybody’s secrets if they confide them in someone else.

I’ve been told I have loose lips. They’re not wrong. Mirabel can vouch for me on that.

I’m grateful for our familia’s miracle, yes – and for all of us. Especially now that we’ve grown closer beyond our gifts and accepted us for ourselves instead of... I don’t know, living up to our Abuela's legacy.

And as for me? While I’m still nervous in crowds (loud crowds, especially), I’ve been trying to be better about coming into my own. Not just a shadow. Just... me. A girl who hears everything. And a girl who managed to find love in someone who I didn’t think I’d have a chance with. But perhaps most important of all... a girl who loves her familia, miracle or not.

...Oh. I said a lot, didn’t I?

Guess I’m getting better at this.

...

Okay, adios.

Hm!