Thank you all

When I started writing here, I didn’t know who would stay.

I didn’t soften the edges.

I didn’t hide the tenderness, the anger, the longing, or the truth of who I am.

I wrote about love between men, about loneliness, about bodies, memory, shame, healing, and desire — without apology.

And still, you stayed.

Reaching 100 subscribers isn’t about numbers for me.

It’s about trust.

It tells me that what I write resonates.

That honesty still has a place.

That there are readers who are not afraid of intimacy, vulnerability, or stories that refuse to stay small.

This space is built on something very simple:

to see and to be seen.

So thank you

for reading,

for staying,

for trusting me with your time and your attention.

This is only the beginning.

The stories will go deeper.

The truth will remain.

I’m grateful you’re here.

Arden Tomas 🏳️‍🌈❤️