The Polaroid in My Pocket: On That Twink Pic by the Swimming Hole Subtitle: Nostalgia, summer thighs, and the confidence of not knowing how good you looked.
That is not just a thirst trap. It is a time capsule. It is proof that you existed in the sun. It is proof that before the 9-to-5 desk job and the back pain and the mortgage, you were just a creature of the water. twink pic swimming
Don't delete it because your chest isn't hairy enough. Don't delete it because you have a pimple on your back. Don't delete it because your swimsuit is riding up. The Polaroid in My Pocket: On That Twink
Here is the tragedy of the pool twink pic : You never appreciate it when you take it. You worry about the angle of your neck. You worry that your shoulders aren't broad enough. You suck in your gut even though you weigh 130 pounds soaking wet. It is proof that you existed in the sun
But then I stopped. I looked closer.
I found that photo again last night while cleaning out my iCloud. My first instinct was the usual cringe: "Why did I part my hair like that?" and "I look like a drowned spider."