A love letter disguised as instructions
A person leaving for a week writes plant-care instructions for the partner who plans to move out before they return. Make the practical note quietly ask the partner to stay.
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Start here
Begin with one real instruction about the plant, tied to a routine they used to share.
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Try this constraint
Keep love, loneliness and “please stay” out of the note. Let the instructions reveal what the writer hopes will continue.
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Keep writing
End with a task scheduled after the partner’s intended moving day.
Two ways to take it further
- Write the partner’s reply as corrections in the margin. Let one correction accept or refuse the implied invitation.
- Make the plant hardy and the care overly elaborate, but keep at least one instruction useful.
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