Love is a very special chapter for me

-an art chapter,

where I finally got to captivate the uniqueness, I thought I lost.

Not long ago, I felt disconnected.

But everything changed

the moment I landed back in New York City.

This chapter?

It did a full 360.

It flipped from familiar comfort

to something wild, unexpected,

and undeniably mine.

I’m proud of this new era.

Not because it’s perfect—

but because it’s honest.

It’s just Phase One.

There are more phases coming.

Love is heavy with inspiration—

drawn from all types of love:

Romantic. Platonic. Imagined. Missed.

And also from the kind of love

that comes from being a lonely, single dude

dreaming of connection,

but also learning to be happy alone.

Young, free, and unafraid.

This chapter was born

the moment my feet touched down in New York,

and I saw the contrast to what I left behind in Okinawa.

Japan taught me silence.

But New York reminded me of my voice.

There’s something Japan couldn’t take away from me:

my creativity.

And New York City—

will always be the home where my creativity lives loudest.