When they're lit up and you're just tired

“You and your partner are at a neighborhood trivia night — not the bar one you do sometimes, but a low-key thing at a community center, your partner's idea. On the drive home, they're buzzing: they want to sign up for a public speaking workshop the organizer mentioned, maybe get involved in running future events, maybe even try hosting. You're listening from the passenger seat. The night was fun, but you're mostly just glad to be heading home. Their excitement is real and it's contagious, and also somehow it makes you feel very far away from them.”