you keep re-reading his message

you keep re-reading his message.

your brain isn't reading the words. it already knows the words. it's reading the message for the tone underneath it.

the tone changes every time you read it. that's not the message shifting. that's you running the same ambiguity through a different mood.

there's a name for this. it's called scanning for safety. your brain reads it again because an unclear message feels like an unfinished one.

you're not obsessing. you're waiting for a reply your brain decided to write itself.