What Collecting Taught Me
The worlds I grew up in, whether pixelated on a screen or holographic in a sleeve, taught me that collecting isn't about having things. It's about holding on to moments. That preservation is love. That every pixelated sprite, every holographic card, every save file holds a universe if you look closely enough. Those early games and cards became my way of documenting time. A quiet archive of who I was when the world still felt infinite. Even now, I can boot up an old game or flip through my collection and feel the same spark.