I accidentally liked a photo from 2014 on my crush's Instagram. Here is my 3am crisis report.

It was 2:47am. I was doing what you do at 2:47am when you cannot sleep: scrolling back through someone's Instagram with the focused intensity of a forensic investigator. Her name is Mizuki. We work in the same building. Different companies, same floor, same elevator, same coffee machine. We have spoken 14 times. I have counted. I was at March 2014. She was at a beach somewhere. The photo was good. She looked happy. I was scrolling thoughtfully and then my thumb. My thumb. The heart appeared. Red. Bright. Unmistakable. I unliked it within 0.4 seconds. I have never moved faster in my life. I put the phone face-down on the bed. I stared at the ceiling. Here is what I know about Instagram notifications: they send immediately. Here is what I do not know: whether unliking within 0.4 seconds cancels the notification or merely adds to it. It is currently 3:14am. I am writing this instead of sleeping. I need $1 to fund my emotional support. I will update you in the morning with what happened. 🙏