I went for a long period avoiding eye contact. I would look at someone’s mouth instead.

Now I’m back to making eye contact. Some people freak when I make eye contact because my eyes are so bright. Like bright, shining emeralds. My dad had piercing blue eyes and I inherited the piercing but have my mother’s green eyes.

My experience has been that if I make direct eye contact most people will look away after a minute or so. Many people have told me that my eyes are creepy. Mostly men.