extraction from a conversation in which alec and i praise each other to shameful excess

me: you know what this reminds me of

alecniedenthal: what

me: especially since i always think of us as "brain twins"

12:40 PM once [X] told me about how the [Y] twins are in love with each other and always complimenting each other

"YOU'RE the best"

"no YOU'RE the best"

alecniedenthal: hahaha

me: looking at yourself in the mirror and complimenting your image

but no that isn't what this is!

alecniedenthal: no it's not narcissus

12:41 PM me: we are different

alecniedenthal: yes we are different, we are a combination of different elements

12:42 PM we are like an inverse orpheus

where we are both alive and we can't stop looking at each other or we will die