this is when the clutch engages and you can shift gears, finally. it’s one of (it was one of, for me) the hardest things to learn. the hardest things to learn have a kind of subtlety to them; blink and you miss it. i blinked and lost track of how long it was, it was longer than you think, longer than i thought. i miss it. i blinked for so long i forgot how to find the biting point but then suddenly there was a key change, and the singer’s voice was like a theremin, moaning oh, oh, oh and there it was right where i left it.

i felt its teeth.