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/ ˈəʊpiə /
opia
noun
The ambiguous intensity of eye contact — the feeling of being seen and simultaneously seeing.
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“A stranger on the train who held my gaze for a second too long. Not threatening. Not flirtatious. Just: I see you exist. It stayed with me all day.”
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May 2026“My daughter looking at me when she was very small. Like I was the whole world. I tried to deserve it.”
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