Lap Year

several people racing bicycles uphill in a forest

Lap Year

n.
the age at which you become older than your parents were when you were born, which signals that your stage of the race has already begun, having spent years coasting in their slipstream as they tackled the mountain stages of life, leaving you strong, energetic, and deeply mortified by their loud yellow jerseys.

From lap, one full circuit around a course + gap year, a regenerative break between adjacent stages of life. In the Tour de France, the cyclist with the lowest time receives a ceremonial yellow jersey and the right to start the next stage.

Heart Of Aces

a person covering their eyes with their hands

Solla, Solla, Solla

a hand reaching out for plant tendril

Rasque

close-up of the shards of a broken vase

Fellchaser

a blurred shadow of a person in a dark room

Amentalio

a person in a white dress, facing away

Lisolia

a bookcase containing objects

Spinning Playback Head

silhouette of a person looking out a window

Clockwise

a close-up of flower along with polaroid pictures

Yeorie

a woman with tendrils of smoke moving across her face

Aulasy

a blurry image of a house on the road

Keir

a snowy landscape with trees and a fence

Énouement

a hand opening a curtain

Keta

a hand reaching through paper with a flower drawing

Cullaways

a lone sand castle on a beach at low tide

Anchorage

a person's arm extended over river rapids

Thwit

close-up of a person with forehead wrinkled and holding their head

Walloway

water faucet that seems to emanate from the ground

Lap Year

several people racing bicycles uphill in a forest

Vulture Shock

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Mogging Folly

a person sitting on a bench

Heartspur

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Mimeomia

a person wearing an animal onesie garment

Caucic

a close-up of a stone walking path

Hiddled

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Loss Of Backing

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Dystoria

close up of water drops on a window

Drisson

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