The Catfish They Never Expected

Summary

During the heaviest year of my life, I dropped from three hundred and thirty pounds down to a lean hundred and forty-five, all for a girl I had only ever known through a screen.

When I finally worked up the courage to send her my very first unfiltered selfie, my usually reserved, aloof online girlfriend turned unexpectedly clingy overnight, keeping me on the phone for three straight hours just to hear me breathe.

Then, the following afternoon, I stumbled across a trending post on our university forum.