A delulu arc is a person's documented trajectory of escalating unfounded belief — the progression from 'I think he might like me' to 'we're basically soulmates and he just doesn't know it yet' to either triumphant vindication or spectacular crash-back-to-earth. It plays out publicly on social media with followers watching in real time: the hopeful early posts, the mounting delusion, the climactic reveal, the reckoning. The arc can end in either a win (delulu was right!) or a cautionary tale (babe, we told you). Both outcomes get equal engagement.
I've been documenting my whole delulu arc on here and I need everyone to know I was RIGHT.
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