"I Purple Heart Washington" Long Sleeve Shirt

The Purple Heart is awarded for wounds sustained in combat, which is exactly what living here is. Nine months of drizzle that never commits to being actual rain. A sun that shows up for eleven glorious days in July and then ghosts you. Seasonal depression so standardized they sell the lamps at the hardware store. You have survived moss growing on your car, a hill so steep it qualifies as cardio, and a ferry line that aged you four years. You did not love this state. You endured it, and that is a higher form of devotion. Also you drink coffee like it is a prescription, you own one waterproof jacket and four fleeces, and you have strong opinions about which roadside stand has the best berries. Decorated veteran behavior. Cut soft and built to layer, because around here you will be wearing it in every month that ends in a letter. Tough enough for the commute, cozy enough for the ninth straight gray afternoon.