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Pixelated text on white background with green and blue heart patterns, asking why someone still loves the viewer in darkest hours.

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Pixelated text on white background with green and blue heart patterns, asking why someone still loves the viewer in darkest hours.

Pixelated text on white background with green and blue heart patterns, asking why someone still loves the viewer in darkest hours. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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  • you saw me thats why
  • im my darkest hours
  • I don't understand
  • why you still love me?

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200712020843241045305755
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:01 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.5 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/2c/2c8fce27d27db150532c275f8c3933c4b50d4b8e93cf47be028dbbbf11a4f894.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
2c8fce27d27db150
SHA-256
2c8fce27d27db150532c275f8c3933c4b50d4b8e93cf47be028dbbbf11a4f894
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Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
200712020843241045305755
Archive entry
200712020843241045305755.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:01 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture

Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200712020843241045305755.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200712020843241045305755.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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