Running Away Balloon Meme Template

This two-panel webcomic was created by the artist Super_Rosey_Posey and first gained viral status on Reddit and Twitter around 2017. It depicts a gray character happily reaching for a yellow balloon in the first panel, only to be held back by a large, pink, smiling creature in the second. In meme culture, it is the definitive visual for being held back by a surprising obstacle, life intervening in a perfect plan, or

• The Yellow Balloon: Representing The Goal, , , or The Dream Career.
• The Gray Character: Representing The User, The Optimist, The YouTuber, or The Hopeful Developer.
• The Pink Creature: Representing The Fact-Checker, The System Crash, The 250-Episode Plot Twist, or Real Life Responsibilities.