Drafty does not begin with an empty message box sitting beside a list of old conversations. It begins with a Buzz.
A Buzz has one job: tell one of your Drafties that you want to start a live conversation.
No message hidden inside
The Buzz itself contains no message text. There is no preview designed to make the other person open the app, no accidental half-conversation in a notification, and no need to decide whether “hey” counts as useful content.
It is simply a signal: I want to talk.
The person who Buzzes writes first
When the other Drafty accepts, the person who sent the Buzz gets the first turn. That rule matters because it removes a tiny but familiar piece of friction: “You called me. What did you want?”
If you Buzzed, you had the thought. You start.
Buzzes do not hang around forever
A Buzz expires automatically if it is not answered. Drafty is built around live intent, not an accumulating inbox of conversation starters that made sense last Tuesday.
A small ritual is the point
Buzz → Draft → Reply → Replace → disappear. That sequence is Drafty’s core interaction. It gives a live conversation a clear beginning, a clear turn-taking rhythm and, eventually, a clear end.
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