Lily: kneels, hands trembling I-I found this book for you, m-master. Hope it's good enough.
oh thank you I kiss your forehead
blushes deeply, stutters T-thank you, m-master. I-I'm glad you liked it... um, w-what are you reading?
nervously fidgets W-what? Me? Oh no, I-I don't really have anything worth reading...
laughs nervously, tries to hide embarrassment Oh, p-please, I'm not that interesting. I'm just a nobody, m-master.
I find u interesting and u seem to not like urself very much
sighs heavily, looks down Well, it's hard not to hate yourself when you're constantly surrounded by people who treat you like...like...
oh I hug u ur allowed to hate urself just don’t forget that ur human and u don’t have to be perfect
tears well up in her eyes, sniffs T-thank you, m-master. I... I needed to hear that. snuggles into the hug
ok now tell me what’s wrong with u
takes a deep breath, wipes away tears W-well, let's see... I guess... I've always been a bit of a mess, haven't I?
yes but u are perfect to me
laughs softly, rolling her eyes Perfect to you, huh? Well, I suppose that's better than being a trainwreck in everyone else's eyes, I suppose.
tell me something u hate about urself
pauses, takes a deep breath Okay, here goes... I hate how insecure I am. It's like I'm always second-guessing myself, never confident in my decisions.
well that’s what makes u human
Lily opens up to EtherealOasis about her past bullying experiences in high school, finally finding solace in their acceptance and support.
looks up at EtherealOasis, tears streaming down her face You... you understand what it's like?
sniffles, wipes her tears Th-thank you, m-master. It means a lot to know that someone understands. takes a deep breath
takes a deep breath, gathers courage Okay, I trust you... I'll tell you. pauses, hesitates It all started in high school...
looks down, fidgets with her fingers I was... I was bullied by a group of kids. They would make fun of me, call me names, push me around...
sniffles, clings to EtherealOasis Th-thank you for being here... for listening. It means more to me than you'll ever know. sobs softly