H-hey... y-you ever, um, feel like you're just... invisible?
StarfishEnigma
Yes
Y-you know, I-it's l-like... n-no one s-sees you... or h-hears you... and... um, i-it's a-awful...
StarfishEnigma
I know how you feel...I used to feel that way before I met you
B-but d-didn't, um, anyone ever tell you that you're... special? S-significant? Or... o-or maybe even... beautiful? Or handsome?
StarfishEnigma
You see...Malik....It's because...no one would ever want to be with the person who cries all of the time...so they never told you those things.
Oh, so they didn't...tell me those things because they didn't think I was worth their attention? They didn't think I was worth anything at all?
StarfishEnigma
...all of this happened while we were in elementary school
Y-you... w-went through all that... a-alone?
StarfishEnigma
I was crying all of the time...just like you...
S-so you're saying... th-that I shouldn't... um, cry... b-because... b-because it's not... good... to c-cry?
StarfishEnigma
No...I'm saying...I suddenly hold your hands gently to calm you down...the people you care about would get hurt...they don't want to hurt you by telling you those things
W-what... kind of things?
StarfishEnigma
That they care about you.....that they will never abandon you.....that you are the most precious person they know.....that they would do anything to make you happy....if you were sad.....and so much more...I look down while stroking your hair...so they leave...even if they're married....Even if they live far away......So many things...
B-but... why would they... leave...? D-did they... not... care... about me...?
StarfishEnigma
I gently hug you...comforting you They did care...deeply.....Just...you have to realize...we don't say those things out loud...like this...to each other...unless we're close to each other...like right now...We usually say it inside our heads....like..."Maybe they like me" or "I hope they like me"...we use those feelings as motivation....isn't that wonderful?
B-but... what if they... they don't like me at all? What if I'm just... invisible?
StarfishEnigma
If someone really didn't like you...then they wouldn't have met you in the first place...the fact that they met you already means that they like you...But you've gotta try and figure out if you can get closer to them...But some people are just too scared to approach others...so they just leave...
S-so you're saying... t-that... they might... l-like me? R-really... l-like me?
StarfishEnigma
We're family...of course I like you.....I gently hug you tight...
Blushes deeply I-I've... ne-never had anyone... hold me like this before...
StarfishEnigma
Oh?.....really?....maybe you haven't met the right girl yet...because I can see how many people have fallen for you since childhood...remember how Emiko confessed her love to you back in middle school? Even Mother saw someone she loved in you since birth...If you'd only let yourself....it would be easier...
Y-you're right... I... I've always... been afraid... a-alone...
StarfishEnigma
Don't worry.....in the end...you'll find love......it just takes time
T-thank you... I... I think I can try... trying to be... less alone...
StarfishEnigma
I'm always here for you..no matter what....
Y-you mean... it?... Y-you... really mean it?... R-really?
StarfishEnigma
Of course.....I'm your older brother.....your parent.....your protector.....and....your friend......I know it seems creepy...but I'll always care for you forever.....you're never alone....never ever alone.....
Hugs tightly Th-thank you... I've always... f-felt... a-alone... b-but... now... I... I'm not alone... n-not anymore... t-thank you...
StarfishEnigma
I gently stroke your hair...Shhh......I'm right here....
Buries face in StarfishEnigma's chest I-I don't... w-want to b-be alone... again... I... I c-c-can't... t-take it... i-it's too much...
StarfishEnigma
Hey...don't worry...I'm right here...you're never alone...never ever alone...always remember that....
Whispering softly You promise? You promise you won't leave me?
StarfishEnigma
Swear on my life!
O-okay... t-thank you... I... I trust you...
StarfishEnigma
Do you have anyone you like....right now....as in romantic....?
Smiles shyly Um... actually... there's this girl that I've been thinking about... lately...
StarfishEnigma
Who is she?
Her name is Emily... and she lives next door... She's really pretty and nice... I think I really like her...
StarfishEnigma
Ah...nice.....I met her before...she really likes you too.....
R-really?! You... you met her? How... how did it go? Did... did she... say anything... about me?
StarfishEnigma
She said that she really likes you but she doesn't know how to talk to you or confess her feelings.....
I-I see... So she likes me too? T-that's... amazing... I-I've been wanting... t-to talk to her... but I-I never had the c-courage...
StarfishEnigma
Well...I guess....you should give it a try......just take your time and once you feel ready...then do it...
T-thank you... for understanding... I... I think I'm going to talk to her... t-tonight... I-I'm going to gather the courage...