Years in the past, but not many…

randomegbert:

the movies like to make it all sound so simple. boy meets girl, and they live happily ever after. but, well, life doesn’t always work that way.

And now things are going to get a bit awkward for you.

when i was thirteen, a guy came out to me. he knew he was into me, but i just didn’t feel that way. for a while, i didn’t think i felt like that for anyone. i…

Wow, this is harder than you thought.

i thought i was broken.

You really hope she can’t hear the tears down your cheeks, because that thought still haunts you more than you thought it would.

you aren’t any more broken than i am.

More tears fall down your cheeks as you remind yourself why you don’t like to think about this all that much. Being even a little different can really hurt. It is just so much easier to forget your problems most of the time.

rose, just because it can take a while to figure out everything about yourself doesn’t mean you aren’t perfect just the way you are.

And now for the most important question of all.

have you told her how you feel?

Well, I can’t speak to my experience with movies very much, for rather obvious reasons, but I do agree that there’s a quintessential story that gets told that does tend to ignore the natural variance in people.

You’re a little taken aback as John’s voice begins to sound very…personal.

I…I had no idea, John.  

You can hear his quiet sniffles and you quickly move to extend an arm carefully around his shoulder, rubbing it in an attempt to soothe him.

Hey, it’s okay.  I wasn’t aware that it was a sore subject.  I’m sorry.

You pull back a little bit to return to the conversation; still close, though, in case John needed more solace.

Yeah…it’s hard coming to terms with a radical challenge to your self-identity.  I’ve definitely been there before.

I haven’t told her, though.  I’ve barely even told myself.

(Source : orphiste-blog)