[Who was on top of the world? This guy, right here. He looked back down to her.]

I-I feel the same way. I didn't think anybody'd really get what was eatin' me, let alone just... look at me, and see somethin' of some kinda worth.

[He wouldn't admit that, even here, he got comments and critiques when he posted that image of himself with his natural hair. It was like they were saying, 'I like you better when you're trying to be someone you're not'. It made the heart sink. But it also made him doubly determined to march to the beat of his own drum.]

So... uh, m-maybe this sounds weird, but thanks for lookin' at me.