𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐃𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐑.

this is what happens when you don't listen to me.

i told you the truth, and you ignored me.

no one ever listens to what i have to say.

i could be a valuable asset, you know. i could help. but no one ever wants my help.

no one ever seems to take me seriously.

it turns out some of my ideas are good after all!

i'll tell you the truth, but it's going to cost you.

will somebody please just listen to me?

i feel like i'm talking to a wall.

you're not listening to me, are you?

would you just stop for a second and listen?

i'm telling you everything i know.

you're the first person who ever took me seriously.

thank you for actually listening to me.

i'm not used to people actually caring about what i have to say.

i don't know anything beyond that.

you could have asked me, and i would have told you the truth.

they wouldn't hear me out, but maybe you will.

no one understands me. no one ever tries to understand me.

they think i'm lying, but i'm not.

if you would just listen to me for a second, we could fix this.

i was right, wasn't i?

and you thought i was making shit up. who's the fool now?

i don't want to say "i told you so" but... i told you so.

this could have all been prevented if you'd just listen to me.

they won't answer my calls.

i can't get through to anyone.

they told me they have it under control.

they're going to regret not listening to what i have to say.

would you just let me explain to you what's going on?

i have all the answers you need.

i'm actually an expert at this, believe it or not.

why don't you just ask me how to do it?

i know how to do it.

they didn't believe a word i said.

you'll hear me out, right?

give me a chance to explain everything.

i can't help you if you won't listen.

you're going to regret not hearing me out.

i have a lot of things i need to say.

listen to me for two seconds.

i had all the answers right here the whole time.

you wasted a lot of time not listening to me.

do you want my advice?

you're the one who refused to listen to me. i was trying to help.

i thought you said you could handle this all by yourself?

i know more than you do.

if you want to survive this, heed my warning.

i've done this before. i know how to do it.

you'll thank me later.

what's it going to take for you to listen to me?

i know what i'm doing! back off!

she stands on her tip toes, reaching up to hang an ornament, humming along with the christmas music that was playing on the stereo. she turns to him, blue eyes bright with happiness. "can you hand me that one?" she points to a sparkling blue and silver bauble near his foot. "i think it'd look perfect on this branch!"

he comes in with a very familiar box in his hands. at first glance, the box itself is kind of a simple wooden affair with a christmas tree carved into the top, kind of worn down by age and there's a few burn marks around the edges. however, its contents hold a beloved treasure: a beautiful and delicate sparkling star tree topper handed down through the moore family for generations. he offers the box to lou. "it somehow survived the fire," he says quietly. "i haven't actually used it since our last christmas together. i-i couldn't even really look at it. i figured it would be perfect for our first christmas together again."

                               haven't you ever wanted to make someone 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘?