things that you want to hear: accepting !
❤ !! // @velvrose: ❝ you’re good enough. ❞ (from astro. hiiii bestie <3)
insecurity. it was something that nelle had long since struggled with, even going as far back to the day she had first formed. she never felt good enough for the life she’d been dropped into; she was never funny enough for her peers, never strong enough to protect her family, never happy enough with herself, never stable enough for anybody or anything. she could put on a brave face every morning, act like the happy little gem that everybody typically knew her to be, but that mask of hers was prone to cracking.
today was such a day. the day had certainly started off normal, but it quickly began to spiral downwards as every minor inconvenience and problem seemed to really get to nelle. instead of shrugging them off as she normally would, they dragged her down instead, piling on top of her until she inevitably broke from the weight of it all. she was tired.
she slumped down onto the couch, curling up as she tried to find any sort of distraction on her phone that could hold her attention long enough for this sinking feeling to go away. but as seconds turned to minutes, and minutes turned into an hour (at least she thinks it’s only been an hour), it only got worse. what nelle had prayed would disappear only grew in strength, and she couldn’t take it anymore. soon after, she’d noticed she was crying.
astro must have heard her, too, because before long— he was at her side, asking her what was wrong in the gentle and comforting way that she often found solace in. and after a moment of hesitant sniffling, she finally broke. she cried to him about how she never felt like she was good enough— how she felt like a failure of a gem.
the world around her seemed to disappear as she vented these grievances to her brother, and nelle found herself staring down at her shaky hands in the meantime. she was afraid of what he’d say, what he’d think of her after all this. she couldn’t stomach the idea of looking him in the eye.
but after what felt like several long moments to nelle, astro responds.
the question asked is quiet as she slowly looks to her brother, seemingly pulled out of the trance she put herself in. her voice is shaky and uneven, and all she can manage to say is that one word. of course, nelle knew what he had said, but part of her couldn’t believe the words she’d heard. not because she didn’t believe astro— but because she couldn’t believe that, above all else, she was good enough.
choking back a sob, she throws her arms around astro and holds him tight, her fingers digging into the soft material of his cloak as she buries her face in the crook of his neck. there isn’t much more she can do in the moment... at least, not in the state that she was currently in. but deep down, she was grateful. nelle would never understand it, but astro always seemed to know just what to say to her. and though she couldn’t find the strength to admit it to herself now, she needed to hear those words. she needed to know that she was loved, that she shouldn’t hold herself to such high expectations, and that she was good enough. and maybe one day, she’d finally believe it.
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