okay idk how to explain this but there is something so personal to me about this trope (idek if it’s a trope):
reserved, introvert who bottles up all of their emotions and represses all of the anger and pain….
….finds someone (usually extroverted) who slowly breaks down all of their walls & gives them something to believe in (bonus points if they fear abandonment & finally found someone who truly wants to be with them, but are inevitably separated)
in other words the person who is known for their poker face & masks their emotions learns they aren’t unlovable, and begins to find reasons to smile











