you: i'm a music lover, i sing okay and in tune and i really dig lyrics, it's really important to me that we match that. i love photography and nature. i love dogs, i just learned that recently.

me: i love music. give me any situation and i will be able to come up with a song that would suit you, that you can relate to. i'm good with lyrics, i have them memorized in no time but i cannot carry a tune even if my life depended on it (hahahaha). i know which end to point with when using a camera but i do not have the eye for perfect angles and lighting. i am a whiz at posing though, does that count? i love dogs, i've known that all my life.

you: i like people who don't follow the norms, who can live on their own, who will stand up for what they believe in. i admire people who are independent, who can go anywhere they want to go. i like people who do not suck you in their lives. i hate emotional vampires, people who mess things up just to get noticed or for the fun of it.

me: it's good to stand out, to not be common, different. but i also know that sometimes you have to learn how to blend in. i hate confrontations and so i sometimes just let it go. you have to pick your battles, it would be too tiring to try and defy everything. yeah, i also hate people who make scenes just to get noticed. those who drag other people down so they can pull themselves up.

you: i like complimenting people and receiving them so i try as much as i can to deserve them. i love reading and crave for people i can share my reviews with. i like movies but i am not a fan of catching the first wave, i wait for the reviews first before i waste time and money. i am all for stability and proving my independence to my family, i want them to look up to me and the effort i made to reach it. unfortunately, my family is bad news, let's not go there.

me: remember the lesson i learned from you the first time we ever went out? i teased you the whole time. in my defense, it's what we (butches or guys) do when we like someone, we tease. i know it was juvenile, i do apologize. so i had the 411 on what girls like. i have learned from that mistake. i did improve right? i read a lot. we mostly have read the same books, we'll talk about them soon okay? i love watching movies too, i read the reviews because i wanna find out if the ending was happy. i almost never watch a film that does not end well. real life is hard enough, i want to watch movies that would force me to hope. hahahaha, sorry, sentimental fool, i know. ok we won't talk about your family. my mom loves you though. but you already know that right?

you: i like people who can and will take care of me. in the event that they have to leave me, i need them to apologize because i have feelings too, even if i act stoic. this is the tricky part because i can't reverse this. i almost always have a hard time opening up, apologizing and accepting defeat.

me: i like it when i'm needed. i like it when you let me take care of you. you sometimes hold on to your independence too much, when you do get tired, i'm just right here, alright? i hate saying goodbye. i almost never say it. i'll let you leave first. sweet katniss, i know you mask your fragility behind a cool demeanor, but this is me. you know you can trust me.

you: i'm a leo born in the year of the monkey, i am the center of attention, i don't love it but i feel it when i'm not. i have difficulty spilling out my sentiments without my traitor tears, even when i'm happy, it's ridiculous. everything i am, you'll learn to love and hate.

me: we were born the same year, monkeys rule!!!! hahahaha. i veer away from the limelight, i won't fight you for it so i guess that is fine. you will never be short on attention, i usually give out lots, you might even force me to stop or else you'll drown (know what i mean? hahahaha). i've had my share of those tears, i've wiped some of them dry, i have invested in tissues so don't worry, we'll never run out of them. i already love all of you, i have tried my hand at hating even a tiny part of you but i can't. sorry dear, you can try and teach me all you want but that is the one thing i won't sign up for.

you: there are things that you don't and might not have or never turn into, given time and space. only the years will dictate our next move, whether we stop here or carry on. whether you accept this or reject that. you will get into my nerves and i will definitely hurt you, although never would it be intentional. i will strive to make you see me as i am and then tell me if you feel the same way, or atleast still have that inclination to get us back up the surface. this is new to me too. don't tell me you know what you're doing 'cause we are both groping in the dark. just hold my hand and never let go. what do you say?

me: i never learned how to dance. i can't paint. i can't sketch (not my name, not yours seperately or together). i do not play any instrument. as much as i am a lot of things, there are more that i am not. i frustrate you. i irritate you sometimes. i know i'm not easy to deal with. i push you too hard. i make mistakes. you do not come with an instruction manual and so expect me to fumble a couple of hundred times. thank you for being patient with me. i may get hurt, but i might inflict you pain. yet you are willing to take a huge risk with me. i never claimed to know all the answers, i don't. this territory is as unfamiliar to me as it is to you. i do hope we see the light soon enough. i said i won't let us get swallowed by the waves, i will stand by that.

i will hold your hand. . . but please do not let go of mine.