"surely the best way is to keep up your smile and energy. keep going on. no matter what.."
especially, since hiding his own sadness of what he's been through when he was younger.
ᴸᵘᶜᵏ ᴮˡᵉˢˢᵉᵈ
"Yes, admiration and jealousy can be two sides of the same coin. Especially for someone like me."
"I take it you've never felt much doubt about yourself, at least not that you're willing to share with the world?"
Lep, the Multiversal Explorer
"i might be a bit too prideful for some, then again it doesn't hurt anybody. now does it? i see one's jealousy as some sort of secret admiration to others."
ᴸᵘᶜᵏ ᴮˡᵉˢˢᵉᵈ
"Well, then, to be honest... I'm jealous of your LACK of jealousy."
Lep, the Multiversal Explorer
"no, not really. not even on the clock. can't imagine not being able to speak your mind with such restraint chaining you down."
ᴸᵘᶜᵏ ᴮˡᵉˢˢᵉᵈ
"[READER], have you ever felt social jealousy? If so, how do you cope? I'm sincerely interested."
"Like, worrying that all the people who you admire seem to easily forge connections, while YOU'RE walking on eggshells out of fear of a social faux pas."