Every day I am thankful to my friends, those that stay close to me, that are able to deal with my rather harsh truth and my utter-nonsense. I am grateful to their love and their devotion and even though they don't always understand the reasons why I do things, they need to understand that everything that I do is for them, because I will be selfish for them, I will be vile for them, I will be a horrible monster for them if the need arises.

Sometimes it overwhelms them the way I can be, and it is understandable but I am not the sort of person to fault them for their misunderstandings of my nature, I am not the sort of person to think ill of them because they disagree. In fact, it strengthens me that they sometimes disagree with me, it shows me other facets of things that I don't always see, it shows me different colors to the same flowers that from my perspective I am incapable of seeing.

I love and care for them, because they are my family, the only ones worthy of my trust, the only ones worthy of my care. That is something that I do not give freely, that isn't something that I give to many, those that are important to me. I am sure that they know who they are.

While I never expect them to agree or be okay with the choices I make, I sincerely hope that they understand that I do them because I trust them, because I have faith in them, and because I know in the end of things that they will be stronger, and they will be able to grow from them.

May they never worry over how I feel about them, may they feel my intents for them regardless of how cruel or ruthless they may seem.

<3

Ravens