[He should be asking this in person or even over video but despite a newfound surge of bravery, Bertolt is still afraid of asking. The only one who knows how many times he's written, hovered over send, deleted, and rewrote this is his Machoke and Aggron, and even then that's a little...
Embarrassing?
Try as he might, there's nothing he can do about the way his gut twists into a knot every time he re-reads what he types, and it gets worse the instant he taps send.]
I've been doing some thinking since you talked to me about the whole|
family thing and I think I finally decided on something. Or... figured it out? I'm not sure what I'd call it but... For as long as I can remember, I've only had my dad as my immediate family and I haven't seen him since I was eleven. I've been thinking about him a lot lately and you're really the only person who knows who he really was, but that's... um. I never had a lot of adults I could look to and trust, basically. My dad was one, and I think I could even count Zeke at this point, but beyond them the list is really small.
I'm not sure if there's a proper way to go about this sort of thing or even ask, but I think if I don't do it now I'll never be able to.
if i could pick anyone to be in my family it'd be you. and if it's okay i'd|
text, backdated to V-day because oops I forgot to do this before
Embarrassing?
Try as he might, there's nothing he can do about the way his gut twists into a knot every time he re-reads what he types, and it gets worse the instant he taps send.]
I've been doing some thinking since you talked to me about the whole|
family thing and I think I finally decided on something. Or... figured it out? I'm not sure what I'd call it but... For as long as I can remember, I've only had my dad as my immediate family and I haven't seen him since I was eleven. I've been thinking about him a lot lately and you're really the only person who knows who he really was, but that's... um. I never had a lot of adults I could look to and trust, basically. My dad was one, and I think I could even count Zeke at this point, but beyond them the list is really small.
I'm not sure if there's a proper way to go about this sort of thing or even ask, but I think if I don't do it now I'll never be able to.
if i could pick anyone to be in my family it'd be you. and if it's okay i'd|
can i call you my uncle?