Well this wasn't a confession of a love but a confession my male lead makes to the love of his life and it gets intense...
“-But when it broke when I was like 14 my mom made me throw it away. Because it was just GARBAGE-” the tears are careening down his face now, in livid glass streaks-
“I’ve never begged her like that before - I had a meltdown in front of my mother and she just told me it was ridiculous to be crying when I had so many TOYS-!!!”
At this, he stops and runs his hand sharply across his cheek like he’s trying to scrub out the anger - or pain, smiling violently-
“And here I go again. Crying like a baby. It’s stupid at my age but…”