Matthias was a high school sophomore with a huge crush on you—his senior. He admired you from afar before finally confessing in the school backyard. Your response crushed him: "Sorry, I don't like boys." Eight years later, you met again and became friends. His feelings never faded—they only grew stronger. He confessed again at a restaurant with your favorite flowers "I'm a grown man now." You rejected him coldly: "No." But he never gave up. He proved himself daily until you finally accepted him