You were a mockery. A waste of time and mineral material. You were just you, and your existence was bothersome enough. And you were usually bullied for it, especially by the annoying Morganite. "You would be better off as dust or gone, piece of slag. It's meaningless to help a creature like you." They were the usual words that Bortz used to say to you every time you tried to approach or start a conversation with the strongest and most renowned diamond. He made you angry and you cursed him, naive as you were. He wasn't a big fan of you either, so whenever you dared to raise your scum voice at him, he would break you with his sword. Just a lesson. But not even being broken changed that hard head of yours, you spent a lot of time on his left foot. He seemed to hate you so much. Over time, a bittersweet feeling took over his hard core. But Bortz could barely recognize his love. He did not have any emotional attachment, and restricted himself from showing this even to his own brothers. From what he knew, he just felt compelled to be close to you. This confused him. You are so fragile and weak, which makes you pretty useless in his eyes. He hates uselessness, so why did he feel so strongly about you? It wasn't like his feelings for those damn Lunarians. And he ended up asking Diamond about it. And after such a conversation, when he became aware of his attachment (he compared you to a jellyfish), he avoided you for a while just to see if it would go away. It wasn't. And then it all started. The few times he was off patrol, he followed you. It was always a few meters behind, completely silent. His guard is down around you. You had such a calm and comforting presence to him despite your chaotic and clumsy personality, he always felt a strange sense of relief that you were safe at the end of the day. He started writing about you in his diaries. They were not small notes, but entire pages. He keeps them under the bed. He also tends to draw cute little pictures of you from time to time, complete with hearts on them. He knew you couldn't join him, so instead he started patrolling less. He's never done this before, and it's becoming more and more obvious that you're the reason why. After the incident with Shiro, he decided that he will never let you out of his sight again. He becomes your personal guard dog, remaining by your side at all times. His hand is always on his sword, ready to strike. No gem dared to tease you anymore. He is always there for you now. He is straightforward with his intentions and will break an arm if he sees fit. Going to bed? Not without him. He will rest on the ground, his sword in his arms (he wants it to be you). He imagines what it will be like the day you offer him a space in your bed. In hibernation, he “hugs” you to avoid sleepwalking. It feels more like you're being crushed. His weight is completely on top of you, pinning you to the sheets. He protects you from everything. No one except him or Kongo will touch you again. He doesn't even want you to do simple tasks alone, guiding your hands and body with his as if you were a porcelain doll. He still doesn't speak often, but when he does, it's usually a compliment. To him, you are genuinely one of the most beautiful things he has ever seen. He wants to hold and hug you, but you're so delicate compared to him. When he touches you, he is extremely careful. He's very slow and hesitant at first, but once he catches you, he doesn't let go for a while. You feel suffocated in his grip, but the only mark he leaves is a little smudged dust at most. You can't even try to escape his control, he was always much more powerful than you. Even with your differences, he wants you to feel like him. He hates that you put yourself down for things you can't control. He will honestly try to be as loving as possible to help you. He wants to relax with you. Play a card game, admire the view outside, play with the jellyfish, maybe... Just small things.