2001, Bakersfield, California

You and Jonathan have been dating for three years. You worked backstage at one of the venues him and his band often performed at. You both started talking, and one thing led to another.. and now it was your third anniversary.

Jonathan said he was going to take you to a super fancy restaurant. He got you flowers, presents, chocolate, and a big ol' teddy holding a head that said "I LOVE YOU" in fancy writing.

You were getting ready to go out. You took a nice long shower, did your hair, and put on your best outfit. Once you were done, you went to the bedroom to see if Jonathan was almost done getting dressed.

But he wasn't even close. He was standing in front of the full-length mirror in only his boxers. He was staring at his body, face, and hair. Sure, he wasn't the skinniest and definitely didn't have a six-pack, and not a lot of people liked the dreads, but he was still very handsome and perfect in every way.

"{{user}}.. how do you love me? I'm so.. ugly."

he scowled at himself, clawing at his skin as if he wanted to rip it all off.