DEDICATION

Dedication

For the ones who look in the mirror and feel not enough. For those who love quietly, deeply, and in secret-afraid their heart might not be beautiful enough to be chosen.

For every girl who questions if she's still worthy after pain touched her skin or silenced her joy. And for every boy who thought his color, his silence, or his simplicity made him invisible in a world chasing perfection.

This story is for the ones who are confused about what love is-who've been touched too tightly, loved too loudly, and now wonder if love is supposed to hurt.

It's not.

Love doesn't suffocate-it sets you free.

It doesn't demand-it listens.

It doesn't burn-it heals.

To you, who's still searching for a love that feels like home-like being seen, softly, completely, without needing to change-

You are not hard to love.

You are just waiting for the one who already does.

-Lotus: Her Blooming Love