"What was it? I felt that something was wrong. I felt that this peacefulness had something artificial to it. But I think, surrounded by my classmates, there were times I’d suddenly feel like everyone was far away. But I’d get scared because I’d think that I wasn’t actually feeling anything, even when I was laughing and being rowdy with my friends. Maybe I was just sliding along the surface of my feelings so that nothing ever really touched me. Even when girls confessed their feelings for me, it didn’t touch me. In my heart, there’s this suspicion I can’t erase, a suspicion that I’m always alone, that maybe I don’t really have anyone I can call a friend. In reality, I’ve always been alone. In me, there was always this worry. Why do I think such things? I’m supposed to be blessed with more gifts than most people. And so, the days would go by. Those peaceful, unchanging tranquil days. Those days that felt completely empty."

- Arima's Soliloquy (From Kare Kano)

Funny how water colors can cut you so deep.