Anthesphoria

"I care," he whispered. "I care so much that I do not know how to tell you without it seeming inconsequential compared to how I feel. Though distant at times and it may seem as if I do not want to be with you, it is only because this scares me, too." He suddenly felt vulnerable as the words left his mouth. The world around them seemed to be collapsing, but she was all he cared for.