Love can be pathetic. [But that didn't make it wrong, necessarily. People kept telling him over and over that Kaori was dangerous for him, that she didn't deserve the kindness he gave her no matter how many times he told them off.

And Anjyl was just something else, even though she frustrated him with how often she kept secrets from him; right when he thought she was finally opening up, he would be dealt with yet another challenge to his trust for her.]

But that's what works for you. I can't pass judgment on what you feel because they're not my feelings, they're yours. Maybe he's special because when he finally says that you know he'll mean it.