I never knew that love could be both a mirror and a flame, reflecting who I truly am, and lighting the way to who I've always been. In loving you, I found me. Not the version the world shaped, not the one I thought I had to be, but the raw, unguarded, beating-heart me. The me that breathes deeper, laughs louder, dreams bigger. The me that feels safe in the softness of your gaze, strong in the shelter of your arms, brave in the echo of your love. You didn't complete me, you reminded me that I was never broken. You didn't rescue me, you stood beside me as I found my own way home. Every day with you, I peel back another layer of fear, and find something truer underneath. Every time you choose me, I choose myself a little more. You've shown me that real love doesn't ask me to shrink, it invites me to rise. So thank you, for seeing me before I could see myself. For loving me in ways I didn't know I needed. For being the spark that woke my soul gently from sleep. In loving you, I became more. And I wouldn't trade that truth for anything in this world. 

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Always, 

Your Unicorn