"I liked you, Rarity... I liked you too much, and I still like you alot..." he swallowed the lump in his throat, while Rarity's heart swelled with his admitted feelings towards her. "But I was so afraid you'd think I was a creep, or a monster  for liking you as more than a friend; that I didn't even think- I never thought that anyone could ever like me the same way... And every time I thought you did... I didn't want to believe it. I've always- I've never come anywhere close to somethin' like that, and I thought 'maybe I could try with you'... Sorry for bein' so stupid," Atchmon shook his head, as he lowered it dejectedly. 