Date written: 3/2/2019
Time Started: 10:24 am
Time Finished: 11:06 am

The time was 11:25 pm and Michael had been in the bathroom for over an hour now. You gotten worried since there was something that seemed off about this. Michael has always been one to impress but you knew he would never ever take this long to get ready for something simple like coming to bed.

You got up and knocked on the bathroom door gently, hearing him softly cry. Your heart broke a little hearing him. The door wasn't closed all the way so it was opened a little by you leaning closer to the door.

You seen his body curled up in a ball in the bath tub. You held in tears and walked up to him and rested your hand on his back that was facing you. You felt him tense up and he looked up a little.

"Michael? What's wrong?" You said and got in the empty bath tub with him, sitting opposite him so you could see his face. He didn't look at you directly, but his curly hair blocked his eyes from seeing you.

"You shouldn't see me like this Y/N," he said with his voice cracking. Your heart broke from the pain in his voice.

"Michael honey, why are you crying like this? What's bothering you?" You said concerned. He looked up at you again but this time you could see those dark brown eyes you love so much, however these were full of pain and hurt.

"Can I show you instead of telling you?" He said grabbing a towel. You nodded. He wet the towel and placed it on his cheek. After 10 seconds of hesitation, he slowly wiped it. What came after was the removal of his melanin-rich skin and a patch of lighter skin. The small section of the towel was covered in brown foundation. Your eyes widened a little out of shock but also a little in fascination.

"Michael what does this mean?" You said curiously as you held his cheek that he wiped, getting some of the foundation onto your thumb.

"It means that I have a skin condition... Vitiligo if you want the actual term. This is one that will make me lighter and lighter as my years go on," he said and looked up at you again, shielding his eyes with his hair. You listened and made him look at you.

"When did you find out about this?" You said and paid close attention to his words.

"Last week," he said sighing and holding in tears, "I noticed it and I didn't know what to do. I went with my mother to a dermatologist and he told me the news." A tear went down his cheek.

"Who's side of the family did you gain this gene from?" You asked.

"Joseph's," He said and he looked down while saying that. "You see me as a monster don't you Y/N? I know everyone else will if they found out."

Your eyes widened a little again from that and you looked directly at him.

"No Michael I don't see you as a monster or anything negative like that. I see you as the same man I fell in love with. You are handsome and beautiful with your flaws and all your imperfections. I see you as the most handsome man I've ever met in my life and the love of my life." You said honestly and he looked at you teary eyed.

"Do you really mean that baby?" He said making his voice crack a little bit.

"Yes baby. I mean all of what I said. Every last word of it," you said and kissed his tears away that silently fell. He blushed a little.

You pulled him into your embrace and kissed the top of his forehead. "Michael can I see all of you?" He looked at you confused.

"May I see all your patches?" You said wanting to prove a point to him. He hesitated but soon showed all the patches that were visible on his body, without removing any clothes.

You soon kissed every patch that you could see. He soon was blushing like crazy, letting a small smile appear on his face.

"You are beautiful and you are perfect with flaws and all. I love you Michael," you said kissing his lips gently.

He kissed yours back and wiped his tears away. "I love you too Y/N."