Phoenix Maplewood tongue-clicking

As unique as Esaro was, much about him was very familiar to Shreya. She had encountered his ilk before — self-deprecating and yet rationally so, extremely eager to follow their heart and yet unsure how to do it. Frustrated at themselves. Lost, even. The problem was, Esaro was treating himself like he was like everyone else. That was his key mistake.

They believe in you? Then they're your friends, Esaro, which means you've already succeeded in making them happy. She knew Spring, and had no doubt that the female was the type to find joy in Esaro's company. It sounds like what you want to do is make them proud. And you can do that, but first you have to accept that people move at different speeds. You've seen that comparing yourself to others can lead to heartache, haven't you?