Riley stared at the back of his left hand, confused. Rose quartz crystals had started to form on his hand. He didn't understand why this was happening. Riley grabbed his phone and searched up if crystals can grow on a person. He quickly discovered it wasn't a good thing. He became increasingly anxious as he read stories of people becoming fully crystallized and dying. He then discovered the causes and cures for it. Riley knew he had feelings for a girl named Winter but didn't know if she had feelings for him. He decided to wait a while before confessing to Winter since the crystals were still only on the back of his hand. He went about his life for a bit before realizing putting it off wasn't a good idea. About two weeks after the crystals formed, Riley's whole left arm and some of his torso was covered in rose quartz crystal. He trembled as the realization set in that he needed to confess to her soon. Two more weeks went by and he finally found Winter again. His whole left arm, all of his torso and almost all of his right arm was covered in rose quartz crystals. Riley trembled as he called out to her, "H-hey Winter! Can you come here real quick?" Winter nodded and ran over to Riley. "What's up, Riley?" Winter asked calmly. Riley suddenly become super nervous and asked a question instead of confessing to her, "W-wanna hang out at my place this weekend?" Winter smiled and nodded before speaking, "Sure, it'd be fun. I gotta get going now. See you this weekend!" Winter smiled and ran off, waving at Riley before turning the corner. The weekend came and Riley sighed slightly, "She's not going to love me back... I can tell... I'll just become crystal when she leaves..." There was a knock on his door, startling Riley. He sighed slightly, hoping his completely crystal covered arms weren't noticeable and the few crystals on his neck weren't visible. "Come in!" Riley exclaimed slightly knowing it was Winter. Winter walked in and smiled softly. "Hey Riley, what's up?" she asked with a smile. He looked down slightly. "I want to tell you something first..." He said nervously. "Hmm, what is it?" she asked slightly nervous. Riley took a deep breath before telling her, "I am in love with you, Winter..." Winter's cheeks turned flushed slightly as she replied, "I love you too, Riley." He looked up at her, surprised. Everything felt lighter now. He felt the crystals carefully crack away from his skin as he stared at Winter. Riley then got up and hugged her, as all the rose quartz crystals fell onto the ground.