Before I met her, my world was… a much smaller place. I kept to myself, I didn’t need anyone else, and I took pride in that. The truth is, I was ashamed of what I was, afraid that if people saw how truly different I was, they would recoil from me. Lwaxana saw how different I was… and she didn’t recoil. She wanted to see more. For the first time in my life, someone wanted me as I was. And that changed me forever. The day I met her is the day I stopped being alone. And I want her to be part of my life from this day on.

Odo, The Muse, Star Trek: Deep Space 9

This is really hitting me on a person lvl atm.

(Also, see how touching and important this is and it was intimate without being romantic. Amazing how you can tell a good story without romance.)