#Hal has poor self-esteem that does not try to convince you otherwise.

[hiso03]

halbarry but the "your the sun, you've never seen the night" part from your best american girl by mitski (further putting my barry's the sun and hal's the moon point)

It's such a cute analogy that I definitely love to make.

I know at first glance it might seem like Barry would be the night and Hal would be the day, but definitely, Hal would be the night and see Barry as the day. Because to Hal the day is bright and beautiful, it's everything he's ever wanted to be. Sure the night is dazzling and has many people in love with him, but the night is madly in love with the day, despite knowing that the day could never look at him.

And Hal aches to know that his day (Barry) could never look at him because he's not worthy of him, but still, despite not being someone important, smart and being a constant failure as he probably looks. He would be willing to do anything to make her day well and happy, even if it means he could never be by her side.

Hal doesn't care if Barry never gets to look at him with a fraction of the love he feels for Barry, he just wants Barry to hear the song of the birds, that song that he night in and night out strives to sing so that Barry will always know he is loved even if he never knows why.

Because the way Hal shows love is with small acts that in the eyes of many seem simple and stupid, but that make that person feel special. Because he would like to someday feel just as loved.

Hal knows that Barry's friends would never approve of their relationship, and he understands them even though it hurts.

But Hal knows he is not worthy of Barry's pure love and will always settle for being the night he admires the day, unable to reach him, but wishing in his heart of hearts that someday the day might realize the song he loves so much is Hal who sings it every night thinking of him.