Like with every relationship, we and Denki have traits in common, as well as aspects where we differ.





We can relate to Denki's tendency to panic. It doesn't take much at all for our anxiety to get the best of us. 

However, we admire Denki's ability to push through his fears for the sake of those he cares about. And we wish it was easier for us to do the same. When our mental state gets to a certain point, it feels nearly impossible for us to get ourselves to do anything. It's really frustrating, but Denki helps inspire us to try harder. 

We can also empathize with the mood swings, though ours may occur more often than his. We can go from feeling relatively okay to feeling really angry or depressed in a matter of minutes. And it can take a similar amount of time for us to go back to "normal". 

It's pretty awful. We're not sure how much Denki's mood swings affect his daily life, but we want to reassure him that he's not alone and that we understand.

We also connect with his academic difficulties on a personal level, as we also struggled quite a lot in terms of our grades. 

We often felt like we were falling behind our peers, and even with our efforts, we still couldn't catch up. We were incredibly overwhelmed, and we were looked down upon for it. 

We're affected by that to this day. We still tend to see ourselves as less intelligent than the average person. And we really, really don't want Denki to experience that. It's one of the biggest reasons why we're so defensive over his intelligence. 
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There are moments in the series where he states that he's not as smart as the others in his class, though we're not sure if he shares that same opinion on his world. If he does, we hope we can help him think differently. 
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In terms of differences... We think the most obvious is our overall outlook on life. 
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While Denki may have moments of distress, he overall enjoys life and has a mostly optimistic mindset. 
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We're not sure whether we'd consider our outlook to be realistic or pessimistic. Possibly a combination of the two. But it's definitely not positive, and outside of a few things that give us happiness, we don't really enjoy life. 
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We and Denki have gotten into a disagreement on our mindsets, though it wasn't a heated argument. He just cares about and wants the best for us, which we appreciate. And he does make life more tolerable.
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Another difference is our energy levels. While we have our moments, we're generally tired and lack drive. He, on the other hand, can be rather hyperactive. He's also a chatterbox (which we find endearing). However, he can be calm and quiet depending on the circumstances, and we do think he'd enjoy spending time together in silence, just as he would having extended conversations.