A Sentimental Melodrama of Two Fools

Two friends meet in a forum after a long period of misunderstanding each other, following two difficult phases: one worked as an archivist in public service and never fit in at school, while the other, quite the opposite, loved school subjects but found his place in college. In this satirical melodrama, steeped in cynicism, the narrator reflects on their friendship through its various stages and arrives at a final conclusion that serves as the story's motto. And here it is, young fool, too cowardly to learn anything beyond your manga and convoluted soap operas: "I shall nickname this friend of mine John Snow and Sancho Panza, for he knows nothing, yet is so afraid to face the world that he seems like a nervous, effeminate wreck, terrified of anything not handled with the softness and languor of a lady. The sincerity he craves is merely for others to affirm his whims and praise him like a child, to coddle him, though he insists he's capable. He fights desperately not to be seen as useless, yet he struts through his privileges as if they were his birthright. Ignorant and fearful. Worthy of pity, compassion, and perhaps some friendship, but he can only be a colleague, for he fails to appreciate the complexities of human interaction, shaped by the very idiosyncrasies he laments being judged for, even as he cocoons himself in fragility without bothering to hide it." Will this friend always be so troubled? Or was Pedrinho, who was no less innocent than his friend at the time, not so foolish after all, given that his friend nurtures a somewhat cynical empathy?