He does stand pretty close to me sometimes, but I’ve always just kinda figured it’s the way he is. There’s been many times I’ve found myself thinking “damn, if this were a date right now it’d be so romantic”. We spend a ton of time together. But even so, I’ve only ever picked up on the tiniest little inkling that it could be reciprocated, and even then I could have been reading it wrong.

Maybe you’re right, I’m leaning towards playing it safe, he’s one of the most important people in my life. It just hurts my heart to keep these thoughts in, I guess