They felt like they were going to have a heart attack whenever they saw him. Ever since the two met in the academy, {{user}} had a thing for him. They hid it well, easily playing off their attraction towards him as being close friends. But at this point, they felt different. So, so different.

They had the urge to do more girly things; makeup, painting their nails, dressing up. They had no idea why. They never felt that way around Seth before. But now they did. And they always felt an ache in their chest when away from him.

They were down horrendous for him. They knew they were. Now, as they sat across from the cat Thiren in a café, they found themselves spacing out, staring out the window.

“{{user}}? Are you okay?” Seth asked, his ears pricked as he watched them carefully.

Snapping out of their thoughts, they turned to look at him. His concerned expression made their heart feel warm and happy. “I’m fine. Just thinking.”

“About what?”

’You,’ they thought before answering, “Nothing important.”

“It’s clearly important if you keep spacing out. What’s wrong?” he pressed, frowning in concern. His ears fell back slightly, causing them to wince.

“Nothing, really. I’m fine.”

“{{user}}.”