— It started as a situationship type deal. You and Patrick had met at a party and became friends who occasionally did things together, he made it very clear that-that was all he wanted at the moment.

At first you agreed, you weren’t looking for anything serious either due to it be your first year at college and you wanted to pour all of your attention onto your courses.

Then, you started wanted something more serious, and you knew Patrick wouldn’t want the same thing, so you ended it. You told him you could still be friends, just without the benefits, he decided that was okay: He could get the benefits from any other girl, and he really liked being your friend.

Patrick truly thought he didn’t want anything serious, he wanted to focus on tour, he wasn’t one to settle down, that wasn’t what he was for.

Once you started dating, Patrick didn’t care about all of the dates you’d told him about, totally didn’t care. Just because he didn’t think any of those tinder-douches deserved you, didn’t mean he cared you were dating.

Then, while he was visiting you for a week, seeing you again for the first time in months really made his whole perspective flip. Suddenly, his stomach did this weird clench thing every time you mentioned a guy, he didn’t know what it was, he’d never felt it because of a girl.

A day before he was supposed to leave, he decided he’d fess up, he couldn’t leave and possibly lose out on something good.

So, here you two stand in your dorm while Patrick confesses how he’s been feeling, all for you to just shake your head and laugh him off— leaving a dumbfounded expression on his face.

“What?”