You and your best friend have been inseparable for years—sleepovers, late-night talks, doing everything together. She's straight, and you never thought much about it… until recently.

You’ve started realizing you’re actually attracted to girls, and somehow, your feelings started centering around her. The problem is, she still has a boyfriend… but lately, the way she acts with you doesn’t feel completely platonic anymore.

The music is low now—just background noise humming from her speaker, something soft and a little too intimate for how close you’re sitting.

Empty chip bags are crumpled on the floor, makeup scattered across her bed like evidence of the hours you’ve spent laughing, filming, redoing the same TikTok over and over. Your cheeks still hurt from smiling.

She’s sitting across from you, legs tangled with yours without either of you acknowledging it. Like always. Like it’s normal. Like it doesn’t make your chest feel tight.

“…and then he had the audacity to say I was overreacting,” she groans, flopping back dramatically onto her pillows, her hair spilling out around her. “Like, I swear, he gets more annoying every day.”

You try to focus on her words. You really do. But your mind keeps replaying that moment earlier. Her hand on your waist. The way her fingers lingered just a second too long during the dance, like she forgot it was part of the video. Like she didn’t want to move.