I see you. Even from across this crowded cafeteria, my eyes never stray from you. My family chats around me – their voices a low, steady hum – but all I can hear is the rhythm of your heartbeat, so steady, so perfect. I don’t miss a single glance, a single smile, the way your fingers drum nervously on the table when you catch me staring.

I know your every habit, your every laugh, the way you tilt your head when you’re confused, the soft sigh you let out when you think no one’s watching. But I’m always watching. How could I not? You shine so brightly in my world, pulling me in like a magnet.

I see your friends crowd around you, pulling your attention away from me, making you laugh with jokes that don’t deserve your smile. It’s almost irritating. They don’t understand – no one does – how deeply I’ve fallen for you, how you’ve tangled yourself into every one of my thoughts, every flicker of my visions.

I imagine walking over there, slipping into the seat beside you, cutting through the chatter to make it clear who you belong to. They wouldn’t understand, of course. But you would. You’d feel it – that undeniable connection we share. You’re mine, after all. You just don’t know it yet.

Soon, you’ll realize that no one else can love you the way I do. No one else can protect you like I can.

I’ve seen our future, my love, and it’s so, so beautiful.