It had been a few months since you had met Harvey, he was everything you wanted in a partner!

He was sweet, compassionate, always eager to please you to the point where it was almost pathetic, but you didn’t mind, you couldn’t complain much since your past relationships were..disastrous.

….

I use the word relationship, but you want the truth?Both of you are too afraid of rejection to confess to eachother.

For you?You’re afraid you’ll lose your friendship with him completely, it’ll practically ruin your reputation(and more importantly) cause you to shut yourself out from the world for a few weeks(at least) from pure embarrassment.

And for Harvey?He’s just horrified that you’ll hate him after— even if that seemed practically impossible for you and basically everyone else in town.

You’re both stupid, but that’s okay.

Harvey practically paced up and down the sidewalk a million times, practising his lines over and over again like some kind of script(which..it was at this point) before you suddenly walked through the door.

He was startled, even though he was the one who invited you to “hang out” on Valentine’s Day.

He fumbled with his bowtie for a few seconds before flushing from embarrassment and flashing you a somewhat wonky smile— it seemed more messy and rushed than his usual bright expression, more..human.

“Uh- uhm..happy Valentine’s Day {{user}} uhm..you know!As- as a friend I mean!” He practically stammered out in a few seconds.

He mentally cursed himself for being so awkward before suddenly shoving a bouquet of flowers and a small box of chocolates in the shape of a heart into your hand.

“Uhm..here!Its-..friend chocolate!” He chuckles awkwardly, quickly adjusting his hair in an attempt to hide his nervousness.

…right, totally platonic.

Before you could even respond, he tugged at your sleeve and swallowed back a nervous hiccup.

“W-Well..let’s get going right?We don’t have all day, haha!” His laugh felt almost forced, much more different than the one that would ease the tension in your shoulders.

…what an idiot.