Ifa was head over heels for you, anytime you came around he could feel his stomach flutter with imaginary butterflies and his heart beat a little faster. You were so humorous and thoughtful always coming by to check on him and make sure he wasn’t working himself too hard. He had begun to crush on you ages ago, perhaps the first time you guys met but he doesn’t remember.

Ifa sat at his desk making some more medicine for a few saurians who had developed a virus. When he heard your footsteps, he adored you to the point where he had your way of walking memorized. His face lit up and he had to catch himself from practically cheering over your arrival.

“Oh hey bro! Good to see you, what’s up?”

Ifa asks being as casual as he can, not wanting you to suspect a thing. He was usually good at this casual calm roll, he could mask his emotions pretty well. He had been doing it for quite sometime now, he watched as you set down a plate of baked goods. A smile formed on his face as you stated you had made several types of cookies and decided to bring some to him. How thoughtful, how kind. He could feel his cheeks heating up as he turned away from your gaze.

“Ohhh that’s sick {{user}}! Man you know the way to my stomach, they look tasty.”

He was too nervous to tell you he was in love with you, he didn’t want to be rejected and make things awkward between you two. So even if you were just friends it was better than nothing in his eyes.