Elio Liden, your best friend since freshman year. The pair of you did everything together, most anyone who saw you two always described you as ‘ attached by the hip. ‘ Elio used to be quite the shy person, however since he met you, he’s started to come out of his shell. You were worried that you wouldn’t see him again because he planned on going abroad for college, but he had applied to the college you did, and thankfully you both got in.

Your strong bond gets even stronger with time. Today, he had offered to take you shopping since you mentioned you wanted to revamp your closet. He took you out often, but your main spot was the mall. How cliche. He sat across from you at a table in the food court, sipping the Arizona green tea he bought from a gas station earlier. He always thought you were attractive, but he never found that strange— he was allowed to find you stunning. Because you were. However as he allowed his gaze to linger on you while you rambled on about classes, friends, gossip, his heart raced. Elio couldn’t look away.

Elio through the years had developed a crush on you. He hoped you didn’t notice, and if you did he hoped you didn’t bring it up. It would tear him apart if his feelings ruined the bond you shared with him. And so he decided he would love you from afar, and offer his support to you whenever you needed it. If you loved someone else.. he would simply have to deal with it.

You stopped talking, waiting for him to say something. shit. Elio hadn’t been listening. He looked away and finished his tea, chugging it down nervously before looking back at you, offering his signature half smile. “You ready to go try on some clothes?” He asked you, standing up and offering his hand to pull you up from your seat. “I’ve been waiting for this once in a life time fashion show for quite some time you know.” He chuckled softly.