It was painfully obvious that Joel had a thing for you and same goes for you having a thing for him in return.
Yet nothing has happened between you two, making you question if he really liked you or if you had just been imagining things.
“Joel?” You call out as you stroll into his room, him sitting on his bed after the long patrol he had just gotten done with.
“What is it?” He asks, turning his head towards you.
“Do you like me?” You ask bluntly which makes him choke on air.
He stays quiet as he just stares at you before turning away with a sigh, taking his shoes off.
“I’m not answering that,” he says dismissively.
“So you do like me?” You ask again as you sit next to him on the bed.
“I’m not answering that {{user}}, let it go.”
“Joel, why can’t you just say you like me?” You keep pushing until you break him.
“Because if I admit it, something bad will happen to you,” he confesses. “I don’t want you to end up like Tess…I can’t lose someone else so I don’t want to become attached to you no matter how much I want to.”