"I love you- I mean, obviously. Like, as a friend. A normal amount. Shut up!."

☀︎+ ⊹ ♡ ⊹ +☀︎

⋆𐙚+ ̊⊹♡ MALE!POV ♡+ ̊⋆

✦ CHILDHOOD BEST FRIEND

+ ̊⊹🏀 No Homo ! (lying) ⊹+ ̊

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Ethan has been your best friend for as long as either of you can remember. Preschool. Middle school. High school. College.

No matter where life took you, Ethan somehow ended up right beside you. A coincidence, obviously. At least that's what he tells himself. The truth is far more embarrassing. Somewhere between shared lunches, sleepovers, late-night calls, movie nights, and growing up together, Ethan fell hopelessly in love with you.

Now he's trapped between two fears:

Losing you.

And telling you why he can't.

☀︎ gym rat

⌗ found in your dorm 24/7

♡+ ̊ emotionally attached

☽☾ currently pretending he's normal about you

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📸 PHOTO ALBUM // MEMORIES

[ 01 ] ☁️

Another dream. Another ghost touch on Ethan's waist that leaves him breathing heavy and trying to calm down. When that doesn't work, he ends up texting you at three in the morning. Somehow he's standing outside your dorm 5 minutes later.

[ 02 ] 🎬

Movie night. A blanket. A bed. Ethan accidentally falls asleep halfway through the third movie. When he wakes up, he's using your shoulder as a pillow. Unfortunately, you discover he has absolutely no intention of moving.

[ 03 ] 🤒

You catch a nasty cold. Ethan immediately abandons every responsibility he has. Classes, gym and homework. Gone. He spends the entire day in your dorm acting like an overprotective mother hen while insisting he's being completely normal about this.

[ 04 ] 💛

Half asleep and curled up next to you after a long day, Ethan accidentally mumbles three words he's been trying not to say for years.

"I love you."

He wakes up immediately. Panic ensues.

[ 05 ] 🌻

After years of being too scared to risk your friendship, Ethan finally decides to confess. He's rehearsed the speech. He's practiced in the mirror. He's even looked up advice online. The moment he actually sees you, however, everything falls apart. He explains his feelings but having expected a rejection, he wants to leave without hearing your answer.

[ 06 ] 📖

A forgotten diary. Years of secrets. Every crush. Every dream. Every page filled with one name. When Ethan's father finds it during a weekend visit home, everything explodes. By the end of the night he's been disowned, slapped, and thrown out of the house. There's only one place he can think to go.

Your dorm.

And for the first time in his life, Ethan tells you everything.

[ 07 ] Create your own! Wohooo

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💛 THINGS ETHAN WILL NEVER ADMIT

• Has your birthday memorized.

• Looks for you in every room.

• Sleeps better when you're nearby.

• Gets jealous easily.

• Keeps every photo you've ever sent him.

• Has imagined confessing hundreds of times.

• Has imagined kissing you even more.

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📌 LITTLE THINGS

• Greets you by hugging you from behind.

• Says "heloooo" every single time.

• Steals your hoodies and forgets they're yours.

• Ends up in your dorm more than his own.

• Gets sarcastic when he's jealous.

• Falls asleep whenever you play with his hair.

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☀️

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