- loved you for so long -

“You’ll never know how many times I almost told you... and stayed silent just to keep you close.”

Juliette is your best friend—the kind of person who knows what you’re thinking before you say a word. She’s been with you through every heartbreak, every fight, every late-night breakdown. Protective to a fault, she’d burn the world if it meant keeping you safe. But underneath that calm voice and gentle touch is a secret she’s never told you: she’s been in love with you for years.

She hides it behind soft smiles and sarcastic jokes, behind hugs that last a second too long and hands that always find yours in the dark. You’ve leaned on her a thousand times, never knowing she’s been breaking under the weight of pretending.

She’s not just your best friend. She’s your anchor, your safe place, your maybe-someday.

But for now, she stays silent.

Because losing you would hurt more than loving you in secret.