(Ā a collection of too close for 'just friends' prompts.Ā adjust phrasing as necessary.)Ā feel free to make edits to better suit your muse.
Theyāve always hugged, but lately those hugs linger just a beat too long.
Sharing a bed during a tripāneither of them sleeps much because theyāre too aware of the otherās presence.
Accidentally slipping into couple habits (buying each other food, remembering their exact coffee order, fixing their collar, etc.).
Friends teasing them for acting like a couple⦠and both of them freezing because it hits a little too close.
One notices the otherās dating profile and feels irrationally territorial.
The line between āfriendly banterā and āflirtingā has gotten blurry.
A partner/bystander points it out bluntly: āYou know theyāre in love with you, right?ā
A fight about boundariesābecause one of them wants more, but is terrified of losing the friendship.
A drunken kiss that neither of them can stop thinking about.
Everyone else assumes theyāre together already⦠and they canāt quite correct them.
āDo you have any idea what it does to me when you look at me like that?ā
āYouāre supposed to be my safe place, not the reason my chest feels like itās going to explode.ā
āWe canātāGod, we canāt cross that line.ā
āSay it. Say you donāt feel it too, and Iāll drop it.ā
āYou donāt get to touch me like that and still call it friendship.ā
āStop smiling at me like Iām yours.ā
āIf this is just friendship, then why canāt I breathe when youāre this close?ā
āYouāre going to ruin me, and you donāt even know it.ā
āOne more second like this, and Iām not going to be able to stop myself.ā
āTell me you donāt want me, and Iāll believe you.ā
āDonāt kiss me like that and pretend it means nothing.ā
āWeāre not supposed to do this. Weāre not supposed to feel this.ā
āIād rather lose my mind than lose you, and right now I think Iām losing both.ā
āDo you want me to beg? Is that what this is?ā
āIf we cross this line, nothing will ever be the same. And God help me, I still want to.ā
āIf you keep touching me like that, I wonāt be able to stop.ā
āFriends donāt ache when the other leaves the room. So what does that make us?ā
āTell me to go, and I will. Pleaseāsay something before I do something we canāt take back.ā
āDonāt call me your best friend when youāre looking at me like Iām more.ā
āIf this is nothing, then why does it feel like everything?ā
āYou donāt get it, do you? Every time you smile at me, it feels like a promise.ā
āYouāre in my head all the time, and itās killing me. Friends arenāt supposed to feel like this.ā
āIf we cross this line, youāre not just my friend anymore. Youāre my downfall.ā
āYouāre standing too close.ā
āDo you even know what youāre doing to me right now?ā
āStop making me want something I canāt have.ā
āI canāt lose you to this, but God, I canāt stop wanting you either.ā
āYouāre looking at me weird.ā
āThat wasnāt a⦠friendly thing to say.ā
āDo you always stand this close?ā
āWhy does it feel different when itās you?ā
āYouāre supposed to be my best friend, not the one making my heart race.ā
āThat⦠didnāt sound like a joke.ā
āStop holding me like that. Friends donāt hold each other like that.ā
āDo you even realize how youāre looking at me right now?ā
āDonāt call me yours. You donāt mean it.ā
āI canāt breathe when you touch me like that.ā
āSay weāre still just friends. Lie to me.ā
āWeāre not supposed to want this.ā
āIf this is nothing, then why does it feel like everything?ā
āOne more second and Iām not going to be able to stop myself.ā
āEvery time you laugh, I forget weāre not allowed to be more.ā
āTell me you donāt feel it. Please. Tell me Iām imagining this.ā
āYou canāt just kiss me and act like it means nothing.ā
āIām trying so hard not to want you, and youāre making it impossible.ā
āIf you keep looking at me like that, I swear Iāll ruin everything.ā
āTell me to go, or Iām not going to.ā
āYouāre mine. God help me, I donāt care what we call itāyouāre mine.ā
āIād rather destroy this friendship than pretend I donāt want you anymore.ā
āDo you want me to beg? Because I will.ā
āWeāve already crossed the line. The second I realized I loved you, we did.ā
āStop staring at me like that. Youāre my best friend.ā
āYou canāt just⦠say stuff like that. Weāre supposed to be friends.ā
āFriends donāt make my heart do backflips when they smile.ā
āWhy does it feel like Iām cheating when you go on dates?ā
āDonāt hold my hand if you donāt mean it.ā
āWeāve been friends for years, so why does it suddenly feel different?ā
āDonāt kiss me like that if youāre going to pretend it didnāt happen.ā
āYouāre supposed to be the one I tell about my crush, not be the crush.ā
āThatās not a friendly kind of jealousy.ā
āIf weāre just friends, then why do I feel like youāre mine?ā