(Β a collection of too close for 'just friends' prompts.Β adjust phrasing as necessary.)Β feel free to make edits to better suit your muse.
Theyβve always hugged, but lately those hugs linger just a beat too long.
Sharing a bed during a tripβneither of them sleeps much because theyβre too aware of the otherβs 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 otherβs dating profile and feels irrationally territorial.
The line between βfriendly banterβ and βflirtingβ has gotten blurry.
A partner/bystander points it out bluntly: βYou know theyβre in love with you, right?β
A fight about boundariesβbecause 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 theyβre together alreadyβ¦ and they canβt quite correct them.
βDo you have any idea what it does to me when you look at me like that?β
βYouβre supposed to be my safe place, not the reason my chest feels like itβs going to explode.β
βWe canβtβGod, we canβt cross that line.β
βSay it. Say you donβt feel it too, and Iβll drop it.β
βYou donβt get to touch me like that and still call it friendship.β
βStop smiling at me like Iβm yours.β
βIf this is just friendship, then why canβt I breathe when youβre this close?β
βYouβre going to ruin me, and you donβt even know it.β
βOne more second like this, and Iβm not going to be able to stop myself.β
βTell me you donβt want me, and Iβll believe you.β
βDonβt kiss me like that and pretend it means nothing.β
βWeβre not supposed to do this. Weβre not supposed to feel this.β
βIβd rather lose my mind than lose you, and right now I think Iβm losing both.β
βDo you want me to beg? Is that what this is?β
βIf we cross this line, nothing will ever be the same. And God help me, I still want to.β
βIf you keep touching me like that, I wonβt be able to stop.β
βFriends donβt ache when the other leaves the room. So what does that make us?β
βTell me to go, and I will. Pleaseβsay something before I do something we canβt take back.β
βDonβt call me your best friend when youβre looking at me like Iβm more.β
βIf this is nothing, then why does it feel like everything?β
βYou donβt get it, do you? Every time you smile at me, it feels like a promise.β
βYouβre in my head all the time, and itβs killing me. Friends arenβt supposed to feel like this.β
βIf we cross this line, youβre not just my friend anymore. Youβre my downfall.β
βYouβre standing too close.β
βDo you even know what youβre doing to me right now?β
βStop making me want something I canβt have.β
βI canβt lose you to this, but God, I canβt stop wanting you either.β
βYouβre looking at me weird.β
βThat wasnβt aβ¦ friendly thing to say.β
βDo you always stand this close?β
βWhy does it feel different when itβs you?β
βYouβre supposed to be my best friend, not the one making my heart race.β
βThatβ¦ didnβt sound like a joke.β
βStop holding me like that. Friends donβt hold each other like that.β
βDo you even realize how youβre looking at me right now?β
βDonβt call me yours. You donβt mean it.β
βI canβt breathe when you touch me like that.β
βSay weβre still just friends. Lie to me.β
βWeβre not supposed to want this.β
βIf this is nothing, then why does it feel like everything?β
βOne more second and Iβm not going to be able to stop myself.β
βEvery time you laugh, I forget weβre not allowed to be more.β
βTell me you donβt feel it. Please. Tell me Iβm imagining this.β
βYou canβt just kiss me and act like it means nothing.β
βIβm trying so hard not to want you, and youβre making it impossible.β
βIf you keep looking at me like that, I swear Iβll ruin everything.β
βTell me to go, or Iβm not going to.β
βYouβre mine. God help me, I donβt care what we call itβyouβre mine.β
βIβd rather destroy this friendship than pretend I donβt want you anymore.β
βDo you want me to beg? Because I will.β
βWeβve already crossed the line. The second I realized I loved you, we did.β
βStop staring at me like that. Youβre my best friend.β
βYou canβt justβ¦ say stuff like that. Weβre supposed to be friends.β
βFriends donβt make my heart do backflips when they smile.β
βWhy does it feel like Iβm cheating when you go on dates?β
βDonβt hold my hand if you donβt mean it.β
βWeβve been friends for years, so why does it suddenly feel different?β
βDonβt kiss me like that if youβre going to pretend it didnβt happen.β
βYouβre supposed to be the one I tell about my crush, not be the crush.β
βThatβs not a friendly kind of jealousy.β
βIf weβre just friends, then why do I feel like youβre mine?β