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“Hey, you’re that - guy/woman/person, right?”

“Can I ask you a question? About what happened.”

“Were you scared?”

“I looked you up.”

“I didn’t know what to think about you. I thought I’d better meet you in person.”

“You’re good at what you do. I’ve seen it.”

“You’re a [job position], right?”

“I looked you up. I’m sorry.”

“I didn’t realize you were, like … a real person.”

“An ‘invasion of privacy’? How?”

“Wow, you were different on TV.”

“Well, you did it in public, though. It’s legal to film people in public.”

“Is the media still following you?”

“What did you do after they stopped reporting about it?”

“Someone said you were on the news?”

“Did you do it on purpose?”

“So your life story’s just… published everywhere.”

“That must be lonely.”

“I didn’t watch it.”

“You were/weren’t overreacting.”

“Would you like my opinion?”

“Your life story isn’t news.”

“I don’t want to pretend I didn’t see it, because I did.”

“How do you like to deal with it? Should I pretend I don’t know?”

“So I found this footage…”

“It just popped up in my feed. I didn’t realise what it was until it was too late.”

“It looked like you really hated the attention.”

“I needed to know what happened so I could feel safe.”

“Did you realize it would be that big when you did it?”

❛  we’re really going to do this, aren’t we ?  ❜ ❛  i shouldn’t have snuck up on you like that.  ❜ ❛  you do realize that i know you better than anyone, right ? so i know that you’re lying.  ❜ ❛  if you break your promise, i promise to make you regret ever laying a finger on me.  ❜ ❛  we’ve just been fooling ourselves. this never was what it should’ve been.  ❜ ❛  i love you. no matter what happens, don’t ever forget that.  ❜ ❛  why are you here ?  ❜ ❛  i told you, you don’t have to deal with this pain on your own. we’re in this together now, remember ?  ❜ ❛  so basically this means we can’t do anything ?  ❜ ❛  you can thank me later i brought you with me.  ❜ ❛ c’mon, let’s go someone more private where no one will interupt us.  ❜ ❛  i have planned a whole lot of things for us to do today.  ❜ ❛  you have no idea what you’ve gotten yourself into.  ❜ ❛  you’re only asking questions about me, why don’t you tell me a little more about yourself ?  ❜ ❛  what is it that you wanted to show me ? and why do we have to do this at night ― couldn’t you have waited until tomorrow ?  ❜ ❛  you may not remember me but at least my effect on you hasn’t changed one bit.  ❜ ❛  trying to strangle someone usually counts as attempted murder.  ❜ ❛  don’t ever come near me again !  ❜ ❛  please, [name], before you do anything just hear me out.  ❜ ❛  i know i did the wrong thing. i hurt you, and i’m sorry.  ❜ ❛  i can never not love you.  ❜ ❛  are you even listening to me ?  ❜ ❛  you have no idea what you’ve gotten yourself into.  ❜ ❛  someone wants to play. but let me tell you, two can play that game.  ❜ ❛  that’s i surprise. i like it, though. makes you at least ten times more interesting.  ❜ ❛  if i had known how good this was gonna be, i would’ve done this ages ago.  ❜ ❛  wake up. please, wake up. you can’t leave me here alone.  ❜ ❛  i had no idea you’d be here … why didn’t you tell me ?  ❜ ❛  i could’ve protected you if only you’d let me !  ❜ ❛  oh, if you don’t want to talk, i’ll let you know that i have my ways to do make you talk.  ❜ ❛  you really don’t want to test me right now.  ❜ ❛  i can’t believe i ever trusted you !  ❜ ❛  god, this is so embarrassing. i need your help, okay ?  ❜ ❛  i already told you, i’d do anything for you. no questions asked.  ❜ ❛  are you really sure this is what you want ? you won’t regret it later ?  ❜ ❛  you still have doubts about it, don’t you ?  ❜ ❛  there may be something i should’ve told you before we hooked up.  ❜ ❛  i love you. and i know this will probably destroy our friendship but i don’t care. i just wanted you to know.  ❜ ❛  i just want to stay here, watch movies all day, and cuddle with you on the couch.  ❜ ❛  stop whatever you’re doing right now, i have some big plans for today and you’re gonna help me with it.  ❜

❛  i don’t think i can be just friends with you anymore.  ❜ ❛  you’re already the most important person in my life.  ❜ ❛  i can’t imagine my life without you.  ❜ ❛  i’ve always liked you more than you ever knew.  ❜ ❛  i don’t want to be jealous … but i am.  ❜ ❛  it’s you and me against the world.  ❜ ❛  promise me we’ll still be friends even if this relationship doesn’t work out.  ❜ ❛  just friends don’t look at each other like that.  ❜ ❛  i’d never want to hurt you.  ❜ ❛  maybe we should kiss … just to know how it’s like.  ❜ ❛  i’m so glad to have you by my side.  ❜ ❛  everyone already thinks we’re dating so why don’t we give it a try ?  ❜ ❛  you’re always there when i need you.  ❜ ❛  i don’t ever want to lose you.  ❜ ❛  i like the sound of there being an ‘us’.  ❜ ❛  i’d spoil you rotten if i got the chance.  ❜ ❛  are you sure you’re okay with me going out with someone else ?  ❜ ❛  can you please hold my hand for a moment ?  ❜ ❛  i wish we could be like this forever …  ❜ ❛  you deserve better than them.  ❜ ❛  why are you looking at me like that ?  ❜ ❛  you know, we’d make a pretty good couple.  ❜ ❛  i really don’t want to ruin our friendship because of this.  ❜ ❛  it’s like i’m seeing you in a completely new light.  ❜ ❛  are you actually flirting with me ?  ❜ ❛  i’ve had this really strange dream about us and i have no idea what to think of it.  ❜ ❛  will you go on a date with me ?  ❜ ❛  come here, i’ll keep you warm.  ❜ ❛  are you saying you want to kiss me ?  ❜ ❛  our friendship will never be like it was before.  ❜ ❛  i’ve been fooling myself for a while now.  ❜ ❛  you mean more to me than anyone else, you know that.  ❜ ❛  i think in a way i’ve always been in love with you.  ❜ ❛  i didn’t realize your feelings ran deeper than friendship.  ❜ ❛  i’d be happy to date my best friend.  ❜ ❛  remember how we agreed not to catch feelings … ?  ❜ ❛  you’re more than just a friend.  ❜ ❛  jealous ? i’m not jealous. i don’t have any reason to be jealous.  ❜ ❛  how have i never noticed how beautiful you are ?  ❜ ❛  no matter what else happens between us, you’ll always be my best friend.  ❜