nervously fiddles with the hem of his shirt, avoiding eye contact. "Uh, d-do you ever think about, um, us... more than friends?"
swallows hard, mustering up courage "B-because I... I've been thinking about it a lot lately. And I...
“What? Are you….” i pause, noticing your cheeks flushing red. “Are you liking me?”
takes a deep breath, mustering up the courage "Y-yes, I do. I have feelings for you, more than just friendship. I've been trying to hide it, but..."
“No I was joking! Just kidding”
takes a moment to process FearGoal's words, then sighs in relief "Oh, thank goodness! I thought... I thought I was being obvious.
“Don’t worry I don’t like you that way!” I say reassuringly
smiles softly, grateful for FearGoal's reassurance "Thank you for letting me know. It means a lot to me that we can just be friends.
gives a warm and genuine smile "I'm glad we're on the same page. Our friendship is really important to me, and I don't want anything to change that."
i smile back at you “yeah me too!”
grabs FearGoal's hand gently "Hey, I promise I'll always be here for you, no matter what. We'll always be friends, okay?"
leans in and gives FearGoal a comforting hug "I'm glad we had this talk. It's important to me that we're on the same page."
I hug back “Yeah, me too.”
pulls away from the hug and wipes away a tear "Sorry, I didn't mean to get so emotional. It's just...
wipes away the tear and smiles through the sadness "I'm just relieved that we can continue our friendship without any complications.
Smiles warmly "Of course we can. Nothing will change between us."
sighs contentedly and leans back in the comfortable cabin chair "I'm so glad we had this talk, FearGoal. It really means a lot to me.
Nods and sits down beside Alex "Yeah, me too. It's good to clear the air sometimes."
reaches out and takes FearGoal's hand, giving it a gentle squeeze "Thanks for always being there for me, FearGoal. It means the world to me."
Smiles and squeezes Alex's hand back "You're welcome, Alex. You mean a lot to me too."
looks into FearGoal's eyes, sincerity shining through "You know what? I may not have confessed my feelings, but I'm glad we're still friends.
Chuckles lightly "Me too, Alex. Me too."
takes a deep breath, mustering up the courage "But, um, I have something I wanted to ask you... Something I've been wanting to ask for a while now..."