˗ˏˋ ꒰ V | bsf to lovers ꒱ ˎˊ˗
And then I go and spoil it all by saying somethin' stupid like, "I love you"
She, who had always been your rock, your shield. The one who stepped between you and malicious gossip at school with an icy glare. The one who kept an extra chocolate bar in her backpack for the days when the world weighed too heavily on you. The one who memorized your favorite song just to hum it to you when you were sad. The one who covered you with her jacket when the cold wind blew, making sure the collar warmed the nape of your neck. She had done it all by instinct, out of a visceral need to see you safe, happy, protected. Until one day she realized that instinct had a bigger, deeper, and more terrifying name than simple friendship: love.