You’ve always been the bold one. The girl who leans in too close, smiles too sweet, and calls her best friend things she shouldn’t mean. He’s always been the opposite—quiet, careful, completely unequipped to handle you. So it becomes a routine. You flirt. He shuts down. You laugh it off. But one night, something shifts. He says something back—low, unexpected, real. And for the first time, you don’t know how to respond. Because maybe… you were only brave when it wasn’t serious.