“he caught me staring… and didn’t look away
I’ve had a crush on my gym buddy for months, but I never planned on doing anything about it. He’s confident, cocky, stupidly attractive, and way too comfortable invading my personal space.
The problem is… I don’t think he’s clueless anymore.
Yesterday after our workout, we went back to his place because he said he had beers in the fridge. We were both exhausted, sweaty, and sitting way too close on his couch while some random show played in the background.
At one point he lifted his shirt to wipe sweat off his face and I stared longer than I should’ve.
And he noticed.
He looked directly at me, smirked, and instead of pulling his shirt back down immediately, he just stayed like that for a second. Like he wanted me to keep looking.
I felt my face get hot instantly.
I tried laughing it off and grabbed my drink, but then he said,
“see something you like?”
I genuinely didn’t know what to say.
The tension after that was unreal. Every little movement suddenly felt charged. Our knees kept brushing, and neither of us moved away.
Then he leaned closer and quietly said,
“you know… you get really obvious when you’re nervous.”
That completely destroyed me.
I don’t even remember what I replied because my brain basically stopped working at that point. All I know is we were sitting inches apart, staring at each other, and it felt like one wrong move would change everything between us.
Honestly?
I kind of wanted it to.