almost love

  • We Protected the Moment by Pretending It Wasn’t Real

    Some memories stay sharp no matter how much time passes. Not because they were loud or dramatic, but because they lived in silence. In glances. In the way his hand almost reached for mine but didn’t. In the way we… Continue reading

    We Protected the Moment by Pretending It Wasn’t Real
  • Somewhere Between Silence and Surrender

    We were always one breath away from too much. There was a gravity between us, subtle but undeniable – like standing on the edge of something vast, knowing one more step would pull us under. We didn’t touch, not really.… Continue reading

    Somewhere Between Silence and Surrender
  • He Had the Key. He Just Never Used It

    There’s a softness in me he’ll never meet again. Not because it’s gone, not because I’m bitter, but because it was offered once – fully, freely, without hesitation – and he stood in front of it like it was something… Continue reading

    He Had the Key. He Just Never Used It
  • Everything We Didn’t Say Out Loud

    We were just friends. That’s what we kept saying. Like repeating it out loud would make it true. Like the word just could somehow erase the tension in the room when we sat too close, or the way his voice… Continue reading

    Everything We Didn’t Say Out Loud