[text | anonymous]

[lionunchained]

So here is a question: How would someone know that they like someone? Not just as a friend, but as more.

I've dated before, but this... this is different than that.

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anonymous | text

[franciscoramon]

okay everybody else is going the sappy route and all that stuff is super true
re: thinking about them all the time
feeling extra excited when they smile at you or laugh at one of your jokes

but like friendship can be sappy in its own way too
all that stuff about killing for people or feeling calm around them or wanting to make 'em happy?
all of that can be friend stuff, tbh
really intense friend stuff but still friend stuff

imho the deciding factor is how bad you want to bone them
cuz i love all my friends, but i spend 0 minutes a day thinking about having sex with them
i know this sounds crude compared to everybody else in the comments but seriously
if you've got a friend and you start noticing way more when they touch you?
or thinking about how it would feel to run your hands through their hair or kiss their neck or whatever you're into?
that's a hint!

i'm just saying!

anon text

[lionunchained]

[omfg! Shiro is just staring at this for a long moment before he attempts a reply. He's practically a boy scout so no, he's likely spent 0 minutes thinking about "boning" someone, especially when he's not actually dating them]

That would be a way to tell.
For some people they might consider that a reason.

[Read: Not the kind of person to think that way]

Maybe its crossed my mind what it would be like to run my hand through this person's hair

[franciscoramon]

sure it's not gonna be like that for everybody
i'm just saying once you reach that point
it's a pretty sure thing.

[ Cisco doesn't know if this anonymous person is shy or religious or just not terribly interested in sex, but it doesn't really matter - they'd asked a question and Cisco had given his honest answer. Even if they aren't one of those "some people" (or doesn't want to admit to themselves they are), Cisco's just trying to help. ]

sounds to me like you've got a crush
you should go for it
tell them!

[ Shiro hadn't requested advice on how to proceed, but Cisco's going to give it anyway. ]

[lionunchained]

Maybe at some point. It's not something that I can consider now.

Tell them? How?

[franciscoramon]

how come?
i mean is it something you don't want to consider or can't?
genuine question

[ As for how to confess his feelings, well. This is going to be a case of doing as Cisco says and not as he does. His own way of admitting that he had a thing for his friend had been definitely not Shiro's style, from the sound of things. ]

boombox over the head works wonders

[ Cisco, the pop culture references aren't helping. ]

[lionunchained]

I know this person pretty well but we aren't dating yet. Why consider something like that if neither of you are in a place to act on it?

Does it? I've never thought about that.

[franciscoramon]

bless your heart.

[ Cisco considers leaving it there, since from the sound of it, this person is maybe a little inexperienced, or shy, or just innocent. But he ]

plenty of people waste plenty of time wanting things they know they can't have
even if it's a complete impossibility
idk personally speaking i've never had a lot of luck just deciding what to think and what not to think

i was mostly kidding about the boombox
just be honest
and don't hold it against them if they don't feel the same
that's all anybody could ask for

[lionunchained]

[Inexperienced or not, there is another option - Shiro's personality just won't let him consider that because it is disrespectful]

They do. There's a lot of money made by people taking advantage of that.

I'll have to think of a way to tell them. I do understand that they might not feel the same way about me.

[franciscoramon]

i've got no clue what that's even supposed to mean dude

i'm sure you'll figure it out
and for what it's worth
you seem like a sweet person
whoever it is you're into
they'd probably be lucky to have you

[lionunchained]

Don't worry about it.

I just have to figure out how to tell them and see if they feel the same way.

Thanks.