I have a crush on you— a secret, silent, smoldering flame, hidden beneath the surface, quietly whispering your name.

You walk into the room, and my heart skips a beat, but I stay in the shadows, my feelings cloaked in discreet.

Because you see, nothing between us could ever be. Our worlds are too far apart, separated by an unbridgeable sea.

So, I stay quiet. I bite my tongue, swallow the words, the confessions, the desires, letting them dissolve in the back of my throat.

I watch you laugh, your joy echoing in my ears, a...