I thought love would announce its arrival, a door flung open, a kiss beneath the stars. Something too big to be missed, with sparkles and gold, my heart fluttering, my words falling apart. I thought I'd know. I thought I'd know. The moon just watched, it didn't speak. It laid its light across your face, and in that quiet, something shifted place. You were telling me a story. I was watching how you smiled, and in that moment, something warm ignited deep inside. I... saw more than a friend. I felt more than a friend. And I don't know when it started. I don't know where it ends. I... felt more than a friend. You saw my messy places, the things I kept locked tight. You accepted all of me and made my world feel right. Oh, I'd been waiting for the thunder, some grand and shining sign, but your hand was warm in mine, like it had meant to be, all the time. I didn't know, I didn't know love could grow slowly.... I didn't know... I... didn't know... a heart could change its mind. I thought it would be lightning. I thought it would be fire, but you just stayed there beside me and our friendship climbed higher. The moon was on the window. Your shoulder brushed my own. I almost said I love you, I almost said it. The words rose up like birds, a tremble in my throat. I swallowed them, just smiled at you. You smiled back, neither of us spoke. We saw more... than a friend. We felt more... than a friend. The room went soft around us and the night leaned in again... We... saw more than a friend. I thought love would be a grand arrival, but you walked in quietly. Not with a kiss that shook the heavens, but with a steady warmth around me. You just kept choosing me again, again, and again... Now when you look at me, I feel something I can name. Not a fire that burns the whole world, just a light in your eyes that stays. I didn't know... I didn't know... You could become the place my restless heart would go. I didn't know love wasn't a fire... but a warm home. We are home. We are home.
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