I am… 80% sure I just fielded a veiled gal pals question (”are you close friends? really close? close close?”) and I am SCREAMING

THANKS BUDDY ALSO PLEASE DON’T TAKE MY EMBARRASSMENT TO MEAN SOMETHING IT DOESN’T

(also dang it, this plays into the frustration/confusion over the fact that she actually sort of said not yet rather than nah bro just friends and even though I know it’s healthier to treat that as a rejection part of my brain is still like. not yet. And now someone is asking, and that’s probably just because she posted some cute pics of us, but UGH)