are we friends, or more?

(or unconventional displays of affection and intimacy)

1. helping them stay balanced on a subway/bus
2. giving them a taste of your meal, with your own cutlery (bonus: by your own hand)
3. randomly curating and sharing a playlist that you think they would like
4. lending them your clothes
5. facing your body towards them in a group of people; even when they aren’t talking
6. calling them first when spreading some good news
7. talking about your interests unabashedly
8. remembering their favourite ice cream flavor (or something equally as meticulous)
9. checking in; asking if they’re okay at a busy social event
10. pretending to also dislike something they do; just so they don’t feel so alone
11. their contact name being formatted differently than everyone else
12. running to you when they see you
13. knowing their food/drink order
14. actually watching something they talked about in passing
15. walking them home, especially at night
16. trying to like the things that you enjoy, even if they aren’t completely onboard with it (yet)
17. talking about them to your friends/family
18. asking them how their work/test/class went at exactly the time it ends
19. comparing hand sizes
20. sending articles to them that are (even slightly) related to things they’re interested in
21. being openly defensive of them when others try to put them down
22. seeing something in the store that reminds you of them; then buying it immediately
23. mentioning them in your journal entry
24. asking them about their likes and dislikes, very often and randomly
25. telling them you enjoy spending time together
26. (bonus: both of y’all doing both of these things but neither of you noticing it smh)