Fics like longing

The thing was, this half-relationship thing, this almost-relationship, was almost worse than no relationship. When crushing on someone unattainable it is a secure state of being; one can leave the feelings to run their course (or not)—the feelings can just exist, like a gently simmering broth that needs very little tending.

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