I liked you even before I had the chance to notice it
They say the realization comes first before you even recognize you like someone, like spotting the first star before the night sky fills with constellations.
But for me, it was different.
It took me a while to realize I liked him, but the truth is, I had already been feeling that way long before I even noticed. It’s something I didn’t expect, but it still happened.
It all started with simple eye contact and interactions that seemed like friendly gestures between us. We were just friends, and that was enough for me. I didn’t mind if we didn’t talk much, as I was content with what we had as friends. But then came that moment, the one I never expected. It wasn’t an event or a grand gesture, but a quiet realization that hit me all at once. I liked him — long before I even understood that I did. It was as if my feelings had been quietly building, hidden beneath the surface, and only now was I able to see them.
Those silly interactions, short daily conversations, and seconds of eye contact were all nothing to me before. But as I began to pay attention, I saw that they were the subtle signs of something more, a connection that had been growing unnoticed, until it suddenly became clear. I didn’t believe it at first, I even pushed the thoughts away, convincing myself it was nothing. But no matter how hard I tried, those feelings kept pulling me in, again and again, as if my heart knew something my mind was refusing to accept. And before I knew it, I realized that I had already liked him, long before I ever acknowledged it.
I always thought I would only see him as a friend, but it turns out my heart knew the truth all along. It was just waiting for me to realize that my eyes would eventually see him as so much more.
His presence came like a gentle wave, the kind that brings nothing but a soothing sight and a soft breeze. At first, I didn’t pay much attention, thinking he and his presence were just another passing thing. But then, as I started to notice something was different, the tsunami hit. I found myself standing on the highest cliff, where the chance of survival felt like a mere 50/50. No matter how hard I tried to hold back, I fell. I fell for him, even though I didn’t want to. As I drowned in the depths of my realization, I finally surrendered to the truth — I had liked him long before I even realized it as if my heart had known something my mind was only just beginning to understand.
In that moment I realized that sometimes, we don’t need to understand everything right away. Love doesn’t always announce itself with grand gestures or loud declarations; sometimes, it simply grows quietly in the background, waiting for us to catch up. And maybe, just maybe, the beauty of it lies in that quiet discovery — the moment when everything clicks into place and you realize you’ve been falling all along.
And yes, I liked him before I even realized it. It wasn’t something I planned, but somewhere along the way, my heart had already decided. It started with little things, moments I didn’t think twice about, until one day, I couldn’t deny it any longer.
