_{(  ♕ ┊❛  SHECHOSE  /  GOLDEN  STAR  .  )}

                    _{a   ROSE   HUE   creeps   up   emma’s   cheeks,     painting   them   a   dull   pink   as   she   smiles   at   caroline,     green   eyes   meeting   blue.     she   bites   her   lip   in   slow   contemplation,     eyes   slowly   shifting   from   caroline’s   eyes,     to   her   L I P S,     &&     back   again.     shyly,     she   speaks.     ❝     can     ————-     can   i   KISS   you     ??     ❞}

                      ^{the   words   make   her   stumble   on   the   spot  ,   heart   tripping   over   itself   ,   breath   coming   in   sharp  .                     she   wonders   how   it   could’ve   gotten   so   far   ,   how   this   minuscule   crush   on   her   best   friend   could’ve   blossomed   into   so   much   more   ,   how   it   happened   that   emma   felt   the   same   way  .                    about   one   thing   she   doesn’t   need   to   wonder   though    &.    that   is   her   answer   to   the   question   that   seconds   before   fell   from   pink   lips   .                “  if   you   don’t   ,   i   might   stop   breathing   .   “}