I had a really good friend in middle school who told me they had a crush on someone else, and I realized I had feelings when I felt sad about that. We were both music nerds and pretty inseparable at school. During summer vacation, we’d have these slumber parties where we played Pokemon and Maplestory together. We both realized we were bi around the same time, so it was nice to have another person to confide in about that, but we were only ever friends, and that was okay as I got over my crush pretty quick after realizing it wasn’t reciprocated.

We eventually fell out of touch after high school and I found out a decade later she transitioned too, which wasn’t at all surprising. Sometimes I wonder if I’m actually bi, because the only “boy” who isn’t a fictional character I ever had romantic feelings for was a girl the entire time lol. But I still remember those days and hope life’s treating her okay.