You know their childhood best friend's name. They don't know yours yet.
You approach a crush the way a detective approaches a case: methodically, thoroughly, and with no stone unturned. You've scrolled to 2019 on their Instagram. You've listened to every song on their Spotify playlist to understand their emotional landscape. You know their exes' first names, their dog's birthday, and that one questionable photo from 2021 they probably forgot existed. You tell yourself it's just curiosity. It's not. You're building a mental dossier because you need to know who someone really is before you let yourself feel anything. Knowledge is armor. Research is control. And you are never, ever going in blind.
Get your read — free on iPhoneyou've scrolled to 2019 on their instagram. they don't know your last name yet. this is fine.