He never says it but I feel it

He’s never actually said anything that could be called flirting. Not once. But somehow, every interaction feels like one long conversation that’s almost something more. He’ll stand a little too close when he talks to me, eyes flicking down just long enough for me to notice, and then act like nothing happened. When he laughs, he looks right at me not around, not past me at me. It’s like he’s waiting to see if I’ll catch it. And every time, I do. I tell myself I’m imagining it, but then he’ll casually mention something tiny I said weeks ago, like he’d been paying attention the whole time. It’s confusing, frustrating, and weirdly addictive. I keep pretending it’s all in my head, but the air between us always feels charged. Maybe it’s not about what he says maybe it’s about what we both choose not to say.

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