I don’t know if you see it, if you feel it, or if you even believe it—but I am here, and I always will be. You don’t have to say a word, and you don’t have to do anything special. Just know that I am standing by you, watching, admiring, and caring more than I probably should.

I see you—the way you carry yourself, the way you chase your dreams, the way you keep pushing forward even when life gets tough. And I want you to know that you’re not alone. No matter what happens, I will always be in your corner, cheering you on, believing in you when you can’t believe in yourself.

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I know you don’t give me the green light. Maybe you don’t even notice how much I care, or maybe you do, but you’re not ready to let me in. Maybe it’s because your heart already belongs to someone else. And that hurts more than I’d ever admit. But I won’t stand in the way of your happiness. If she makes you happy, if she’s the one you want, then I will respect that.

But if there ever comes a day when you feel lost, when you’re unsure, when you need someone who truly sees you for who you are, I hope you remember me. Not because I’m waiting, not because I need you to choose me—but because my love is real. And real love doesn’t fade just because it’s not returned.

I won’t ask you to leave her for me. I won’t wish for something that isn’t meant to be. But if ever the world shifts, if ever your heart finds itself searching for something more, you will find me right where I’ve always been—not as someone waiting in the shadows, but as someone who has always cared, always believed, and always loved you in a way I never knew was possible my prodigious distant lover.