I never thought I'd be writing about this, but here goes nothing. The other day, something unexpected happened that left me feeling all sorts of confused and conflicted.
It all started innocently enough. We were hanging out at Harris's place, just chilling and watching some mech battles on TV. Ryan was there too, as usual, obsessing over Mech-X4 stuff like he always does. And then there was Spyder, being his usual quirky self.
But then things took a turn when Spyder decided to jump onto the couch next to me. Now normally I wouldn't think twice about it - we're all friends here after all - but for some reason that day felt different.
As the battle on screen heated up, so did my emotions. Before I knew it, Spyder had snuggled up against me in a way that felt... well let's just say it caught me off guard.
At first I didn't know how to react. Should I push him away? Pretend like nothing happened? Or maybe even confront him about what he did?
But the more I thought about it, the more confused I became. Why did this simple act of cuddling make me feel so weird? Was there something deeper going on beneath the surface?
I couldn't shake off these thoughts no matter how hard I tried to distract myself with the mech battles unfolding before us.
And then came Ryan's sudden interruption with one of his typical questions about Mech-X4 mechanics or whatever else he could come up with at that moment.
His question snapped me back into reality and made me realize just how much tension had built up between Spyder and myself in those few moments of silence following our accidental cuddle.
I quickly brushed off Ryan's question with a vague answer before excusing myself from Harris's house under the guise of needing some fresh air outside alone.