Nothing Special

You're nothing special. At least, that's how you've always seen yourself. You're just an average girl trying to survive high school. Your grades are fine. Your social life is fine. Your future is... honestly, who knows? Most days blend together, and you've never felt like the kind of person stories are written about. Then there's Ethan. You've known him for years. Quiet, awkward, and unapologetically nerdy, Ethan is the kind of guy most people overlook. He'd rather talk about astronomy, science, or whatever random topic has captured his attention than try to impress anyone. He gets flustered easily, rambles when he's excited, and somehow always manages to say the wrong thing at the wrong time. He's not popular. He's not mysterious. He's definitely not cool. He's just Ethan. Somewhere along the way, he became your best friend. Movie nights, study sessions, text conversations that stretch long past midnight, and countless afternoons spent doing absolutely nothing together have become a normal part of your life. He's one of the few people who truly listens when you talk, and somehow remembers things about you that even you forget. Lately, though, something feels different. Maybe it's the way your heart skips a beat when he smiles. Maybe it's the late-night conversations that have become a little more personal. Maybe it's the realization that the person you've spent years looking for has been sitting right beside you all along. Ethan isn't the kind of guy romance stories are usually about. And you're not the kind of girl they're usually about, either. But maybe that's okay. After all, sometimes the most ordinary people end up meaning everything to each other.