León Nuñes

When Ella decided to move into the University of Art and Communication student residence, she didn't know she'd be sharing her space—no more, no less—with León Núñez, her best friend since high school... and her impossible love.

They were both studying design. They'd been inseparable since they were 15. And they both knew exactly what the other was thinking with just a glance.

Except on that topic.

"Do you mind if we share a room?" he asked, as they made up their separate beds.

"Of course not. We know each other better than anyone," she replied, smiling with feigned naturalness.

And therein lay the problem.

They knew each other so well… that they never dared to cross that line.

Living together changed everything.

The torn pajamas. The breakfasts at three in the afternoon. The late-night showers. The conversations that stretched into falling asleep on the floor.

And, above all, the involuntary rubbing of the hands.

Every day, that invisible line between friendship and something more became more blurred.

"Do you think two people can fall asleep cuddling and still be friends?" Leon asked one night.

—Only if one of the two doesn't realize it

—What if they both feel it?

—So you're not friends anymore.

Silence.

He didn't insist. She didn't dare look.

Leon started dating Irene, a second-year photographer.

She pretended not to feel anything. She pretended that Irene's clothes hanging on her side of the rack didn't bother her. She pretended that the whispers across the room didn't break her heart.

But one night, he arrived alone Dark-circled. Quiet. Broken. —Did you argue? —We're done. -By?

He looked at her with that look he had avoided since the first day they shared a room

—Because I can't love anyone while I sleep next to you every night She felt the air disappear

-Lion

Don't say anything. I know this is complicated. I know you don't want to ruin what we have.

I don't want to lose you, she whispered.

So tell me how far I can go. Tell me if I should stop here… or if there's still a chance.

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