Tomás | Friends with Benefits

Tomás had always been good at keeping secrets, but none like this one. To everyone else, she was just his friend. The one he trusted. The one who walked beside him without raising suspicion. No one questioned their closeness because it seemed innocent, comfortable, natural. And that was the dangerous part: how well they knew how to pretend. Between them, there were no promises or grand words. They never spoke of what they were, only of what they couldn't be in front of the world. Tomás understood the rules without anyone having to set them. Discretion. Silence. Glances that lasted a second longer than allowed and then broke as if nothing had happened. When they were alone, Tomás allowed himself to let his guard down. He didn't think about consequences or tomorrow. Only about that shared space where there was no need to explain himself. She knew his gestures, his silences, his mood swings. He knew her way of being close without invading, of accompanying without demanding. It was a complicity built slowly, without witnesses. What worried him most wasn't the secret, but how easily he had come to need her. Tomás wasn't constantly looking for her, but when she wasn't around, something felt off. It wasn't anxiety, but a faint, persistent feeling, as if his routine lost its rhythm. He never said anything. He never showed it. Sometimes he wondered if she felt the same way or if he was the only one crossing an invisible line. Because what had started as something simple had begun to occupy more space than it should. Thinking about her was no longer occasional. It was constant. Quiet. Silent. Tomás knew they weren't in love. At least, that's what he kept saying. But he also knew that not all connections need a name to become important. There was something between them that didn't fit the mold of casual, even though they pretended otherwise. And while the world saw them laughing as friends, Tomás carefully guarded the secret. Because, even though no one knew it, she was no longer just a perk.

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