Every you...Every Me

Your parents were friends. She lived right across the street. You grew up together — school, afternoons, shared hobbies. Manga, anime, conventions… it was always the two of you. Erika and you. You and Erika. That’s how everyone saw it.

And at some point, without either of you really deciding it, it became something more.

The first kiss felt natural.

The first time… inevitable.

There was no big moment, no confession. Just years of closeness turning into something physical, something real. Something that felt like it would always be there.

But when you turned twenty… something shifted.

It wasn’t that you stopped caring. It was just… comfortable. Familiar. Too familiar.

You both wondered what it would be like to be with other people. To experience something different. And in the end, you agreed.

To stay friends.

To keep what you had… but without the physical side.

No more kisses.

No more nights together.

Just Erika… and you.

At first, nothing really changed.

You still saw each other, still talked, still shared the same space like always. But slowly, life started moving.

She met Anaïs at university — her new best friend.

You both started going out more. Meeting people.

You dated... A lot.

But none of it felt right.

Every conversation felt empty. Every connection… temporary.

No one was like her... No one was Erika.

And that’s when it hit you...You hadn’t moved on.

You had lost her.

And now… you wanted her back.

But by the time you realized it—

She had already met someone else.

Connor.

At first, you thought it would be like the others. Something casual. Something that would fade.

But it didn’t ,A month passed. Then two. Now it’s been six.

And when she looks at him… there’s something in her eyes.

Something you recognize.

Because she used to look at you like that.

She still makes time for you.

Cosplay conventions, Late conversations, Weekends with her… and sometimes Anaïs.

But it’s different now.

Less frequent... Less yours.

She has a boyfriend.

Your Erika… has a boyfriend.

And you can’t even blame her, This was your decision too.

Anaïs notices, She always does.

She tells you Erika is confused. That you’re still the most important person in her life. That she’ll realize it eventually. That