hiii! can i request obvious pining between childhood friends (who both are idiots/oblivious), and everyone can see it except them? have a good day!
Mutually Pining Childhood Best Friends to Lovers in Denial (Angst/Fluff)
They've been best friends their entire lives, and they're still going strong. Too strong. But they probably don't feel the same way. Right?
Cw: Swearing. One mention of arousal.
Best friends have a pact to marry each other if they are single in a certain amount of time. That time is approaching.
Going to each other's houses when the respective owner is not there.
Rosie having to wear Ollie’s clothes because of circumstances, and he gets too turned on.
Having keys to each other's houses.
Kind of sharing a pet, but it's not official.
Teasing each other with their (horrible) full/middle names.
Being each other's first kiss.
Fake dating. Fake dating. Fake dating. Having to kiss to sell the fake dating, getting way too into it. Little romantic mannerisms start coming to them like second nature.
All their other friends are just haggard.
Non. Stop. Inside. Jokes.
Getting married in Vegas when drunk.
Knowing each other's types/things that attract and teasing each other by doing them (i.e. attracted to a 3-piece suit, will wear a 3-piece piece suit.)
Insulting each other all the time, good-naturedly.
Practically being raised together, your families are interwined.
Being each other's first crush
Knowing all of each other's secrets— except one.
"Are you going home for the holidays this year?" "Yeah. My mum's pressing me about bringing someone home." "Mine too. Like we're just going to manifest dates in a month." "... Wait..."
"I cannot wait to see you, it's been months. Talking on the phone isn't the same."
"Hi." "FUCK! Ollie, I gave you that key for emergencies!"
"Hey, for Christmas, do you want to share a hotel room? I'm not staying at my parents house again. Not doing it." "You know what, yeah. That's actually a great idea. And we can split the cost, why didn't we think about this before!"
"Hang on. You booked one bed?" "I... don't think so, hang on *checks phone*... Yeah. I did. It was an accident, I'm sorry." "It's fine, not a big deal. We'll just share the bed."
"I love you, bud." "Love you, too, bud."
"Actually I'm bringing Mike home this year." "R-really?" "Yeah! It made sense, I thought I'd introduce him to the families."
"Aren't you two dating?" "No, we're just friends."
"You two would make such a lovely couple!" "Oh, no, grandma, we're not interested in each other... like that."
"I'm just saying that she would make a great wife someday!" "Mum will you give it a rest."
"I love you, Rosie." "Go to sleep, you're drunk." "No. I love you. I've always loved you." "Ok, come on sleepy head. Time for bed."
"Look, she doesn't see me that way, so just... let it go, ok?"
"You will not believe who I ran into at the town square!" "Who?" "Mikey! From Highschool!" "Woooow, really?" "Yeah! I haven't spoken to him since— well, since we broke up." "Yeeeeaah, I remember. Is he still tall?" "Uh, yeah, I guess." "Is he balding?" "What? No, why?" "No reason."
"He was an asshole to you!" "In highschool!" "And that makes it better?" "No, it means people grow the hell up— something you'd know nothing about!"
"I hate when you say just friends. Like you're settling. Being your friend is the best thing about me. Just because this relationship isn't romantic, it doesn't make it less valuable."
"You are the best part of me."
"You're my best friend. I don't know what I'd do without you." "You won't ever have to find out."
"You're not gettin' rid of me anytime soon, bub. You're gonna be stuck with me for a while. I'm like a fungus." "Gross."
"YOU KNEW! You had to have known!" "NO, I didn't know! I didn't know, how was I meant to know?! You never TOLD me!" "I was so obvious!" "I'M NOT A FUCKING MIND READER!"
"YOU KNEW?! All this time, you knew and you let me make an idiot of myself?!"
"She seems friendly." "I guess." "She was flirting with you." "What? Nah. She's just trying to get with my sister." "She was flirting with you." "Wha— hang on, she was?"
"Is it so hard to believe someone wants you? You're good-looking, you're intelligent, you're funny— this shouldn't come as a shock." "I am?" "Yes. Very."
*Slow dancing at a party as adults* "This is nice. We never do this, it's so... nice." "Yeah, it is."
"Have you ever considered it?" "Considered what?" "Us?"
"Do... Wait, do you want to try this?"
"Thanks, Ollie. It's sweet you got the corsage, and the limo and everything, but I know this was a pity date." "I do not pity you. I wanted to make you feel special. I didn't want some idiot dumping you to be the only memory you have of prom."
"Are you going to kiss me?" "Do you want me to?"
*kisses other, they don't react, too shocked* "Oh. Oh my god. I'm so sorry. I'm... we can pretend this never happened." *other kisses them back.*
"Remember that night at the school dance when Danny Orcino showed up without trousers and dived off the stage before any of the teachers could stop him?" "Um... no. I wasn't there for... that part. I was with Mikey." "Oh. Right."
"Is she pretty?" "Um... I don't know, I guess." "It's not a difficult question, do you think she's pretty?" "I don't know, why does it matter?" "It doesn't matter, you just can't answer a simple question!" "What has gotten into you?" "Nothing! What has gotten into you!?"
"No. You deserve someone that will spoil you with love. And if that's not them, screw them. Find someone better."
"I don't know what could be better than to spend the rest of my life with my best friend."
"We're not just friends. You know we're not."
"You take good care of me."
"You're always there for me. When Mikey broke up with me, I called you, miserable. You turned up at my house with Chinese, ice cream and DVDs, and we watched movies for hours. After a while, I didn't even remember I was sad. Only you can do that."
"Look. I am tired of being jerked around by you. So make up your fucking mind, once and for all— are we friends or are we more?"
"That was you?... Why didn't you tell me?"
"I still remember Mrs. Dauber's Christmas party, when you wore tied your hair up with that little red bow. I knew then."
"Whenever I imagined my happily ever after, I always imagined it with you."
"What if this ruins our friendship?" "I love you too much to ever let that happen"
"What if it hurts too much? If this ends. And we can't bare to be friends anymore."
"I've always had to pretend like I'm not affected when you touch me."
"I love you. As a friend and as more. Whichever you choose, I will respect that decision and play my part."
"I just had to say it. And if you don't want me that way, we'll never mention this again. I'll be at your side when you get married, when you have kids, when you find the cure for cancer— and I'll be happy for you. I'll keep my feelings out of it."
"I love you, and because I love you, I will watch you walk down that isle with a smile on my face."
"Can we even be friends after this?"
*Kisses other after a moment of weakness* "Wh—... why did you do that?"
"I only went with Mikey because he asked me to. The person who I wanted to go with didn't ask me..." "Who?" "It's not important, they weren't interested."
"How long have you known? How long have you kept this a secret?" "Fifteen years..." "FIFTEEN YEARS?!"
"You never were like a sister to me."
"I don't know how long I can keep resisting my feelings for you."
"I love you. [Melancholy] I've always loved you. And I always will."
"It is my WEDDING DAY, Ollie! How DARE YOU confess this now?! I'm getting married!"
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. This was a mistake."
"I'm sorry. But I can't... I can't sit and watch the love of my life marry someone else. It'll tear me apart."
This sucks, I'm sorry. I'm just not very good with this trope.
If you want a good reference to study this trope: The Mistake by @were-cheetah-stiles (Stiles Stilinski x Reader, Teen Wolf) of which I sought inspiration from.