Too late

She fell first. He fell harder. But she had already stopped falling.

At first, she was the one who chased him.

Through late-night conversations, silly messages, shared jokes, and countless attempts to make him notice her, she slowly turned an online connection into something that felt almost like love. She waited for his replies, looked forward to every conversation, and quietly hoped that one day, he would feel the same.

But feelings don't always wait for people to catch up.

Somewhere along the way, she got tired of chasing. The excitement faded. The butterflies disappeared. And without a dramatic goodbye, she slowly let go of the feelings she once had for him.

Then, just when she stopped waiting for him to fall-

he did.

Now he's the one rereading their conversations, waiting for her messages, noticing the smallest things about her, and caring about her from a distance. He knows he can't force her to love him back, so instead, he stays quietly in the background, supporting her whenever he can.

She once wanted to be the person he chose.

Now, she's simply living her life.

And he has to learn what it means to love someone who no longer loves him the same way.

Because sometimes, the cruelest part of falling in love isn't being rejected.

It's falling too late.