“Finn,” she says, eyes growing wider by the second. “I’m not trying to squash it. I’m telling you I have feelings for you, and that I want to be more than friends.” Oh… What is that? Why does it feel like I’m both levitating and a second from throwing up? Why did everything go kind of blurry just now? What’s with this goddamn burning in my throat, and how do I make it stop?

