<human>: Me: 18M, pseudonym: OP

Her 18F, pseudonym: PK

Known each other since August '14

PK and I are university freshmen. We met on the first day of orientation week, and have liked each other since that day. Buuut we're both awkward and never said anything. We continued to hang out with each other excessively, and quickly became the closest friends we've ever had. Who knows, we may never find another friend this close.

On NYE, we were at the same party, got drunk, and we started talking about people we've liked, and we learn that we both like"d" each other "during orientation week". I was stupid enough to say, out of fear of her judging me, that its good that we're friends. She agreed.

But we both still liked each other, and were both scared of losing this friendship.

Recently, we've been getting increasingly closer, and there are some moments of sparks here and there. People asking if we're dating is not uncommon. A few days ago, we were at a bar with a bunch of other people, and we were sitting with arms around each other most of the night, and it felt totally natural.

After the night, I decided to follow her home then ask " you still like me don't you?" She does.

We both like each other. But we're also amazing friends. How do we decide which path is best?

Give me the gist of the text in a nutshell
<bot>: Is our friendship too valuable to risk it with a relationship, regardless of how much we like each other? Or is it something worth trying?