Illustration by Emma D.  Collage by Emma D.  When Anaheed showed
me this email from crusher Freja, 18, about her friend-crushee
Johanna, 16, you would NOT have wanted to be in the room with
us—we were full-on screaming about how cute their relationship
is. So I bet you can imagine how hard it was for me to stifle
EVEN LOUDER shrieks when I got to talk to Freja and Johanna over
the phone about their friendship, and they were both even more
wonderful than they seemed on first glance. I kept it together,
though, and tried not to freak them out too hard as they told me
the following (incredible) saga of their companionship, but now
I no longer have to stifle what I’ve been longing to proclaim to
the world, and what will become clear to you as you read these
interviews: THESE TWO ARE THE BESTTTTTTTTAIEEEEEEEEE! —Amy Rose
TO: [email protected] FROM: Freja SUBJECT: Friend Crush  Hello,
Rookie!  I want to nominate my bestie Johanna for Friend Crush
since she’s one of the most awesomest people in the whole wide
world