What would you do?

Forbidden thoughts flood the mind and make impossible aspirations seem easily attainable... But complexity is the common ground in which the situation sits... "Should I"(s) fill the atmosphere and those are undermined by "I can't"(s) because history has written rules that are seemingly meant to be obeyed and often broken... These things make for a realistic imaginary scene performed by major conflicts of interests... Past relationships hinder the one that wants to be made, coupled by the fact that someone in the surrounding parties have the same if not stronger interest in one of the participating "persons".... Although the one "he/she" has the strongest interest in is off limits they still have made an unspoken agreement to limit their intimate dealings to fantasies and cordial phone conversations... Can a friend be found in such a scenario or are the attractions too great to risk all the feelings of the surrounding persons? Can they really bury what is known and coexist as if things were never explored? So the real question is: is there such a thing as choosing what you may feel can be real love over a friend? And is it ok?