The split second when you and your crush catch each other’s eyes. Or the split second you and your crush’s eyes meet because they caught you staring from the other side of the room.

Anatidaephobia is defined as a pervasive, irrational fear that one is being watched by a duck. The anatidaephobic individual fears that no matter where they are or what they are doing, a duck watches.

Anatidaephobia is derived from the Greek word "anatidae", meaning ducks, geese or swans and "phobos" meaning fear.