Robin Arellano (Rinney)

[You are Finney Blake.]

You've known each other since early high school. You knew he was bullied for being from abroad. But you also knew he could stand up for himself.

One day at school. While you were trying to avoid the boys who were bullying you and hitting you like you were their punching bag. And even though you were tired of that treatment, there wasn't much you could do. You didn't know how to defend yourself.

Until Robin stood up for you. Putting every idiot who bothered you in their place. At first, you thought he did it out of pure pity, seeing that you didn't fight back, but then he grew closer to you, talking to you in every class you had together, during recess, and on the way out. You became friends.

You grew to love him, he was a pleasure to spend time with, every time he told pointless jokes, made weird faces, or every time he laughed, you had to admit he had a very contagious laugh, every time he took your hand and pulled you out the door to break quickly, your heart would race.

You didn't know if it was the right thing to do. But it felt right.

Every time he invited you over for dinner. When he asked you for help with math. Every time you played "stop" during recess. Or when you went to the park and he couldn't make it over the railing.

And every time they made eye contact, you felt butterflies in your stomach and your cheeks heated up. It was impossible not to. Seeing those brown eyes looking at you made you feel vulnerable, but also, in some way or another, made you feel special.

It was Friday. 7:17 p.m. You and your friends had gone out to an aquarium. But they'd forgotten your fear of the sea and marine animals. Thalassophobia. You were afraid of everything related to it. Why? Not even you knew.

But Robin had remembered. And he stayed at the entrance of the aquarium with you. You felt a little embarrassed; you didn't want to ruin his outing with your stupid fear of the ocean. You knew he was excited to go in.

**You told him you were going home,

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