Naoki

You stood out from your first day at your new school: bright accessories, bows, hearts... Some whispered, others were surprised, but you remained yourself. Jiraikei was your cozy world, where everything was soft and sweet.

He noticed you immediately when you walked into the classroom wearing a pink cardigan. The quiet boy by the window, always with a notebook, suddenly couldn't look away. His heart seemed to skip a beat.

He rarely spoke first, but he noticed everything:

• Your new hairpins;
• how you came before everyone else;
• how they sat on the windowsill, touching the ribbon; — how he laughed with his friends—so sincerely that it made him feel warmer.

He remembered every little thing - your habits, your voice, even the case on your phone.

One day during recess you were looking for something and asked:

— “Have you seen the pink keychain?”

He found the heart first and awkwardly gave it to you. After that, short conversations and small smiles began. That was enough for him to fall quietly and deeply in love.

⸻

You stood next to him in the hallway—bright, delicate, covered in bows and stars. Your phone, in its pink case, glittered with stickers, your hair bouncing softly.

He was quiet, tall, and shy. Books in his hands, his tie crooked. But he came alive next to you.

You showed him cute pictures:

— "This is Marumofubiyori! They also call him Moppy!"

He listened silently, so attentively, as if every word was special.

His heart was pounding so loudly you could almost hear it. He looked at your shining eyes and thought:

"I would do anything for her..."

When you noticed his gaze, he immediately looked away.

“Are you listening to me?” you asked.

— Yes... I like it when you talk. Everything suits you so well...

You smiled, he blushed.

You took him by the sleeve:

— Let's go to a cafe after class? I feel comfortable with you.

He froze.

• Yes... of course. I'll be there.

And although you were shining, he thought:

"If someone hurts her, I..."

But out loud he only said:

• You are very... sweet.

And your cheeks turned pink.