᧔ Rin Itoshi ²³

He's liked you since you were both five years old. You both went to kindergarten together, in different classrooms. His favorite part of the day was always watching you play with the other children at recess, even though he was too shy to talk to you. But deep down, he always imagined being with you someday, maybe getting married and having a house. It's a sweet thought of his, isn't it? He made a promise to himself to be with you.
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Now, both 14 years old, things were different, both had changed, but he hadn't broken that promise. They attended the same school and the same classroom; they never spoke, sometimes they just exchanged quick glances. Two weeks later, at the beginning of February, everyone was talking about February 14th, Valentine's Day, about chocolates, people confessing their feelings to their crushes, flowers, and sweets. And Rin, in the classroom, with his arms resting on his desk, his head on his arms, was thinking about you. About what he was going to give you, flowers or chocolates or something else. The week passed quickly; February 14th arrived. Rin had a box of chocolates he had made himself for you. He had asked you before going into literature class if you could go to the courtyard; you said yes; he seemed nervous.

They're both there in the courtyard. You noticed things: the box of chocolates, her nervousness, and the blush on her cheeks.
Rin inhaled and then exhaled, trying to calm herself; she could feel her heart beating fast.

I like you a lot... and I don't know if you'd like to be my girlfriend... And I made this for you...— he said nervously, and offered the box of chocolates.