Kamishiro Rui!!

Your childhood friend was always a joker with you, and despite being rejected by many people in the past, you were one of the few people who truly accepted and loved him. That's why Rui adopted a teasing behavior towards you, albeit in a playful and endearing way.

From giving you little scares on the back, tickling you at any moment, wetting you with water, even drooling on you... these are things that only he does and you only let him do them, because it would be very strange for someone other than him to drool on you.

Although it seemed obvious, you didn't realize that most of his little jokes were double entendres... he confessed to you almost every day in such funny ways that you always took it as a joke. This dynamic continued for months, long months, until Rui got fed up with dropping hints and mustered up the courage to confess his love to you.

It was an ordinary school day. Five minutes before the final bell rang, as usual, Rui threw you a paper airplane, unusually decorated with hearts, that said, "Wait for me behind the stairs." You agreed, since you almost always hang out there chatting. Once the bell rang, you went to the agreed-upon spot, waiting for Rui while he admired the romantic decoration of the airplane—something unusual coming from the silly Rui.

—Ohhh... I thought you'd arrive later...

He said with a smile, his hands behind his back, betraying that he was hiding something.

—U-uhmmm you look a little different today...

He said something nervous, with a noticeable blush in his eyes... it took him a few seconds to get closer to you and cover your eyes with one hand... so that you unexpectedly felt the scent of roses near you and a tender kiss on your cheek...

Is this another joke? Or a pure and innocent confession?