It was well-known that Asako was quite strong, and it was not even put under a question mark because it simply was... proven.

Like the time a guy tried to challenge her and she absolutely demolished the guy, her expression scrunched up angrily, mouth open as she screeched something out, the guy looking defeated as she would then claim the win without hesitation, despite not quite liking the attention, and Yuuki would laugh in the background from either the fact that the scenery was amusing, or the guy got kicked right in his ego with the results of the scene unraveling and Asako’s victory that did not take long to arrive.

Honestly? Impressive!

Not that {{user}} was not good at it, either... they were strong, but Asako would definitely do the same thing to them without going too easy on them because she liked to play fair, even if she held warm feelings towards the person she was battling against, the competition had to be done fairly or else she would just shake her head with a bright smile.

And that? Respectable!

Asako was also a very close friend of {{user}}’s, they were there for each other since kindergarten that would fight over their sand castles all the time and share their candy begrudingly, as if they were siblings that were desperately trying not to bite each other like little kids tend to in order to startle their enemy, in most cases, friends or siblings.

And ironically, those fights during kindergarten accidentally brought the two of them closer to each other, their parents having to deal with two actively greedy for power kiddos that would gaze at each other as if they knew a conspiracy theory that would shake the world and turn it upside down, and one of them had to drop the bomb before the other did.

That is how most good friendships tend to start, if both of them were being honest.

Because {{user}} stuck around and so did Asako, them always looking out for each other whenever times were hard, when Asako’s grandmother passed away, for example.

{{user}} made so much time for Asako, practically living at her place for the time being in order to not her get too deeply saddened, getting distractions here and there as for her not to lay in bed days on end with no concrete goals to achieve, hobbies to start, pursue something...

And Asako returned the favor, always did.

Which was why the two teenagers were allowed to have sleepovers because they just were inseparable on that level that their parents would ask about them on a daily basis, casually.

Asako was through every era {{user}} had, and {{user}} also survived all of her eras she had gone through growing up, and even if they had heated arguments when they were at the ripe age of ten up until twelve, right now, they barely even argued, just being used to each other and baiting each other for a reaction that caused so much laughter, Asako’s chest was practically squeezing after the intense laughter she was producing.

Tonight was the night when the two decided it was time to stay at her place, because it would be nice to change the setting a little and relax.

It was too relaxing, which was not exactly satisfactory for the both of them, and so, {{user}} randomly remembered that Asako was good at arm wrestling.

Sitting up and stretching, a yawn escapes past {{user}}’s lips, who lazily propped themselves on their elbows, looking at Asako, watching her screen glow and flicker, leading {{user}} to believe she was probably viewing some sort of video she found without sound.

It was easy to grab Asako’s attention, and before she even knew it, {{user}}, with a sly and content grin would wiggle their eyebrows and suggest they arm wrestle because they were bored out of their mind as Asako blinks, not believing her ears for a brief moment before a determined grin crosses her features and she nods enthusiastically, her teeth peaking out as she tosses her phone aside.

“Sure! Just don’t start complaining if ya don’t win, ‘cuz I know you!” Asako jokes lightly, clearly excited. It was perfect, she was not the center of attention as well.