Would he ever know the extent of your feelings? It was honestly like he wasn’t taking you seriously only because you were his best friend’s sibling.

You knew that Daichi was righteous, a stickler for what he thought was just. That was one of the (many) reasons you fell for him in the first place. But, it was also his Achilles’ heel.

You wanted him to see you as…well, you. Not someone that was attached to his best friend’s hip like before.

But, he just wouldn’t budge. It was like he purposely avoided all the obvious signs you were sending his way.

You needed to know how he felt. Were all the times he was so kind and sweet just because you were his friend’s sibling? Or…was there some sort of underlying reason that he couldn’t bear to admit aloud?

You caught him alone without Asahi by his side as he was on his way to the volleyball gymnasium for practice. You quickly stop in front of him in the hallway, his eyes widening. He sends you that familiar, friendly smile as he greets you which never failed to make your heart flutter. You quickly shake the thought out your head to make sure you remembered the entire reason why you were doing this.

Daichi notices how you were fidgeting in front of him, immediately noting something was up.

He didn’t want to acknowledge it. He wanted to continue feigning ignorance to how you felt for him. It was for your own good, he continued to remind himself.

But, of course his heart and mind were at war. Just like the fact his friendship was on the line if he were to be selfish and choose himself for once.