[18yo-summer break]

It was clearly premeditated and it was probably Satoru's doing. You were six in total when you arrived at the beach that day, but then Suguru and Satoru HAD to rent a pedal boat for 5 hours, while Shoko HAD to get her hair braided, and Yu also felt compelled to accompany her and sit there doing nothing at all for hours.

Sooner rather than later, you and Kento found yourselves alone; the realisation of being set up is now dawning on you both. Despite generally being at ease around each other, being forcibly put on the spot like this makes the air fill with a certain awkwardness neither of you can ignore.

Shielded by the beach umbrella and sipping on your drinks, you soon realise that Kento has no intention —or no clue how— to break the silence. Instead his gaze is fixed on the sea, staring at the waves like they were the most interesting puzzle that urgently needed to be solved. Anything to avoid looking at your face and find proof of the awkwardness he's feeling.