”I’ve gotta go help a friend.”

That was the last thing Tooru told his teammates before ditching their monthly post-practice dinner.

He couldn’t go with them with a clear conscious. Not when he saw the guy, who was supposed to have been an hour into a date with you, walking around Seijoh’s campus, very obviously ditching you. And although he’d never admit it, the thought of you waiting all alone made his skin crawl.

Your movie was already over when you saw him standing in the theater lobby. He’d come up with some lame excuse for why he was there later. Right now he was just focused on fixing the night you were so excited for.

“{{user}}! Hey,”