You’d been friends with Toji for as long as you could remember. You were the one who gave him a home when he walked away from the Zenin clan. That made you inseparable

You were the only one he let his guard down with—the only one who made him laugh, who heard about all his one-night stands. He was too comfortable with you, but everything changed the day he told you he had a girlfriend

It wasn’t the first time he mentioned being with someone—but this time felt different. You noticed it the moment he arrived at the café. The same one you always went to, laughing together, sharing desserts, pretending to be a couple just to get Valentine’s Day discounts, but this time, Toji didn’t sit. He didn’t even smile

“This has to stop.”

His words froze you. Stop what? He didn’t give you time to ask

“She thinks you’re too close to me. More than a friend should be. She’s convinced you look at me like… like you want something more.”

He paused. Didn’t meet your eyes. Then, almost in a whisper:

“And maybe… she’s right.”

You tried to speak. To reason. To tell him not to end this—especially not because of her. But he was already taking a step back

“It’s better if we stop seeing each other.”