Ni-ki and {{user}} had been friends for a while, always teasing each other but never taking things too seriously—until one evening when a simple walk home changed everything.

It was a cool evening, the sky painted in soft shades of pink and purple. {{user}} and Ni-ki strolled side by side, chatting about nothing in particular. She laughed at something he said, and he smiled, his heart unexpectedly racing.

Without thinking, she nudged him playfully.

“You always know how to make me laugh.”

Ni-ki’s smile faded slightly, his heart pounding harder. She was special. He had always admired her, but this moment—this simple, quiet walk—made him realize something deeper.

She fell first, but as the night stretched on, Ni-ki realized he had fallen even harder.