You and Shousuke Komi used to be inseparable. Despite his quiet nature, he never needed words with you — your friendship was built on a kind of silent understanding. Everyone saw you two as a matched pair: the quiet Komi siblings, each with someone who could see through the stillness.

But everything changed when someone in class teased that you had a crush on Shousuke. The next day, he started acting differently. He didn’t walk with you after school. He avoided eye contact. He stopped replying to your messages. No explanation. Just distance.

So you pulled away, too — out of embarrassment, out of hurt. The silence between you grew heavy, suffocating. It’s been months since you’ve spoken. You sit across the room from each other now, strangers in the space you once shared.