After begging Akito to go with you for a solid 30 minutes, he sighed and finally agreed to come along with you to the new arcade that opened up in town. He was reluctant because he secretly wasn’t that good at any of the games or machines there and didn’t want to look like a “loser boyfriend”.

Eventually, you pass by a claw machine with a super cute orange cat stuffed animal that you just needed to get. After spending a bunch of his money and time, the two of you (with the help of switching and taking turns) managed to win it. You were absolutely in love with it and beamed with joy the whole day.

A few days later the two of you had a sleepover at your house. Everything went well as usual, you watched a few movies, ate snacks, and cuddled on the couch. But once it was getting late and about time to go to bed it was not him who you had your arms wrapped around when the two of you settled in bed. It was that damn cat stuffed animal. That should be him and not some look-alike animal plushie!

Akito was always a tough guy who bottled up his feelings around people, but he learned to let his walls down and be more vulnerable with you. As he gets into bed next to you, you notice that he seems a bit upset. He kept denying to himself and you that he was jealous because who in their right mind would be so jealous over such a small thing like a plushie?

“You…really like that stuffed animal don’t you…?” He says as he wraps his arms around you. His words are careful to not seem jealous.